When my heart stopped Beating

Chapter1

"Only for a little while." I whined.

My mother didn't even look at me, she was tired, tired of arguing with me.

"Aleera, if you go outside at this time you'll get killed." She said as she bolted the windows and made her way towards the door that led to the outside world.

"What is going to kill me, I need to know if you say that I can't go outside at night." She wasn't listening so I screamed at her, "Please mother let me go let me know what it is like to go out side at night!"

My mother turned around and looked at me straight in the eyes.

"Go." She said, not raising her voice one bit. "Go and if you don't come back there will be nothing I can do." Her eyes filled with tears and she opened the door.

I slowly walked toward the door. A cool breeze tickled my cheeks, but before I could say anything my mother pushed me outside and bolted the door behind me.

At least I had made it. Outside at night. It was so quiet, so mysterious. I loved it! Now, where was the danger know where!

I walked backwards looking up at my house and the moon, so bright so beautiful so- I bumped into something hard. I turned around to see a young looking man with long black hair tied into a ponytail, wearing smart clothes standing behind me where the village well was.

"Sorry I didn't see you there." I turned to walk away, but as I did he spoke.

"What is a young innocent girl like you doing out at this time of the night?" The stranger asked.

I turned around and replied "I'm not that young, I'm 18 years old for your information and I am out at night time for the first time in my life." I said, "Who are you any way?"

"I should like to say the same for you." The stranger smiled.

"My name is Aleera Arcovia and you are?"

"My name is Vlad." He replied as he took my hand in his and kissed it. His hands were strangely cold, but I didn't mind he made me feel feelings I had never experienced before.

"Do you live here because if you don't mind me saying you are dressed rather smart?" I asked.

Vlad nodded and pointed to the castle in the distance, which I had so often seen from out of my window.

"You live there!" I exclaimed.

"I am staying there at the moment but my real home is far away from here."

"I think I better go back, it was lovely meeting you!" I smiled and turned again to go but he grabbed my hand and turned me around.

"Shall I see you again?" He asked, his dark eyes fixed on me.

"Yes." I replied.

"When?" He asked.

"Tomorrow night here." This time I turned to go.

He shouted to me as I went, "Tell no one that you met me."

I nodded and banged upon my front door.

I heard the clatter of feet and the sound of my mother un-bolting the door.

I took one last look back, but this mysterious man had gone.