I clutched the phone and tears built in my eyes. “Bradley, I just want you to stay the hell from me. I–I can’t deal with all this. I really can’t.”“Lisa, I am lost right now. Do you want me to come over?”“No,” I breathed the word out. “What part of stay away from me don’t you get?” I raised my voice a bit. “Is this–is this because of the whole vampire thing? You have to tell me because I’m going crazy here.” I could hear the stress in his voice. And the sound of a car engine starting was evident in the background. He was probably getting ready to come over to my house. “It’s not because of that. I was warned to stay away from you. And this time, my grandmom was involved in the madness. And you know what? I have been through too much, I can’t deal with this drama.” “I’m coming over…” He said in a firm tone. It was clear that he was not giving up. If this were in any other situation, I would have been very flattered but this was different. This involved the life of my grandmom and
My heart was thumping in my chest and anxiety shook my insides. I stared at the picture on the phone for a few more seconds and then swallowed. This was not good. This was definitely not good. I placed the phone on the bed and proceeded to change what I was wearing into something presentable to wear to go to the station. I mean, I had my doubts about going to the police at first but now, I really had no real choice. That crazy lady was watching me, she had proven that. I was not safe. My dad and grandmom were not safe. And after what she had told me in the car that night, I could not stop the fear from choking me. I was literally shaking. She had just seen me with Bradley and showed me that she did by sending that picture. That was so creepy and caused my spine to tingle. The safest thing I could do was to get my behind at the station and try to get all this under control. And there was no way I was going to leave my dad here after seeing that text. After changing, I grabbed my ph
I went home in a very happy mood because I had just successfully negotiated a deal with a client. But just as I entered through the door, I saw high heels that did not belong to me on the hardwood floor. I headed for the bedroom and heard strange and ambiguous sounds. With curiosity filling my senses, I opened the bedroom door and saw an image that broke my heart.I saw the love of my life having sex with another woman. Their sounds of pleasure filled the room, and pain tugged at my heart. My throat was dry and adrenaline rushed through my veins.They could not see me yet and I just stood at the door and watched them. My chest rose up and down in a fast motion and I could feel tears rapidly building in my eyes. It felt like my soul was being slowly ripped out of my body each time he thrust into her. A small sound escaped my mouth as I began to sob and the woman finally noticed me at the door. I immediately recognized her, and I knew she recognized me too. It was my best friend, Nor
I was raised by my grandmother because I had no choice. My dad was a deadbeat father and left my mom and me when I was only nine. I can still remember that day like it was yesterday. What hurt me more is that he promised me that he would come home later that night and bring me a doll; a doll that I had wanted for the longest. I guess he lied because I am now a twenty-five-year-old woman and I’m still waiting for that doll.A year later, my mom died of chronic depression. She had stopped taking care of herself and even went days without eating. Of course, she made us believe that she was eating but we would always find her food in the trash the next day. We took her to therapy but that lasted for only about a day. She threatened that if we made her go back there that she would hurt herself; so we listened. When she died, I felt so alone. She died in her room clutching onto a pillow that my dad had given her for their anniversary a year before.After she was gone, I had to move to Sea
My heart pounded so hard in my chest that it felt like I was about to blackout. My eyes widened and I watched the CEO in horror. A lady was in the bathroom with him and she was dressed in a uniform, which led me to believe that she was working for the hotel; maybe as a help.Bradley was sucking on the neck of the young lady so nonchalantly that if I wasn’t scared out of my mind right now, I would have thrown up. He removed his mouth from the girl’s neck and she dropped to the floor with a thud.“Please…please,” I began to sob, afraid that he was going to hurt me. The CEO made a move that caused me to scream so loud that my throat hurt. I tried to flee away but he was right behind me before I could even blink.“Lisa, I can explain.” He blocked the exit. “Give me a chance to explain, please.”I glanced at the girl on the floor and noticed that she was breathing. She was alive! But that still did not change the fact that I was caged in the bathroom with whatever Bradley was!“Please don’
“You’re not dreaming, Lisa. Make your choice.” Bradley’s voice was smooth and almost perfect. “To live, or to die?”I had to decide either to die or to be a vampire. I remembered that I swore to myself to never be like my parents and run away from my problems but to always find a solution because there always was even if that solution was not pretty. This was the solution. Choosing death would be the cowards’ way out. And I was not a coward. I was not like my parents!I exhaled shakily and then bravely walked to him slowly. When I reached him, I held his hand and he suddenly pulled me into his arms. My breath hitched and I strengthened my hold on his hand.Being so close to him filled me with fear. The image of him feeding on the girl that was now on the floor lingered in my mind. “Can we please get this over with?” “Gladly,” Bradley chuckled, and then he brought his wrist slowly to my mouth. I began to breathe faster and my thirst for blood was now unbearable, especially considerin
After spending almost the whole day in the hotel room eating ice cream, sobbing, and watching soap operas on the small flat-screen TV, I finally checked out of the hotel room and headed for the bar where I met the CEO the day before.My car was in good condition and nothing was missing from it. I unlocked it and got in. I was still new to this vampire thing and knew that I had to avoid sunlight for the time being. I did not care what Bradley said, I was not about to take my chance on being burned to ashes. Even if that was just overexaggerated gibberish that was played out in films. The sun had already set and I felt a weird increase in my senses. It felt like everything around me was louder and bolder.The colors I saw everywhere looked like they popped more. Normally, I had a terrible sense of smell, but now it was different. I could even smell the burger a guy across the road had in his hands as he ate it in his closed car.This seemed cool but also freaked me out. I just needed
Mark took the TV remote and turned the news off. He took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Lisa, I know you’re pissed at me and you have every right to be, but please…let’s think this through.”“Are you seriously going to let all those guests show up tomorrow and just stay home?” He asked me, and I folded my arms on my chest.“Well, you do have a point. Why let all those people suffer for your mistake? I know what we’re going to do.” I told him and he smiled, even though my heart ached. Just seeing Mark made me feel like I was drowning with no one to help me. I felt awful.“What do you suggest.” He gulped and then folded his hands on his lap as he stared at me. “We could push the wedding date until you and I work out our issues. What about that?” I stared at him incredulously. He seriously thought that he was going to screw my best friend and just say sorry to make it all go away? You can’t put a bandaid on a severed leg!I took my phone out of my bag and headed for the window