I stood in the middle of the aisle to the cafeteria completely numb and shocked.
When I finally snapped out of it, I noticed many confused and glaring eyes on me. Why won't I be glared at when I was in the middle of the way to a cafeteria?
I moved out of the way and went back to the classroom since I've completely lost my appetite for food. But how can Katie die? How could she fall victim to Rose so easily? Among the trio, Katie was the fastest and the critical thinker. She's sassy when she needs to be and she's always there for her friends. And seriously, she was my favorite person aside Lara.
But just how? How could she die? Amber knew something about all this. Of course, she does. Why else would she take such an impromptu leave?

I felt some kind of hatred towards Rose immediately my eyes found her at the entrance of the dorm.
I felt like jumping on her and ripping her neck off. I kept glaring at her when she wasn't looking. I quickly looked away when she turned to face me.

Amber literally danced to the dorm. I've never seen her so happy before. Of course, she is always a happy little thing but today, it's beyond measure.
"Hey, what's good?" She asked slumping herself in my bed beside me.
"We need to talk." I said and stood up expecting her to follow me as Rose glared. I ignored her and headed out to the forest with Amber following closely.
"Yeah, so why are y—" She was about to say when I interrupted.
"You know Katie right?" I demanded. Where the heck is all the anger coming from?
"Yeah, your friend right?"
"She died. You know that right?" I asked.
"Look—"
"And your so called sister, Rose is behind it. You know it?" I demanded as anger boiled within me.
"Hailey—"
"Isn't she satisfied yet? Can't she be like you? Can't you talk to her? To ease up? To take a break? Isn't she tired of hearing cries and lamentations every freaking day? Or don't you vampires have heart? Can't she feel the pain? Can't she imagine how it'll feel like to give birth only for the child to slake a bloody vampire's thirst? Do you have parents at all? Do you have family? How will they feel if you just die? Innocently? Without committing a crime? Will they be happy? If that bloodsucker you call a sister just die how will you feel? Talk to her. Let her control herself. It's enough. Tell her to take a fucking break!" I yelled as she stood watching. Tears streamed down my face and she shook her head and drew closer to me.

"I'm sorry, Hailey. I'm so sorry." She said and opened her arms but closed them again. She looked like she wanted to hug me.
"I promise I'll talk to her. I don't know what good it will be this time around cos I tried talking to her countless times about this but she got mad at me."

"Or I can talk to her." I said to our surprise. I was surprised to hear that from myself and I can tell Amber is surprised too because her eyes had gone wide.
"You know you can't do that, Hailey." She smiled.
"Oh can't I?" I asked sarcastically with tear stained cheeks and cracking voice.

"You see, what I can't understand is how Katie could easily fall a victim to her," I said as we sat on a freshly fallen tree that made a bench with another. I was calmed a bit and started talking with Amber.
"You know we have a unique scent when we want to hunt that drives the most wisest creature to us. Our beauty, our voice, our character and our scent attracts preys." She explained looking forward into the dark green and thick forest.
"So can't Rose control herself?"
"I know she can if she wants to. Rose was a very sweet and loving girl when she was a human. She'd never wanted this life. She was changed into a vampire when she wasn't ready and when she had reached the peak of happiness and joy as a human. You'd understand her if you knew her story. She's mainly jealous of human and also agonized and mad. Among the six of us, she had the worst story then Brandon was next." She sighed.
"Brandon?" I raised an eyebrow, she turned to me and smiled.
"Yeah, we're family. He's my brother. His story is a very sad one too. Our dad, Nathan changed him just in time before he died at his school sick bay. His mom got into an accident on her way to the school to see how her son was faring. His dad was going through a lot. You know, for his only son to be on the verge of death and his wife dead, it made him frustrated. Nathan was a neurosurgeon and just appeared in time to transform Brandon. He can't be saved. The only option was to die or to be transformed. Nathan liked the guy and so he comforted his dad and told him his son was dead. He covered him and made his dad left. When they were alone, he did what he wanted. Same thing with Ivy our mom. She was transmogrified when she was about to die from the poison of a bullet. Her eighteen year old son was in the accident too. He died earlier and it was too late for him to be transformed. It was almost late for Ivy too but Nathan felt he loved her so he changed her just on time. He wedded her and they made Brandon their first child before, changing Chris, me and then finally, Rose." She narrated her eyes looking so far away like she's looking into the future. I sighed and shook my head.
"Can't you go back to your families after you're changed?" I asked.
"Hell no!" She laughed.
"There's an enmity between human and us. I don't know why I like you. The future says something about us." She smiled as she gestured between she and then me.
"It's late already and you need to sleep tight cos you're meeting my brother." She said, smiling smugly and raising an eyebrow at me.
"Seriously?" I joined her laughed and we headed towards the dorm as butterflies invaded my stomach making me pray the night will be short so I could see Brandon.

I slumped myself on my bed and prayed for dear sleep to locate me soon.