Catherine Heatherhalls Institute At times, the students at our academy would talk about how the humans would kill their time by sleeping. I wish I could have a life like that as well. I never felt this way while I was at the academy. But staying here for one night, I feel like the time was passing really slow. Slower than I expected. Though the sun was already up, the whole institute remained silent and still. Everyone still locked up in their dorms. Even the maids were no were to be seen! Both I and Erica sit silent on our bed, staring at the empty wall. ‘’ Are we back too early?’’ she keeps whispering. Erica would spend most of her time in my room after she realised that staying alone with her roommate in her room only made her hungry. I had a good blood tolerance unlike the Erica. She is just like mom. ‘’How about we go and take a stroll around the institute?’’ Finally I speak up. At least we vampires feel ‘Boredom’ as well! ‘’Sure.’’ She says. The em
EricaThe class was as packed up as it could be. Almost more than fifty students were in each class. The one thing that all of us forgot to ask both mom and dad was about the institute. What are the institutes for? What do they do in there? And why was it made into a mortal institute?Well now that our first class ‘Archery’ was about to start, I ask to Steven all my questions. And that’s when he tells me all about it. The three institutes were made in order to teach both kids and adults different skills. Skills that would help them defend themselves. Most of the mortals never showed interest in such institutes. They would rather go teach their kids at a school where education mattered more than fights. Archery, Sword fighting, Horse riding, Fencing and many more classes were thought every week. Would anyone in this institute be
Krulisa. When I was young, my father used to tell me stories about the humans. About how they are born, how they live and age and finally, die. Death is something that I have never faced. ‘’Immortals don’t die.’’ That’s what he would always tell me. Even the day he buried me alive. Thanks to Borham, I am still here. Alive. No one knew Borham. When he saved me, I thought him as my guardian angel who was sent to me by my ancestors. Of course Vampires don’t have guardian angels, but I did. The weather looked like it would rain today. Though the sky was clear , and the stars were shining, I wished that my thoughts could come true. I wish it rained. ‘’Krulisa.’’ Borham waits in my room as I walk in. ‘’What is it?’’ I say. ‘’It’s done.’’ ‘’What is done?’’ ‘’We just got the news that all our henchman’s were killed in a riot. By some strong vampires.’’ Strong vampire? Victoria? ‘’What are you trying to say?’’ I walk forward to him. ‘’They
Alicia Reno and Ethel both wait for us as we arrive at the forest. Ethel looked mad for some reason. He eyes Reno with displeasure. Reno must’ve done something wrong that made Ethel angry. My thoughts talk to me. Catty runs and hugs Ethel and that calms his anger. For sure!. ‘’What’s wrong with your face?’’ Melissa gently pats Reno’s cheeks and dusts off the sand. ‘’Reno just warned the Hudson brothers to not be rude with you all!’’ Silence. Ethel was too quick to drop the bomb. It looks like it kept bothering him. ‘’What do you mean Ethel? What did he say?’’ Catty quickly responds. This was going to go really bad for Reno! ‘’I asked them to treat you all better.’’ Reno speaks up for himself. But I was fast to sense it. ‘’Are you sure you said nothing else?’’ I say. Because I could feel his lies. He looked at me in the eyes. ‘’You can’t read me Alicia!’’ He smiles. But it was an evil smile. Of course I can’t read him or any other Nadarian. They
Jonathan The Journey Institute The day passes so slow that I almost fall asleep every time a new class resumes. My head aches so badly. I feel like to sleep every time! I barely even got to see Melissa! Every time I looked for her, I ended up falling asleep only to be knocked and called to wake up by the teacher. I should stop going to the forest every night! I thought I could sleep at the forest, but NO. we were so busy talking about the Cross sisters that I almost forgot to sleep! ‘’Are you okay?’’ A little comforting and familiar voice. I just fall asleep again! I must be dreaming for sure! ‘’Hey! Wake up!’’ I slowly open my eyes. My eyelids feel so heavy! It wasn’t a dream after all! ‘’Melissa?’’ she stands right next to my table wearing a red gown that catches my eye. Her red hairs dangle around her shoulder. I smile as if I was drunk! ‘’Thank goodness you’re awake! I thought you were dead!’’ She smiles and sits next to my chair. She sme
