One day later…
I sat in the hospital room watching the machines help my grandma to breathe. It hurt my heart to see her laying there like that. I hadn't gone home, I had the cab take me directly to see grandma first. My parents were on their way back from getting something for me to eat and I was just waiting for grandma to wake up so we could talk. I wanted to tell her I loved her, and that Small Paws didn't hiss at her crocheted booties anymore…and about David and his family.
I ate my food slowly, just staring at the plate. My dad was holding grandma's hand and my mom was holding my free one. "Sage Alivia Pearl?" I looked over at the bed, Grandma's eyes were open and she wore a slight smile, "Grandma!" I ran over to the opposite side my dad was on sitting slightly next to her, "How are you feeling?" Her smiled grew bigger, "Well, it's almost like an in-between feeling Sage. I finally understand what your grandpa meant when he passed." I nodded at the memory of grandpa passing, he had said the same thing. My parents looked at each other and then they both walked out of the room as quietly as possible. My eyes started to water, "Grandma…I'm going to miss you so much…" She smiled, "Oh Sage…I won't leave you, sweetie. I'll be here and here." She pointed at my heart and my head. "I love you sweetie, but death is a part of life. We all die sometime, well we are supposed to anyway." I looked at her quizzically. She looked around as though she didn't want anyone else to hear what she was about to say, "I know what attacked you and your friend that night. Your parents didn't want me to tell you but now I think it's okay…it was vampires." I raised my eyebrows, "Grandma! Vampires don't exist. It was a gang of messed up people who wanted to be vampires." The look in her eyes turned into sadness, "No…they exist. I've seen them before, when I was young and lived outside of Portland in a small town. Except they didn't feed on humans, they called themselves 'vegetarians' and lived off of animals." I sighed, "Okay, so what do I do now. Am I marked for hunting or something."
Grandma shrugged, "I don't know, but you survived and usually people don't do that. So maybe you need to do some digging of your own." I nodded and proceeded to tell her about things back home. She chuckled when I told her about small paws and her booties. Minutes turned into hours and eventually she started to dose off again. I gently began to get up and go outside to talk to my parents until she grabbed my hand and held me there, "Please, Sage…give David and his family a chance…there is more to them than meets the eye." I smiled, "Of course grandma. I love you." She nodded and dozed off. My parents took me home so I could bathe, we would talk to the doctor tomorrow. "You know mom; Grandma didn't seem to be in any type of pain. Maybe she'll pull thru." She shook her head slowly, "Sage she's on a lot of pain medication…" I sighed and thru myself on my old bed. I called David and let him know that I would be staying all week and Sam volunteered to take care of Small Paws. Then I called my boss and let him know what was going on. After that I tucked myself in bed for a very sleepless night.