chapter one
Preface:
Not a lot of 16 year olds have to worry about the cops coming and telling you that someone you dearly love has been killed, or finding out that your mother rules some distant planet full of vampires, angels, werewolves, and demons. Trust me, I wasn't one of them... Until it actually happen to me...
I wondered if he could hear my heart throbbing against my chest as he sat down next to me. He gave me a friendly smile and waved. felix... the person that I've liked since the 4th grade.
"What?" he asked interrupting my daydreams. "Did I forget to wear my pants or something?"
I laughed. felix has always been one of the funniest people that I have ever met. "No, no, your fine," I answered looking away. felix put both hands on either side of my face and got really close, as if he were going to kiss me. I held my breath, getting ready for anything. His eyes wouldn't leave mine.
He smiled a little bit and asked, "But are you ok?"
I wanted to say so many things to him, but they were all left unspoken. felix held my gaze for a few more seconds and then suddenly, he broke into laughter, letting go of my face. His black hair got in the way of his purple eyes when his whole body shook from his hysterias. Purple eyes? Well, he wears colored contacts, and man, he could really pull them off. I rolled my eyes and looked away.
"Oh come on alexandria ," he said after he finished laughing. "Have a sense of humor."
I continued looking the other way, but I finally gave up and stared felix dead in the eyes. "Are you going to make this day difficult?" I asked.
"What can be more difficult than a Monday morning in school?" He shrugged his shoulders inoccently.
"You," I added under my breath.
I saw silvica , lizbeth , hannah , and michael enter the classroom tiredly.
"Hey," lizzete said passing me. She suddenly smiled and looked towards felix. "How's your boyfriend?"
I rolled my eyes at her.
My two best friends (Besides felix) silvica and lizbeth , knew everything about me liking felix. I tell them pretty much everything, and they both mean the world to me.
I was brought out of my world and back to reality when the most popular girl in my school walked into the room. Ellie. The closest thing to the Devil on Earth. She had long sleek blond hair that reached her shoulders. And worse, she had a pair of deep ocean blue eyes that could make you feel like that you were under a trance. It seemed that every boy in my school was under it. As you can probably tell, I hated her so much. The reason? She liked felix. felix! Of course, the only person that I've ever liked and she had to go and ruin it for me. I mean, I couldn't even compare with her. I had dark brown hair that swooped out from my head and casscaded down my back and a pair of dark brown eyes that actually seemed black. I really liked my hair and my eyes to tell you the truth. I liked myself.
Ellie walked past us slowly, but she stopped to wink at felix. He smiled back at her and his gaze followed her as she walked to her seat. So this is pretty much my life as a senior at Bridgeville High School, PA. Nothing too grand.
Later...
They must of came earlier in the day. They were still there when I came home. When I walked through the door to my house, everything was torn apart. Clothes were scattered in random places, the phone was disconnected from the wall, and the chairs from our dinning room table were on the ground upside down.
"Mom?" I called walking into the living room. She had her head buried in her hands. Crying? I couldn't tell. "Mom?" I said again. Her head snapped up and she walked weakly over to me. She had make up all under her pale blue eyes. Yes, she had been crying. "What's wrong? What happened?" I nearly shouted looking around me. My mom just shook her head violently, as to shake away all her memories. She took me into her arms and she started to cry heavily on my shoulder. I rubbed her back softly, trying to calm her. I noticed two men sitting on the couch looking at us. I didn't reconize them, but they wore badges on their chests. Bridgeville Police it stated. One of the men wore glasses. He seemed too short to fit his body. The other one was a tall, heavy-set in his near forties I guessed.
After my mom finally let go of me, I took her into the kitchen and I questioned her immediately. "Mom? What happened? Where's Dad?" My mom slowly started to breath evenly again. She looked at me with shock and sadness in her eyes. I could tell easily that something bad had just happened. "Mom answer me," I told her calmly.
"Your dad," was all she said. I could feel tears gathering in my eyes now.
"What...what about Dad?" I asked trying to keep my breathing even.
"He's gone!"
I could feel myself back up until I hit the kitchen wall. "What?"
