She planted a kiss on his lips and hugged him.The next day, Ragnor was up early. He left home to do some grocery shopping while Clara was still sleeping. They have planned their fun activities for the day and have even started planning toward their marriage schedule for the end of the year. Clara finally woke up and started feeling bored staying home alone for a couple of hours. She called Jessica for a chat "Hey Jessica," she greeted with excitement as soon as the call connected. She was lying on the bed face down and swinging her legs behind her. "Hey Clara, how are you?" Jessica responded from the other end of the call "I am good, just bored. Ragnor went out to buy some stuff for the house," she announced feeling disappointed "ha ha ha, you can't stand being alone," Jessica teased with a soft laugh "I am sorry I can't keep you company this time." She paused and quickly added "hey, why don't you call your new friend, Andrews?" she suggested "Ragnor doesn't like me calling h
"Some other time. Thanks" Andrews said and quickly made his way to the door. He could feel Ragnor's gaze burning his back. "My love, you didn't have to scare him off," Clara said looking at Ragnor who was standing next to the sofa she was sitting on. "Really!" Ragnor said and turned his gaze to her. He smiled "How so?" Clara got up and stood in front of him. Wrapping her hands around his neck she said. "You walk in looking like you will freeze him to death," she replied. He smiled and kissed her lips. "Well, I walked in to find a stranger in my house. Something I was not expecting. How do you think my expression should be?" He whispered against her lips holding her by her waist. When she didn't reply he tickled her. Clara giggled and tried to stop him from tickling her any further. "Stop it, stop," she said as she giggled. He sat on the sofa and made her sit on his lap. He wrapped his hands around her waist. "Clara, don't let people into the house when I am not around," he
She nodded and hugged him and he stroked her hair lovingly. "This part of me is easy to say. Even that frightened her. What will be her reaction if I tell her I am not human like her?" He thought as he pulled her closer to himself, shutting his eyes in pain at the thought of Clara leaving him if she found out what he was but still felt she deserved to know. "I will have to find a way to tell her. She deserves that, she needs to know the truth about me," he thought still hugging her. He pulled away from her and looked at her face, staring into her eyes with a charming smile. "You must be hungry. Let's go to the kitchen. It's my turn to do the cooking," he said and she smiled recalling she prepared breakfast. They walk hand in hand into the kitchen. They prepared lunch together even though Ragnor did most of the cooking and Clara helped with fetching needed ingredients. They spent the afternoon together watching movies after lunch. The day passed by slowly. She excused herself to u
The doctor watched as he drove away. He was terrified and was not sure if he should approach this terrifying man. He wondered if Clara was also just like him and he went back into the hospital. He had only met the man's gaze for a few minutes but he could tell he was very angry. He hurried his steps back to his consulting room once inside the hospital. Ragnor took Clara back home and laid her on the bed, ensuring she was comfortable. He checked her temperature to make sure she didn't have a fever. He kissed her forehead and sat on the chair waiting for her to wake up. As he waited, he thought of what to say to her to calm her because he knew she was probably scared of him. He is not sure what the doctor had told her but he knew it wouldn't be good. He sat for hours and Clara was still not awake. He went to the kitchen and prepared lunch and he returned to the bedroom and sat down to wait. Still, she did not wake up. He went back to the kitchen and prepared dinner. He was frustrated
Ragnor came into the house after half an hour and covered her with a blanket and went away again. Clara woke up and was surprised to see she was covered with a blanket. She tried to recall at what time she had gone to pick up a blanket. Her body ached badly from squeezing herself onto the small sofa. She had slept on the sofa as she could not sleep in the big bed without Ragnor. With her aching body, she headed for the kitchen. The usual aroma of food she smelled in the morning was not there. The kitchen was empty. Her gaze moved to the stove and she imagined Ragnor standing there making her breakfast. She opened the cabinet and made herself some tea with toasted bread, that was what she was good at preparing. She sat behind the dining table alone, eating in silence. The whole house felt suddenly too big. It was empty and extremely quiet. The food in her mouth didn't have the taste she loved so much. She was not sure how he did it, but this was not how she liked it. He was not ther
"Why, why must you be a vampire" she cried. "I am lonely without you. I love you but I am also scared," Clara broke down crying. She knew this wouldn't happen if Ragnor was around, but she was also afraid of what could happen to her if he allowed him back into her life. Ragnor did try to bite her one time. What if he grabs her like that again in the future and this time decides to bite her? Who will save her? The more she thinks about it, the harder she cries clutching their portrait which she was holding close to her chest. Back in the forest, Andrews, after hours of walking in the forest, had made it to the roadside. He stood there, drenched in sweat and dirt, trying to stop any car that passed by for help but they kept ignoring him. His current appearance makes him look suspicious. "Hey, please help" he shouted at a truck driving towards him. He waved his hands in the air trying to get the truck to stop but it drove past him missing him by a couple of inches. "Wow! I need a r
Clara was not exactly sure where she was going but she just kept walking. She was not sure how long she had been walking but she saw a nearby bench and went to sit on it hugging her knees. From there, she watched the people going about their routines and cars passing. "Hey, are you alright?" Clara heard a voice which seemed to be far away. She put her feet down and held her head in her palm with her elbows resting on her knees. "Miss?" she heard the voice again. She felt this time the voice was inside her head, so she shook her head helplessly in her hand as she covered both ears with her hands. She jumped out of fright when she felt a hand tapping her back. "I am sorry to have startled you but are you okay?" came the gentle voice of a woman who was in her mid-forty. The woman was casually dressed and had her hair parted in the centre flowing down her shoulder. She was wearing a spectacle. Clara looked at her with dull eyes and the woman sat down next to her on the bench. The wo
"I don't think......" Andrews began but paused before he could complete his statement as he remembered that Jessica was a vampire and could smell Clara if she was around. How did he forget that? He was momentarily surprised but snapped out of the mood immediately and started thinking of possible places Clara could have gone to. "She was broken. She may have wandered off," Andrews said to Jessica "I will find her," he quickly added and left the house. Jessica returned with the driver back to the hotel. She immediately informed Princess Siku about Clara's disappearance. Andrews, after roaming the streets till afternoon, returned to the hotel planning on what to tell Jessica and Princess Siku. "How could Clara disappear like that or the prince came for her?" Andrews thought as he entered the hotel and headed for Jessica and Siku's room. Back at the villa, Clara opened her eyes and jumped seeing the man lying next to her. She pushed far away from him and eventually got out of bed. S