Chapter One: Destiny
"What do you mean you aren't going?" I asked.
I was on the phone with my best friend, Rae. We were planning on going to a club tonight for some dancing and to mingle with the crowd; she didn't want to go.
"I can't go because I have some things to attend to at home, Eve." Rae had told me. I understood though.
"Alright then, Rae. Maybe some other time then?" I asked. "Yea. Hey, if you see any cute and single guys, let me know." She told me before she hung up the phone. I was bound to a night out at a club alone this time. Little did I know it would change my life forever.
I grabbed my coat and headed out the door. The club was only a few blocks away, so I managed to walk this time. It was about 7:30 p.m. when I left my house. Beings how it was in the dead of winter, it was dark out already. The moon was full though. It left a silver light wherever I walked. What I didn't know was that a silent stalker was following me...
When I got to the club, I dug through my purse to get my I.D. card. The bouncer always checked for it every time, even though he knew my face.
"Club policy." He would always say to me. I shrugged it off, nodding each time. I knew it was only his job. I got up to him and flashed my I.D. card. He nodded 'okay' and let me pass. When I got inside, I could feel the energy from the beat and the lights and all the people inside.
I scoped my seat out at the bar; and although I didn't drink, it made for a great conversational area. I wasn't even at the bar any longer then five minutes before I was being scoped out. It was my silent stalker, although I didn't know this at the time. He sat next to me and stared silently for a few minutes. It gave me the creeps, even if he was cute.
"Hello, miss." He had said to me. I stared at him for a minute.
"H...hello." I said. His eyes were dark and mysterious, but they were beautiful.
I figured I might as well talk to him. He was cute after all, and very polite...and what if he was single?
We engaged in a heavy conversation for two people who had just met. It was around 11:00 p.m. when I noticed how late it was. The club never closed until just before dawn, but I wanted to be home before 12. I said goodbye to my new friend, whose name I had found out. His name was Ristat. He offered to walk me home; I couldn't be rude and say no. I mean after all, he was very polite for a club guy. We left the club at 11:15 p.m. and headed back to my house. The moon was still out and was still leading the way with its silvery light.
When I reached my gate, Ristat opened it for me. He walked me all the way to my door. I would have offered for him to come in, but beings how it was a first meeting and since it was so late, I decided not to.
"Well, thanks for walking me home." I said. He nodded and turned away.
"Wait..." I called after him as he started to walk off. "If you want to get in touch with me again...maybe...go out again or something...my number is 717- 1128. Call me sometime." Ristat nodded again and turned to leave. I noticed he was quiet now...he must have been tired.
As I watched him go, I turned to go inside my own house. I thought about calling Rae and telling her, but I figured she was asleep by now. I decided to go to sleep myself.
In the morning, after breakfast, I had called Rae. She was excited to hear about the "Mystery man" named Ristat. I did scope out a few guys for her too, but she was too into my story to care. When we had hung up the phone from our excited conversations, I was just about to do the dishes. The phone rang again. I went over to it and dried my hands on my shirt.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hi, Eve? It's Ristat. I was wondering if you wanted to go out again tonight...maybe not to the club...I was hoping, maybe like to dinner or something."
One night and he already wanted to take me to dinner? I was shocked at first, but soon my reply came to me.
"Sure. Sounds like fun. What time?" I asked curiously.
"Around 7 or 8 tonight. Is that okay?" He was a true gentleman. Any time was good for me, as long as Rae didn't have any plans tonight; but I knew she was going to scope out guys at the club again.
"Yeah, whatever time is good for you." I said. We agreed on 7. I hung up the phone and looked at the clock. It was only 9 a.m. now. I still had things to do. Eventually, I found a way to entertain myself until 5 p.m. That's when I decided to take a shower and get ready for my "date". When I was through, it was 6:53 p.m. I rushed downstairs to get the door, and make sure Ristat hadn't been waiting there forever. I opened the door to look out, only in a towel. He was just reaching the porch.
Quickly, I opened the door and let him in. Yeah, I was a bit embarrassed to be standing there in a towel...but I think he was embarrassed to have seen me like this.
