The Smell and Color Of Blood
Chapter 8
Surprisingly, Laurie slept better that she had in days. That guy who had saved her was sleeping on the floor by the foot of her bed. She tiptoed over t wake him up. "Hey, uh…mister, wake up. it's morning," she whispered.
Cloud stretched his arms then pulled them down. Unfortunately Laurie got caught. Her head was on his chest. "Uh, okay talk about awkward moments," she said. She out her hands o his chest to try to get him off. It was useless. She tried screaming in his ears. "WAKE UP!" Nothing but a moan. He was just too strong. But then Laurie had an idea!
Laurie reached for the alarm clock at the table at the foot of her bed. She managed to get it. She set he alarm to go off in one minute. She smiled with delight. The alarm clock blasted in his ear. He jumped up pushing Laurie down in the process. "Have a nice sleep?" she asked standing up. "Besides for the wake up call, I'm fine," he said.
"How else was I supposed to get you up?" she asked walking downstairs to fix some breakfast. Cloud sat a the table deep in thought. "Okay. Spill. How did you know those vampires. You wanted revenge for who?" she asked.
Cloud looked at her. "I gambled with you life, so you have a right to know," he said. Laurie sat down with waffles and coffee for the both of them. "her name was Aries. She was my girlfriend. We were going to be married. One night she went to get some groceries, but she didn't come home. I went out looking for her and I saw her being eaten by those creatures, so I vowed revenge," he finished with a sigh.
"And you got it," Laurie said. "I did," said Cloud sipping his coffee. Cloud got up and started to leave. "Thanks for the coffee," he said before laving.
"Wait!" Laurie said running to the door to stoop him. "I didn't get your name," said Laurie blushing a little. "My name is Cloud Strife," he said before getting onto his motorcycle heading to the next town.
Laurie watched him off. She turned around and started to clean. She put o the TV and watched the news. Then the anchorwoman came on.
Early this morning, police were called to a nearby church. Inside was all destroyed. Police and spectators figure it was from a local gang, but sources tell us that all the gangs had an alibi. FBI and police will keep us updated on this horrible tragedy.
Laurie chuckled slightly. "Sorry about that," she said as she washed the dishes. She grabbed her books and went off to school. Just another normal day for Laurie? Yeah right!
AN: end it here or keep going?
