Vampire World (VAMPIRE WORLD #1)

Part 30 Explaining

Chapter 29: Explaining

I sat up in my coffin, remembering everything. The worm bites. The party. The hellhole tunnel. And worst of all, the pain. But I wasn't feeling any pain at all now. Martin and his friends must have healed me. Nevertheless, I had a lot of explaining to do to a pretty stern looking Mr. FreeCut.

            “What happened to you?” he asked. “I found you passed out on the front lawn.”

            “I don’t know….” I began. Then I remembered I needed to be smart. “I was doing a lot of jogging to train for the fireball tournament. Looks like I went too hard. Sorry. I need to be more careful.”

            I hoped they bought this.

            Mr. FreeCut frowned. “Are you sure no one tried to attack you?”

            “No one touched me.”

            He sighed deeply. “Well, just be careful and take it easy. I think you better stay inside and rest for the next day or two.” He glanced at Brett. “Anyway, I’ll leave you two alone. If you need to talk to me about anything, you’re always welcome.”

            Almost as soon as he left, we kissed smoothly and deeply, with Brett nipping my tongue and rewarding me with a gift of undeniable pleasure. Yet even in this moment of bliss, I knew trouble was coming. I couldn’t hide the truth from him any longer. I couldn’t let my true feelings and desires be bottled up by somebody who supposedly loved me. He had to accept them. Or he’d have to deal without me.

            “I’m glad you’re alright,” he said. “I really freaked out when I saw you lying on the ground, especially since I knew you'd been messing around with people you shouldn’t have. But don't worry. I said nothing about that to Mr. FreeCut, just like you asked.”

            He then hit me with a tough stare, giving a hint that he didn’t trust me. “Janice, tell me the truth. Are you sure this latest incident has nothing to do with your so-called secret messenger?”

            “No,” I lied, feeling both offended and humiliated at the same time.

            Now it was my turn to bite the bullet. “But you do need to know this. I’m still going to listen to my guide - who is real by the way. And he cares about me. He's going to help me discover something very special and important about myself. If you really love me, you'll want me to know what that is.”

            He neither frowned nor smiled. “That’s the thing, Janice. I do love you. And it's because I love you that I’m going to have to break up. That’s it between us unless you change your mind.”

            “I can't do that,” I said, looking him straight in the eyes.

            Now I was the aggressor, not him. It appeared he was about to emotionally burst.

            “Well, I guess it’s goodbye then,” he said sadly. He tried to hug me, but I backed off. Even then I couldn’t look away from his flawless eyes.

            “You’re such an amazing vampire,” he told me. “And I hate to lose you. Whenever you’re ready to listen to me, you know I’ll welcome you back.”

            “Whenever you’re ready to appreciate my beliefs, and who I am as a vampire, I’ll welcome you back,” I retorted.

            I don't know how I had the guts to maintain my stare as Brett quietly left the room and walked out of my life.