"Hold on...make yourself at home. I will be right back." I said. He nodded but did not look directly at me. He was looking at the couch next to me. I guess he was really embarrassed. I rushed upstairs again to finish getting ready. When I was through I came back down to find him sitting on the couch he was staring at.
At that moment, he looked even more mysterious then ever...but he was quite attractive. He looked at me and I could have sworn I saw his eyes flash a bright blue before my eyes. Maybe I was seeing things, I don't know. I went and sat with him, not wanting to leave yet. I couldn't take my eyes away from his...it was almost as if he had a hold of me.
I suddenly felt his lips against mine. It was all happening so fast I didn't know what to make of it. I kissed him back, but only to realize he was now kissing my neck. In that instant, a sharp pain quivered throughout my body. I felt dizzy and lightheaded. Before I could regain my senses, I had blacked out.
When I came too, I was dazed and confused. My neck was sore, and instinctively, I reached up to touch it. My hand drew back when a sharp pain raced through my body again. There was blood on my hand. I tried to get up, but to no avail.
"Shhh...rest now. In time I will explain everything to you..." I looked around the room to see that Ristat was the one talking. I chose not to ask questions now, as my energy was low. Within minutes I was asleep again.
When I woke up yet again, I felt Ristat's hand holding mine. The pain in my neck was gone, however. I opened my eyes and reached up to touch my neck. There wasn't any blood anymore...not even a scab had formed. I did feel two small little holes though.
"Are you feeling better?" Ristat asked. I looked up at him and opened my mouth.
"A little bit...wh...what happened?" I questioned.
"I will tell you when the time is right...when you are able to walk and understand a little better." He told me.
"Understand?" I thought to myself. "How can I understand something later that doesn't make sense to me now?" I wondered.
I tried to stand up. I couldn't do it, so I sat up instead. My head was still swimming, but it wasn't as bad as before. I looked straight into his eyes with a questioning look. I had a feeling I would soon know the answers to all of my questions.
"What do you mean you aren't going?" I asked.
I was on the phone with my best friend, Rae. We were planning on going to a club tonight for some dancing and to mingle with the crowd; she didn't want to go.
"I can't go because I have some things to attend to at home, Eve." Rae had told me. I understood though.
"Alright then, Rae. Maybe some other time then?" I asked. "Yea. Hey, if you see any cute and single guys, let me know." She told me before she hung up the phone. I was bound to a night out at a club alone this time. Little did I know it would change my life forever.
I grabbed my coat and headed out the door. The club was only a few blocks away, so I managed to walk this time. It was about 7:30 p.m. when I left my house. Beings how it was in the dead of winter, it was dark out already. The moon was full though. It left a silver light wherever I walked. What I didn't know was that a silent stalker was following me...
When I got to the club, I dug through my purse to get my I.D. card. The bouncer always checked for it every time, even though he knew my face.
"Club policy." He would always say to me. I shrugged it off, nodding each time. I knew it was only his job. I got up to him and flashed my I.D. card. He nodded 'okay' and let me pass. When I got inside, I could feel the energy from the beat and the lights and all the people inside.
I scoped my seat out at the bar; and although I didn't drink, it made for a great conversational area. I wasn't even at the bar any longer then five minutes before I was being scoped out. It was my silent stalker, although I didn't know this at the time. He sat next to me and stared silently for a few minutes. It gave me the creeps, even if he was cute.
"Hello, miss." He had said to me. I stared at him for a minute.
"H...hello." I said. His eyes were dark and mysterious, but they were beautiful.
I figured I might as well talk to him. He was cute after all, and very polite...and what if he was single?
We engaged in a heavy conversation for two people who had just met. It was around 11:00 p.m. when I noticed how late it was. The club never closed until just before dawn, but I wanted to be home before 12. I said goodbye to my new friend, whose name I had found out. His name was Ristat. He offered to walk me home; I couldn't be rude and say no. I mean after all, he was very polite for a club guy. We left the club at 11:15 p.m. and headed back to my house. The moon was still out and was still leading the way with its silvery light.
