over the centuries

6

Aaron still wasnt home. It was late into the night, I text him but still no answer came. My mind spiraling I wondered if he was with Emily. Probably comforting her with his body now as I lay here in bed worrying about him. Bastard.
"Cassie get out of your house" the male voice said
"What are you talking about" I asked
"Somethings coming" He said "something bad. I can't explain."
"Then I'm not leaving" I answered back, still wallowing in my own misery.
"I mean it! You have to move! He's coming for you now!" He roared
I was confused, the voice never got angry with me, or demanded I do anything I didn't want to do.
"Not until you explain" I said sitting up now on the bed.
"A very dangerous man found out about you. He's coming to your house. You'll die if you stay there." He called into my mind.
"Dangerous how?" I asked
"He's a damn vampire!" The voice called so loud, my hand instantly flew to my head, cradling one side.
Fear flooded my senses. Did he just say vampire? Was this for real? My arms start shaking as I lower my hand to my face, the other quickly coming up to join it I pulled.
"Is that what you are?" I asked "A vampire?"
It was quite for a long moment. My fear doubling in the time it took him to respond I nearly jumped out of my skin.
"I'm trying to hold him off" he yelled "but you have to run!"
I jump to my feet then, bounding down the stairs in my pajamas I make my way to the kitchen, grabbing my keys as I ran.
"Go quickly!" He called
"Where is he?" I asked
"Im holding him back" he said
"I'm heading to my car now" I said
"Good. Go to Oklahoma city. I'll meet you there." He said
Meet me there? In person? Would I finally meet the mystery man who've I've been talking to for months? A vampire!?
Making my way to the garage, and my car I quickly get in. I turn the keys, once, twice, but I'm met with nothing but the sound of a dying engine.
"No no no no" I say aloud
"What wrong?" The male voice asks in my mind.
"My car won't start" I mentally respond
A series of curses could be heard then ringing loudly in my ears. I sit in my car, waiting on further instructions, my hands gripping the steering wheel tightly.
"Whats your name?" I ask suddenly trying to distract myself from my fear.
Aaron must have messed with my car. Was he afraid I'd pack up my stuff and leave? It wouldn't be the first time he had tampered with my vehicle after a fight, how foolish of me to not think he'd do it again. His own insecurities trapping me in the house, there was now a vampire on the loss after me.
"Michel" He ground out "now put on your running shoes"
"I'll be running?" I ask
"Yes now hurry. I'm trying to get ahead of him." He called angrily
I hop out of my car and grab my jogging shoes, dawning them quickly I make my way outside. It's dark outside, the street lights and the moon my only source of light, I jogg.
"Go faster" He growls out in my mind
"Keys!" I suddenly hear another voice in my mind. It was a higher pitched tone then michel.
"What was that?" I asked mentally
"Damnit he woke up and is in his car now" He snarls. "I'm on my way to you. Don't get in any vehicles."
I continue running for my life down the road, cars passing by as I jogg. This was the worst two days of my life. Tears start streaming down my face as I continue to run, the adrenaline still coursing heavily through my body.
"Now slow down and take a right. Your coming up on Ashley street" Michel says.
"Im coming for you!" The other voice says into my mind.
I start crying harder as I turn onto Ashley Street, the houses flying by me slowly. I should have worked out more, I mentally curse myself. How many times have I cried the last two days, I didn't think my tear ducks could take much more.
"Keep going down that street. Slow down now your heart rate is too high" He commands and I listen, happy for the short stop.
"Don't stop all the way!" Michel complains.
I pick back up my pace, now rounding a corner on another street.
"Which way?" I ask Michel
"Left" He says
"There's a gas station can I stop there?" I ask already out of breath.
"Don't stop anywhere he'll kill you!" He yells "keep running I'll be there soon"
I ran on for what felt like eternity, getting directions from Michel. I saw a cop car on the distance, Michel hadn't spoken to me in sometime so I approached him.
"Officer!" I called
"Whats the problem?" He asked taking in my Haggerty form.
"I need help. There's a man chasing me and I lost my phone." I said
"Well what did this man look like?" He asked
"He was bald...." I struggle for more description "and tall. I didn't get a good look but I'm lost"
"Do you want a ride home?" He asked me
"Don't go home" Michels voice rang out angrily. "Don't get in that car."