Isabelle When I was three years old, I lost my father on an accident that took place at our old home. A fire broke out, and he played a hero and tried to save me. Sacrificing himself. My mother remarried another man, who now I call as my ‘Dad’. And soon we had another sibling in our family. Another daughter. My younger sister. On 1987 when the weather was cold and everything was frozen with snow, I and my little sister went out for a walk. The walk was so long that we forgot our way back home. She started panicking and crying, while I on the other hand kept consoling her. Everything’s going to be okay. I told her. She nodded at me rubbing her tears. I was scared myself; I had no idea where we came or where we were! Suddenly a strong breeze blew both me and my sister away. Distancing us from each other. I tried going to her side, but the cold had now started to make me feel dizzy. She didn’t move. Her body was lying on the snow and the more I tried to go closer to he
Jonathan It’s weird how everything was going so different these days. Never did I imagine, I would fall in love with someone so easily! And the fact that there was no specific reason for me to fall in love sounds even weirder! My heart feels so heavy since I met Melissa. I feel like the only way to lose the weight is by confessing my love for her. But what if she doesn’t like me? The first time I met Melissa, she looked like a lost soul trying to find peace. Looking into her eyes while she stood by the pond side with the lost puppy made me realise that something about Melissa was really different. But no matter how hard I try to think, I really don’t understand the reason of this sudden feeling! I mean, I have seen broken girls before! I have seen a girl holding a puppy before! But why Melissa? Why did she leave such an impact in my heart? If I tried asking her, will I be able to get my answer? Does Melissa feel the same way I do? It would sound so weird if I went n
Henry ‘’Catty stop!’’ I call after her as she walks deep inside the forest. I bet she was finding Reno. ‘’I told you not to follow me!’’ she says. Her pace gets faster. I run after her and stop her. ‘’Enough!’’ I hold her shoulders. She was in tears. I didn’t know she was crying. Finally she starts crying by burying her face in her palms. I stand there with no solution of what to do. ‘’I loved him so much!’’ she says. I slowly let go of her shoulders. ‘’I loved him, and even waited for him! He never replied to any of my letters. How can someone leave you when you love them so much! It took me days and years to forget him! I will never forget him for playing with my feelings. And now that I learnt how to live a normal life, he comes back out of nowhere and try’s to ruin it! I don’t want to go back to those days again!’’ Some things are better to remain as secret. She cry’s all her heart out. I feel sorry and hurted as well. This was the reason why she must have been really been rea
Being a lost soul isn't easy. You never get to touch the one you care about, or make them believe that you exist, or even save them from all the dangers. I have been wandering around, looking at all the misery and happiness people have been facing. Who am I?Well,My name is Author. I am just a lost soul. I've been living in your shadows, trying to find comfort in the dark. Because the light has burnt my world and made me greedy. I've seen Catty grow and now, I'll follow her in this new path too...you want to find out more? Well, hold my hands. let me show you what happens next........~ Author~
Thirty three years later. 1st January 2023 "Catty, please open your eyes! Catty you're not dead! Please, I'm sorry. I'm sorry! Catttyyyyyy!" My eyes shot open. Once again I'm having those terrible nightmares. "What's wrong with these dreams?" I say to myself, rubbing my eyes. Why are my cheeks wet? I wipe the tears from my eyes. "I've been crying?" Weird. It's not just today. Almost every week, such nightmares come haunting me. And then there's this specific name that I keep hearing. "Reno." Stupid head! Stupid nightmares! I hated telling my dad about my nightmares. He would only ask me to go see a therapist, which I hated the most. I am not crazy! At times I would tell my little brother, Tyler all about it. He was only fifteen and thought I had some fantasy movie playing inside my head all night. "Hey! Are you awake?" There he is! The guy I was just talking about. "The door's open, Tyler. Get in!" He got inside, holding a pen and a book. "So, what have you seen today?
