Blood Sins

Transformed

Juno's POV:

I awake with a start to the sound of my alarm. I sit up quickly and look around my room in a daze. I take a moment to collect my thoughts before reaching to turn it off. I slowly crawl out of bed and walk into the bathroom. I take a look in the mirror and shutter, my eyes are swollen and my hair is a mess. I shrug and step into the shower. I hum softly as the water caresses my body. Once I'm done I walk to my dresser and pull out a pair of ripped black shorts and my PTV crop top. Once I'm dressed I walk down the stairs and out the door to wait for the bus. Much to my dismay, I arrive at school shortly after. I see my best friend Andy waiting for me at the entrance, he smiles and waves once he spots me in the crowd. I run to catch up with him, he looks down at me and for some reason I feel myself blush. "Shall we?" he says while holding the door open for me, I roll my eyes and walk in. I find myself silently staring at the floor as we walk through the school halls. "You doing okay? You seem kind of out of it." he asks with concern.

"Huh?? Oh yeah I'm fine, I just haven't been sleeping well lately. I've been having these weird ominous dreams that kind of make me feel like something bad is gonna happen." I say this awkwardly, I didn't really wanna talk about it. I feel insane enough as is. He smiles at me calmly "I wouldn't worry too much, I'm sure everything will be alright. Just try to take care of yourself, okay?" I half smile and nod in response. The bell rings and we both scurry off to class. I sigh as I sit down in class,~ I always feel so empty when I'm away from him, I wonder if he feels it too? ~

After school is finished I say goodbye to Andy as I get on the bus. I arrive home and kick off my shoes, sliding back into the couch and sighing. ~I can't keep this shit up much longer.~

*Ding* I look down to see who texted me.

Andy: You wanna go see a movie tonight?

Me: Sure lol, what do you wanna watch?

Andy: Haven't figured it out yet, maybe Halloween?

Me: Sounds good:)

Andy: Cool, see you at 8

I sit up and smile. However, my mom walks in and my excitement is short lived. I could smell the alcohol coming off of her already. "Fuck Mom it's only 6 and you're already wasted?!"

"Shut up you little cunt!" she spat back at me half slurred. I roll my eyes in contempt, I can feel the rage rising up inside of me. I've never been very good at controlling my emotions so I run up to my room and grab a blade from my drawer. I walk to the bathroom and I sit on my toilet, I stare at my arm for a moment before I slide the metal across my wrist deeply and watch the white turn red. I sigh as I watch the blood run down my arm, fascinated by the crimson droplets. I reach for my phone to check the time "Shit it's almost 8!" I grab a bandage and wrap my arm quickly. I finish just in time to hear my doorbell ring. I put my converse back on and run to the door. "I'm going out mom bye!" I yell quickly as I slam the door, I had no interest in waiting for a response. Andy looks down at my wrist and frowns "Is your mom drunk again?" I look away and hide my wrist behind my back. "Can we just go please?" he sighs and nods hesitantly. "Where's the car?" I ask him while my eyes scan the driveway.

"My mom has the car for work today so we'll have to walk, I hope that's alright." I nod to him and smile as we begin our walk to the movie theater. Once we're there we choose our seats and enjoy the movie. We laugh and talk a little more than we should but no one else really seems to mind. By the time we get out it's already dark outside. I hate walking at night, something about it always puts me on edge. ~Why can't I shake this weird feeling?~

"That movie didn't scare you too much right?" he says laughing

"What do you mean? Horror movies never scare me."

"You just seem a little spooked, that's all."

"Oh...I don't know, I just feel a little off for some reason. But I'm probably just sleep deprived." I reply, attempting to shrug off the sudden feeling that we're being watched. As we continue walking down the sidewalk, I notice that we've reached a part of town that barely has any street lights. The alleys look dark and ominous. I stand a little closer to Andy, hoping his presence will help ease my nerves but it doesn't. Andy is talking obsessively about some band but I can't focus enough to hear a word he's saying. That's when I hear a noise come from behind us. "Did you hear that??" I blurt out quickly while turning around.

"Hear what?" he asks cautiously

"It sounded like footsteps, like really close footsteps."

"Oh well it was probably just someone walking by, other people live here y'know." he says with a laugh but I could tell he was a little on edge as well. We're about to continue our walk when suddenly I feel my head slam up against the bricks on the building next to us. I hit the ground with a thud and groan as I try to lift my head back up. Everything is hazy and I can barely hold my eyes open, I see a tall shadow walking towards me. "No!!" I hear Andy shout out as he jumps in front of the man, shielding me from him. I watch in horror as the man grabs Andy and drags him into the alley way. He's cursing and kicking but he can't seem to get free. "Andy!!" I yell out, my voice echoes in my ears, everything sounds like my head has been shoved in a tunnel. "Juno, run!!" Andy screams out in a ragged and distressed voice. Without thinking I drag myself upward and begin running as fast as I can without falling. I'm seeing black spots everywhere and I'm on the verge of passing out. ~I think I have a concussion....why the fuck am I running right now, I should be back there saving Andy. I have to go back for him!!~ But no matter how hard I try I just can't bring myself to turn around, the fear in my body keeps pushing me forward. Before I know it I'm back home, I run into the living room quickly slamming the door behind me. My mom is passed out on the living room floor, ~some help she is~ I run up to my room, shut and lock my door and then dive into bed. I bury my head under my blanket and begin sobbing. ~I need to call 911 and get Andy some help.~ However, as I reach for my phone the concussion gets the best of me and I suddenly black out.