Whitby: Dracula and Captain Cook
W h itb y is a s e a s id e to w n in N o rth Y o rk sh ire. Its m o st fam o u s
building is W hitby Abbey; it w as first built in 657, b u t the buildings
th a t rem ain to d a y a re from the 13th ce n tu ry . The abbey w a s an
im p o r ta n t re lig io u s c e n tre , b u t n o w it c a n a lso seem a r a th e r
frig h ten in g place. In Bram S to k er's fam o u s novel
Dracula,
C o u n t
Dracula arrives a t W hitby from Transylvania.
D uring the 18th century, W hitby w as an im p o rtan t port. W hen he
w as eighteen years old, James Cook m oved to W hitby because he
w anted a life a t sea. H e lived in the tow n for nine years. In 1768, he
w as cap tain of a ship th a t left for the Pacific O cean. D u rin g this
voyage. Cook explored Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. After this.
T he ruins of W h ilh v .\J>hev th at you r a n se e todav are from 1220.
You reach ihem by i-limbing 199 ste p s from th e town.
CHAPTER
TH REE
Dad Finds Out
‘But I’m s e v e n t e e n y e a r s old, Dad! I’m n o t a b a b y a n y m o r e ! ’
'I d o n ’t care! You’re living in m y h o u se. T h a t m e a n s y o u d o w h a t I
tell y o u t o do! T h e re will b e n o ro c k c o n c e r ts .’
‘It’s a n a r t s * festival. N ot a ro c k c o n c e r t.’
‘I d o n ’t c a r e w h a t it is! Y ou’re n o t going! You lied t o m e, Ellie!’ He
t u r n s t o Liz. ‘A p a rty . A d a y w ith h e r f r ie n d s m a k in g a s t u d y plan. I
w a s s o s tu p id t o believe all o f t h a t ! ’
‘I’m s u r e y o u w e n t t o c o n c e r ts w h e n y o u w e r e m y age!’
‘T h a t w a s d iffe re n t. T hings w e r e d if f e r e n t t h e n , ’ s a y s Dad.
‘C a n ’t y o u ta lk t o h im ? ’ I a s k Liz, b u t s h e s h a k e s h e r h ead .
T m so rry , Eliie.’ S he t r i e s t o p u t h e r a r m a r o u n d m e , b u t I d o n ’t
let her.
'L eave m e alone!’ I s h o u t p u s h in g h e r a r m aw ay . Til n e v e r forgive
y o u b o th f o r this! NEVER!’
I ru n u p t h e s t a i r s a n d t h r o w m y s e lf o n t o m y b e d . It’s n o t fair.
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1. a r t s : c r e a t iv e activities, such a s music, literatu re, painting.
i t s
t
A Dream Come True
E v ery o n e e ls e ’s p a r e n t s le t t h e m g o to c o n c e r ts . W h y c a n ’t m in e ?
1 pick u p m y m obile p h o n e a n d t r y t o p h o n e Cassie, b u t I h a v e no
c r e d it left. I t h r o w m y p h o n e o n to t h e b e d j u s t a s Liz k n o ck s o n m y
door.
‘Ellie, d in n e r 's r e a d y .’
‘I’m n o t h u n g ry .'
‘Y ou've g o t t o e a t, Ellie.’
‘Leave m e alone! I d o n ’t w a n t a n y th in g !’ 1 s h o u t. How c a n I e a t
e v e r ag a in ? S eein g M urphy w a s g o in g t o b e t h e b e s t d a y o f m y life.
B u t h a lf a n h o u r l a t e r s h e is back. This t i m e s h e c o m e s in b e f o r e 1
c a n s t o p h e r. I close m y ey es, ho p in g s h e ’ll t h in k I’m asleep.
‘I m a d e y o u a s a n d w ic h .’ S he s its o n m y b e d a n d to u c h e s m y a rm
g e n t ly . ‘I b r o u g h t y o u a m a g a z i n e to o . T h e r e ’s a n a r t i c l e o n t h a t
s in g e r y o u like... M urphy is n 't it?'
‘1 d o n ’t w a n t y o u r s tu p id m a g a z in e . I w a s g o in g t o se e M u rp h y
live ’ a t G la s to n b u ry , n o t t h a t y o u c a n u n d e r s t a n d ! ’
I pick u p t h e m a g a z in e a n d t h r o w it a c r o s s t h e ro o m . It h its th e
p h o to o f h e r a n d D ad’s w e d d in g . It falls t o t h e flo o r a n d b re a k s . Liz
g e ts u p a n d slow ly s t a r t s t o pick u p t h e p ie ce s o f b r o k e n glass.
I tell m y s e lf t h a t it’s t h e i r fa u lt. I’m a n g r y b e c a u s e Dad w o n ’t let
m e go t o G lasto n b u ry ... b e c a u s e h e th in k s I’m s e v e n n o t s e v e n te e n .
