Why Dont You Just Drop Dead?

3

That evening I leave later than usual. Jess only stayed for an hour before she had to get on with her life.

The sound of a croud around the corner makes me deviate from my original route. There are screams and shouts, its never been this loud. A black car shoots past me and turns the corner before halting with a screach.

There are two gangs facing each other. Someone drops white glove on the floor and everyone scatters like its a bomb has gone off. I run out into the centre and stop, about to pick up the glove.

I cant though, Im too busy dodging the huge black car as it drives straight at me. It brushes past me and the glove is blown into the air. My mouth drops open, Andy and Pete are in the front seats. I make quick eye contact before they dive out the car, huge guns in their hands.

Hell breaks loose as people start figting. I dodge between people toward the white glove that was blown across the street. Andy has a huge katanya and is stabbing people, causing a bright light to emit from their wounds. Suddenly something pulls me to a stop.

I feel myself being pulled towards a man in a white bowler hat. He lifts up his fingers and point into my eyes. Im pulled towards him and his beautiful face... 

He has huge lips and eyes that draw me in. He holds onto my hip, spinning me around like we are dancing. He hold my back and leans me towards the floor.

"Dinner time." He whispers.

He opens his lips, hug white fangs sticking out. I dont move, even though Im freaking out, I cant move. Its like Im in a trance.

He brushes hair from my neck and leans in. I can hear him inhaling my scent, barely an inch away from my neck.

If I die now, all I care about is that I know vampires exist.

I wait for the bite, but it doesnt come as I drop to the floor. My head collides with the ground and everything spins. Soon, I black out.

***

"She knows too much, she saw something she wasnt meant to see. What do we do?"

"We can put her in the trash can out back?"

"No. We could actually use her?"

"No. We could let her go?"

"No. Lets let her wake up first."

I groan, reaching to my face. Do what to me?

"What?" I question.

I open my eyes and am met by four pairs of eyes. 

"What do you know?"

Im lying in the middle of the street, still where I was before.

I force myself to sitting.

"I know vampires are real." I state, rubbing at my head.

I stretch, clicking my back.

"I know everything but what is in that bottle. Or why I didnt get eaten last night."

"Andy is good with a sword. Thats why." I know that persons Pete.

"You know what we could do..." One of them says leaning in towards another.

They whisper something and I take the oppertunity to stand and stretch.

The street is empty. There is almost no sign of anything happening last night. I can feel them getting ready to pounce behind me.

"3...2..." I hear them whisper.

On 2 I break out into a sprint, running down the road at full speed. I dont know what they want with me, but I have to go. I hear their feet pounding on the cobbles as I turn the corner. Where can I go?

"Stop!" Someone shouts from behind me.

My eyes dart as I turn again, down a street that I dont know.

"When we get you I swear!" 

I force myself to run faster, turning down another street. When will I lose them?

The amount of feet has reduced, yet they seem to be catching up. 

The black car turns the corner, driving towards me. I panic, turning and running straight back at them, throwing myself at them with all my power. I think I hit Andy, I force him backward, across the ground. He yells out as I tackle him. I stand and continue running, running past Pete and down the road. My breath is spluttering as I skid around the corner.

"You forgot something." I think thats Pete.

I stop and turn, stupidly, as Pete doesnt stop running and runs straight into me. With the impact I fly back, further than Id ever thought possible. My body slams into the floor and I feel my whole body shake, like I have been stung. Everything is cloudy but I force myself to my feet, stumbling across the road and around the next corner. It leads out onto the main road. I sigh in relief, someone can help me here.

"Help!" I yell, my voice horse.

I keep moving, running towards my coffee shop. Nobody is here, its like 5am. 

I reach my coffee shop and force myself through the door, locking it behind me. The front of the shop is glass so I drag myself behind the counter. 

It takes me a while to catch my breath and deal with my injuries. Theres a huge gash on my leg, probably from one of the times I tackled someone or got tackled. My head hurts like the worst hangover and I just want to sleep.

What was that. What happened last night? I feel my pockets for my phone and manage to find it, the screen cracked. Vampires are very real. Jess needs to know. I force my phone on and send a text; coffee shop, now!!

I drop my phone and put my head in my hands, they will be back, wont they?