The Silver Family

Chapter Thirteen: I am ready

Chapter Thirteen: I am ready

(A pic of Night - oldest brother- above) 

I opened the front door to our large house and slammed it shut with excitement. I ran into the kitchen to see if my family would be there and they were. It was 3.00pm and they were eating some sandwiches and drinking animal blood.

“Mother, father!” I called, running into the kitchen. The whole family looked at me with worry.

My mother got up and walked up to me. “What’s wrong, dear?”

I took a breath. “Let’s sit down and I will tell you.”

My mother sat back down and I sat down as well. I wasn’t expecting my brothers to be there too but they were and this meant that I would have to get their opinions on the idea too. Great.

I cleared my throat once I got their attention. “I want to stay at the private school, as in sleep there.”

Everyone practically choked on their food with surprise.

“We made a deal, Flora. You could only go to school if you were to return home afterwards.”  My mother reminded me, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

“I know, mother, but...” I sighed and looked directly at her. “I have a room there and I had a look in it and it’s nice. I realised that after being there for a day, I want to experience the full experience.”

My father spoke up, “What do you mean the full experience, darling?”

“Staying there and having the chance to see what it would be like to live with new people for a while. I am here all the time and I believe it would be good for me to stay there and get some independence.” I explained.

My parents looked at each other and then at my brothers who were staring at me. My mother turned to face Night. “What do you think, Night?”

He cleared his throat. “I understand where she is coming from. We have our jobs to give us independence…” He gestured to himself, Rueben and Leon. “… But she doesn’t. This could be a good thing for her, however, I don’t know if she is ready to take on this responsibility or if she is ready for this.”

My mother nodded. I thought Night was being helpful when he started speaking and was surprised to see that he wasn’t being over-protective of me, but that changed towards the end of what he was saying.

“I am ready. I’ve been there for a day and I have made friends.” I raised my voice because I was desperate for this opportunity. “I – Flora Silver the vampire- have made friends! I actually made friends today and I’m proud of myself. I’ve already took a step towards to understanding more of the world, but without staying there and having much freedom I can’t improve and understand much more of the world.”

“I think we should let her.”

I looked at Leon in shock. He believed in me and knew what I meant.

“I mean, yeah, I don’t like the idea of our little sister being alone in a new school full of normal people but she is old enough and is clearly capable of handling it. I think we should give her the chance.” He added, smiling at me.

There was a small silence before my father spoke. “Flora, could you leave the room for a moment and allow us to talk about this?”

I nodded, “Of course, father. I will be in my room.” I stood up and left the room. I went to my room and prayed that I would be allowed.

I sat on my bed and I knew that I had said what I needed to and I just had to believe that they could see what I was talking about and that I am strong enough to do it.

I was listening to music when Night, Rueben and Leon came in my room and sat down on bed. They all sat down in front of me and I was dreading what they had to say.

“It’s been decided, Flora.” Night began, looking directly at me and I felt like I was going to wet myself with fear.

Rueben smiled,  “You are allowed to stay at the school.”

My mouth dropped to the floor with shock and I began to cry tears of joy. “Really? What made you all decide?”

“What you said spoke to us all and we understand that you need your independence, just like we do. You are missing out on the experiences you could have if you stayed there.” Night replied, smiling.

“The main thing that helped us decide, was the fact that in the space of a day you have managed to make friends. Us vampires don’t make many friends because we tend to creep people out and our weirdness usually worries people, yet you have managed to make friends.” Leon explained.

There was a silence and then my brothers looked at each other and spoke at the same time.

“So, who are these friends?”

Over-protective brothers are back.

“I made three friends so far and they are all male.” I told them, sitting closer to them and smiling.

“Male?!” Night growled.

I rolled my eyes. “Yes, male. They are really nice to hang out with.”

“What are their names?” Leon asked, raising an eyebrow.

“James, Monty and Patrick.” I replied with a sigh. I knew they would be like this.

Night stroked his chin. “We will have to watch out for James, Monty and Patrick.”

Oh, Lord. I didn’t want them spying on them or something. That would just be creepy and annoying. I’m glad I didn’t tell them their last names otherwise I don’t think they would be alive for much longer.

“There is no need to worry, they are nice people.” I replied, rolling my eyes.

Rueben placed his hand on my shoulder. “We are just looking out for our little and only sister. “ he smiled. “It’s our jobs to be protective and worry about you.”

I smiled back. “I know, but honestly, I’m fine. If there is any trouble I can take care of it.”

“Well, we have your back.” Leon winked.

I chuckled, “Thank you. Now give me a hug!”

We all hugged and it felt very nice. I hadn’t had a hug like that for a while and I didn’t realise how much I missed it until now.

“Now, get out and let me pack for tomorrow!”

They left and I didn’t waste any time to get started on packing. I got several  big bags that I own and filled them with all my clothes, toiletries, makeup, accessories, books  etc. I was so excited that I was worried that I would forget something, so I made a to do list to make sure I packed everything.

Once everything was packed I looked at my rather empty looking room.  It was weird knowing that I wouldn’t be living here for a while, that I would be on my own for the first time in a school with normal people. It was weird to think that my family wouldn’t be there with me. It was exciting and intimidating, but either way I wasn’t backing down! Oh, hell no!

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