Chapter 1
Amnesia
I awake in an unknown place. I see bright light but my sight is still hazed. I can't remember what had happened a few minutes ago. I realize I am on the ground. I feel others crowding around me, there hands grabbing me, trying to help me stand. I get to my feet then instantly fall back. I expect to hit the hard ground but instead fall into someone's arms. I can tell it is a guy by how hard his muscles seem. He takes me in his arms like a groom would carry his bride. I suddenly feel a cold breeze overwhelm me and make me shiver. I here people gasp and scream as we rush by. Suddenly my sight comes back and I take it all in. I see a very pale man with black smudges on his face, almost like soot, with brown hair. I can see he is wearing black pants with silver chains hanging from them and a black shirt. Over the shirt he has on a cloak-like coat with silver chains on it also. He is carrying a now closed black umbrella with him. I lift my head to get a better look at his face. He then looks down at me shocked to see me looking at him. I then see his eyes. His eyes were so beautiful it almost made me jealous. He has dark red eyes, that of a rose or blood. My neck gets too tired to support my head and I slump back into his cold chest. I can tell he is running now considering the coolness of the wind flying past us.
I see him open a door then everything goes black. I can feel him set me down gently on something hard. He rushes away and lights come on. I am in a lounge room it looks like. He had set me on a metal cart. There is desks, tables, and chairs in the background filled with all kinds of makeup and masks. I then see him come back to my side and brushes his hand on my cheek. I flinch at the coldness of his skin. He swiftly turns around and screams, "Fernando, HELP!" Another pale man comes rushing in beside me. He takes a hold of my wrist and checks my pulse. Then he feels my forehead, I am guessing to check my temperature. "What's your name girl?" Fernando questions me. "Ashley." I reply as my voice cracks horribly. Fernando then runs into the room with all of the tables and grabs a flashlight and rushes back to me. I flinch away from him as he puts his fingers on my eye keeping it open. He then shines the light in my eyes. "Okay, three questions. What just happened, where am I, and why am I here?" I ask looking at both of them as Fernando shines the light in my eyes. He then releases my face and turns off of the flashlight. He looks at the other man and says, "She has amnesia Z. What are we going to do with her?" Z then looks at me with a pained expression on his face. "I don't know." He informs Fernando. "Well… what's going on here?" I say louder as I sit up. Z quickly reaches out to me and puts his hand just below my neck and pushes me back down. "You need to be still. You lost a lot of blood from the accident and you shouldn't move around like that." He says with an edge to his voice. I sigh then ask, "Can't anyone tell me what is going on?" "Sure." They both say at once.
"I will start by telling you where you are." Z starts, "You are at an amusement park called Dorney Park. Every year Dorney Park. Has a special event called The Haunt. This event just so happens to start today. You came here about two hours ago. U went in a bunch of haunted houses and some rides. One particular ride broke down and stopped working as you were walking past. The problem was that a bolt fell out of the main hinge of the ride and it collapsed. Unfortunately you were the unlucky one and you were the only one in its path." I suddenly loose my breath and gasp as I lay there listening to this unbelievable story about me. "You were piled under heaps of metal. People and staff rushed to your aid to get you out and a crowd gathered around because they heard the crash. People who where in the park lifted one piece of metal and saw you under it so they called for help. That's when I came in. I ran in there and dragged you out from under the scrap and laid you on the cement. Your leg was torn to shreds but it was a miracle it wasn't broken." My heart rate increased when he said those words. "You obviously hit your head because you know have amnesia." Z finished. "But… I don't feel any pain." I say as I sit up again. Z gets ready to pull me back or restrain me if something happens. "That's just your body's natural way to take care of things. When you get hurt so severely you don't feel any pain." He says. I lean over and look at my leg and nearly gag. My new skinny jeans are torn and a part of my leg is missing. I try and lift my leg to get a better look, but that was a very stupid thing to do. A searing pain creeps through my leg. I open my mouth and let out the loudest scream I have ever heard myself make. Z immediately covers my mouth and holds me down against the table. This time he had his hand on my neck. "We need to do something," Fernando starts. "We may have to let her work here." Z looks at him worried. "It will be okay." Fernando comports him. "But what if the other actors are too hard on her? You know how they are!" Z says. I rip Z's hand off of my mouth and say, "I will do it!"
They both look at each other stunned. "Do you relies what you are in for?" Asks Fernando. "Not really…but I do remember some things. I was looking for a job about a week ago. I would love to take this position." I say confidently. They both sigh. Z then says, "You do relies you are going to have to get dressed up like a vampire." "Yep." I say. "And you do understand that you will become a real vampire when the Haunt closes?" He pushes. "I don't mind." I talk back. "And lastly we will have to get makeup on you now and you will have to wait a full day and night until you can walk around for the job." Z finishes. "Okay…but why?" I ask. "Well since you are going to become a real vampire tomorrow night it will give you the strength to walk the next morning. Also when you are playing as a vampire, make sure you do your job and scare people but don't touch them. You are not allowed." Z says. "Okay, I am ready." I say leaning up once more. Fernando ran out of the room to get a makeup artist. When he came back there was a short young lady fallowing him. "This is Elsa. She will transform you into a vampire." He says as he pulls up a chair for her. After she sits down Fernando gets one of the tables with the makeup in the back and puts it next to where I lay. And the transformation begins. After about an hour, she is finishes with me. Z and Fernando explained the rules to me once more then pick me up, move me on the couch, and let me there to sleep.
