Love Bite

Chapter 10: A Grey Night

"Uh oh"

"Dont tell me, we're about to go over a huge waterfall"

"Yup"

"Sharp rocks at the bottom?"

"Most likely"

"Bring it on"

I mouth along and giggle as Kuzco screams while they fall. I look over to Selene to catch her watching me rather than the TV.

"What is it?" I ask.

She has a look of relief on her face that makes me feel a bit off.

"You just look happy, its nice, I thought you didnt like it here at dinner, you were rather quiet" she tells me, smiling.

"Its just a bit different here, thats all, but its nice not to feel like I have to be looking over my shoulder every second incase one of my housemates tries to attack me" I say, almost saying 'again' but cutting myself off and deciding she doesnt have to know.

"Yes but I meant, here, in this town as well" she says and I look at the TV, not bearing to look at her and lie.

"Its different, but its okay, and interesting too" I tell her.

"Thats good, you'll probably get more used to it, dont worry" she says and I briefly look at her smiling face before looking back at the TV.

"Yeah, hopefully"

...

My phone ringing in the middle of the night wakes me up from a really good dream. In the dream I was back at home, with my parents, it was my birthday and all my good friends were there, and Selene was there, Thomas was there.

I'd check the caller ID but the sudden light from my phone blinds me momentarily so I just answer it.

"Hello?" I say into the phone with my raspy and just woken up voice.

"Hello? Eva?" an annoying sounding voice speaks on the other line.

"Yes? Who is this?" I ask, rubbing my eyes.

"Its Kayla! Dont you remember me or have you already forgotten?" she tells me and I shrug but notice she cant see me.

"No, I remember you, but why are you calling so late?"

Why are you calling me at all you two faced sugar honey ice tea?

"We are having a party this weekend, wanna come down from your new town to hang out? Everyone is gonna be there, Thomas included" she tells me, I can tell she is already at a party right now as the blaring music and people talking in the background is hard to miss.

"I think I'll pass, I have some things to do" I tell her kindly.

Its not like I was lying. I have to get to know my godparents and my housemates, classmates, make friends that dont want to suck my blood, and do some homework. So theres no way I will have any time in the next few weeks, maybe even a month, to go and "party".

"Aww, too bad, your mums death still got you down? too bad, maybe next time" she says and I almost yell into the phone at her but hang up instead.

Maybe next time? Maybe never.

I put my phone back onto the table beside me and lie back into the pillow, looking at the crack in the curtains where moonlight is coming through.

I remember waking up in the middle of the night in the hospital room after having a bad dream and seeing my mother on the bed, seeing her alive and breathing. I remember the window with sheer curtains and moonlight shining through, and feeling stressed out with all that was happening. My mother was in the accident all of a sudden, I had major assignments, but was missing school, and friends weren't actually friends. I didn't have my Dad around to help me, everyone looked at me with some sort of pity in their eyes, the teachers, the doctors, the nurses, the parents, and the classmates. I felt suffocated, I still kind of do.