THE IMMORTAL'S FRIEND

Chapter 12: Lake 2

As we continued to bathe in the fresh and warm water of the lake, we continued to talk and ask questions with each other.

"How old are you now?" my voice echoes with the gentle wave.

"I lost count of my age because I don't have any calendar here. What year and month is it now?"

"It's year 2026 of the month of April." I answered. "No, wait, It's actually the first day of May today because I ran away from home on the last day of April." I corrected my words.

"2026… I can't believe 7 years have passed already. I'm 26 years old now." he answered.

"Really? But you look 10 years younger than your age." I said to teased him.

"Should I be happy to hear that?" He asked innocently.

I only laugh.

"How about you? What is your age?"

"I'm 22." I replied.

"You look like 12 though."

My smile faded and I looked at him in disbelief when he also tried to tease me. I didn't know he's good at copying jokes.

"I'm just small, but I'm already an adult." I told him while frowning.

He only laughed.

"Yeah, I know that. I'm sorry, I just can't help but to tease you as well."

I studied his face for a minute. I somehow felt glad because unlike the other day, he's smiling widely now. That made me happy too so I also smiled while looking at him.

"I hope you can see your face in the mirror right now." I speak.

"Mirror? Why? What's wrong with my face?" He asked with a confused look.

"There's nothing wrong with your face. I just want you to see yourself smiling beautifully right now."

He got stilled. He also got speechless so he went back to hiding half of his face on the water. He's starting to get shy again. I can see his ears turning red from afar.

"But wait, can vampires look at themselves in the mirror?" I asked when I remembered something.

"According to the book I read before, vampires can't look at their own reflection in mirrors because mirrors were constructed and backed with a thin layer of silver. It is believed to be one of the purest metals so it is perfect for repelling werewolves and vampires." I added.

"I haven't read that before as I don't have any interest in vampires or werewolves unlike my sister. But I don't think that story is real. After I turned into a vampire seven years ago, I can still look at myself in the mirror and it doesn't scare me at all." he replied.

Gently, I nodded my head to say that I understand what he's saying. In all fairness, not everything that was written in a book is real. So I shouldn't believe everything that I read.

I dip my head on the water and move to the side before I ask him another question.

"I'm still curious about one more thing. Does your heart beat?" I asked with a very serious tone.

I want to confirm if vampires' hearts do beat or not.

"It probably does…" is the answer that came out from his mouth.

"Can you feel it beating?" I continued to ask him.

He held his chest before he looked at my eyes. I looked back at him and didn't look away.

"It… does." he answered.

My eyes widened in excitement.

"Can I listen to it?!" I asked excitedly.