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abia kamin

Senior party was thrown yearly at Jace Lake near town. It was hosted by the football team and famously known for getting raided by the cops. The section of the lake they chose was secluded and known for being a great place to have a party. Or fuck.

I smiled, Renai going on her drunk tangent. I wanted to drink, but it was my turn to be the sober one at a party. Stick in hand with a marshmallow at the end, I slowly twirled it in the fire. Surrounding the bonfire were huge logs for sitting. Sober ones were seated at the fire eating, while the drunk ones were close by either playing beer pong on one of the tables, or dancing to the music that blasted.

"Jay was supposed to bring me water. But he disappeared," Renai pouted, in so many words asking me to do it for her. I didn't protest because I preferred her sober. So left her my marshmallow and got up to go to the cooler filled with drinks. I reached my hand into wet ice, bringing out a water bottle. Biting my lip, a hand went to the small of my back, pulling me into their hold. Only to be taken back that it was Ryan of all people.

"Ew. Don't fucking touch me," I pushed him away from me when he pulled me by the arm.

"I've been seeing you and Ardon getting close," his words were mushed together, his breath reeking of alcohol. Ryan is the angry, destructive drunk. It was best not to upset him when he's had a few drinks.

"I would prefer if you didn't see me. Let me be invisible to you. That's clearly what I was when you were cheating on me," I looked up at him, resisting the urge to finally get my anger out by punching him across the face. His pretty, perfect face that always attracted girls despite him being tied down.

"It's hard not to see you, Abia. I honestly wish that things weren't this way. I fucking miss you." Biggest slap to my face like he expected to cheat on me and still have me want a relationship with him. He clearly lacked all respect for me. I couldn't believe that in his sick mind he was convincing himself I was the reason we ended.

"I said it before, and don't make me fucking say it again. Stay the fuck away from me. I want nothing to do with you, Ryan."

The leaves under my feet crunched as I made my way back to Renai who was no where to be seen. I told her to stay still yet she was gone. Instead Mateo trekked through the forest like he had an agenda of his own.

"I need to get you outta here," Mateo urged, holding my waist in attempt to pull me. I stopped him when there were loud screams coming from several directions. People began running, as if they were running away from something.

"What's going on?" It was obvious he knew what was happening.

"I can smell it. It's everywhere. It means they're here." Blood. I immediately knew he was talking about blood. Just when I opened my mouth to ask him something, I heard a familiar scream. Hadlee's. "Abia!" He followed behind me when I followed her scream. It was like a beacon and my body somehow cancelled out all the other screams and solely focused on hers.

I finally found her, laid on the dirt with blood gushing from her neck. It was bitten, teeth marks seeping into her skin. Dropping to my knees, I held her head as her body remained almost paralyzed from the shock. To her this was out of the ordinary, but the idea of vampires biting into her neck and sucking her blood was not a new concept to me. Though seeing it was different than hearing about it.

"M-Mateo. Mateo, she's...oh my god," I applied pressure onto her neck, doing my best not to panic. But I was. My head went up with Renai stumbled through the chaos until she was stood in front of us. Her hand went over her mouth, either stopping herself from screaming or vomiting.

"Abia, you need to go."

Mateo was calm. Scarily calm, reminding me that the site of humans dying from a vampire bite was something normal to him. Something he'd been at fault for doing time and time again.