Life Passes By in an Instant
I was looking into eyes that I knew were not mine. What I was seeing was my very own house but the last thing that I remember was being pulled out of my window. Now I am in the living room with Chris. Both me and him were sitting on the couch and he was talking to me. He was saying something about someone being missing all of a sudden.
I got up and walked around to face his back. This was when I realized that I was sitting next to Ashley. Also I don't think that they even see me or even noticed me at the time. What they were talking about didn't make any sense. I was right here wasn't I?
"Hey guys, what are you talking about?" I asked them with one of my smiles. Surprisingly they didn't answer. Instead they just kept on talking.
"What are you ignoring me again Chris. Did I really piss you off that much?" Once again there was no acknowledgment of my existence. Now this was really ticking me off. I stood up once again looking at all of my surroundings and walked up to Chris. To tell the truth I was about to take a swing at him. I rose my hand and struck him only for my hand to pass through him like he wasn't really there. So I tried again and my hand just passed through him. What is going on here?
At least I got a response from him. He started shivering. Also I heard him say my name.
"Chris, what's wrong?" asked Ashley. There was a moment of silence between them until he spoke again.
"I swear I just felt Vanessa here a moment ago." This statement struck me. I was right here, right in front of his face and yet he couldn't see me, or hear me. I didn't like the sound of this. So I walked out of my house and into the forest where hopefully I can find someone who will listen to me. My surroundings changed as I thought of this. One moment I was at my house, the next in the forest facing Dimitri.
He was leaning on a tree with his eyes shut. To me he looked very much in pain. Did I really hurt him that bad for him to look so miserable. Showing my sympathy I walked over to him and placed my hand on his shoulder. His eyes became wide and he looked up at me. I don't think that he would see me.
"Vanessa?" he said and he moved his arm to try to place his hand upon my cheek. His hand just passed through me. I looked around me until I realized that he was looking at me.
"Wait, you can see me?" I asked. He nodded in response and I backed away. I was really confused.
"Dimitri, what happened?" There was no response from him, just relief. Well it was relief. There was now shock and I looked around only to see that I was vanishing. I was blending into the surroundings.
"Vanessa, listen to me. Back when it was Halloween I wanted to say something to you. This is the only time I will be able to say this. Vanessa, I...I.." That was all I heard because I soon vanished and woke up to a bright light. I shielded my eyes for only for that light to disappear. There to face me was a boy my age. He had red hair that went a little over his eyes. What popped out was his eyes. They were a beautiful sea blue that seemed to look into my soul. He was there smiling at me with a heartwarming smile while giving his hand out to me. I took it and was pulled up out of a box. I studied my surroundings to find myself in a graveyard. This would explain why I was in a box before I appeared in my house. There was a tombstone behind me that read the words of the dead, Katrina Belof. Something sneaky is going on here.
"Um, what is going on here?" I asked looking around. I wore a red velvet dress that went down to my ankles. The sleeves went across my shoulder. This man bowed to me and looked up to me saying.
"Hello Miss Vanessa. Welcome to your new life." He had a British accent and his hand was over his heart.
"New life?"
"Yes you are rare among us half-breed?"
"I don't understand."
" You are a half-breed miss. You are the half-breed human that is in the legends. It is your duty to do what is right."
"And that is?"
"It is your duty to stand beside us and kill the one who has imprisoned you."
"What is a half-breed." He was silent for a moment until he finally spoke.
"You are half human, half vampire. The one who has imprisoned you is known as Chris. The cause of all of this destruction."