~Ch.1 Trust~
I'm blamed for almost everything. 1) Was called a murderer. 2) Killing people on purpose for my enjoyment. 3) Other people getting killed for me. I can't take all of this anymore…I just wish someone would end my life already, but even I know that won't happen anytime soon. Why? Well I have a secret that no one knows about…and I don't want to share it with anyone. There's only one person that knows and that's- "Hello! Hurry up!" – My best friend, Selexa. I know her name is a little odd, but I like people who are odd. I walk toward her as I'm heading to school.
"I'm sorry, Selexa. Besides, you know that I don't run well!" I say as we kept walking.
"I know, I know! So…did your parents do that again?" Selexa says while looking at me with concern in her silver and light purple eyes.
"Yeah, they did. And they left new ones on my arms this time."
"Now I see why you're wearing a long-sleeved shirt."
After a little while, we were at school before we even knew it. We both went in to put our stuff in our lockers, since we were both by our lockers ever since we first came here. As I closed my locker door, I felt someone thump the back of my head, but I already knew who it was. It was just your everyday bully, Jo. It was a boy who looked like he was about as tall as a skyscraper, probably dandruff charcoal hair with very light green eyes, and always picks on me every day at the usual time. I hear Selexa telling him off for the billionth time. As always, he walked off with his pose.
We both started to head to our classes, since we don't have class together until the very last hour. Other people in my class acted that I didn't even exist, which is pretty usual. I sit in my desk in the very back, as usual. I told my teachers ahead of time that I'll be here every single day of the year so that they skip my name during roll-call.
I have bright Auburn hair, which looked like it was on fire. My brown eyes looked like chocolate most of the time, but in front of a very bright light, my eyes looked like dark red eyes, which looked like someone's blood. I usually wear black clothing, since I took a liking to it a few years back. Sometimes my hair hangs in front of my face, which I don't mind at all, except that everyone in my classes thinks that I'm emo or Goth or something like that. Also, I'm in 8th grade too. I'm the only red-haired person in the entire world as well and other people might say that they don't exist.
During most of the 3rd period class time, I daydream, since I already got done of what we were supposed to do today. My principal comes through the door and asks me to come into the hallway. Every eyeball in my class glares at me like I'm some kind of stranger. I get out of my seat and head out the door to follow my principal.
"What is it, Mrs. Jill? Did I do something wrong?" I ask my principal. Mrs. Jill is about a few inches shorter than I am which I'm about 5'4. She had bright blond hair and ocean blue eyes that could look like she was crying.
"No, you didn't do anything wrong, it's just that…" Mrs. Jill started to say.
"What? What is it?"
"Your parents are in jail."
My eyes widen because of two things right now. 1) I was in shock that the police caught my parents doing something illegal…for once. 2) My eyes were filled with relief at the same time as well.
"W-Why are they in jail?" I ask.
"Because they were caught abusing a 7 year old kid. Since the police already caught them more than once, they might be put to death immediately." Mrs. Jill said.
I realized how powerless I am by what I'm hearing right now. I don't know any other relatives to take care of me, I could ask Selexa, but her parents might not want me in the house at all, or just live on my own. I decided to go with the third choice.
The next few hours have been meaningless, since for once I'm actually worried about them. I wondered if they already took care of them. If they did, I want to know what they wanted to say to me by someone I could trust. At the very last hour, I told Selexa what happened. She was feeling very sorry for me, since I decided to live on my own and I don't blame her either. Selexa hugs me to comfort me, which helped some. I didn't ask her to let go, since I was hurt on the inside too. Eventually I hugged back and was crying a little bit too. The final bell rang and I immediately left with Selexa by my side. I follow Selexa out the front doors, since she always makes her parents give us both a ride home, which they didn't seem to mind.
In front of my house once they get there, was a car I haven't recognized instantly. I see a strange man in front of my house, which was odd since strange men haven't been at the front of my house ever since I was about 3 or 4 years old. Selexa asks me if she could come with me, but I said no since I knew that she had homework to do. Eventually, Selexa and her parents drove off and giving me a little wave good-bye too.
