Carmilla's Fate

1.1 When in Carmilla

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Holly Snow looked out the window of the train to see the new, yet familiar sights of Carmilla. Glancing out the window she saw children running, many speaking a foreign tongue. She suddenly heard a familiar sound ding- ding and she knew it was time to get off the train. 

Off the train she instantly noticed the familiar Casa Republicicii that she had once only seen in magazines. "Wow "she said to herself. "I'm actually in Romania". 

The cool Romanian wind gently brushed her long brown hair out of her coffee-colored hazel eyes. She slowly walked down Dealul Spirii when she realized that she forgot her luggage. "Damn" she said. "How could I forget something so important? ""Did this city really enchant me already"?

With no where to go, Holly began searching for places to stay. The good news is that she somehow remembered to put her passport and 30 Euros in her pocket before she left America. Walking down the street she passed many people who she thought would help her, but to no avail no one managed to stop. 

Tears slowly began to swell in her eyes. Suddenly the cool wind stopped. She glanced up and noticed a lady, not much taller than her appeared before her. Your're not from here she said in a thick Romanian accent. "No i'm not " chuckled Holly.  "Here, let me help you up. I know a place." "How about we go to the cafe down the street. " Holly slowly began to wonder if she could truly trust this stranger. In the states, she was weary about trusting a stranger for advice. Could things really be different here in Romania she thought. 

The stranger's hand was held out in such a delicate way that Holly almost forgot to receive help. The hand was soft, with her nails painted cream. Holly instantly noticed the strangers eyes, a light green with hints of blue around the edge. "My name is Anja " the stranger said softly. "Hi I'm Holly" she said calmly with a slight small on her face. 

Several minutes had passed until we both made it to the famous Emozia Coffee Manifesto. Coffee smells instantly surrounded us and the air reeked of ground beans and lemonade. "Would you like for me to order for you " said Anja . "I know this place like the back of my hand". "Sure" I said. "Okay I'll be right back" she said cheerfully. 

A waiter with dark brown hair and strikingly beautiful green eyes approached the table. "Sastipe! " I am your waiter for the day. Holly noticed how the waiter appeared to be quite nervous around her. "Am I really that beautiful"? she wondered. She knew that she had been beautiful in the states, but to be beautiful in Europe was a whole other story. "Where had Anja gone"? she wondered. She looked down at the clock and realized that she had been gone for 20 minutes. "Hmm maybe this is a Romanian thing" she thought.  

Anja suddenly appeared and sat two Caramel Frappe's on the dark brown table. "Sorry I'm late I got side tracked." "That's okay" I said.  Looking in the corner of the coffee shop, I noticed that me and Anja were the only ones left. "Umm Anja," I said as I got a nervous feeling, "I think we should go." "Nonesense", she said. "It's just us what can happen". Suddenly at the drop of a penny, a man emerged from the shadows of the coffee shop. "Had he always been there the whole time" I wondered. I noticed that he was on the phone and he was saying something quick in Romanian. Anja didn't seem surprised so why should I. "Boss I found her," the man said. "Holly? That's strange, how does he know my name"? "Wait- Anja"?  I quickly asked. 

Anja smirked- she realized that her cover had been blown. 

The man pulls a gun out of his coat. "This is what you did Holly".  

*Bang*