Blue Roses

Chapter five

Chapter song~ Monster by skillet

When they finally stop yelling at each other, it goes silent as they all stare at me again. I ask, "What?" and they all look at each other as if trying to decide something.

Grandma says "Put her to the test if you don't believe me, you'll see that what I say is true." She pulls out a small pocket knife, and flicks it open. Father lays a hand on her arm, saying "I don't think that'll be necessary mom..."

She rolls her eyes and ignores him, shaking off his hand. She holds up the knife to her wrist and presses slightly, just enough to break the skin. A sickly sweet scent fills the room, and I inhale deeply. They all stare at me and my mouth starts to hurt.

Aching, burning pain. I put a hand over my mouth and cry out. Its killing me, I've never felt such an awful pain. I fall off the bed and hug my knees to my chest, praying the pain will pass soon.

Grandma walks closer to me and the pain increases, spreading from my jaw to my entire head. The strange scent is becoming stronger and stronger, and I notice how hungry I am, but choose to ignore it. 

Before she can come any closer,  mother grabs her shoulder and pulls her away, yelling, "Can't you see your hurting her?? It doesn't matter what she is, she's still your granddaughter and your family, now act like it!!"

Grandma stumbles back and the pain immediately lessens. I uncurl myself from a ball and lay on the cool tile floor, panting. My mother and sister take grandma out of the room and the sweet scent leaves with them.

Mathew kneels beside me, father standing beside him. He brushes the hair from my face and picks me up, placing me in his lap. He sits on the edge of the bed and mumbles things to me like "It's gonna be alright.... Don't worry... Your ok.." And eventually I start to believe him.

I turn my head a little and rest it on his chest, watching father pace back and forth across the room. He has that look on his face that I can tell he's thinking really hard about something very important.

I'm about to ask him what he's thinking about when the door opens and mother and Lilly walk back in without grandma. Mom looks defeated, and Lilly just looks scared.

They both refuse to look at me until mom and dad leave the room and shut the door, I don't really know why because I can hear them arguing through the door. They are talking about whether to tell me or not.... Tell me what?

I'm frustrated, but Lilly comes and sits next to me and she grabs my hand. I can tell she's scared because she's shaking, so I say "Lilly, there's no need to be afraid of me. I'm still me, i'm still Jade." She gives me a small smile and turns my head. What she does next surprised me.

She starts to braid my hair for some odd reason. My hair never used to be long enough, but I don't complain. When she's done, mom and dad come back into the room. Mom's face is red and I can tell she's been crying.

Everyone goes silent, and I start to get irritated again. "Will someone just tell me whats going on here?" I ask impatiently.

"Jade, when you were bitten by that vampire who saved you from the wolves, what exactly did he do to you?" My mom asks me.

"After he fought the wolves away, he bit my wrist and I healed... But then he broke my neck, and all I remember is waking up here, does this mean....." I trail off unable to say it. I can see it on all their faces, I already know the truth. The vampire bit me, then killed me and it cause me to turn.

Nobody says anything, I just get up,  and walk out of the room. I go downstairs and out the front door into the snow. And I just keep walking. Finally, when I reach the spot, I climb up into the tree house that my dad built for me and Mark long ago. I look around at all the memories, the pictures, and I remember all the fun we had up here. By the time I come down and walk home, there's a car In the driveway that I recognize immediately. Mark's parents.