Chapter 2. The Shadow.

I can't sleep, I am nervous, would Peter be worried about me? I could imagine how he must feel knowing I haven't returned home. He did try to warn me not to leave but I was too stubborn to listen to him. Later that night, unable to sleep, I stayed awake for as long as possible.

I noticed a shadow outside, no, it doesn't seem like it was just one but two shadows, but from the looks of it, one wanted to get in and the other was stopping him. How could he leave the door open like that if he wanted to have a fight with someone. The shadow of the one stopping the other looked like the man who saved me and the other seemed to be his family member after all he did warn me about them and how much they hated visitors. After a long time arguing they both left, too bad I was unable to hear what they were saying, I am tired now. 

     I woke up early to leave this place once again. I wonder how worried Peter must be, I got dressed and ran outside hoping to run into a place where I would find a taxi but no luck. Too bad my car is nowhere near here. I stand confused in the middle of the woods with no phone, no car, no taxis, just nothing but I can feel someone's watching, I'm not alone. I look around but see no one. Maybe I'm hallucinating or something but again I feel it. I turn my head and decide to continue my journey. I don't want to run into anyone so it's best I ignore them. I continued my journey when I saw something that caught my eyes. Right before the eyes that choose to ignore them, I saw the form of a human run past me three times, this place can't be safe what is that creature. No am sure that was a human and not a creature, but what's with the speed.

       Not good, I better get out of here. My entire body shook with fear, if I want to leave it has to be now. I ran like my life depends on it cause it does then I finally hear a voice "After her she's seen us." Well they're wrong. I haven't seen anything and I don't want to see. Besides, didn't they just run right in front of me like they wanted to be seen? I find myself running like crazy and whispering to myself. 

      "You're not real. You're not real." All my years of research for nothing, my arguments, my degree, my awards, all for nothing, finally I came to a stop when am out of breath and surrounded by two men then I forget everything I said to myself and I start counting, "one, two, that can't be all where's the third". I foolishly asked.

     "Over here." I heard a voice say when someone knocked me out from behind.

     I wake up to the warm breeze, why do I feel so heavy, like there's a pressure on my waist. More importantly, where am I, and why is it so warm? The summer breeze, the tree with bright green leaves. What's going on? I turned around after I felt the pressure increase, I am telling you this day is just getting.... weird?! I come face to face with a sleeping man. Is it just me or does he look a little feminine, where did he get such beauty from. I reach towards his face, I want to touch his hair, not his eyes, no, his lips, how are they so beautiful, but then I stop when he smiles beautifully. "Stop staring too much, what are you doing sleepy head." Hey, isn't he the one who is sleeping. "You're not safe here, you have to run Mirabel." I heard a voice whisper to me as I jerked up but was welcomed by my arm.

        "Shhhh. Take it easy." The man said to me while I panicked. He gently laid me down and gently rubbed my head, "everything's alright Mirabel calm down." He said softly but with control in his voice. But then I remembered everything and jerked again but this time I held his hand and rested on his shoulder.

         "They're going to kill me, they're going to kill me, they're not real they can't be. I need to call Peter, he'll know what to do, this place is dangerous, we have to hide." I said in tears, he took out a handkerchief and gave it to me which I used to dab my tears.

      "Get some rest, we'll talk tomorrow." He said and gave me pills to calm me down, he can't simply walk away and leave me here, I'll die of a heart attack. Something isn't right, how is he still calm, why do I feel like I'm trapped here.

      I woke up after hearing some rackets and wondered who it was that was screaming so loudly, and from the voice I can tell it was the man who saved me twice, shit I still don't know his name. I'm confused as to whether I should help, or not. HELP, after all he did save my life twice and I don't know how but he saved me, but his family may be outside. Forget about that now. I finally summon courage and head for his room following the directions from his sound and when I arrive at his room door, I twist the door knob and open the door only to be greeted by three cold stares, two females and one male. 

       "And what are you doing here?" The eldest lady said. The direct question shot me right in the heart when she asked me that question that I had no idea of what to say to her.

    I pointed at the man. "Is he alright?" I questioned.

       "Yes." She said coldly.

       I get a feeling they are all hiding something, no one looks happy to see me here, but this doesn't matter at the moment. "I don't think so, he seems to be panicking does this always happen". I asked but she was still cold.

       She frowned and turned to the other woman. "Starler who let her in". She asked as the man panicked more, "the hell is wrong with you, get over it already Richard, calm down." Richard so that's his name.

       However they're doing a rather terrible job at calming him down. "Stop, don't shout at him, try to calm him down." I screamed but she seemed to turn her attention towards me.

       "Are you blind what we are trying to do?" She yelled.

      "Do it like that and even a panda would fear you. Give him some space, so he could breathe, let me try." I walk past them slowly to Richard trying not to frighten him, "calm down Mr. Richard, just take a deep breath in." I said as I slowly made my way to him and hugged him warmly till he calmed down but he just stood still. He squeezed me tightly as he whispered a name, I could hear him call a name, what language is that name from, I've never heard of it, but he keeps saying it over and over. 'Get away from my head Malicay.' His head, a voice in his head. Oh I get it he's crazy.

        When he calmed down a bit,  I withdrew from him but ended up cutting my finger with his back top zipper. I wonder why he has that, then I started bleeding. He looked at me as if he was about to go crazy when I heard the old lady say. "Of course you just had to make things worse, here we go again."

       "Take her away and lock her up." The young man said. 

       "Why." I ask in fear.

      "Starler do it now." The woman called out. I think i'm missing a piece why? 

       "Why." I ask again. 

       "Do you love your life? Just do it Mirabel." the man ordered. "Go........." Richard screamed. I saw his eyes turn red, his teeth grow longer. That's impossible but still somehow it is, I mean I met a whole family. Fuck. It's impossible. Vampires. They're real?