But I still feel h o rrib le a s I w a tc h Liz leav e m y ro o m . She looks sad
a n d t h e r e a r e t e a r s in h e r eyes.
W h e n s h e h a s g o n e , I pick u p t h e m a g a z in e . On t h e c o v e r
2
t h e r e
is a p h o to o f M urphy.
T h e t h o u g h t o f m issin g G la s to n b u ry m a k e s m y s t o m a c h h u r t. But
I stil! look th r o u g h t h e m a g a z in e .
1. Ji v e : (laiv) singing in fr o n t o f t h e audience.
2. c o v e r : (here) t h e f r o n t page o f a m agazine o r book.
A Drcam Come True
w h e n I g e t t o t h e a rtic le o n M u rp h y m o r e t e a r s fill m y e y e s. But
t h e n 1 r e a d s o m e th i n g t h a t m a k e s m e s t o p crying...
Do yo u w o n t to meet V
M u r p h y ? ^ „
W o u ld you lik e to go to G lasto n b u ry ,
to u r b a ck sta g e and m e e t th e s ta r h im s e lf ?
W e a re g o in g to m a k e o n e lucky r e a d e r ’s d r e a m c o m e
Iru e. If you ca n sin g , th en we w ant to h e a r fro m you! To
e n te r , ju s t s e n d us a fape o f you s in g in g your fav ou rite
M urphy so n g to M U S IC NOW !
S en d u s y o u r e n t r ie s by l o May.
10 May! Oh no! T h a t ’s M onday! T o d a y ’s Friday!
I f
I w a n t t o e n t e r i
m u s t s e n d m y e n t r y t o m o r r o w m orning.
S u d d e n l y , m y a n g e r d i s a p p e a r s . I f e e l e x c i t e d .
I
k n o w t h a t
t h o u s a n d s o f p eo p le will e n t e r t h e c o m p e titio n . A nd I d o n ’t h a v e a
lot o f t i m e t o p r e p a r e . But could I b e th e o n e ? D re a m s c o m e t r u e fo r
s o m e p eo p le s o m e tim e s , d o n ’t th e y ?
First I h a v e t o d ec id e w h ich s o n g t o sing. I pick up m y MP3 p la y er
a n d finally c h o o s e a r o m a n t i c so n g . I lis te n t o it tw ic e , b u t I k n o w
t h a t it's t h e rig h t one.
I
close m y e y e s a n d liste n t o t h e w o rd s.
I f o r g e t a b o u t Dad a n d t h e s a d n e s s in Liz’s e y e s w h e n s h e picked
u p t h e b ro k e n p h o to . I f o r g e t a b o u t school a n d t h e h o m e w o r k I still
h a v e n ’t done.
I
t a k e a d e e p b r e a t h a n d p r e s s ‘r e c o r d ’ o n m y CD player.
I
pick up
t h e m i c r o p h o n e > a n d s t a r t t o sin g , a n d w h e n 1 s t o p fiv e m i n u t e s
i a t e r
I
k n o w t h a t I c a n ’t d o a n y b e t t e r .
All I h a v e t o d o n o w is w ait.
1.
m i c r o p h o n e :
CHAPTER
FOUR
The Long Wait
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g I w o k e u p e a r l y . W h e n I w e n t i n t o t h e
k i t c h e n Liz w a s c o o k i n g b r e a k f a s t . D a d w a s r e a d i n g t h e
n e w s p a p e r . N o rm a lly , h e s a y s ‘g o o d m o r n i n g ' a n d g iv e s m e a kiss
o n t h e c h e e k . T o d a y , h e d i d n ’t e v e n look a t m e w h e n I s a t d o w n a t
t h e ta b le .
‘1 h e a r d y o u s i n g i n g l a s t n i g h t , ’ s a y s Liz. S h e p u t s a p l a t e o f
b a c o n a n d e g g s in f r o n t o f m e a n d sm iles.
‘H u m p h !’ s a y s Dad, c lo s in g h is p a p e r a n d g e t t i n g u p f r o m t h e
ta b le .
Liz w a t c h e s h im l e a v e t h e r o o m a n d t h e n s i t s d o w n n e x t t o
m e . ‘W e ll...? ’ s h e a s k s , s t a r t i n g t o e a t h e r b a c o n s a n d w i c h , ‘Did
y o u fin is h i t ? ’
‘F inish w h a t ? ’ 1 ask .
‘T h e t a p e o f c o u rs e ! F o r t h e c o m p e t i t i o n ! ’ s h e s m ile s . ‘G ive it to
m e a n d I'll p o s t it w h e n 1 g o t o t h e s u p e r m a r k e t . ’
J u s t t h e n D a d c o m e s b a c k i n t o t h e k i t c h e n . Liz s t o p s t a l k i n g
a n d w e« b o th lo o k u p a t t h e s a m e tim e . F o r a m o m e n t I w o r r y t h a t
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