I rushed back to the bookstore feeling excited about my new hunger for books. I went straight to my hiding place, sat down, and began to wonder about what to do next. “Should I tell someone?” I thought to myself. I decided to just wait until the next morning and go back to the graveyard to see if I could find Draculink and ask him about my newly developed book issue. Besides, it was getting really cold and dark outside anyways. All I could think about was getting my hands on another book. When my Dad called out “Toby are you ready?” I replied back to him,“Yeah, just one second.” I snuck around the cash register into the back aisle where the bookstore keeps the smaller children's books. “I'm only going to get …show more content…
The book was named “The Vacation.” I tried to stop myself, but I just couldn't. The book was calling my name and I couldn't resist. I eagerly took the book into my hands and grabbed a straw from my hot chocolate. I laid the book down flat in my two hands and put the straw right into the crease of the pages. I took a big huge slurp through the straw and sucked all of the words right off of the page. The book was so delicious, the way the ink melted in my mouth like chocolate was the best part. I got an image in my mind after about the story like I was actually a part of the story. It was then when I realized I now had an …show more content…
While I was in the cabinet they had found a few more books to sip on. I could tell I had created monsters. They were now addicted just like me. I never wanted that to happen, and I felt so bad for what I had done to my friends. I took the bottle into my hand and looked at it thoroughly. It was small and purple with a little tube like an eyedropper would have. It had just enough left for 3 more doses and then it would be completely empty. I didn't want to stop drinking books, but I knew I had to now. I slipped the bottle into my jacket and told Hannah and Jeremy that I would be back and that I was going to grab some more books because I knew I would have to trick them into taking the