I was limping along the corridor because my foot still hurting very badly because of Malik. Bertrand was walking quickly down the corridor the other way to me, as he past he looked at me strangely.
"Are you alright Amelia?" Bertrand asked me.
"I'm fine."I lied, I wanted to tell him what really happened, but then I remembered Malik's treat 'If you tell ANY-one I will kill you - with my bare hands' Ifelt liked he was right next to me when I remembered what he didn't believe me - no-one ever did really even when I did tell the truth.
"Your limping though." Bertrand said pointing at my bad foot.
"I tripped over something and twisted my ankle." I lied, trying to make my story convincing.
"It must be painful." Bertrand said pretending to believe me. "Do you want me to help? I could ease the pain." Bertrand asked.
"No . . . I'm fine" I lied worried that Malik would see and think that I told Bertrand when I didn't.
"Are you sure I ca-" Bertrand began to say.
"NO! I SAID I'M FINE!" I yelled at Bertrand. He glared at me then whooshed away. What was everyone's problem today? As I thought this I continued limping to my room. When I got there no-one was in there thank goodness! No-annoying brothers to ask me whats wrong. At least that is what I thought at the time. Bertrand had told Vlad what he saw. And Vlad being Vlad he had to put his nose in. Anyway their was a knock on the door. I knew it wasn't Daniel, he never knocked, it was his room as well. And I knew it wasn't Bertrand - if he knew what was good for him - The Count and Ingrid never knew I was around half the time. And Malik wouldn't of come back to my room - would he?
No.
Malik wouldn't come to my room.
I bet he didn't even know were it was.
"Come in." I said. And I was right the person at the door was Vlad not Malik. But it turned out having Vlad come to my room was almost just as bad.
"Amelia, Bertrand has just told me that he saw you limping. Are you okay?" Vlad asked.
"I'm fine." I lied. I could of died with fear. Vlad looked as if he didn't believe me, so he sat on my bed.
"Why were you limping?" Vlad questioned.
"I tripped going up the stairs." I said lying straight though my teeth.
"You don't sound sure. . . You were left with Malik on your own weren't you?" Vlad said asking yet anther question. If you don't know what to say sometimes the best thing to do is stay silent, and that is what happened. Silence. Until Vlad said "What did Malik do? He must of done somthing." Vlad said as he broke the silence.
"Malik hasn't done anything." I lied.
"I know your lying!" he replied.
"How! I mean I- I'm not lying." I stuttered.
"To start with you keep stuttering and second your eyes go yellow when you lie. Breathers can't notice it, but vampires can." I was told by Vlad. "Now what happened?" Vlad asked again.
"Nothing happened!" I insisted knowing it was a yet anther lie.
"Yellow eyes can explain a lot. Like that their personalty of LYING!" Vlad shot back. "Now tell me what happened" he said, but in a more protective brotherly way.
"Fine." I said nervously, as I began to tell Vlad everything that happened. My dead heat hurting at every word I spoke. Vlad listened and didn't say anything until he was certain I had finished.
"I can understand why you didn't want to tell Bertrand but why didn't you just me this when I first asked?" Vlad said confused. I waited a few seconds then said.
"Because Malik said that he would kill me if I told anyone." I told Vlad. There was a sort silence then Vlad spoke.
"If something like this happens again tell me straight away, I'm not going to let Malik hurt you again, or anyone for that matter!" He said making me feel pround that he was my half - brother, although I was still nervous about Malik. Then Vlad checked my ankle over to see how bad it was. He said that I shouldn't walk to much for couple of days. After that he left. And what he was going to do next is what scared me most of all.
Their is the third chapter. If you want a fourth chapter then you will have to give me ideas in your reviews because I'm out.
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