. The corridor appeared to be quite longer than it used to be,

room. What if he found out what I was up to? What if

opened the door, it made a creaking sound. I entered the ro

locked with a silver key. I knew my dad kept the key in his

uld hear someone coming towards the room. I started to pa

r's voice stunned me, and I hurriedly shut the drawe

t find where I kept mine. I needed to jot so

, as if he could see straight through my deception. To

ried. But then he stopped and looked back at

are you

n though I felt the air entering my lungs was constricted. Lunch didn't go out as

." My thumbs up only made his eyes twitch as he

m as he walked out. I opened a drawer and found a silver k

als of the antidote. I picked one carefully and closed the bo

was doing. I couldn't tell anyone about the injured vampire. I was saving a life, but others

ust as I was about to enter my room. Her eyes narrowed as

ust now?" she said with

swallowed hard. "I was just

ld sense her doubt. "I swear I heard som

voice slightly shaking. "I j

I said. She then placed a hand on my shoulder and spok

Someone'

er and I having an argument? Well, from the way we interacted just a while go, anyone would think t

uld've postponed it till when

ppening between both of us, I could've walked out on her. I didn

." I blatantly lied. My grasp on the vial

hat shouldn't make you both be hostile to eac

ine, mother. Seriously....and yes, I know all these thi

hat annoyed me but eventually, she nodded an

bad inside. I knew I had to lie to protect the hurt vampire, but it felt like I broke their trus

the floor. He was barely breathing, and his skin l

..he i

him in pain, so I g

ve it to him to drink. I poured it into his mouth ca

ting better. Time felt like it was going very slowly, and I star

eling sad and worried. I held my breath, hoping to see more signs that he was a

me, and a smile appeared on my face.

etween us, something unspoken but deep. We kind of had a bond that went beyond just being in that part

voice barely above a whisper, yet

flashed him a hesitant smile. "You're

ds. We didn't need to explain or justify anything. We just knew. Our unders

t in front of me. The antidote had worked, reversing the poison and saving

eable glow, and his wounds had disappeared, leaving only faint sc

hands touched. It made me feel a strange sensation, and my face turn

k of art, with sharp and elegant features. His hair was black and flowed

ine and nicely shaped lips had a kind of allure. Even though he seemed weak at

t to help him? I was taught to hate vampires, to see them as dangerous creature

ly better. I questioned my choices and the path I had taken. Was I making a

n that had been bothering me. "What is your name?"