and he thrusts it open. My eyes
can’t adjust to brightness, and I break free from him and run back into the
house. I fly to the darkest corner of the lounge, and I rest my back against the
wall. My eyes are burning and my hands are trembling –I hate the sunlight.
Nicholas comes rushing into the room and he walks over to me. He reaches out
his hand and he pulls my face around so that I can see him.
“My eyes are stinging and my skin is on fire,” I say in a broken voice. Nicholas
smiles at me and he gently runs his finger along my cheek.
“It’s okay, you’ll be fine. You just need to feed.” I nod at him and he pulls me
out of the corner. He walks me back into the hallway and towards the front
door. Dalton is standing in the doorjamb, he looks worried. I force a smile
through my hunger –I don’t want him to think that I can’t handle this. Nicholas
leads me to the front door, and he pauses when we reach the opening. He wraps
his hand around my shoulder and he leans in towards me, whispering in my ear.
“Now I know that the brightness is painful for your eyes, but I need you to do as
I say, okay?” I look at him, our faces are inches apart, and his breath is blowing
against my cheek. I nod at him – I’ll do anything that you say.
“Okay,” I say in strong voice. Dalton hisses and he stomps out of the house. My
heart aches –he is mad at me. Nicholas grazes my cheek, he wants my full
attention.
“Close your eyes,” he says in a fluid, southern accent. I do as he says my eyes
close. “Now, listen to my voice and follow me.” I adjust my ears and my legs
start to move. I walk out of the house and I can feel the sun burning against my
skin. I flinch and my eyes flutter, but Nicholas calms me. “Ignore the warmth,
keep your eyes closed.” I sigh as I follow his commands. “Now take a deep
breath and open your eyes.” I hesitate, fearing the brightness, but then I give in
and open my eyes. The light is still burning, but it’s tolerable now and not quite
as scorching as before. I take in my surroundings and I can’t believe my eyes,
everything is so clear, vibrant and beautiful. The air is warm against my skin. I
smile when I see Dalton leaning against his car. I speed over to him, and I wrap
my arms around his neck. He holds me for a second and then he pushes me
away. I smile at him again –please don’t be mad at me, I silently plead with
him.
“Everything is amazing; I can finally see what you see.” Dalton pushes his
eyebrows together, as he opens the door of his car. He signals for me to jump in,
so I do as he says and I melt into the leather seats. I can hear Dalton walking
across the gravel towards his side of the car, and I hear that his breathing is
shallow. He falls into the driver’s seat and he starts the engine. The roar is loud,
too loud and I cover my ears to shield them from the noise. I make a darting
look towards Dalton and he meets my stare. “Is it always like this?” I ask
referring to the loud noise. Dalton clicks the car into gear as he answers my
question.
“No, it quietens down, once you feed.” I am relieved; I wouldn’t want that
constant ringing in my ears. Dalton speeds out of the driveway and through the
open gates. He turns the car towards the town and he slams his foot down onto
the gas pedal. I can hear that his breathing is heavy and his heart is racing –he’s
worried about me. I reach out and I place my hand onto his knee, his lips shake
at my touch and he meets my stare. “I can’t believe that you did this,” he is
disappointed, I am heart broken.
“I know what I did was wrong and selfish, but I did it because I love you. Now
that I have changed, don’t you feel differently about me being a vampire?”
Dalton laughs and then he hits the steering wheel in frustration.
“You aren’t a proper vampire yet, you need to feed to complete the change. You
won’t know how you feel, until you feed.” My mind races and I know how I
feel –I love
can’t adjust to brightness, and I break free from him and run back into the
house. I fly to the darkest corner of the lounge, and I rest my back against the
wall. My eyes are burning and my hands are trembling –I hate the sunlight.
Nicholas comes rushing into the room and he walks over to me. He reaches out
his hand and he pulls my face around so that I can see him.
“My eyes are stinging and my skin is on fire,” I say in a broken voice. Nicholas
smiles at me and he gently runs his finger along my cheek.
“It’s okay, you’ll be fine. You just need to feed.” I nod at him and he pulls me
out of the corner. He walks me back into the hallway and towards the front
door. Dalton is standing in the doorjamb, he looks worried. I force a smile
through my hunger –I don’t want him to think that I can’t handle this. Nicholas
leads me to the front door, and he pauses when we reach the opening. He wraps
his hand around my shoulder and he leans in towards me, whispering in my ear.
“Now I know that the brightness is painful for your eyes, but I need you to do as
I say, okay?” I look at him, our faces are inches apart, and his breath is blowing
against my cheek. I nod at him – I’ll do anything that you say.
“Okay,” I say in strong voice. Dalton hisses and he stomps out of the house. My
heart aches –he is mad at me. Nicholas grazes my cheek, he wants my full
attention.
“Close your eyes,” he says in a fluid, southern accent. I do as he says my eyes
close. “Now, listen to my voice and follow me.” I adjust my ears and my legs
start to move. I walk out of the house and I can feel the sun burning against my
skin. I flinch and my eyes flutter, but Nicholas calms me. “Ignore the warmth,
keep your eyes closed.” I sigh as I follow his commands. “Now take a deep
breath and open your eyes.” I hesitate, fearing the brightness, but then I give in
and open my eyes. The light is still burning, but it’s tolerable now and not quite
as scorching as before. I take in my surroundings and I can’t believe my eyes,
everything is so clear, vibrant and beautiful. The air is warm against my skin. I
smile when I see Dalton leaning against his car. I speed over to him, and I wrap
my arms around his neck. He holds me for a second and then he pushes me
away. I smile at him again –please don’t be mad at me, I silently plead with
him.
“Everything is amazing; I can finally see what you see.” Dalton pushes his
eyebrows together, as he opens the door of his car. He signals for me to jump in,
so I do as he says and I melt into the leather seats. I can hear Dalton walking
across the gravel towards his side of the car, and I hear that his breathing is
shallow. He falls into the driver’s seat and he starts the engine. The roar is loud,
too loud and I cover my ears to shield them from the noise. I make a darting
look towards Dalton and he meets my stare. “Is it always like this?” I ask
referring to the loud noise. Dalton clicks the car into gear as he answers my
question.
“No, it quietens down, once you feed.” I am relieved; I wouldn’t want that
constant ringing in my ears. Dalton speeds out of the driveway and through the
open gates. He turns the car towards the town and he slams his foot down onto
the gas pedal. I can hear that his breathing is heavy and his heart is racing –he’s
worried about me. I reach out and I place my hand onto his knee, his lips shake
at my touch and he meets my stare. “I can’t believe that you did this,” he is
disappointed, I am heart broken.
“I know what I did was wrong and selfish, but I did it because I love you. Now
that I have changed, don’t you feel differently about me being a vampire?”
Dalton laughs and then he hits the steering wheel in frustration.
“You aren’t a proper vampire yet, you need to feed to complete the change. You
won’t know how you feel, until you feed.” My mind races and I know how I
feel –I love
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