Valkyrie - The Vampire Princess

CHAPTER 19

CHAPTER 19

I took a seat at the table in the school cafeteria for lunch with Mirta. Christian came in along with his three friends. They sat apart from us.

I noticed that Mirta could barely eat in Christian's presence and I also noticed he was staring at her all the time. I looked at Douglas. He was sitting next to Christian and I realized he was staring back at me. I lowered my head, turning my hair down to hide my face. I didn't look at him anymore.

A few seconds later I withdrew my eyes to my left and I saw Eros sitting at a table in a corner. As always, he was by himself.

I was dying to escape from where I was sitting and go to him. I bit my lip, trying to control my wish. All the time he kept his head down. Everything around him did not attract his attention. That's what I thought about him.

Eros listened to every conversation that came from the students in the cafeteria including the subject Christian was discussing with his friends.

"Go there and talk to her!" Christian advised Douglas.

"Before the other guy invites her to the rock and roll concert," another boy said.

"I think she might decline my invitation," Douglas said. He was embarrassed.

"Do you want me to talk to her?" Christian asked, trying to help him.

"No, I'm going there to talk to her." Douglas took his courage and stood up as he looked at his friends.

"Go on, kiddo!" they said.

Mirta realized he was coming towards our table and then she said discreetly, "He is coming."

I kept my head down, just staring at my food as I was trying to avoid Douglas' presence. Eros carefully listened to everything and he knew Douglas was walking to my table. He also knew what his intention was.

He thought he should do something to stop Douglas before he could come to talk to me. He raised his head and looked up at the lunchroom ceiling. Then he saw a ceiling fan. It was just above Douglas.

Eros stared attentively at that object and narrowed his eyes, exerting efforts to make something happen. At that moment the ceiling fan got loose, hitting Douglas' head. The boy fell down, unconscious. Everyone became frightened because of that accident.

Several people came closer to him. Christian and his friends were the first to aid him. Mirta pulled my arm and we approached him. There were more people around him.

Eros had the opposite reaction to the other students. He stood up and stepped out of the cafeteria without at least checking how the unconscious boy was.

Sitting on a bench in the schoolyards, I was trying to put my books in order. Mirta came closer to me. She was thrilled.

I looked away from my books and paid attention to her. She was all in pink.

"You won't believe what happened!" she exclaimed and her voice was filled with cheer.

"Considering your enthusiasm, it must be something related to Christian," I deduced.

"He invited me to go with him to the rock and roll concert," she told me and her eyes shone in high spirits.

"That's all you always wanted," I said, with a faint voice and turned my down.

I was really happy for her. However, I thought she deserved a cool guy, someone more humble.

"I've waited for this for a long time!" she confessed and smiled.