Just Another Vampire Story

Unanswered Questions...

 I sat silently as I waited for the boy to come back from the emergency room. Nothing serious, just some stitches and maybe a cast because I think his left arm was broken. It has been thirty five minutes now since we got here.

 I do not know why or how, but something about him makes me so curious, it's making me feel weird. I know some may think I'm attracted to him or something, but no. It's just...oh, I don't know! I just feel like I know him from somewhere, or that I really want to know him! Ugh, why are they taking so long?! 

 My head snaps to the bed's direction when I hear the sound of the curtain being pulled open. The nurse walks out holding a metal bowl that had something metal that looked like scissors, which I am guessing is the needle holder, two different sizes of surgical needles, and some pieces of gauze. I ignored her as I waited for the boy to come out.

 He walked out of the room slowly, looking at his feet. I stood up and walked over to him. There were stitching on the left side of his forehead, three thin bandages on his right cheek, a black left eye, and a busted lip. His losse shirt was clear enough to see the wrappings around his abdomen. I could also see his left arm; starting from his wrist and reaching above his elbow, all wrapped up. He lifted his head to look at me, but as he did, I noticed a large bruise on his collar. He noticed me watching him and stopped dead in his tracks and looked, more of stared, at me.

 "You're okay now?" He glanced between my eyes and nodded, "So come on, let's get out of here." I turned to the exit, knowing that he is following close behind.

 I didn't want to go home just yet. I mean, it is till nine-fifteen and Becky never expects me home on the weekend at anything close to midnight, not that she is there in the first place. She normally comes home at one or two in the morning; her office takes at least thirty minutes; if there is no sign of traffic which is rare in the area she works in, and I wanted to know what is it that is pulling my mind so close to that boy's life. I was willing to drive by some restaurant and have a little chat with boy.

 Wait!..what is his name again?

 "Oh, uhm. I didn't catch your name. I mean I didn't really get a chance to ask." Why am I rambling? This is getting weirder by the minute.

 He smiled, "It's Hayden." Hm...nice name.I like it. I never knew someone by that name, I like how it comes out in one soft breathe. I smile at it. "What is yours?" I chuckled at myself. Me, the friendly one, who always becomes a friend with anyone she meets up with, the one who spoke of her name first from anything. I shake me head in my mind.

 "I'm Ruby." He nods. "...or Rubes; whichever you prefer, I don't really mind." I smile, and he smiles this really small, but very cute. "So, you wanna hang out a little? You know, maybe go and eat?" His eyebrows were scrunched together for a moment but in a second recovered, and nodded right away. I narrowed my eyes, "You're okay with that, right? I mean I asked because I'm kinda hungry and could use the company. You seem like a good one" I asked slowly not sure of what he could be thinking.

 "Uh.." his voice came out groggy, but he cleared his throat and continued, "Yeah...it's just weird is all." I tilted my head to the side with a look of wanting some elaborating. He shook his head saying "Never mind. I'm okay with it."

 I smiled. I knew there was something he didn't want to say, but I just nodded and turned back to face my bike and hopped on, with him following my lead and holding me way tighter than the other time. And we headed off to the nearest diner or wherever the road takes me; which was almost to where I met Hayden at. It was the street that brought up the questions I had saved for later. I decided to go some place away from there, so I drove to this Chinese restaurant that was seven blocks away from my house.