I bravely spit my truth. «Vampires are disgusting monsters with red eyes and pale skin that drinks human blood. They have some sort of superpowers, like reading minds and move fast enough to do their homework the same morning they should deliver it.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPe0jKqLiVU
«I think I'm a vampire.» Someone screams among the laughing crowd.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhw8CZGj4RV
«They live in old castles or stinky caves, it depends on their heritage.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtMu7cfeet
«Enough.» Mikael says it in a severe tone I never heard from it, his eyes narrowed and his jaw clenched. I admit I would shut up, but the nineteenth-century expensive suit on his well-built body makes him the less scary man in the class, and the less I'm afraid, the more I talk with no filters.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4w4lkom7vp
«They are born in Italy, a man has been cursed trying to keep his impossible love. She was a princess, he loved her, but he wasn't the only one. The princess was in love with both, but she was promised to a prince. Her mother, a witch obsessed by the society rules, discovered the love she harbored for the two men and punished her cursing them all. I think the princess died.» I say, trying to remember the article I read when I was a teen about it. «Anyway, vampires are magical creatures created to scare people in the good old times and, to answer your last interrogative, they are bad.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡek27bSoohJ
Mikael stands among the students, silent, his eyes staring in mines as he can enter in me. I gulp, taking a step back, tripping and falling on the chair behind me.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG70xsJWeV
Finally he speaks. «You have excellent grades in history, are you sick today?» He asks, 'causing a little laugh in the class. Before I can stammer out an answer, he keeps talking. «Vampires are creatures made by an unexplainable force of nature which is beyond human perception, a force that they can use, like werewolves, witches and other creatures.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCcQhO6qzC
«Sir, I'm here to study history, not your crazy bullshits!»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7SaQlaqQh
Mikael ignores the poor guy. «Their eyes are totally black, they are usually well-built since they are predators, they have amplified senses, that's why it's better to not be afraid of them. They can feel your fear and their first instinct will be to tear your throat. Blood is their favorite drink, but when they are sad they rather drink beer.» The class laughs at his words. Is he trying to turn everyone against me?371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FaeKWKZiC
«Stop lying, Mikael. It's not funny.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEDaPxEXm9
«Do you always talk like this to your teachers?» Everyone shakes their head except a guy wearing a hat and large-sized clothes, obviously not interested in losers' things like sexy fictional characters.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlzPNdShQe
He stands up. «I don't wanna listen to these bullshits anymore. We should have started the Victorian Era today.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gVGSWo7Lo
Mikael puts his hands on my desk, looking me in the eyes and I push myself against the chair, sinking down.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt9MQQnGxn
«You were right about how they are born. You were right: they are bad. You better be glad if one puts his eyes on you, 'cause if you push him away you'll regret it forever.» He growls in my face, his lips curled up and his eyes narrowed as he comes closer. I'm tempted to take the scissors and put them between us, just to feel protected also if I'm not, but this would be a stupid move, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't hesitate to use them against me now.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvyTUW50EX
«When will you talk about the Victorian Era?»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5YEkcoVVF
Mikael turns, growling. «One of my favorite ones, the society was built on respect and elegance, what you don't have today.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2quSFmSaTe
«Sorry sir, not everyone is gay.» The class laughs and Mikael chuckles too. It happens so fast I only see the scissors in the wall at a few inches from the stupid guy's scared face. He stays still while Mikael goes back to his desk. He's sitting down at the desk, but something stops him. Suddenly he raises, catching a flying marker. His eyes observe it, then find the guilty in a shot.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxJM77e3KR
Seeing he's losing it, I walk to him, distracting him with the noise of my chair ruining the dirty floor. I ignore all the eyes on me, blushing and walking straight to my man. I put my hands on his chest, raising on my tiptoes to bring my lips close to his ear. I know he would hear me whispering his name from the last table, I just need to be sure nobody else will.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7F02znwZo
«Please, don't hurt anyone. If you don't, I'll forget you for what you've done to Royce and his friends.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXhvLz64h6
«Forget me?» He scoffs. «Did I sound sorry for that?»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WDYLxQ1zy
I take some distance, confused. «Aren't you? You almost killed a guy with a punch and his fault was trying to help his friend.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYSwtekA6L
«You're too pure to understand...»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVw4guaRFx
