Chapter 2— A Bloodsucker!

My eyes opened up wide staring at the ceiling, instantly I felt different. But how? I knew I died, I felt my heart give out, how is it even possible that I’m alive?

I arose on the bed with a firm movement, I felt lighter like I had no single weight on me. I studied the room but no one was in there with me. I was alive, but at thesame time I wasn’t! There was no sound of my heart beating inside my chest.

In a swift sudden motion I climbed down the bed where I once laid, it was definitely inhuman to me. I knew something was different about me. I took a step and the next thing I was standing behind the door in the room, I looked back at where I was standing before, it was a distance I would normally cover with twelve to sixteen steps, but I covered it within a flash! I felt like I had gone against the wind.

I looked out the door through the little transparent space on the door and I saw Elias standing with a doctor, though they were far away from where I was I could hear their words clearly. How is this even possible? I could hear every word!

“I’m so sorry for your loss Mr Elias, did he have any family members?”

“No he did not, his parents died a long time ago!”

Elias cried.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, they thought I was dead!

“No, no wait! I’m not dead!” I bust out of the room screaming at the top of my lungs, the doors of the room broke away and I flung them into the air without any intention of doing so.

I could see the shock on every body’s faces, I too was shocked to see how much strength I now possessed.

“H— how?!” Elias stammered. “Are you a ghost?”

“Can you see a ghost? If I was a ghost could you see me?” I chuckled.

“But how? You were dead, we all saw your heart give out!” The doctor added.

“It’s me Elias my friend, I ain’t dead! I’ve never been more alive! I feel— I feel amazing!” I tried to convince him excitedly.

Doubt was written all over Elias’ face.

“Is it really you?!” He touched my hand slightly with caution. “You’re— you’re alive! My friend you’re alive!” Elias finally realized and he burst out laughing.

He hugged me so tightly.

Immediately we hugged I could smell his blood, I could even hear his heart beating loudly, it was so clear to my ears. It was so strange, but somehow the smell of his blood kept calling to me, I felt so hungry and my throat was as dry as a desert.

“I gotta go!” I released myself from his grasp and whispered.

“What— what do you mean? Where are you going?”

“Anywhere, I just have to get out— now!” I began to sound angry and I let out a growl.

“Well we still have to run some tests on you to make sure you’re in good health now!” The doctor said again and his voice irritated me. I could smell his blood from across the hall.

“Damian?” Elias called out to me. “It’s gone!”

“What’s gone?!” I had no clue of what he was saying.

“The bite— the place of the bite on your neck, it’s — it’s gone!” He placed his hand on his neck trying to demonstrate.

I touched the site of the bite on my neck and it was as smooth as if nothing had happened.

“Extraordinary!” The doctor exclaimed with wide eyes. “Come on now, let’s run some tests on you!”

“Shut... up!” I didn’t know why but I couldn’t stand the Doctor.

Within a split second I pounced on him like a lion. Deep down I knew this wasn’t me but I couldn’t stop myself, I wanted it, I wanted a taste of his blood, I wanted him to shut up. Normally I wouldn’t do such a thing, but there I was pinning the doctor to the ground.

I began to hear people screaming in the background and Elias’ voice was the loudest, “Damian! Damian! What the hell are you doing?! Get off of him!” I felt Elias’ hand on my shoulder, he tried to pull me away from the doctor, he tried to stop me from doing what I was about to do, but nothing could stop me now!

I turned around and gave Elias a fierce look, I pushed him and he flew through the air. I had pushed too much.

I turned my attention over to the man underneath me, he struggled to free himself from my grip, he screamed, he pleaded, he cried, but all I could hear was the sound of his blood flowing through his veins. Without any hesitation I sank my teeth into his neck and I just kept drinking and drinking and drinking the warm juice, it was satisfying to my taste and I wanted more and more, I couldn’t stop, I made sure I drank every drop of his blood.

The doctor couldn’t struggle anymore, he stopped making noises and I couldn’t hear his heartbeat anymore, there was no more blood coming out of him. And for the first time since I woke up, I was satisfied, the hunger and thirst was no longer there. I felt anew, refreshed and powerful!

I released the man and I stood up away from him, I looked around and I saw people staring at me with sacred eyes, I looked down on the doctor, he was dead! He skin was all dried up, I saw blood on my hands, then I saw Elias sitting on the floor where he fell, his arm was bleeding.

I began to feel a great guilt! I killed an innocent man and I almost killed my best friend, I could see the sacred look in Elias’ eyes. He was terrified of me.

“I’m— I’m so sorry Elias. I never meant to....” I apologized, and though I meant every word I knew my apology was useless now.

“Police! Freeze!”

“Put your hands behind your head!”

The police came at me in the hospital with their large guns and fear struck me like leprosy.

I had to run— just run away. I didn’t want to hurt any one else. I ran past them like the wind, jumped from wall to wall like a monkey, they shot at me but I was faster than their bullets. Soon I was out of the hospital building!

I left my friend behind without looking back, I knew I had to stay away from people. I had become a bloodsucker!