Awakening!

d from pure shock to blinding anger, then worry and confusion only to settle on fear. I could smell it in the air, their fear as it filled and circled the room only fuel my newly acquired insatiable thirst for blood.

”Y-you. ” Melanie choked out, raising her hand to her mouth in horror . ”Yes, me! ” I smiled, barely able to contain myself, they smelled to so good.

”D-d, demon! ” Mrs Redford screamed pushing herself to her knees and scrambling up her bed, trying to put distance between us. Foolish woman shouldn have moved, instinct demanded I pursue my prey and next thing I knew. I had my hand around her throat holding her down as I bite into her neck draining her of all her blood. She tasted slightly sweeter than May but delicious all the same. Mrs Redford beat at my side like a child to a solid surface, achieving nothing expect to tiring herself out and making her heart beat faster, pushing the blood into my mouth quicker.

Melanie gasped stepping back only to fall to her knees in terror as she watched me drain the life from her mother without uttering a single word. I watched her both utterly fascinated by lack of self preservation and completely amused that the town saint was too afraid to try a save her own mother. Laughing, I released the limp Mrs Redford into the soft blood stained mattress.

Tears fell from Melanies big brown eyes, the same tears that only days ago I would have done anything to make stop. Melanie had been a good friend to me, my shelter from my mothers cold words and disapproving eye. Maybe I should be merciful? Maybe I could still be kind enough to leave her alive?

But then I remembered her face when shed ran out with everyone to find me kneeling over her dead brother. I remember how she smiled, itd been subtle but it was there. Shed known what he was and still shed sent me with him. My best friend.

”I asked you a question, Melanie. Have you already forgotten? ” I mocked pushing off the bloody bed.