I look awkwardly at the police officer then, a wave him off.
"No I think I'm ok. Never mind" I say
"Are you sure? I can just drive you really quick" He says but im.already jogging off.
"You owe me a soda as soon as I get in your car." I mentally say to Michel.
"I'll get you a diet coke on the drive to Oklahoma city." He answers back gently.
I mentally hipe myself up, jogging quicker now for soda. Yeah I could jogg for soda.
Street after street passed me, until I was beat, holding on to a traffic cone for support I took a breather.
"Don't touch anything" Michel snarled, he can follow your scent.
"I thought you were in cars" I answer back
"Were on foot now. He knows your running. He saw your car parked" he answers back
"Keep running, go in the middle of the street so he losses your scent."
Looking around the street i was currently on, I was completly lost. I had no idea where I was. Was I just being crazy? Was all this in my head and I was running around like a mad woman for no reason? That had to be it. There was no such thing as vampires.
With these thoughts in my head, I jogg to the gas station to ask for a phone, I'd call Aaron to pick me up, even if I was still ragging at him. But what qas his number? I didn't have my phone on me to know it. Coming into the gas station I'm quickly hit with the cool air, moving my hair from my nape I wipe at my damp skin.
"Can I help you?" Asked the store clerk.
"Can you call the police?" I asked "im lost and need to go home"
The man picked up his phone and dialed, quickly explaining the situation.
"Theyll be here in a few minutes" He said and let me stay in the air-conditioned store while I waited. Michel was quite while I waited, still dabbing at my damp skin.
"Run! He's almost to you! Hell.kill you in that store!" Michel snarled
"I can't anymore" I answered back
"Then your dead." He said
Fear gripped me once again, I waved at the store clerk and quickly making my way outside, beelining to the connecting street with houses.
"Good now keep running. I'm trying to hold him off again!" Michel roared
"I'm running. I'm running." I said mentally
My journey continued on for quite awhile, making it down several more empty streets, nothing but the hollow night to keep me company. I was exhausted, feet aching I didn't think I could run anymore.
"Get in a car.' Michel said
"What" I answered back confused
"He's right on you! You touched a light post!" He roared
Nausea hit my guts as I remembered the exact time and place I had touched the post it was mearly a few paces away.
"Now!" He yelled and I ran up to the house in front of me. The first car was locked but the second one drivers side was open. I hopped in, and locked the doors.
"Get someone outside" Michel said
My brain scrambled from exhaustion I didn't know what to do for a moment but then my hand flew to the horn. Honking fervently and yelling help, people quickly came outside.
"Get out of my car!" A boy said coming out of his house.
"Help!" I yelled again
More people came outside, phone in hand they were calling the police after they couldn't get me to budge.
The cops arrived and I gave the same explanation that I did to the earlier cop.
"Just get out of the car mame. Well take care of it." The cop said  and I got out, now happy to be in the arms of my savors.
"Mame we got a report that you've been running out Here all night, giving another officer the same story. Were afraid you might be seeing things. Your husband called and said you were missing. Maybe we should go to the hospital." He said
"The hospital?" I asked incredulously.
"You should be happy these people aren't pressing charges" the officer said and ushered me to the cop car.
"He's in the car with you" Michel said. "He's going to try and slice you while the cops not looking."
I quickly maneuver my legs away from the opening to the back seat. My legs up in the chair.
"Watch out for your ankles!" Michel yelled in my mind a I repositioned again.
"Imntaking you to liberty hospital" the police officer said, after trying to make small talk with me but I wasn't paying attention to him. I was busy trying not to get killed.
"Can vampires be invisible?" I asked Michel
"Yes. He's right behind you" He answered
"Were are you!?" I demanded
"I'll meet you at the hospital" He said
Michel continued to give me instructions on repositioning, the enemy vampire trying to make small deep wounds under my clothing. I was insane again wasn't I? I quickly relax again as the thought pops into my head.
"Show them all of your skin when you get to the hospital. Have witnesses that your not injured" Michel said.
Getting to the hospital I did just that in the er. I flashed the people trying to get an ekg on me. Showing them every inch of skin the insisted that I put my clothes back on. Aaron quickly joined me at the hospital. There were tears in his eyes, thinking I'd gone mad. Maybe I had.