NOT TO BE

3.THE STORY

Tuesday 14:40

-Okey,fine...-he said taking a book-Take a look of this...

-Oh! okayy

It was like an old album,a photo album

I didn't understand anything but I opened the album and started turning the pages

Petrified faced were looking at me;some old,some younger...

-Why do you give me this?-I asked looking up to Zack

He looked nervous and didn't stop looking at the album with wide eyes

-Just look at the pictures...-He said struggling to look me in the face

I rolled my eyes.It was nonsense,I didn't know any of this people
They were just random strangers smiling through pages and pages of pictures
What was the emergency,he said he was going to explain it to me and...

But suddenly I saw it,I saw me

-That's me??-It said pointing to the picture of a girl identical to me

-Mmm...yes- he muttered and started to, finally,looking at me

He looked at me with a careful gaze

-What the actual fuck!,I don't remember taking this picture-I said bringing the album closer to see the girl better

-Okay...-he sigh and looked up-I'm sorry Draco,I have to tell her-and then returned his face to me but with such a serious face that if I wasn't exhausted I would run back home

-What are you talking about??-I tried not to freak out but it was very difficult not to

-Well...-he started telling with his little tick of scratching his neck-about 10 years ago your father Draco sent me to take care of you and protect you...

-Draco?My father??-I started laughing nervously -I don't know any Draco...my father is Nick Moore,he is a pharmacist,he's 46 years...-I started to panick.

My mind couldn't stand it

I don't even know my father now? It has to be a joke

-Let me finish!-He interrupted me grabbing me by my shoulders and looking straight too my eyes so I could breath and focus on what he was saying

-Alright...- I said breathing calmly

-Where was I?-he closed his eyes like he was trying to calm down too-Ookey... Your real father is Draco,he was the king of my hometown.He sent you to Minneapolis and put a spell on that couple to simulate that they were your parents so you could be safe

I opened my mouth to protest but he raised a finger right to my face and I understood

-He did that because Merla and Scorpio's parents tried to kill you-he looked at me like he knew what I was thinking

-After 6 years Draco sent me to look for you, but it wasn't easy because he couldn't say where did he sent you

Well I couldn't believe that bullshit so I got defensive

-Oh!I get it...and why didn't you ask him?-I looked at him with my sarcastic confused face

But he was so nervous and tired that he didn't even notice

-Really?That's your question??-he sigh looking like he needed to rest

-I don't know-I shrugged standing up-This "mystery story" is interesting but things escape you from the script ... those names...?-I started to walk in a circle around him with a smile-They are too strange.No one nowadays is called Merla hahahaha Merla...what kind of name is that?-I started to fake laughing-I don't know...couldn't you name her Nancy? or...-I stopped Infront of him and I pretended that I was thinking-Sarah! That's a very typical name...-I said like I had a very great idea

-Okay...you dont believe me-he was staring to get it-Well I didnt say the big things yet-He looked at me like he didn't know what to expect from me- ...We're vampires

-...-I petrified for a moment and then...-HAHHAHAHAHHA-I started laughing and laughing genuinely-Ooh! then it makes sense to call someone Merla right? hahahhahah-Tears were coming out of my eyes-Okay but,why vampires?It's very typical...tell me something original-I put a hand on his shoulder wiping the tears of my eyes

He rolled his eyes like he couldn't take it anymore

-I didn't want to show you them that fast but...here we go-he said moving his neck backwards stretching it and then touching his jaw as if bothered him

-Oh...-I muttered watching every movement

He opened his mouth and he had... fangs?

-Oh come onnn!-I said stepping forward-I'm not a silly girl!They are not real-i looked at him with a "come on" in my eyes-Good one Zack you think I'm going to..-I said trying to take them off but they weren't coming off...

That's when I started getting really confused

That couldnt be real but they weren't fake so my mind was collapsing

-Wait ... is this a joke?where is the hidden camera?Ah?-I said panicking again

-Omg...this is going to take more than i thought-He put two fingers to the bride of his nose

-Uumm,sorry?-I said starting to get angry

Was he laughing at me?

-What do I have to do to make you believe me?-He asked like a little kid to his mom

-Believe what?that horrible terror story?umm $2000-I tried to joke

I'm sorry my anxiety come in pack with my sarcastic jokes

-Come on Lydia I have the mark- He takes the neck of his T-shirt and pulls it down

He shows me 2 little points in his white skin

-Pff that's a coincidence...-I started to sweat

-Oh i know! I am not reflected in the mirrors,what about that?-He looked at me with a radiant smile

Then he took a mirror and gave it to me,then he just went behind me and...

-OMG!-I tried to act

-YESS you believe me!!-He genuinely falls into the trap

-Oh no,not that.Amazings special effects...How did you do it?

Zack's face droped

-Oh come on!!-It seems like he is about to give up but then,his face illuminated- I got it!Okey so I'll put you in context:in my hometown,the Inmortuae Kingdom, we are divided by powers: water,earth,fire,air,human control and dark matter-He looked at me very seriously-The kings and queens have all of them

-Oou this is new-i joked around -good point!Okay, show it

I smiled like a little kid waiting for the surprise to come

Zack starts to move his hands and my face starts to do funny poses

-What is going on??!?-I try to say,because my face was moving by itself

I started to freak out that wasn't normal and definitely not a joke,Zack was very focused

-I am part of the human control vampires-He said stopping moving his hands as my face came back to normal

-Okay now I'm starting to believe you...-I sit down and put my hand around my head having a million thoughts per minute

-YES!-he jumped form happiness