Katerina woke up screaming then stopped when she realized she was in her bedroom. For as long as she could remember she had the same dream. She was a baby and some beautiful woman was holding her while a man with long wavy brown hair was telling her to be quiet. He was so handsome she thought but so was the other man that was kissing the woman that was holding her platinum blonde hair that fell just before his shoulders all their eyes were a ruby red. Strange color she always thought but she didn't care because she was safe with all of them. So she thought. Next thing she sees is the woman she called mother being pulled apart and the woman holding her hands her over to the monster that just hurt her mother she begins to cry and scream as she watches the two men light a fire and burn the other woman and two others that were supposed to protect her. That's when she always wakes up just as her mother begins to scream for her. She doesn't always have nightmares sometimes they are good dreams of happier times like her sitting on the dark brown haired man's lap and him reading to her. Or the blonde one feeding her food and making funny faces. Then there's the boy and girl that play with her while her daddy and the two other men are busy. And then her beautiful mother with long golden blonde hair holding her and singing lullabies. Those are the dreams she loved the most but they are ruined by the nightmare and the thoughts of how she will never see or find them again. The Robertson family had found her on their doorstep early in the morning they said there was only a note saying to take care if her and that they were sorry and that they lived her but the picture didn't match the people in her dreams. And they didn't have red eyes like in her dreams. That was all she had to go on a woman named Emily and a man named Daniel even though she looked like them she never thought they were her parents. The Robertson's had her put in therapy because her nightmare had gotten so bad at one time. Eventually they forbade her from talking about them all together. She felt so alone no one ever believed her.
She was turning 18 today and she had saved enough money to leave this place. She was grateful to the Robertson's for taking her in. But she wanted to find her family. The one from her dreams she felt deep inside that they were real but the therapist would say it was a coping mechanism for the horror I might have seen when she was younger. She never believed it. She got up and dressed herself in a blue summer dress and flats she walked downstairs and started to create some breakfast. She saw the note on the fridge from her step mom saying that they had gone to the store to get some groceries and they would be back by 10. She threw the note away then sat down with her breakfast and began to eat. When she finished she cleaned her dishes then sat down to watch TV she must of fallen asleep because she was awoken by the sound of the doorbell. Hold on I'll be right there she yelled she got up and walked to the door. She could see the the silhouette of a policeman's hat she opened the door can I help you officer? She asked yes are you Katerina Robertson? He asked yes why you ask? She replied I believe I have some bad news your parents were driving through the hills when a semi ran them off the road. I'm sorry to say they didn't make it. We need you to come down and identify the bodies. Katerina broke down and sobbed why does everyone leave her she thought
a few hours later she was signing the papers to cremate her parents she was still in shock at the thought of them not being there she went home. She went home as she closed the door it hit her hard she collapsed on the floor and cried for what seemed like hours but was only a half hour. She finally got up and went to her parents room she sat on the bed she looked her step mothers vanity on the top was a box that had her name on it. She picked it up and opened the box. Inside was a locket that was shaped into a V on the back it her name was inscribed. She opened the locket and gasped in shock. Looking back at her was the two men from her dreams. There was a note from her mother she opened it and vegan to read it.
Dear Katerina,
This locket was what you were wearing when you were left on our doorstep. We didn't want to give it to you till you were old enough. I'm sorry we told you were crazy to think that the men you saw in your dreams was imaginary. We just didn't want you to disregard us as parents because we always wanted a child if our own. I couldn't have any you were an answer to our prayers. I'm sorry you had to find out this way. It was never our intention to hurt you. I hope you can forgive us in time love your parents the Robertson's
Katerina put the letter down and studied the locket on the back it said her last name was Volturi she automatically went to the computer and typed it in the search engine. The only thing that came up was historical document about a man from the early centuries that saved the city of Volterra from so called vampires after that nothing else. She looked at painting of this saint Marcus he did look alot like the man in her locket. She printed out the information and put it in her purse.
A few weeks later she had sold almost everything in the house except her clothes and her art supplies. She was accepted into the university of art in Rome Italy she was to leave in three days all she had left was to close the sale of the house. She was waiting for the Realtor to come by with the documents. She finished packing when the doorbell rang she opened the door hello MS. Robertson here are the papers to sign you should expect the payment into your account in two days. The Realtor said as he handed the papers to her thank you so much she signed them then handed them back your welcome here's you copy of all the documents and good luck with college in Italy he relied thank you I'm excited well it was good doing business with you bye. She closed the door. Two days later she was fully packed and on her way to Italy.