PREY
All credits for characters to Stephenie Meyer, of course.
Darksper drabble. Probably should be posting at Halloween. Don't want to wait that long. Don't know if there will be a happy ending.
Chapter 11 – A Small City called Volterra
The next morning, I felt overwhelmed by this aged city that seemed so perilously close to sinking into the Adriatic. So, I decided to go to Volterra.
I rented a car and drove to Volterra. The bright, open views of the Tuscany countryside seemed to relax me, and I felt as if my fear slipped further away from me with each mile I put between myself and Venice.
This was still a vacation, and I was determined to enjoy it. I hoped that I wouldn't get the feelings of terror and sensation of being watched if I was in a small city. Surely I could forget my fears for a few hours, as I explored a tiny town out in the countryside, away from the crowds of cities like Paris and Venice.
As the sight of the Volterra, perched on a hill ahead, rose before me, I thought of Romeo and Juliet. It seemed the vista of this walled city could easily appear as an illustration to Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers, fated to die as a result of a series of tragic misunderstandings.
Soon I arrived at the gate of the walled city. It was late afternoon when I arrived, and long shadows had begun filling the streets. I parked and started walking up at the steep cobblestone streets towards the central square, still clutching my travel book from Paris.
Arriving in the square, I headed for the famous clock tower. As I was stood in the square, reading about the history of the picturesque tower in front of me, I heard its bells started tolling. It seemed to me that each full, deep tone, coming in measured increments, was summoning something malevolent into the plaza.
That sound reignited all of the terror I had tried to suppress. I gasped and backed up, falling into a decorative fountain immediately in front of the brick building. Pulling myself out and sitting on the edge of the fountain, I tried to control my emotions as I wrung water out of my clothes and rubbed at the small bruise that was starting to form on one of my legs.
The sound of a soft footfall in front of me caught my attention. Looking up, I saw a tall, blond man with movie-star looks emerging from the archway of the tower base. As he approached, I noticed in the back of my mind that he walked entirely inside the shadow of the tall building.
"Are you all right, Miss?" he inquired in a gentle, melodious voice. "I am a doctor."
THIS IS A DRABBLE.
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