When Anabelle turned eighteen, she started having dreams, they haunted her every night. Plagued by recurring dreams about the forest with the strange vampire, then the dreams turned to her seeing this poor girl being tormented by her people, and eventually set ablaze, murdered for defending the vampires. As the poor girl died, Anabelle felt a sense of loss. When a stranger came into town the visions stopped her stress level went down for a while. He felt familiar to her, but he stayed his distance at first, but then he made his presence known. He professed his undying love for Anabelle, she was confused she was not this girl from the dreams.
I slowly walked through the woods, I wanted to find the prettiest flower God created, I want to get it for my mom. I scan all the flowers, all of them looked the same I frowned. A light breeze blew some nearby flowers, flowers I've never seen. I slowly walked over to them and leaned down to smell them. They smelled perfect.
"Anabelle!" someone called.
I turned to face the voice; Allen came running to me. He stopped out of breath he leaned over his hands on his legs. "The- they are going to burn your mother." He managed to finally say.
"What!"
"She was found with a known Vampire; they're going to do the trial and then burn your mother." He said still trying to catch his breath. "I don't know if they are going to give her a fair trial!"
I almost dropped the basket of flowers and herbs I had. I looked at Allen, and then over to the village. I couldn't let them burn my mom; no this can't be happening. I couldn't breathe, I wanted to pass out. I had to grab onto Allen. I couldn't hold onto the basket anymore; it fell to the ground. I watched the flowers blow away. My feet wouldn't start moving, I had to stop and try and calm my heartbeat down, but it just didn't want to. Allen grabbed my hand and pulled me along, finally my feet started to work.
We managed to get to the village in a few minutes, the voices of the villagers echoed through the town square. I pushed my way to the front, they had mom already tied to a tree stump and a few of the men gathered wood.
"No!" I screamed. "You cannot burn my mother!"
My father grabbed a hold of me and tried to calm me down. "Be quiet Anabelle, I don't want to lose you too."
Trying to push away from him, "No, no you can't let them kill mama!" I growled.
He held onto me tighter, I buried my face into my dad's chest. I couldn't bear to watch them burn her; I knew it wouldn't do me any good it would only end my life. As the Governor spoke, chills went down my back I wanted to cry out in pain as I heard them light the torches. I felt my dad's grip tighten around me I could hear his heart racing and his body trembling. I looked over to my mom, her eyes fixed on me. She didn't look scared, but she didn't look like she wasn't either.
"Willow you have been accused of siding with known Vampires how do you plea?" he asked.
Mother didn't say anything, in fact, her eyes never left mine.
"Fine, by the power of God I free you from your sins. May you burn in Hell for an Eternity." He hissed.
He nodded his head, and the men with the torches put them on the wood and backed away. I watched tears stream down my mother's face, I wanted to save her I wanted to be there with her but my father wouldn't let me go.
"Let me go," I growled struggling to get away from him, but he held me tighter.
"Hush Anabelle." He whispered.
My mother finally screamed out in pain; the flames finished her off. I couldn't breathe I fell to my knees and cried. My father tried to stay strong for us picked me up and held me close. I closed my eyes and passed out from pure exhaustion.
I awoke to some voices outside my door. I didn't want to get up and see who it was, at the moment I didn't care. I wanted to run away from them for what they did to my mother. They ruined my family, I wanted revenge whether the vampires came through and killed us all I wouldn't care.
"Has Anabelle woke yet?" one said.
"No, and when she does, she is going to be furious that you've accused her mother of being a Witch and siding with Vampires."
"Accused Vampires, I'm not too sure they were Vampires." One of them roared.
I jumped up and busted through the door. "You killed my mother and you're not even sure they were Vampires. Are you kidding me!" I growled.
Before they could answer I was out the front door and heading to the woods. I didn't care if they'd chase me or if the Vampires grabbed me. I stopped to rest for a moment, the quietness in the woods made me want to turn back, I almost did. A distance howl startled me, but then I remembered we didn't have anything in these woods that were killers except Vampires. I still didn't care.
Wandering through the woods, it was hard to see but I could hear the dogs from the hunters, they were searching for me. I could hear my father calling my name. I didn't want to go back, they killed my mother and she wasn't guilty, I needed to find this vampire and asked him to come forward and clear her name, I didn't care if he would die for it. He needed to clear her name, that was all I cared about. The sun was already dark, and I couldn't see to save my life, I could lay down and sleep and it wouldn't bother me.
"Such innocence out here all alone." Someone said.
I couldn't see anything, I was shaking, rustling of the leaves around me. I tried to hold my breath thinking that could help keep me safe.
"Holding your breath will only make you pass out." He chuckled.
"Where are you!" I snapped. "I'm not afraid." My voice is Shakey.
"From the rate of your heart, I beg to differ." He said coming closer and closer. "The name is Zane." He said walking behind me, touching my shoulders. "You're so small to be out here alone, I'm assuming you are Anabelle the girl they are tracking."
"Yes," I whispered. "I am looking for the vampire my mother was killed for."
"Well, you've found him." He laughed. "But she wasn't with me." He said playing with my hair.
I wanted to run, but it was too dark for me to see. I was scared, he could kill me and no one would be here to stop him. "Please come with me to clear her name." I pleaded.
"She is already dead." He said trailing his fingers to my neck. "Bringing me there would get us both killed. How about you come with me, and I'll give you eternal life little Anabelle? I promise it won't hurt much just one bite and it's done."
"What about my father?" I asked realizing his face was near my neck, his breath hot.
"He will always love you; he won't know. I will be your new father, I will care for you, love you and make sure your needs are met." He said moving even closer to the skin of my neck. "Close your eyes and breathe in and out and this will be over." He said kissing my neck as his fangs began to puncture my skin.
I jerked my eyes open, I quickly sat up gasping for air. Looking around the room was dark. I was panicking, my heart was racing. The dream, again that dream. My entire body was shaking from it.
"Babe you, okay? That dream again?" David asked grabbing me.
"Yeah." Sweat dripping off me. "The vampire and the little girl in the forest. I don't understand why I keep having this dream." I said throwing the covers off. "I need to take a shower. My clothes are soaked." I said jumping out of bed, my mouth was dry, I was freaking out.
"What does the doctor say?" David said calmly.
"Nothing, more medicine," I said looking at him. I grabbed my anxiety medicine before grabbing my clothes and headed to the shower. I didn't want to talk about this with him, he thought I was crazy. He was the one that suggested I went to the doctor in the first place. This nightmare has plagued me for a year now, the same thing in the forest in the dark, he bites me I wake up.
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