My sister is a Vampire

1 Sisters (Kate)

I remember everything as clearly as if it was yesterday. Oh wait, it was yesterday. Yesterday Victoria went out for a simple walk in the woods behind our house, and Carl Boughs found her in the caves where all the high school kids go to do stupid stuff before graduation, yesterday she was rushed to the hospital and yesterday she was declared dead. I stare down at the bed where my sister, Victoria's lifeless body lies. Her skin was so smooth and perfect but pale, like death or maybe snow. it was all I could do not to reach out grip her shoulders and shake as hard as I could until she woke up. I could see it now, she'd sit up and smile then laugh and say it was all just a cruel prank, but she didn't and I knew she never would.

I watch in sorrow as my mother once again starts to cry and my father's futile attempts to comfort her at the loss of their eldest daughter. Some men dressed in white enter the room to take her away, take my sister away. I want nothing more than to punch and kick at them, to scream out that she's not really dead and that they can't take her. but I don't, instead I force my fingers to release her hand which I had been holding in a death grip and step back, standing beside my grieved mother and father.

"we'll take good care of her" a man in glasses says in a calm voice, it seemed to provide my mother with some comfort but I only felt my anger burn. they eventually all leave the room and Dad takes my mother and I home, where I spend the entire night crying in my bed only allowing the tears to fall once I'm alone...

time passes in a blur after that day, the funeral, Christmas, my birthday, her birthday, it's all the same grey color to me. I find myself spending more and more time in her room, wearing her clothes just to get some sense of peace, all of it still smells like her and it's comforting. I visit her grave every day to talk to her even though I know it's pointless, she can't hear me. I sigh and lean back until I feel the bark of the tree beside her grave against my back.

"Why did you have to leave?" The words I had been asking for the past 2 years. My phone dings signaling a text from my mom, Julia.

Julia/mom: "where are you? You're father and I are almost ready to leave." Ah yes, how could I forget the move? My father Robert had just gotten a new job somewhere in British Columbia Canada. We were moving there as soon as possible. I quickly write a reply.

Kate: "I'll be there soon." With a sigh I stand up turning back to face Victoria's grave.

"Don't worry, mom and dad may think it's ok to leave you behind but I won't." I kiss my fingers and touch her gravestone before leaning down to whisper "I'll be back tonight..."

I later arrive at the house to find my dad closing the door of the trailer he rented that though once empty was now full of boxes.

"Ah Kate, your mother's in the house, she's been looking for you." I nod to my father and head up the creaky porch steps into the house.

"Mom?" I hear some rustling from the kitchen and find her taping up one last box.

"There! Got it!" She gives me a proud smile and I manage a small one in return, I haven't been able to really smile since Victoria's death. "Though honestly Kate, are you sure you want to make the drive on your own, in... *That* van?" I give her a mock look of offence.

"There is nothing wrong with Steve!" Steve is the name I decided to give my van, it's a bit rickety and old but I love it all the same. My mom shakes her head and sighs.

"I suppose if your father thinks it's ok... Then it must be fine." I nod eagerly, I'm glad they are letting me do the trip by myself. Because if I wasn't by myself and one of them came with me, I don't think I'd be able to explain the dug up coffin I plan to have in the back. My mom walks over and gives me a hug, I love my mother's hugs though I suppose almost everyone loves a hug from their mother.

"Don't worry mom, I'll be fine." I reassure her placing a gentle kiss on her cheek. She pulls away nodding.

"You'd better be. Now come say goodbye to your father."

About 5 hours later I had finished packing up everything my parents left as carefully as possible being sure to leave some extra room. I glance up at the darkened sky and smile softly, it was time for my plan. I quickly lock up the house for the last time, lingering in the doorway. I've always hated saying goodbye even more now that Victoria is gone. And I know it's stupid to miss a house but I can't help it.

"Bye house..." I whisper before shutting the door firmly.

The drive to the graveyard was uneventful, the gathering of my tools which was really just a shovel and flashlight, also proved easy. I finally managed to lift it out of the grave with some difficulty using my van and a ramp.

"Aha! Finally-!" I freeze was that... Scratching? I look at the lid of the coffin and my fave pales in horror as the lid slowly starts to lift, it comes flying off the coffin narrowly missing hitting me and lands in the bushes off to the side. Then suddenly she was there rising slowly out of the coffin like a daisy in spring. Was Victoria, raven black hair, pale skinned, red eyed, with fangs, a textbook vampire.