I walk up toward the strange man, which had very dark brown hair with black emotionless eyes. I could see that he was wearing a gray t-shirt, considering that it's in the middle of October already and plain jeans. Once the man saw me, he walked up to me and hugged me out of the blue.
"It's been a long time…Zara," the man said to me.
I know only one person that would call me by my actual name, and that was my uncle, Henry. I hugged him back, letting him know how much I missed him dearly. I had so many questions to ask him, since it's been 6 years since I last saw him. When I released the hug, he looked at me with still emotionless eyes, but I knew that he missed me too.
Once I started to ask him questions, he silenced me when I said, "Where the hell have you been!" I was a little confused since he didn't want me to talk, but I can respect that…until he smirked at me, which isn't a good sign.
"There's one thing that I want you to know, Zara," Henry said. I nodded in response, considering I have no clue to what the heck he's talking about.
He walked toward me and I backed up and bumped into a tree. Henry smiled at me with teeth showing, but there's one thing that I didn't know about…why in the world did he have fangs?
"I'm a vampire, Zara. And since we're both related, you are part vampire too," Henry confessed.
My eyes widen in shock. "W-Why are you telling me this now?"
Henry still keeps smiling at me…which to me looked like he was drunk, yet serious at the same time. "I wasn't supposed to tell you until you were fourteen, which you are now. So, in order to make this official…I'm gonna have to bite you."
Unwillingly, my head moves toward the side, which leaves my neck showing. My heart is beating a whole lot faster than it used to be, and I soon start to tremble, but Henry kept a firm grip on my arms to keep me up. He gently starts to bite my neck, which he could tell that I was blood type AB. He vigorously kept biting my neck, which I couldn't stand up for much longer. I started to lick my teeth and found that my teeth were pointy, which meant I got fangs too. I fell alongside the tree, while putting my hand over my neck. I looked up at Henry and saw that he was licking blood from his mouth…my blood.
"You are now part vampire, Zara. The only thing that you have to remember is that you can only tell two people you completely trust about this, and no one else. Otherwise…"
I tilted my head slightly, since my neck kind of hurts from him biting it. "Otherwise… What? I get killed?"
Henry looks at me and he nods his head. "Don't tell anyone else about this, alright?" I nod in response. I try to get up, but Henry helps me, since he owes me that much. He helps me inside my house, which brings up a whole lot of bad memories.
"Did my mom…or dad tell you anything about me?" I ask in curiosity.
He nodded and wanted to speak, but he looked like he could use some water. I get some water, but I really wanted to splash it in his face like we used to do when I was a little kid, but I just hand it to him as we both sat down on the couch. He drinks the water in one gulp.
"Yes, they both wanted me to tell you in exact words 'We hope you go down to hell with us, ungrateful brat.' That's what they really said and there's one good part about this though."
"Like what? I'm all alone and living by myself?"
"No…you aren't alone, Zara. You have your friend and me…since I'm going to be taking care of you, from now on until forever."
I look at him, and he was half smiling, which meant he was serious and that he cared. I hugged him real tight and started thanking him while tears were shedding out of my eyes. After getting all of that out of my system, I immediately head for bed. Henry starts to head for the couch while getting blankets for him, since he didn't have a place to sleep. For once, I don't hear any yelling or screaming or anything. Just peace is what I hear. I smile as I drifted off to sleep.
I dreamt that I was in the hospital, badly wounded for some reason, and right by my side, was a guy that I don't know. I know it wasn't Henry and I definitely know that it wasn't Selexa either. The guy was holding my hand, obviously worrying about me.
"You're going to be fine now, Zara…I promise."
That's what I heard him say, but…I can't figure out why that voice is really familiar. I try to figure it out, but I stop dreaming. I'm waking up to reality as the dream wasn't real.
