Turning Page: The Beginning [Watty Awards 2012]

Greetings from the Vampire

After sitting there for an hour on the floor wondering whether I was going to die or not, the door was pushed open. I lifted my gaze to see the two doctors who had came in before with that creep were standing there.

They looked a little stressed. I guess you would get stressed easily if you worked in a place like this and worked for someone like that psychopath. I watched as they made their way over to me.

"Come with us, Dawn," the blond one said.

I managed to see the name badge on his coat. It read Dr Stephen Harper.

"No, please, just let me go," I began to beg.

"Jared wants to see you," the brown haired one replied.

His name badge read Dr James Savage.

They then picked me up by my arms. I started to struggle but, for doctors, they were quite strong and eventually, I gave up. They pulled me through the door and we began making our way down the hall.

There were rooms on either side of us as we walked. Were those rooms other cells? Were there other prisoners here? This didn't look like an institute, it looked more like a prison. A thought then hit me. Is that what I was? A prisoner?

We then stopped in our tracks to let someone by. This guy was huge. He towered over me and both of the doctors. His six ft frame made my five ft three frame look pathetic. He had massive muscles which made him look like he could crush you in seconds. I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley at night. He was a scary looking guy.

 As he walked by us he was dragging something behind him. My eyes widened and I could feel myself beginning to gag slightly as I saw it was the body of a girl around my age. She looked as if she had been beaten to death. I then had a horrible feeling. What were they going to do to me?

We turned right at the end of the hallway and came face to face with two huge wooden doors. The doctors pulled them open and dragged me inside. The room was vast and quite dark. I then noticed someone sitting on, only what I could describe as, a throne.

As we got closer I saw it was that creep from earlier. The two doctors then threw me to the ground in front of the creep. I groaned as I hit the floor pretty hard. The two doctors stood at either side of the room. Who do they think they are? They have no right to be shoving me around like a rag doll!

"Dawn, it's nice to see you again," he smirked at me.

There we go again with that smirk! Is that all he does?

"Why am I here? I've told you I'm not supernatural. You have the wrong girl!" I replied.

Part of me knew that it was pointless trying to tell him that I'm not the person he's looking for. He wasn't listening to me. It was useless.

"How did your parents die?" he asked me.

I stared at him, confused "What?"

"Answer the question," he ordered.

"Car crash," I whispered in response.

I watched him as he rose from his 'throne'.

"That's what you think happened," he said, making his way over to me.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

He then reached down and picked me up by my throat. I began chocking slightly as he rested his other hand around my waist, holding me close to him. I knew he saw the fear in my eyes and I knew he loved it. My heart thumped against my chest erratically.

"They were murdered by a vampire," he told me.

I looked at him. He loosened his grip on my neck but still held me there. I stared into his eyes, unable to look away. Unable to resist.

"You know how I know?" he asked, leaning down to my neck again.

Shivers ran up my spine as I felt his cold lips press against my skin. I wanted to scream out for help but I couldn't. I stood there, frozen in fear in his arms. I was helpless. I wasn't a very good fighter. I couldn't fight sleep. There was no chance I could take on a Vampire in a fight. I knew I'd come out the loser.

"Because I was the one who killed them," he smiled against my neck.

I let out a deep breath as if I'd been holding it in. Was he telling the truth or was he just saying this to scare me? Either way, it was working.

"You smell good like your mother did," he whispered as I felt his fangs graze my neck like before.

My eyes widened. He killed my parents? First I learn there are vampires and god knows what else living among us but now I find out that one of them killed my parents. He then threw me back and I hit the ground with a thud. I groaned in pain slightly.

"Take her back to her room. I need her well rested for the ritual," Jared ordered the doctors.

They did as they were told and picked me up from the ground. I began to struggle again. Ritual? What was he talking about?

"No! You don't understand! You have the wrong girl!!" I screamed as I was dragged away.

"See you soon, love," I heard Jared say before the doors closed behind us.