Narrative Essay On Zero Hour

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Zero Hour

My teachers a murderer. Or a vampire. Well at least I think he is. . .

I can’t quite remember what got me interested in Mr. Waverly but I will never forget the facts I unfolded about him. Something about the look in his deep set eyes or the way he talked gave me the impression there was something more behind him, and although nobody else knew what I was talking about, it gave me an unnerving feeling towards him that I cannot explain. It was the first day of school, and it was another cloudy and gloomy day in Michigan. This couldn’t help the feeling all the students had after the excitement of seeing your friends ended and it left all the students feeling somber. This also marks the beginning of Mr. Waverly. He was my biology …show more content…

I had a doctors appointment previously and had missed that hour of school, so I came in after school ended to talk to him about what I missed. When I knocked on the door there was a hesitance which I disregarded at the time but later realized to be important. He then said, “come in”. I walked in feeling a bit uncomfortable, and asked him what we did that day. He went on to explain what we did, but I momentarily lost focus on what he was saying and stared at his arm, hopefully being unnoticeable I watched as a patch of blood seeped into his long sleeved dress shirt on his …show more content…

The first stage is also called auto-hemophagia, and the second, is when animal blood starts to be consumed. And third and finally, they move on to the blood of other humans. Including murder. But also robbing blood banks and even from voluntary donors. This concept, although not concrete and highly unlikely sent shivers down my spine, I pointed to my computer screen where I found this and Colin gave me a nervous look, “yikes”, he said. I’ll never be able to look at Mr. waverly again, and I will forever second guess my actions when I’m around

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