I start getting dressed and getting my stuff together at the same time. I head downstairs, expecting more yelling coming from mom and dad, but instead I see Henry sitting on the kitchen table, eating breakfast. I already knew that my life was never going to be the same. I eventually start eating too and started to head to school, like usual, but Henry stops me and gets dressed too.
He follows me to school and keeps on saying that he's going to be my legal guardian. My fangs start to show and I show Henry. He looks over and brings out a blood bag. My eyebrow was raised in confusion, but I take it and start drinking it. I finish the bag before we head to the school. Henry starts to head for the office and I finally meet up with Selexa.
"Hey Zara, how come you didn't ride with me this time?" she asked me.
"I'll tell you later, okay?" She looks at me and just simply nods. This is why I trust her, she won't ask why and she knew that it wasn't her business…for now anyway.
These last few hours have been pure torture, for me anyway. I just daydreamed most of the entire day. After my final class, I decided to tell Selexa my secret…but after I get through Jo first.
"How come you weren't by your locker?" Jo asked.
"What? Are you planning to stalk me now?" I snapped.
"Hell no, and why would I do that to some Goth chick?"
"You know what? You are just a bastard who thinks that you can do whatever you want! You don't pick around with my best friend!" Selexa interfered.
I heard Selexa scream as Jo slapped Selexa down to the floor once she told him off. My fangs start to come out, but I was careful not to let Jo see. I tackle him down to the floor, basically pinning him to the floor with no one around. Jo's pose ran off, probably crying now. Henry came up behind me and yelled out my name. My fangs had shrunk back into my gums and got off of Jo.
"What the hell were you doing?" That's what I heard Jo say.
I saw the principal out of the corner of my eye and eyed Jo. He asked him and me to come into the office. Henry and I sat in the chairs right by his office and at first I heard some yelling, which was mostly Jo's voice. They decided to bring him in into questioning first and then me. Henry patted my shoulder, letting me know that everything was going to be alright. He whispered in my ear,
"Once you tell those two people your secret, you have to give them a mark on the wrist or neck." My eyes widened, but my head slowly nodded. Jo came out and sat down while I came in.
"Zara, sit down, please." I do as Mrs. Jill says and waited for what she had to ask me.
"I want you to tell me the truth alright? Now…who started all of this?"
I nodded and told her that it was all Jo since he came up to me and Selexa and slapped her down. I told her everything that happened from when she arrived. Mrs. Jill nodded and looked at me.
"I know you're not a liar, honey. And I know that you were protecting your best friend, but violence isn't the answer. Jo will receive suspension for a few days and you…lucky for you, you're off the hook." I looked at her and she nodded at me. I exited the room, as if nothing happened.
When I came out, I saw Selexa out the door, waiting for me…same thing with Henry too. I told them both what happened with me and the principal and they both sighed of relief. I smiled softly at them as we headed out the school building. But there was one thing I had to do before anything else. I think Henry knows too. We both stop after a few steps out the school and Selexa turns around.
"Hey, aren't you both coming?" she asked us both.
Henry and I looked at each other and we both nodded. "Yeah, but my niece, has something to say to you first."
Selexa's eyes widened for a second, but saw the resemblance a little bit as Henry walked by. I walked up to Selexa.
"There's something…I got to tell you before we head home, okay?" Selexa nods and looks at me with careful eyes. I inhale and exhale as I'm going to tell her. "Selexa….I'm a vampire…and Henry is my uncle." I point to Henry as he waves at Selexa. "I didn't know about this until yesterday…but you're the one person I trust most that you have to keep this a secret."
I start to look away, but Selexa forces me to look at her. She giggles to herself and starts to say "You know that you can trust me, and you know it."
I smile at her and start to bite her wrist. I could taste the O- blood as I start to suck it. Her hands started to shake, but soon they stopped, because I took my teeth out of her wrist. After I did that, a little mark started to appear. It was two parentheses and in the middle were symbols that I couldn't understand. Henry walks up to Selexa and whispers in her ear.
"Selexa…you are now her official drudge."
