Before I could collect myself from my jump, I was attacked. I felt teeth dig into me & heard growls & hisses from all aspects of the room. I was knocked out & when I woke up I was on a couch & before me stood a girl, cleaning the blood off of me.
"Hey " her voice was soft, it was welcoming. It spoke in a manner as if nothing happened a few minutes or hours ago.. I don't know how long I was passed out for. I pushed myself up & jerked my hand out of her grip.
"I'm just trying to .." I cut her off
"DON'T " I hiss & before I could even think about what was happening my vision went blurry & I could see through everything & I could hear things from miles away. My head started throbbing & I felt dizzy.
"Don't worry, it's completely normal for a new-born" she smiled. New born? New born what? What the hell does she mean?
"New-born? I was born 16 years ago? What are you talking about?" I shot off the couch & backed away from her. Her eyes were a light green & she wore black ripped clothes.
" So you 16 huh?. Well ,We've been trying to recruit more people to make us stronger in preparation for war. " she sniffs the blood of the tissue she had been cleaning me with & places it in the bin under the table. What the hell?
"Huh? Recruit? So you recruit people by attacking them? ? & what war? I can't go into war" Confusion, anger, worry, stress all building up inside of me. This is all just too weird to be real.
"Come here." She waves me over & picks up a mirror.
She lifts the mirror in front of me. "What do you see?"
"Nothing.. I see nothing. I see everything behind me but not me.. How? Why? What .. What's
happening?" I stare at the mirror for a few seconds not allowing myself to believe what I'm seeing. Am I invisible?
"Ever heard of vampires?" She smirks with a touch of excitement edging on her voice.
"They don't exist. " I shot her a stare, trying to be determined.
"You were attacked & bit by vampires. & when a vampire bites a human, the human turns into a vampire too. It's pretty basic stuff. It happens on movies. We don't know who found out about us & exposed us but as long as everyone thinks we don't exist. We safe."
"No ways, this is all a joke. Where the cameras at? Nice try. I'm not stupid." I laughed trying not to show my worried sentiment.
"Here, this isn't particularly a mirror but it's the only thing that shows our reflection. " she led me to a long mirror hanging on the wall near the corner of the room.
I nearly dropped to the floor when I saw what was looking back at me. My caramel skin toned even. My eyes a lighter brown than they usually are. My hair had a faded purple tint. & my teeth.. My teeth grew two Canines, one on each side.
"No no. This is all in my head. You don't exist. It's all in my head. " I held my head & scrunched my eyes. Refusing to believe what stood before me.
"Your Canines & vision only appear when you are angry." She stated. I shot her a glare & looked back at my reflection.
"Perhaps I should take you to see your brother." She walked to the book cabinet & took out four books that hid a password lock on the wall. She entered a code in & a door opened.
"Jason!" I cried at the sight of my brother standing staring at the mirror.
"Tori?" A worrying glimpse in his voice. He gripped his hair & tugged on it.
"This isn't real right? " his eyes shimmering. His eyebrows raised. You can see he's not here. Mentally.
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Demented
أدب المراهقينI thought they didn't exist. I thought they were all made up. I use to watch movies about them and get nightmares. And now I'm one of them.
