My Love
Chapter 1: The Stranger
Friday, another late night. Will I ever finish work early? Great, half-nine, well there goes meeting Amy and Tisha. I'll have to ring Amy and Tisha.
"Hey Amy, sorry but I won't be able to meet you and Tisha tonight. Only just finish and I'm totally beat. Maybe we can meet tomorrow, it is my day off after all."
"Don't worry 'bout it, you've said before that Friday is when all the drunk buggers come in to sober up. Tomorrow will be fine and I'll tell Tisha. You get some sleep and be ready for an all-night party tomorrow!" Amy replied, understandingly.
"Thanks, Amy. I'll get plenty of sleep and be ready for the all-night party." I reply with a giggle.
"You better be!" Amy joked.
"Bye."
"Bye."
I can't wait to get home. To my bed.
What's going on over there? Why's that guy running so fast, I hope he hasn't robbed some poor old woman.
Whoa, who's that guy, and what's the matter with him?
"Are you ok?" I ask cautiously. "Did that guy hurt you, do you want me to call the police?"
Why won't he answer? How bad did that guy hurt him? I wonder if he winded him.
"Are you ok?" I kneel down by his side and place a gentle hand on his shoulder.
He flinches slightly.
"I need blood." He says, barely above a whisper.
"I'll ring an ambulance and tell them what's happened. You need a blood transfusion."
He grabs the phone and throws it at the wall. It smashes into pieces. Maybe he's afraid of hospitals, but that is still no reason to do that to my mobile. Hold on, the sim card looks like it's still intact. Good job I bought that new mobile yesterday. Maybe the guy did me a favour; it was cheap, crappy thing anyway. I put the sim in my pocket.
"I need blood." He says, lifting his head so that I can see his face.
Those teeth; like canine teeth. What is he?
"What are you?" I ask without thinking.
"A vampire."
"A what?" I ask confused.
"A vampire." He repeats slowly.
"But they're just fiction, like characters in a book." I sound scared.
What if he notices and tries to hurt me?
"No, we just don't get seen. Normally."
"What did you mean, you need blood?"
"You've read the books haven't you? You seem to know about vampires." He replies, slightly annoyed.
"Hey! Don't talk to me like that! I only asked a question. I don't actually come across vampires every day. Like you said, 'You don't get seen. Normally.'" I over dramatise to make a point.
He chuckles.
"You've got balls, girl. I'll give you that."
"I'm not a girl and my name's Maggie!"
I really need to control my temper.
"Nice to meet you, Maggie."
"Don't try and butter me up now. I'm already mad at you."
"Sorry."
"Oh, a vampire with a heart, that's something new." I reply sarcastically.
"Well, it isn't exactly beating but it's still a heart."
I can't help but giggle.
Hope that's easier to read for everyone xxx