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place uninvited. Eindringling
    nibbled – ‘to nibble’ is to eat a small piece of something. knabbern, naschen
    screeched – ‘to screech’ is to make a high-pitched noise. quietschen
    sighed – ‘to sigh’, to emit a breath when tired or sad. seufzen
    to pick up a brush – ‘to pick up’ is a phrasal verb, to take. aufheben, mitnehmen
    Christine's blood ran cold – she was extremely scared. Christines Blut gefror in ihren Adern.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    9.15pm.
    Luigi's restaurant.

    The restaurant was chaos. People were talking, crying and shouting. Nobody knew what to do. Some people were trying to make calls on their mobile phones, but there was no signal.
    More shots were fired in the street and there was more screaming. Amy could hear dogs barking and an explosion.
    Suddenly, five people appeared at the restaurant door. They entered. Two of the men looked like soldiers and carried guns. Amy thought they looked cruel and dangerous.
    The other three looked strange. Two were women and one was a man. They all wore black leather clothes and were incredibly good-looking. They looked about twenty years old. One of the women was blond and the other was a redhead . Amy thought they must be vampires.
    "Humans," said the male, "I am Thandor. I am a vampire. I represent the new rulers of this country and the planet."
    Amy heard someone gasp in shock .
    "The human race is no longer free. We have come to take you to a warehouse. You are now our prisoners," he said.
    The room fell silent. One of the female customers started crying and fell to her knees. However, after a moment, Luigi stepped forward.
    "Go to hell! We don't belong to you," Luigi shouted, " get out of my restaurant !"
    Suddenly, as quick as lightening, Thandor grabbed Luigi and bit him on the throat. Luigi's blood squirted , it was dark red.
    The restaurant erupted into chaos. The customers began to rush towards the door. The two female vampires started attacking customers and the soldiers fired their guns. Thandor was still drinking Luigi's blood.
    Next, the redheaded vampire tried to bite Travis, but he jumped behind Amy. He was using her as a shield !
    "No, take her! She's useless and stupid!" he yelled.
    The vampire laughed.
    "You have a wicked soul human," she said, "you would sacrifice the girl to save your own skin."
    The vampire pushed Travis away and tried to take Amy, she had her fangs out. She wanted to bite Amy on the neck! Just at that moment, Amy heard a loud voice.
    "No!" it screamed, "don't you touch her!"
    It was Jack. Before she knew it, Jack was running towards them. Amy looked at his hands. He was carrying a pan of boiling water.
    "Amy!" he screamed, " duck! "
    Amy ducked and Jack threw the boiling water into the vampire's face. She released Amy's arm and fell down. Her face was burned and she had her hands over her eyes. Travis ran towards the front door.
    "Quick, Amy!" said Jack, "come with me, let's go out the back door.”
    Amy didn't hesitate . She followed Jack. They ran through the kitchen. Amy's heart was beating like a drum. Jack had risked his life for her, yet Travis was prepared to sacrifice her in the blink of an eye.
    "Jack," she said, "thank you."
    "Thank me when we get out of this alive," he replied.
    They arrived at the back door.
    "OK" said Jack, "this door leads to an alley . We need to get out of here."
    Suddenly, the redheaded vampire appeared at the other end of the kitchen. Her face was completely healed, but she looked very angry. She walked slowly towards them, an evil smile on her face.
    "You!" she yelled , "will die!"
    "Come on let's go" said Jack.
    He pushed the door but it didn't move.
    "There's something on the other side. I can't move it. We're trapped!" he said.
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    >Glossary<

    incredibly – extremely unglaublich
    redhead – someone with ginger (orange) hair. Rotschopf
    new rulers – the people who are now in charge. die neuen Machthaber
    gasp in shock – ‘to gasp’ is to make