Chapter eight
I didn't know what to do. Who should I tell? My parents? No, of course not. They won't hesitate to take me to the nuthouse since they will think I'm going crackers or something. I mean who will believe if you tell them vampires are in Bahamas? Sav and Berny will definitely laugh till their head aches and my brother Dylan? He's worse. He will definitely go around telling all his friends that his sister had finally gain admission to the asylum.
I turned and tossed on my bed as the idea of dreaming about a vampire bearing their long sharp teeth at me hit me.
Amber.
Apparently, she's a vampire too. And her sister. I looked over at the shaft of my locker. I'd tried telling Amber about it but anytime I'm with her, I totally forget about it.
Gillian Anders. She is probably a vampire too. And I have no choice but to agree that she had lived for thousand years now. I turned again as I watched Lara slept peacefully with gentle snores coming from her.
I tried closing my eyes to sleep but I see Amber bending over me and dipping her sharp teeth in my neck. I rolled out of bed and paced. What should I do? I felt like crying. I felt sick instantly and my head throbbed. I dig my hands into my bag and took a tablet of aspirin.
I sat in the fine beach sand looking absent mindedly at the sea that stretched before me. The cold winter air blew hitting against my skin. I heard a call, it was too windy to hear exactly what they were saying. I stood alarmed when I heard it again.
"Hailey! Hailey run!" I heard. The voice was so familiar. I turned searching anxiously for who it was.
"Hailey! Run!" I heard again. I was frustrated and confused.
"Haileeyyyyyyy!" I heard again, this time louder and fiercer. Then the whooshing wind drew the voice away. I turned and there it was. She bared her long sharp teeth at me as her eyes became all black. There was a blood stain on her cheeks. A gentle row came from her throat as she approached me like a predator ready to devour its prey. Her long curly blonde hair made me realize who it was.
It was Rose. I know she'll never spare me even if the whole world begged on my behalf cos she'd generated a natural deadly hatred for me. She kept approaching as my heart beat became wild and crazy.
I turned to ran and thank the good lord for who was standing there. I ran towards Amber but she bared her too sharp teeth at me as well. I stood scared and haunted as the two sisters walked to me with hungry eyes. I fell to the ground without any push but I was covered in thick haunting darkness till I fell. The darkness subsided and they were kneeling beside me ready to devour. I felt a very cold touch on my arm. It was so cold that it made my bones weak and my skin felt like it was frozen.
Amber roared and dug her too sharp teeth into my neck. The pain was sharp and deadly. I screamed as the venom began to make my body burn.........
"Are you okay? Hailey?" I heard Lara's voice. I opened my eyes and sure enough, she was there. I was so happy I have her back. Well, it felt like it. I turned to her and she hugged me as I sobbed. What was I even crying for? It was just a damn nightmare. And everyone have nightmares.
But I could use this opportunity to feel her love and care for me before she leaves me which I pray against.
"Um......... Are you okay now?" She asked after my crying fit was over and everything was becoming awkward.
"Y-yeah. Thanks for being there," I murmured and left her comforting arms.
"I.... I um, I'm going back to bed now since you're okay" She said and went to her bed.
For one, I was happy to have that nightmare. At least it brought my friend back to me. I looked at Amber's bed and as usual, she wasn't there neither was her sister. The nightmare felt so real, I should jubilate cos it was just a nightmare. My life would have been over by now.
I went into the bathhouse with my toiletry bag. I was sick but I'm never gonna step into that sick bay till I leave this school. The day felt quite different for me. When I entered the bathhouse, everyone was murmuring. They were alarmed which made me interested in whatever they were ranting about.
Apparently, another blood had quenched a vampire's taste last night. I thought about who was the predator and who was the prey. I debated on all these on my way to school alone. Obviously, it was a sunny day and the vampires aren't coming out from wherever they've been since last night. Today was Friday and I was going to have my English class with Lara. I always have classes with her all these passed weeks but it felt like she wasn't there.
"Were you ever gonna tell me what made you want to wake the whole school up last night? I won't lie, I was scared stiff when you screamed." Lara teased during lunch.
"It was..... Um.... It's was just a nightmare." I smiled.
"Yeah, I think I should tell you why I avoided you." She finally said after staring at me like I've grown a second head.
"Yeah, please do." I pleaded.
"So, when I first came to school, I made my first friend Cyndy and then Katy later." She started.
"I was not exactly happy to be in this school but I was later happy when Cyndy and Katy came around. On the third night of coming to school, a girl died and she was the owner of your bed" I cringed and she smiled.
"Then a week later, another boy died. I couldn't take it anymore and the reason I stayed after the first death was the excuse that the girl had health problems.
"When the boy died, I was scared and I wanted to call my parents but Miss White kept getting on my nerves. There's something funny about her too.
"Then I got used to the deaths, the sounds in the forest, and the nightmares." She said and stopped as she looked at me.
"I need you to keep a secret. If you really value my life as a friend." She whispered and I felt cold instantly.
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