The Other Eternity (Part 1)

Chapter 3

Chapter three:

Once the New Year started, I realized I had to change. I couldn’t hold on to it much longer. I had to get to Puerto Rico. I needed to find this radio telescope so that I could contact them.

It was February 5 already and I had made plans to go to the airport and demand a ticket to P.R. The cost was rather high because of the season and also because there was a lot of land between England and P.R. When I got there, I felt empty and my mind felt lighter. I realized why.

When I got to the person who got the tickets, I tried to use compulsion on him. It didn’t work. I left a little embarrassed and then remembered what Ebony said: this is like a game, you cannot cheat. Dang, I should’ve known better than to embarrass myself in front of everybody. I then also remembered that Ebony and I were saving money for this. I reached my pocket and luckily, I found what she gave me. I wasted a lot of time with the last minute passenger. The people there looked at me like if I was crazy. I nodded and smiled. To my surprise, they let me in the plane.

When I got in, all the passengers glared at me. What was the big deal?! I only got in late. But I checked my clock. Oops. This flight was meant to leave at 8:00; it was now 10:00. I felt my cheeks burn and then took a seat next to an old woman with a cat on her lap. It looked cute and cuddly. I ignored it and started thinking of my plan. Where would I stay? Where would I pretend to go to university? I was on my own.

I started to panic. But then realized: I’m safe. I have my powers and my intelligence, right? Oh, right, I didn’t. My motto had to be: this is a game, I cannot cheat. I had to replace it anyways. My last motto was something that went like this:

‘Die like you were born: screaming and bathed in blood.’

It was a little off, but I liked it anyways. Some people even found it funny. I totally forgot about it when I was with Ebony. She would never let me say that kind of stuff, so I hid it away.

Ebony…

These thoughts only made me feel even worse. Why didn’t I stop the car? Why didn’t I react fast? Why did my powers fail?

I didn’t know why. Maybe it was coincidence? Or maybe fate? Well, whatever it was, I’m sure that I didn’t like it. But Ebony said things always happened for a reason. What reason exactly? She never told.

A few hours passed before I went into a deep sleep. I was actually not tired at all, but I was so bored! The only thing I could hear was the cat’s purring and the lady’s breathing. I felt my throat ache a lot and realized I hadn’t got my weekly serving of blood.  I couldn’t believe I failed to remember. Oh, right. Ebony always did that for me.

I tried to let the feeling go away and eventually, I succeeded. When I woke up, I felt a blanket over me and another thing too. The cat was sitting on my lap. Aw, cute. I pet the cat and it started purring. I know you must hate cats and think that dogs are better, yaddiyaddiyadda, but this one was adorable!  It looked like if it wanted food. Yeah, right. I thought to myself, “Go away, kitty. I don’t have food for you!”

It seemed to get my message and then hopped into the lady’s lap. Aw, I kind of missed it. It reminded me of Ebony. She would always have a big heart for animals. We even got one and cared for it. I didn’t remember what food I should give it. Ebony always did that for me.

Ebony…

                Dang it! Why was I getting caught up in these thoughts?! Ugh, I needed to think straight! Back to my original thoughts: I needed help getting help. Well, that was dumb to say. And I dare call myself a vampire! I felt so wimpy! I needed to not need any help. I always made plans and they ended up fine. Why wouldn’t they even pop into my mind now?