«No, I understand.» I put my hands in my hair, breaking the contact with him, the energy between us dissolves. «You just want to hurt me. Scare me. You told me to run away from you. If your goal was pushing me away, you did it.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLxvgIROJD
«What the fuck are you talking about.» He yells in my face.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEayHTkG8E
A warm tear shows him I'm right. «I'm telling the truth you're trying to hide. You're not unable to love, you're not completely a monster, you are afraid of love and you're doing everything to push me away.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWptB5RgJ8E
«I saved your life fighting three men and you're telling me I'm weak.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzdcqICMQu
«Wait, you thought to steal my heart beating the bullies? We're not in the Victorian Era, demonstrate you're strong doesn't guarantee you love.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGq7PNWwzu
«I'm sorry you're not able to appreciate my vision of love.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHK2UHXlE7
«Your vision of love is sick. It's all about violence to your eyes. That light I saw in them... it fooled me.» I hear him taking air in his lungs fast. «There's nothing good in you. You crave power 'cause it's the only thing you can have and manage easily thanks to your strength, you're a King afraid to find his Queen because you know you can't control her as you do with your people.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAE7xPg3FX
«I think you're confused. Am I a monster or not? Can I love and be loved? You can't know this, Katrina. All you should ask yourself is: do I love him? Just this.» He says, emotionless.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZR0QwpeRzB
«I can't love you until I don't know who the hell you are.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PpYYOt9Y7
The provocative guy stands up to talk again. «Now we know why Katrina has excellent grades. How many teachers have you fucked?» Before the class can start laughing, Mikael breaks his stupid grin.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDqruc1mVg
The desk flies out the window with two students and everybody screams in panic, except me. I'm the only hope to save everyone, I've no time to be shocked, I repeat it to myself as I try to find Mikael. I'm pushed against the wall, everyone is crying and running, some students jump out of the window, some tries to break down the door that is unexplainable closed. Meanwhile, I see something black speeding on a girl. Mikael.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadaRn7jEsL
«Mikael! Please, stop!» I reach him, colliding with the students running to the door. I take him by the arm. «Mikael, listen to me.» Taking his arm back fast, he throws me on the wall and I fall on the floor, a sharp pain in my leg clouding my mind for some seconds. I think it's broken, I can't even move it and I surely can't help anyone like this. But I can open the door. I crawl among the students that step on me, luckily not on the broken leg. When I can touch the wooden door, I turn to sit down, panting.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv9LzozUEq
«Diana!» The door opens as soon as I scream her name.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnZfZXKG1e
Before I can turn and crawl out of this bloody hell, someone kicks me on the head, making me fall. As I try to raise up, other shoes crush my body and my vision slowly fades in black.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymSdZSqCz5
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A white ceiling and someone muttering are all I can see and hear. I close and open my eyes continuously to wake up, then I raise up. Diana is sitting on the edge of the white bad, wearing a nurse suit.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjQ7mr4vQf
«Where...»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrbrIE7nMy
«Shush, I'll get you out of here. Tell them you remember you were the first to be hit and you fainted before you could see anything.» She walks away, impressing me once again with her elegant walk. I follow her straight back and her hips waving, seeing in my mind also her chest puffing out to complete her majestic figure. With some make-up and a big neckline she would be the perfect sexy nurse boys fantasize about. While she exits the hospital room, two policemen enter, observing me with a frown on their scary faces. One is a human donut, the other is a toothpick with a blonde snack on his point.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wNzi9Im4r
The donut starts with the questions. «Were you in the class when the tragedy happened.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJPQTPuXO4
«Good morning to you too.» I say, too nervous to hold it. «Yes, I was there.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZR9RyUz1tk
«Have you seen what happened?»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwFZ37pau4
I act the script. «I'm sorry, I've been the first to be hit and...»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRNCjIdQ4v
«Have you a vague idea of which kind of animal was in the class? Was it just one?»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UdSmsxNgm
We stare at each other and I'm not sure who's the most confused. «I don't know. How did you understand that was an animal attack?»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBEtNzEknR
The two look at each other, then the thin one hands me a pic. My emotions go off as a tear caresses my soft cheek.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡat0MmowbwZ
