When the Sun Goes Down

~16~

SONDRA'S P.O.V.:

"Kevin!" I yell as I run over to him.

I pick his head up and place it on my lap. I bite my wrist and feed him my blood. "I'm sorry." I say.

Then I snap his neck.

The anger builds up inside of me and takes control. I take the steak and drive right through each council member's heart. I take Charles and tie him up so Kevin has human blood to feed on when he wakes up. That's how he completes the transformation. To turn into a vampire you must drink vampire blood, die with it in your system, then feed on human blood.

He should be waking up any minute now.

I'll be ready to help him when he does.

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KEVIN'S P.O.V.:

"Huhhhh!" I gasp and breath in. I just died and came back without the pocket watch. How?

"Hi," Sondra says.

"How am I alive?" I ask, "I didn't have the pocket watch."

"I know." Sondra replies, "You died with my blood in you."

"Oh, well that's ok. Right?" I ask. "I'll just be normal old Kevin again?"

Sondra shakes her head.

"No?" I ask.

"You died with my blood in your system. If you die with vampire blood in you, you become a vampire." She says.

My mouth opens. I'm a... I'm a... vampire! This can't be happening! I can't be a vampire! I can't live forever! I was supposed to grow up, get married, have a job, have kids, and grow old with someone! Now I'm seventeen for the rest of my life. And the blood! I'll have to drink blood!

"I'm sorry." She says.

"I...I..." I can't manage to say anything.

"You have to drink human blood in order to fully turn. If you don't drink this blood, you die. Forever." She says.

I don't want to die forever. But I also don't want to be a vampire for eternity. What do I do?

Drink it or not?

I stand up, and walk over to Charles.

Should I do this?

Drink it?

Should I drink this man's blood?

I take his wrist in my hand.

Do I drink it?

Or do I die?

I bring his wrist up to my mouth.

And I bite.