"He..." my mom tried to say. "He...wa-was...k-killed."
I couldn't stop the tears from coming now. I suddenly broke down and I felt my knees giving out. I sat myself on the floor and I started crying hysterically. My mom joined me helplessly. When our crys turned into muffled sobs, I asked, "How?" She looked up to meet my eyes.
"Drunk driver..." was all she had to say before we started our crying frenzies again.
My dad was gone and he was never coming back. One of my best friends... The one person who was always there for me... was gone.
Later...
That night, I laid in my bed sliently sobbing. I really hoped that my mom couldn't hear me. She didn't need to worry about me, she had enough to keep her busy for a while. Our house was still a wreck. After the police left, we deceided we would clean it up later tomorrow. I still never found out why our house was a mess... It didn't really matter to me anyways...
The Morning...
We both stayed home today. My mom just wasn't in the mood to work. I was the same with school. My mom was being oddly protective she would follow me around and ask me if I was ok. I didn't want her worrying about me. I would be fine... eventually...
The Next Day...
The funeral was today. I didn't know half the people there, but they all seemed to know me. Some actually would come over to me and assure me that everything was going to turn out alright. I don't think I believed them.
My heart felt like it was ripped out of me. I didn't want to see my dad in his coffin or whatever it was. I was afraid I would have a panic attack and die. It would just hurt me deeply if my brain finally confirmed that my dad would never be there for me again.
Later...
I didn't go to school the next day. I missed yesterday too because of the funeral. I didn't even want to think about school. It was just too overwhelming. felix stopped by to give me my three days worth of homework. He told me that I was lucky to miss school. I just laughed. He didn't know how lucky he really was... just to have his whole family with him. I never really liked school. I just liked seeing my friends, and besides, I wasn't too smart. I've gotten 54's on tests. I'm just an average person in school. Nothing too special.
"Hey alexandria?" felix asked sitting on my bed next to me. "Are you gonna be alright? And I'm serious. I hate seeing you like this." His eyes wouldn't leave my face. I looked away. Too deep in though, I just nodded my head.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" felix said laughing. He handed me a piece of paper folded into a paper-football with my name on it. "silvica, lizbeth ,hannah , and michael wanted me to give you this. Dude, you should've seen 'em. They were about to cut my head off! They wanted to give you your homework, but when I told them that I was going to take it to you, they just flipped out! I'm suprised I left school alive. They are care about you, you know."
"I know," I replied half-heartedly, taking my letter. felix lives next door if your wondering. He has always brought me my homeworkwhenI was ever sick or something.
"I'm sorry, but I have to go," felix said getting up from my bed. "My aunt and uncle are comin' over for dinner and my moms gonna have a fit if I'm late."
I didn't want him to leave. I needed him. "No, it's ok. I'll see you in school tomorrow." I forced the words out of my mouth.
"Your coming tomorrow?" felix asked.
"Yeah, my mom is making me."
"Oh ok," He said smiling. "Just let me know if you need me. Please need me! It will get me out of dinner. My relatives are freaks! Just call ok?"
I laughed and nodded. "Sure thing felix." I laughed to myself as he walked out my bedroom door.
Later...
I fell asleep almost immediately that night. When my mom came home from work, she had looked just horrible. She had cried herself to sleep tonight.
When I woke up, I was in total darkness. I could hear something moving towards sound was coming from every direction, so I couldn't tell where it was coming from. I stood still, holding my breath. I couldn't feel my bed under me. Instead, I felt a smooth cool surface. I gasped and the sounds got faster and louder.
Closer, closer, and closer. I awaited my fate as I held my breath, searching. Whatever it was that was coming towards me, sounded close enough that I could touch it. Suddenly a dim light came on that slightly illuminated the room. felix was standing over me smirking.
"felix!" I shouted getting up hugging him. I looked at his face and rejoiced. felix then smiled widely, flashing a pair of white pointed teeth. Fangs... I screamed in fear and I tried to get away. felix grabbed my shoulders, hard. I yelped in pain, "felix!" I screamed, but I was cut off by screams of pain when felix brought his lips to my neck and bit downward. Pain quickly washed over my whole body...
