6. Free?

LARA

It has been a few weeks since I have been having weird dreams seeing Kyson's bloody lips and teeth (fangs) biting my neck. Gripping my shoulder as he drunk every drop of my blood. Seeing him with a sadistic smile as he licked the blood off his lips.

But all in all, I am ejoying the meals that the chef is serving and I got to meet new people too. I ate a lot of variety dishes. They were delicious even though I spent it with Mr Vamps whom I am to confirm. I might be wrong after all I have not seen him in the wrong. Only his pale skin nothing else. Those dreams may be wrong or true.

I have been avoiding him since the party and when we engage in a conversation, it is him asking and me replying to his questions facing on the floor afraid to meet his eyes.

It's early Sunday in the morning and I sit in my room, thinking of ways to put my plan into action. Ingrid has been visiting as always, and Mr Vamps never stops showing me his stoic and cold side of his. He is the definition of cruelty himself. The other day he made me stay indoors for the whole day if not for Ingrid I would've died of loneliness.

My mind takes me back to my life two months ago. When I possessed my family's love and a yearning for a happy life. I was still naive then. Believing that love existed but now I am very much aware that the world is filled with cruelty and sin. What's to yearn for is survival out of this thorny maze.

I remember sitting with family at the round the table chatting and laughing together. Myself reading all kinds of books, falling more and more in love with Xavier, Just the thought of him makes my heart uneasy. He still gives me hope that someday he will fight for our love instead of throwing it to my sister.

My eyes started to feel teary but I managed to stop myself from crying as I chanted that, 'I am strong and capable to live without love.'

Ingrid ran towards me as she carried a tray in her hands, "Hey how come you came early?" I asked showing her where to put the tray. "Lara how come you didn't attend breakfast. Brother was furious why you acted on your own," she lamented as she sat on the sofa. I did not feel like attending breakfast. Anywhere who does he think he is. Telling me what to do. That jerk.

I preferred to stay in my room away from him. He keeps appearing in my dreams and for my brilliant plan to work he has to be out of the picture. I gave Ingrid a silly excuse saying that I wasn't feeling well.

It was not long as we changed the topics to our likes and dislikes. We talked and talked until we finished eating. I was starting to see her as a dear sister but deep down guilty dug itself into the pit of my stomach. I was soon to leave this kind of fantasy.

When she went back to the kitchen I decided to join the others because it felt as if it was going to be a long night.

I decided to bid fare well to the chefs I had got acquainted to. Mr Dray and Caleb together with Miss Essey. I decided to help them with cleaning and making the food for diner which I very much knew I was not attending. I did not do so directly because I would be exposed.

I was bathing when I realised that I had been away from home far too long and within an hour or so I would be sleeping on my bed. Regaining my solo life.

After putting on warm clothes and jacket on top I lept from my room to the window before running in the forest. I never leant how I came here but through questioning Ingrid I have an idea where I am heading. I stretched my legs as fast as possible towards my freedom. I could see no obstacle in my life. All the things that connected me in this world is left behind and all I need is a normal life.

I ran and ran not feeling my legs.

It was about time to put my feet past the boundary that separates my freedom to my infringed life. That's when I heard his voice booming through the night.

"Where to little thing!" He sounded grasping my waist tightly with his big hands.

I turned to face him nervously and ohh he looked livid alright, he dragged me back to the house. I was surprised to see a castle on where I had just left. That is why the whole building was big. So I was all along living in the castle. Is this some kind of royal thing.

I stared at the front mentally bidding goodbye to this one chance because I was sure that there will be no other chance or any alone time like he would offered a while back.

We entered inside passing through the lounge going into the main room and the table was surrounded by people talking among themselves. I had met all of them. Some were his friends, Ingrid's and his guests. The dishes were filled with food which I had helped to make at that time thinking it was my last.

He gripped my hand tightly, "Speak no word of this to anyone unless you want to face the consequences," he whisper threatened in my right ear. I could not speak as I nodded to him staring in his cold blue eyes shifting to crimson colour.

He pushed me right to Ingrid who looked happy to see me. I joined in the talk as I would here and there sneak a glance at him as he ate gracefully.