My classmates, my friends, are all dead. I can see are their body parts covered in blood around the class, their heads are on their desks, all turned to the end of the class. On the blackboard there's a sentence written with blood: I don't need to love to be loved.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vuDHc1Azq
I give the picture back, my hand trembling like a leaf. «It wasn't an animal, it was a beast.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEa0EvIAaZ
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I knock at the door. Mom opens still in tears, a hand on her mouth.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrb2NJpfBB
«I'm sor...»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP5nzTRWed
«Don't say that.» She traps me in a tight hug and I smile, letting the tears flow. I shiver. «It's cold, come in dear.» She takes my hand. I made a big mistake leaving home, and I think I'm going to make another inevitable one, I can't tell her why my body is shaking in fear.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp07ZV4iZff
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The Internet isn't helping as I thought, the few articles I found are about his family and his business. I keep searching: Mikael Blake, Vampire's Blood Ring, Real Vampires caught on camera... I can't find the answers I need and this makes me feel worst than when I started searching to guarantee myself he's not really a danger for me. Everything screams he is a monster and he will take my life, louder and louder.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtycMaOh8Zg
I click on another stupid article about The New Blake's Painting. I read some words about the painting he made for his family, then I finally find something useful. I raise on the chair and I read:371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0lI2FPI2P
“...he created the ring with his blood. - This is an eternal union promise.- He says. - The woman I'll give this ring to, can dominate my world as I do. This jewelry will give her everything she ever wanted and give her to me. Her heart and her mind will be mines, under my control... -”371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexMzbya9UZ
He controlled me. That's why I've never been afraid of him. But... when we are far, I feel empty, with and without the ring. Why did he choose me among all the wonderful girls at his party? I'm not special, just a good girl, the embarrassingly clumsy type that spends her time helping the others without expecting a return, easily analyze people thanks to her sensitiveness at the point of being creepy and wait for the prince the destiny chose to save her from this evil world.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfq2fU56jX
«He's mine.»371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3RoThzTYy
I close fast the PC, turning on my desk chair. Nora is leaned on the opened door side, looking at me with narrowed eyes.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dkoY9VBhB
«Are you deaf?» She raises her voice enough to make me feel her anger and not be heard by mom and dad.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qKVdU0ikN
«No.» I say. I take the ring from my pocket, thinking about when I faced her. It's your fault, isn't it? «He's yours.» I throw the ring to her and she gives me a triumphant smirk, walking away.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ20YljXDE
I lay on my bed and I close my eyes, enjoying the new satisfying sensation that possesses my body: freedom.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYGdDWSLia
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I rub my eyes, listening to the relaxing sound of cars and rain. It feels so good to lay under the blanket when everyone is running to go to work outside in the cold, grey morning. When I was a little girl, my classmates were fantasizing about being rich and famous; meanwhile, I was going in my mom's working space to go home with her and everytime I walked to it I stopped to observe a restaurant. I had my trolley and an umbrella that kept moving on my shoulder, it was too big for a seven year old girl and the wind and the rain were stronger than me, but I could bear anything to see those warm lights and enter in the other world, I was tired of my grey one. In that place there were always many happy families and friends, their chatting was clearly full of joy and it always made me smile. That's what I was fantasizing about: a warm place, a moment of joy and people that I could love and trust.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYBiPpfWCD
I raise up, feeling a tear falling from my cheek to my lips. Its salty taste remembers me I never realized my dream. I disappointed the little me. I can hear her whispering “It doesn't matter, I'm ok. We are ok.”371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61y80Pa6Di
It's 8:30 a.m., I'm still in late for the bar shift. I focus on this to shut my heart beating too hard in my chest. I walk fast to the bathroom, but I stop immediately as a little cream box catches my eye.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkay3P2iTuw
It's rectangular, some dark stains ruined it. I take it.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBDoHEjjVD
«Ew.» The stains are still wet, I raise my hand and I see the deep red on my fingers. Its blood.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquIK8PcEtx
The tears blur my vision again as I open the little box and I see it. I put my hand on my mouth, trying to hold the sobs to not be heard by my parents. I recognize the perfect finger on my sister, whiter than the usual, in contrast with her black nail polish. I take the blood ring on it and the note near it and I close the box fast.371Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFRMqGCchK
Holding the ring, I read the note: “Put it on.”
