Chapter 2
The door opened to the basement and Roy came down the stairs. "Hey there," he said, appearing at the corner of my eye as I turned around.
"Did you bring your clothes?"
"Yeah I have them right here. Thanks for letting me stay here."
"No problem. You can stay as long as you need," I told him, grabbing his clothes and putting them into the machine.
"Where's the rest of your family?," He asked me.
I gripped the washing machine's top and braced myself as he asked the question. It seemed like a deadly poison. It hurt me to think about it, but I knew he wanted an answer. "My parents died a few months ago and my brother is in the hospital."
"I'm sorry to hear that. I shouldn't have asked."
"It's okay. It just reminds me of my mistake."
I felt him hug me from behind. "Why are you hugging me?" I asked him, the hair on the back of my neck standing straight as he breathed slowly. He didn't hand me an answer. I felt is lips on my neck. I stopped breathing. His lips parted, slowly his teeth sank into my skin. My mind starts to race. I lifted my head up quickly and banged him in the nose. I turned around quickly, placing my hand on my neck.
"What the hell are you?!" I asked him, practically screaming.
Roy sat there covering his nose with one hand, looking away from me, his towel stand around him.
"I said "What are you?!""
He still looked away.
"Tell me what the fuck you are!!" Ok. This time I was yelling.
Roy winced. I felt little sympathy for him.
"I- I'm a vampire," he said in a low voice.
I didn't know what to say so I walked up the stairs and opened the door, walking out into the dark living room.
"I'm sorry," Came his soft response. I stopped outside the door then turned and slammed it shut.