Chapter two – Pain

I've never hurt so much in my life. It felt like every kind of pain you can think of but worse.

When her teeth sunk into my neck I was surprised at the burning sensation. Within moments all I could think about was the pain and I dropped to the ground.

I could hear myself screaming but it seemed distant and far away, as if someone else was doing the screaming.

I don't know how long I lay there on the cold warehouse floor, but I was sure it had to be more than a day, maybe two. Eventually my mind felt like it was splitting in two from the pain, and then I realized that I could use both halves independently. It kept splitting over and over, and with every break it was easier to think around the pain. Oh, the pain! Searing, burning, scorching through my whole body worse and worse!

I had to think of something new, something to distract from the pain.

I thought frantically for something new, something different; anything different. Then I noticed all this was feeling familiar. Why was it familiar?

Twilight? How could this be happening? It's just a book! I was about to hope that I was dreaming but I realized I was in way too much pain for that to happen.

'There is much more in this world than you think you know John.'

That's what she had said.

She…?

Who was she…?

… Brianna!

While all of this was happening, all of my senses increased and became more and more acute. I could smell rotting wood and salt water. I could hear many small feet scurrying under the floor that I was laying on.

Finally the pain in my fingers began to pull away from the edges. Also in my toes the pain started to recede. However it was pooling in my chest, and the pain that I thought couldn't possibly get any worse did. My heart decided to start sprinting and I was hurting so much I couldn't even scream anymore.

I could hear my heart trying to beat its way out of my chest and finally the pain began to lessen, fading more and more until it was bearable, then almost gone.

Suddenly it stopped completely.

There was no sound other than the waves lapping at the docks three blocks away. Even the mice had stopped moving for fear of being found.

Then in the silence I could hear the "Ca-lack, Ca-lack" of high heeled shoes out through the window.

Sensing that the person wearing those shoes could be dangerous, I jumped to my feet and gathered in my surroundings to look for a place to hide. Then I realized she would be able to find me just as easily as I could hear her, so I stood there just waiting for her to come through the window.

I heard her pause below the window outside, then a sickening fear hit me as she came flying through it. She landed just inside the warehouse then I realized that she wasn't flying, she just jumped.

The terror gone, I was able to look at her fully for the first time. She was wearing an elegant red dress with matching five inch heels. To be honest, she looked stunning. Her face was perfect and although I could tell she wasn't wearing lipstick her lips were still a bright red to match her outfit.

The moment her eyes found me her whole face lit up in a huge smile and my stomach turned slightly, nervous at the thought of talking to someone so beautiful.