As I look out the window, I see green. Birds chirping. My neighbours playing outside. I guess I’m going to have to get used to this neighbourhood. I just moved here. As I continue to look out the window, i see a young guy, about my age. I’ve only moved here about a week ago and don’t have many friends, but i know that all my friends think he’s hot. I guess he’s pretty hot, but I know i will never get the chance with him. He’s way to hot for me, I think I turn myself and look into the mirror. I look at myself, gray eyes, pink lips, brown hair, and skinny. I mean I’m so normal, what kind of a guy would like me. I quickly changed out of my pyjamas and into my outdoor clothes. I was supposed to meet my friends at the mall today. As soon as i step outside the door, I feel a cool breeze. It was nice out. I walk a few steps and was about to cross the street when i felt a tap on my shoulder.
“Hey, you new around here?” I heard as I turned myself. It was my neighbour, the one my friends think i hot.
“Yeah,” I say, “I’m Rose.”
“Hey Rose, nice to meet you,” he said as he placed a grin on his face. “I’m Spencer.”
I smile and say, “So... how long have you lived here?” He replies like he’s trying to think his words carefully.
“I’ve been here for 2 years.” I nod. I was about to say something, but i had a feeling that Spencer’s cell phone was going to ring. I knew this because I was psychic. I could read minds. I wasn’t a freak, I used to be a normal girl with crushes, and i would drool over guys and clothing. All that stopped when I was in the car with my family, coming back from a vacation, when all of a sudden, the air bags blown up and I watch the car crash.
That was the last moment in my life in which i was human. Before, any of this ever happened. Now, I am immortal and can read minds. I can live forever and still look the same. I was born on 1874, and it’s 2011. I’m still 16.
I watched him walk away, talking on his phone. I stared at him. I was in love. Spencer had dark brown eyes, beautiful eyes. I loved brown eyes. Spencer was very tall, about 6 feet tall? He had jet black hair. Iwas still string at him, while he walked back. He waved.
“Hey.”
“Um... hi? How’s it going?” I was blushing, a deep shade of red.
“Nice.”
“Who was that, I mean on the phone.” I didn’t want to be nosey, but I was very curious.
“That was my girlfriend...”
Girlfriend? I felt my heart break into a million pieces. “Your girlfriend?”
“Yeah. She lives in California.”
“Long distance relationship?”
“Yeah”
“What’s her name?”
“Lora.”
“Lora... that’s a nice name.” I said as my cell phone started to vibrate. I knew it was Annabelle, my friend who is probably going to kill me since I am supposed to meet her at the mall and I am late.
“Oh! It’s my friend,” I say. “I’m supposed to meet my friend at the mall, but I don’t have a ride since my parents are at work. So, I guess I’m going to have to walk there.”
Spencer, who was looking at the ground, hands in his pocket, looks up. “Really? I’ll take you th-“
“No, it’s okay. I mean you probably have things to do and-“
“No, I don’t have anything to do and my parents aren’t home. So I can take you there.”
“You sure?”
“Yep.”
“Okay then, let’s go. Annabelle is going to kill me.”
It was a quiet walk. I could sense something was wrong with Spencer. I just knew something was wrong with him, but why wasn’t my brain reading his? I tried and tried to fish into his mind and figure what was wrong, but nothing came to me. I am able to read anyone’s minds, as long they weren’t too far. What is happening? Am I losing my powers?
“Spencer... can I ask you something?”
“First of all, you can call me Spence and of course you can ask me something.”
“Well...” I said as we were walking. I noticed that a smile was on his face as I continued to talk. “I was wondering... is something bothering you?”
“Who me?” he said as I nodded. “No... I mean, why? Do I look like I’m sad?”
I looked at him for a while. He was wearing a yellow t-shirt with black shorts. “Well, I don’t know... it’s just that after you phone call... you know... the one from... Lora...” It was taking forever to get the words out of my mouth. “You sort of... looked sad... I mean did something happen?”
“Well, it’s a long story- a boring one too”
“It’s okay... I can listen.”
“No. Trust me. You don’t want to hear it.”
Why wasn’t he telling me? What was happening to me? Why couldn’t I read his mind? This was driving me crazy. I decided not to push him too hard into telling me what was wrong, or else he’d think I was too nosey. So, I changed the topic.
“So... what school do you go to?”
“Well, actually I’m going to grade 11 and I go to Lightwood High School.”
“Really? Me too!” I say as I notice that we are at the mall. Spence looks up at me and says, “That great! So... I guess we’re here... and I’ll be seeing you.”
I look up trying to find Annabelle and the rest of my friends. When I find them, they all look shocked. I could read their minds. They were all thinking, ‘What is she doing with him?’ I almost forgot who I was with. I was with Spence. The one they all dreamt of.
“So, Spence... i guess I’ll be seeing you too- oh, and thanks for keeping me company.”