Henry. One day later. I've been practicing non-stop with my brothers. There was no rest, for the first time it felt weird to not sleep. Victoria let me and my brothers get our belongings from the institutes. Though Jonathan couldn't go, the rest of us sneaked in during the night and got everything. I found Krulisa's letters, rolled into balls and hid under my bed. "Someone must've been here!" I picked them up and tossed them in a box. And lastly, I found a new letter, folded neatly under my pillow. What surprised me were the words written on top of it. "My words......may they come true. From, Catherine Cross." Catherine wrote a letter? For whom? If she was in my room that means she might've seen Krulisa's letters. "She threw them under my bed…" the words sank in me. It hurt me to even think that she knew about Krulisa. Yet she embraced me with love when I met her outside. My tears dropped on top of the letter. I cry everytime Catty's thoughts flash in my head."I will foreve
Victoria My daughters did it. They saved the world from the wrath of Krulisa. Although the damage in the institute caught mortal attention, Dorothea and Rose helped me use the spell balls and wipe their memories. No students or anyone knows that The Journey Institute once existed. Nothing went according to the prophecy. Though we feared that Borham was the obstacle, little did we know that five mortals were involved too. Because of the Hudson brothers, Borham had his chance at getting Catty. And because of that, everything changed. My daughters had to make a sacrifice. I was surprised thinking how Melissa was so clever to come up with the plan of using their blood. When Ethel told me everything, I knew it. My daughters were the bravest and the cleverest children in the world. Melissa was always one step ahead at thinking. I didn't have to tell her about my father's sacrifice, she guessed it herself. About him using his blood to create the prophecy. You never get to enjoy what they
Author "Krulisa STOP!" Melissa shouted. Krulisa stood before them holding Principal Weathers by her neck. She laughed seeing the sisters before her. The institute looked like a war zone. Nothing in the interior looked the same it used to look. Only ruins remained. "Finally! The four of you together! You know how long I've waited here!" Krulisa laughed. She looked completely different. Her face looked better than before. It looked like she was reborn again. The immortal heart must've helped her. "Let her go!" Melissa felt nauseous seeing principal Weathers in pain. Her nose was bleeding as Krulisa tightened her grip, squeezing her neck to death. She dropped the body on the ground with a thud and grinned. "What makes you think you can order me? I have the immortal heart in me, I'm only an inch close to taking over the world. You really think you can STOP ME!" Her shouts echoed. Melissa's eyes were in pain seeing principal Weathers lifeless body. "We came this far, we can't just st
Author. The war was about to begin. Everyone prepared themselves. Catty's body was placed in a coffin. Principal Dorothea and Rose had finally met Victoria. The trio embraced each other. Shoulder to shoulder, bosom to bosom, their chins resting on each other's shoulders. Reno sat gazing at Catty's coffin. "I miss you." He whispered. All the happy memories of hers flashed in his head. Sad tears trailed down his cheeks as he thought about her. "There will never be another girl who will love me like you did, Catty." He whispered to himself.Victoria found him and sat next to him. "I wanted to tell you something. It's about your father." She took a deep breath. Reno could sense her next words. "Is he dead?" Tears dropped from his eyes. Victoria nodded, fighting her emotions. "I know you think he didn't love you. But everything he did was to save you and your people. He didn't want to lose you like Nala." Reno nodded. He turned to Victoria. The look on his face was a pity. I wanted
Author Henry fell on his knees. He didn't want to believe everything he witnessed. Tears dripped on his knees, his eyes were fixed at Catty's corpse. With Catty gone, the spell she casted died too. Krulisa walked next to Benjamin and picked the immortal heart along with the scroll of prophecy. "What is this?" Her eyes were scanning the scroll curiously. She smiled seeing the immortal heart. Henry was finally free. He slowly walked next to Catty's body. Hands trembling with sadness, as he touched her face. His tears dropped on her cheeks. "Hey…… You are not dead right? You- you're just pre- pretending isn't it? Catty? CATTYY?" He hugged her tightly and began weeping. Her body was cold as always. Her face, back to how she used to look, her hairs were all white now, with a little red stain of her blood.He wouldn't let go of her body. Pouring his heart out, he embraced her. "No no noooooo! Catty please come back to me! I am sorry, please, please come back to me!" Meanwhile, Kruli
Author. Krulisa stood facing her opponent, who she had waited to meet for days. Catty was just as frightened as Henry. She tried staying strong. But the pain kept getting worse now that Borham was trying to hold her back from attacking. Benjamin and Simon tried pulling Catty back, only to get rejected simultaneously. "I can't let you get hurt because of me!" She whispered to Simon. Krulisa glared at Catty. "You look just like your mother. Which makes me more angry!" "Well, I feel proud to hear that. You won't ever understand that feeling. Seeing how you've grown up, I believe you had a terrible past!" Said Catty. Borham pulled Krulisa aside and used a curse spell on Catty. "Bleed!" He said. And just then, blood started dripping from Catty's eyes, nose, and ears. Krulisa laughed, seeing her in pain. "Pathetic. Are you really the one that created this shield!? You look like someone who just woke up from the dead!" Catty screamed in pain. While Henry tried helping Catty, Simon an
Author Back at the Heatherhalls Institute, Simon's eyes shot open as he finally gained his consciousness back. Gasping hard for air, he looked around him. "Where am I?" He whispered. Principal Dorothea, who was sitting next to his bed, ran and threw her arms around him. "You are alive! You came back to me!" She cried. Principal Rose walked inside the room and found the duo hugging each other. She was just as surprised as Dorothea. Simon silently glared at nowhere. Looks like he was busy thinking about something else. "The Cross sisters, We have to warn them!" He said. Principal Dorothea looked at her friend and then back at her son. "Calm down, Simon. Tell us what happened to you? Who did this to you?" He shook his head in frustration. A part of him was still thinking about the event that took place in the mountains. His fight with Krulisa and Borham. "The Hudson brothers!" He said, gritting his teeth in anger. Principal Rose walked next to him. "What are you saying Simon? T