When I reached my gate, Ristat opened it for me. He walked me all the way to my door. I would have offered for him to come in, but beings how it was a first meeting and since it was so late, I decided not to.
"Well, thanks for walking me home." I said. He nodded and turned away.
"Wait..." I called after him as he started to walk off. "If you want to get in touch with me again...maybe...go out again or something...my number is 717- 1128. Call me sometime." Ristat nodded again and turned to leave. I noticed he was quiet now...he must have been tired.
As I watched him go, I turned to go inside my own house. I thought about calling Rae and telling her, but I figured she was asleep by now. I decided to go to sleep myself.
In the morning, after breakfast, I had called Rae. She was excited to hear about the "Mystery man" named Ristat. I did scope out a few guys for her too, but she was too into my story to care. When we had hung up the phone from our excited conversations, I was just about to do the dishes. The phone rang again. I went over to it and dried my hands on my shirt.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hi, Eve? It's Ristat. I was wondering if you wanted to go out again tonight...maybe not to the club...I was hoping, maybe like to dinner or something."
One night and he already wanted to take me to dinner? I was shocked at first, but soon my reply came to me.
"Sure. Sounds like fun. What time?" I asked curiously.
"Around 7 or 8 tonight. Is that okay?" He was a true gentleman. Any time was good for me, as long as Rae didn't have any plans tonight; but I knew she was going to scope out guys at the club again.
"Yeah, whatever time is good for you." I said. We agreed on 7. I hung up the phone and looked at the clock. It was only 9 a.m. now. I still had things to do. Eventually, I found a way to entertain myself until 5 p.m. That's when I decided to take a shower and get ready for my "date". When I was through, it was 6:53 p.m. I rushed downstairs to get the door, and make sure Ristat hadn't been waiting there forever. I opened the door to look out, only in a towel. He was just reaching the porch.
Quickly, I opened the door and let him in. Yeah, I was a bit embarrassed to be standing there in a towel...but I think he was embarrassed to have seen me like this.
"Hold on...make yourself at home. I will be right back." I said. He nodded but did not look directly at me. He was looking at the couch next to me. I guess he was really embarrassed. I rushed upstairs again to finish getting ready. When I was through I came back down to find him sitting on the couch he was staring at.
At that moment, he looked even more mysterious then ever...but he was quite attractive. He looked at me and I could have sworn I saw his eyes flash a bright blue before my eyes. Maybe I was seeing things, I don't know. I went and sat with him, not wanting to leave yet. I couldn't take my eyes away from his...it was almost as if he had a hold of me.
I suddenly felt his lips against mine. It was all happening so fast I didn't know what to make of it. I kissed him back, but only to realize he was now kissing my neck. In that instant, a sharp pain quivered throughout my body. I felt dizzy and lightheaded. Before I could regain my senses, I had blacked out.
When I came too, I was dazed and confused. My neck was sore, and instinctively, I reached up to touch it. My hand drew back when a sharp pain raced through my body again. There was blood on my hand. I tried to get up, but to no avail.
"Shhh...rest now. In time I will explain everything to you..." I looked around the room to see that Ristat was the one talking. I chose not to ask questions now, as my energy was low. Within minutes I was asleep again.
When I woke up yet again, I felt Ristat's hand holding mine. The pain in my neck was gone, however. I opened my eyes and reached up to touch my neck. There wasn't any blood anymore...not even a scab had formed. I did feel two small little holes though.
"Are you feeling better?" Ristat asked. I looked up at him and opened my mouth.
"A little bit...wh...what happened?" I questioned.
"I will tell you when the time is right...when you are able to walk and understand a little better." He told me.
"Understand?" I thought to myself. "How can I understand something later that doesn't make sense to me now?" I wondered.
I tried to stand up. I couldn't do it, so I sat up instead. My head was still swimming, but it wasn't as bad as before. I looked straight into his eyes with a questioning look. I had a feeling I would soon know the answers to all of my questions.