“I got you something,” says Esther and takes out a blood bag from a tiny bag she had put down beside her. “I figured you might enjoy some nourishment.”“I surely would, thanks,” says Brent, taking the blood bag from her and opening it to take a sip. “I am still amazed that you managed to find me.”Esther smiles at him and then looks up at the sky saying, “It really is a beautiful view.”“Yeah.”They sit there in silence for a few minutes and then Esther asks, “How are you feeling, Brent?”“I’m okay.”She looks at him but he doesn’t. He keeps looking straight ahead.“I don’t think so,” says Esther “but if you don’t want to tell me, I understand.”There is silence for a few seconds and then Brent says, “I can’t believe it, although to others it may seem an obvious thing to have happened. Two good-looking young people. Why not?”“No, it’s not obvious. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it either.”“You saw it?” Brent asks in a surprised tone.“I walked in on them.”“Do you think that’s why
When Damion wakes up the next morning, it takes him a few seconds to realize why he is feeling so tense. He presses the palm of his hands over his eyes and the images of Lilia and Brent flash through his mind. He did not know whether Brent had returned home last night. Even if he had, he did not know how to approach him, what to say, or how to start the conversation.Damion gets off the bed and walks into the washroom. He wants to think about Lilia and the kiss and feel her and her lips, but he knew that he would not be able to relish the memories until he cleared things up with Brent. After freshening up, he goes out into the kitchen for breakfast. He sees Esther, Tyrus, and Adeline sitting there.“Good morning,” says Damion, “Did Brent come home last night.”“He did,” replies Esther.There is a pause in which Damion walks to the fridge for some juice and all the others follow his movements with their eyes.“So,” Tyrus addresses Damion, “you gonna apologize to him?”“Of course, I am
Damion doesn’t say anything immediately. He is touched by the fact that Brent believes he would not have sabotaged his relationship with Lilia just for the sake of sexual drive. It is true, he wouldn’t have. But still, it felt good to see Brent acknowledging it even though he had hurt him.“That doesn’t make it right,” Damion says.“No, it doesn’t.”“I- I don’t know when or how it happened. I was there with her. We used to spend a lot of time together...”“I understand, it’s hard to get to know Lilia that well and not fall for her.”“I’m sorry.”“You cannot control your feelings. You can control your actions and you did, to a large extent.”Damion doesn’t say anything, he had controlled his actions for a long time, but he still wished he had not given in to his feelings yesterday. He wanted things to go forward with Lilia, but not like this.Brent gets up and walks over to Damion. He places his hand on Damion’s shoulder and says, “If Lilia has feelings for you too and you two decide t
The weekend had been weird in the house for Lilia. With all the mess between her, Brent and Damion, for the first time, she was glad that she would be leaving for University in the evening. But there is one thing that is still bothering her. Damion would accompany her like he always did, and she didn’t know how she felt about that. She had not had a one-on-one conversation with him since she had told him she needed time and it might feel weird to go with him. She wished someone else could accompany her, but as all of them were vampires or at least half-vampire, they couldn’t.In the evening, she bids everyone goodbye and sits in the car with Damion. They don’t talk for a while, but then Damion says, “We don’t have to make it weird necessarily, you know.”“But it is weird, isn’t it.”“Look Lia, I cherish the friendship I have with you. So, if there can’t be anything more, I want us to at least be good friends.”“What do you mean by ‘if there can’t be anything more? Do you want somethin
Esther is sitting in the kitchen, browsing through her phone and munching on chips. She had seen Brent leave about fifteen minutes ago, but he hadn’t come back inside. She thinks that it must be an important call that he had been trying to make. She gets off the chair and throws the empty packet of chips in the dustbin. She didn’t feel like cooking at home and eating today. It had been a long time since she had gone out to eat. Maybe all four of them could go out and party. After the pathetic weekend that Brent had had, it would feel nice to him. Although, he didn’t seem like a party guy. But everyone has a wild side in the right circumstances, don’t they?She walks out of the kitchen and starts pacing in front of the stairs thinking about all the places they could go to. She would tell Brent when he comes back from the call and they can ask Ty and Ad to meet them at the club directly. But Brent doesn’t come back inside. It had been over half an hour and now it felt weird to Esther. I
Damion and Lilia look at each other in shock.“I don’t have a boyfriend,” says Lilia.Damion takes out his phone and starts dialing Brent’s number.“Really,” says Carl, “not even the black-haired handsome vampire named Brent.”Damion is repeating "pick up, pick up, pick up" in his head, but Brent doesn’t pick up.“I don’t believe you,” says Lilia. “You are saying this just to scare me and I don’t believe you.”“Okay then,” says Carl, “you can try contacting your boyfriend and the blonde girl. See if you can reach them.”He cuts the call.“Esther!” says Lilia, “He has Brent and Esther. Do you think it’s true?”“I don’t know,” says Damion, “but neither of them is picking the call.”“Call Ty!”Damion dials Tyrus’s number and sees Lilia texting someone.“What are you doing?” He asks.“Texting Tasha or she’ll worry.”“Hello,” comes Tyrus’ voice from Damion’s phone’s speaker.“Ty, where are you and who are you with?”“I am with Adeline and we are driving back home from the mall. Why? What h
“How can Lilia go to Carl if the Junta had cast their spells?” asks Adeline.“Apparently, Carl can’t come to me but I can go to him,” says Lilia.“But why the hell did they leave that option open?” Tyrus asks bewildered.“Who knows? Do you guys know any witches?”“As I have been asleep for almost a century, I have no idea where anyone is. Esther must know plenty.”“Nor do I. I have never needed to. The witch department has always been Brent’s.”“So that means,” says Lilia, “the two people who can actually help us get out of this are the ones that have been kidnapped. Talk about sour luck.”*About an hour later, Damion finds himself walking through the forest to reach his grandmother’s hut. He is feeling edgy and his senses are as alert as they can be. He doesn’t want to get caught and complicate things more than they already are. He reaches the hut and knocks on the door, saying in a low voice, “Grandma, it’s me.”The door opens a few seconds later and his grandmother says, “Are you
“Tasha...” says Damion, “what are you talking about?”“Tasha is from the Serafina lineage.”“No, her full name is Tasha Gibbins.”“That’s because she is adopted. Her birth certificate has the name Katherine Serafina. Tasha is the name her adoptive parents gave her.”“Are you sure?” asks Tyrus.“Absolutely because I remember saying to her that her older name sounds much cooler when she told me about it.”They all stare at each other for a few seconds and then Lilia says, “Oh my God. Does that mean Tasha is a witch? But how is that possible? How does she not know?”“Witches have to be trained by someone to get control of their powers,” says Damion. “Some of them learn to use their powers themselves but for that to happen they need to know that they can harness such powers i.e the person needs to know that they are a witch. No one told Tasha. Even if she ever felt something, she must have struck it off as gut feeling or intuition.”“Yes,” says Lilia, “she does that a lot. Saying things l