“Anytime,” he said as he starts to back away from me. “I guess me and you have a lot to learn about each other,” he says.
“Yeah, of course!” I say as he turns his back and walks away. (NO! NO! NO! NO! Spence, you can’t know everything about me! You can’t You Can’t! You can’t! I am not human. I am a vampire.) I think as I walk to Annabelle and the rest.
I walked towards Annabelle and my three friends. Sadie, Alex, and Eric. Annabelle and I have been friends ever since we were 4 years old. Annabelle is tall and skinny. Annabelle isn’t very bright. She had a nice shade of orange and a hint of red; it’s very long and curly. Annabelle also has a lot of mood swings. I’m very use to it but sometimes she can be a bit too moody. Annabelle had one arm on her hip and she was frowning. I knew that she likes Spencer but Annabelle is already dating Mike. Mike is my cousin, and Mike is 19. Annabelle has a thing for younger men. Mike attends NYU. Mike is very smart. Eric and Alex have been my guy’s friends since I was 10. Eric and Alex are very tall. Eric really likes Annabelle. But Annabelle does not know. Alex likes Sadie. Sadie like Spencer. So Annabelle, Sadie, and I like Spencer.
“Rose, what are you doing with him?” Annabelle said.
“Don’t any of you say ‘Hey’ anymore?”
“Hey, Rose!” It was Eric.
“Hey Eric.”
Annabelle rolls her eyes and say, “Enough chitter chatter, I need clothing to impress Spencer!”
“What!” I say.
“I’m just kidding. I’m not that much of a freak!”
We keep talking as Eric comes to walk next to me.
“What was Spence doing with you?” he whispers to me.
“How do you know Spence?”
“I heard you and Annabelle talk about him.” I could see his expression change from happy to sad. I could read his mind, he really liked Annabelle, what Spence had that Eric never had to make Annabelle like him so much. Eric was that Annabelle could love a human, named Mike and also another human, she hardly knows Spencer! I mean, didn’t she see his feelings for her? Eric, Annabelle, Alex, Sadie and I are all vampires. I can still remember the story of how I became one.
***
It was 137 years ago. It all happened when I was 16 and I and my family were going on a family trip. I really never wanted to go but for some reason, I had too. It was a nice sunny day; I can still remember the smell of the flowers that my mom planted. Their smell was out into the air that day. It was a long ride. My legs were aching from sitting in the same position. I was getting bored. As my dad was driving, all of the sudden, a car was speeding and hit us. The air bags blew up. That was the last thing I remember before waking up in a room I’ve never seen before. It was a dark room. There was a bloody smell.
“Mom… Dad…?”
I could here faint whispers in the back ground.
“She’s waking up” Someone says. My ears were picking up lots of sound.
“Yeah… your parents are fine.” a guy’s voice tells me. “They are right next to you.”
I was tired. I could barely open my eyes. My parents were right next to me. They looked pale. There was a pool of blood next to them.
“You tell her.” I could hear in the background.
“Fine,” said another voice.
“I’m Eric… I rescued you and your parents from the car accident. When I saw you I bit you and your parents and I brought you here to my house.”
“Bit me?”
“Yeah…. I’m a vampire.”
As soon as I heard those words, I felt as if I could have been dreaming, no, even worse, a nightmare. I snapped out of it. I felt Alex tap me.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing. Really, it’s nothing.” I tried to smile. It was weird, my parents wre dead and now I have adopted parents.
“I’m hungry. I’m going to get fries. Do you guys want any?” Annabelle is trying to lose weight, but Annabelle is naturally skinny.
“I’m good.”
“Alright. Alex? Eric? Sadie?” They all shook their heads. I knew that Eric wanted to go, but he saw Mike. “Oh! Look, it’s my boyfriend! I’ll catch up with you guys later!” Annabelle ran to Mike. I heard Eric sigh.
“Dude, just tell her already!”
“Yeah. I know that Annabelle just sees you as a friend.”
“You hear that, just friends? I want to be part of Annabelle’s life. Not as a friend but as a…”
“Boyfriend? We’ve heard it all the time!” Alex started to complain.
“I told you guys this before?”
“Well, dah!” It was Sadie. I placed an arm on Eric’s shoulder.
“Its okay, Eric.”
“No it’s not! I don’t want to watch Annabelle fall in love with guys/humans all the time! How would you feel, if the guy you like, like someone else? How would that make you feel, Rose?” I backed away. Eric was never like this. I’ve known him since forever.
“Eric, what’s the matter with you?”
“Just go away! I want to be alone! I’m sorry! But I’m having a diva moment right now.” Diva moment? I didn’t know what to say. Eric was never moody. He was always happy and fun loving.
“But Eric…”
“Come on dude, like someone else, like… Rose!” Eric started to laugh.
“Rose?! Never!” I felt so invisible. I was standing in front of him. “Sorry Rose.”
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