My body feels like the whole body is crushed by a bulldozer, a machine in the human world that destroys everything.
My body is substantial, and I can't move myself at all. I was confused about why this was happening.
Everything pointed out the leech, but why will he do it? Is he a friend or an enemy? My brain has many questions.
Every breath I took to stay alive made my ribcage hurt; my screams went unheard because my mouth didn't help.
I wanted to scream, yell, and tell everyone that I am feeling weird, and heaviness, but I cant do so.
My eyes started to drop, and everything around me became blurry, and the entire room is spinning.
I tried to balance myself and stay standing on my feet, but the heaviness of my body was unbearable, so...
I tried to move my hand at least, but my body or I, in simple words, fell on the ground with a thud.
I hit my head as I can still feel the pain, and my eyes went close with the floor becoming my bed.
*silence*
I was awakened, and my eyes shot open in an unfamiliar place, a dark place, but I can see through the darkness,
I felt that I was sitting on something soft, and when I inspected it, I thought it was a mattress.
'huh, where am I? where is this place?'
I thought with a confusion laced face; I folded my legs into half and holder them next to my chest in fear.
My entire body is shaking in fear, and my teeth clattering can be heard over a whole place.
Fear overtook my body, brain, and heart. My mind was blocked, I can't think of anything.
the feat took the best of me, and I was so lost imagining weird scenarios that I didn't felt a person entered
"ahhhh"
He put a hand on my shoulder, making me scream and run away from the person I wanted to hide.
"hahaha"
The intruder started chucking on my running away and trying to hide from him, but for some reason, that voice was familiar.
He had a gruff voice with a blend of ancient accent as if he was a male and a century-old at least.
I was hiding in one corner of the room, which was dark and praying that he never notices me.
'God never let him find me, keep me safe, and get me out of this place.'
I prayed to God almighty for my safety while my heart ached to find out what happened to Alex and others.
After praying to god, I feel a bit of satisfaction, and I was hearing laughter for quite a time.
But after praying to god, my ears stopped working, or the guy himself stopped laughing.
Fear still gripped my heart, but a single ray of hope shone on my heart, and I got confidence.
I got confidence that he left the place and peeked outside to see if the way was clear.
I decided to scan the whole room to find an exit and also to find a weapon to defend myself.
I decided to look at what was in front of me, but before that, I am in a space between the dressing table and the wardrobe.
The crazy choice, right? But I was lucky that anyone sees this space cant because I covered it with the cloth.
It covered my whole body quickly, right in front of me is a window, which shows the view.
It has a study table next to it with two chairs, but I saw now the person here who is the second person here.
'don't care about it Selena, just get out of here.'
My sensible part, aka my brain, yelled at me to knock some sense in me. I pretty much agreed to it.
'Selena, you need to scan everything before you make a decision.'
My heart has another opinion, which is also right; also, I need to be aware of my surroundings.
Both my heart and brain conflicts at the time when I need them, yeah notice my sarcasm.
Getting back to the items in the room, I took a deep breath and took note of everything.
The room is full of standard girls' room items, and it looks like made for a girl with pink walls color and girlish bed choices.
It doesn't look like it belongs to a male; it contains a dressing table with makeup products.
Cupboard and side tables, a round bed, and lots of plants, including a few vases, not to forget the study table.
After scanning the whole room, I spotted two weapons, one was a plant pot, and the second was a vase.
Plant pot can be cumbersome( heavy), and it was too far away to reach hence too much risk. I chose vase as my defense weapon.
The vase was also chosen because it has less risk to be caught. I slipped out and went to get the vessel and took it.
As I took it, I saw the guy standing just a few centimeters away from the vase location.
'oh no, I will be caught, hide Selena'
my thoughts yelled at me, trying to alert me of danger I know about.
'I need to leave this place, '
I thought, and then I decided to calculate my chance of escape; if I stay hidden, I can be caught anytime.
But if I hit his head hard enough and make him unconscious, I can escape and find out what happened.
'come on, Selena. You can do it.'
I cheered myself, then I used all my power and confidence and hit the guy badly making him scream
"arghhh, why hit me?"
He yelled at me and ran away out of this room, but before I can do so, I was blocked by a wall.
No, not a wall, but something like a body, I decided to look up, and then what is saw was that.
A man blocked my way out, and in fear, I took a step back and stumbled.
he is the same man I hit with a vase a few minutes back, his sudden being standard raised questions in my mind
'how can he recover so easily unless.... h-he is a vampire.'
I feel down on the floor, and the guy started laughing, honestly, his voice is rough, gruff and taunting.
He suddenly stopped laughing, and I can feel him looking at me as I am on the floor. his hand appear in front of me.
'huh, he wants me to stand up? What is happening? should I hold his hand?'
I thought and then looked up to see his face, which shocked me to the core. It is him.
Lazarus card, the royal vampire, he smiled after seeing my shocked expression and said
"Welcome to my world, Selena."
He told me, but my body went numb after seeing and hearing his statement. I can't react to him.
He noticed my situation, and he looked concerned, but I know he is faking him. He pushed me off in the water.
He came next to me, and I started moving back using my hands and legs, trying t shield myself from him.
' i want to hide from him, or he will hurt me.'
this was the only thought which was running in my mind, and my body was paralyzed due to fear.
'no, I cant him next to him, what if h hurts me or worst of all my new family.'
The fear and anxiety were taking the best of me, and I was behaving like a paranoid person.
I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice my action, and I ended up being next to the wall.
my back hit the wall to put an end, and I closed my eyes to face my death when Lazarus yelled
"can you stop thinking negative, I am not that bad."
Lazarus shouted at me, making me flinch and feel goosebumps on my skin; my heart was beating fast.
'deep breaths Aleena, deep breaths.'
I repeated that chant along with; I can face him' channt my mind to calm myself down.
I know that I am alone to face him in this place with no back up at all, either choice I avail the end will be death.
Like always, I have two choices: others face him or beg for mercy; in the end, I will get death.
"shut up."
Lazarus yelled again at me with a finger pointed at me, making my courageous wake-up.
I stood on my feet and looked straight in his eyes and said with a cold face
"Why am I here?"
I asked Lazarus with my signature face, which runs in my family, the cursed cold front.
A face that can make a person cower and hide from us.
I looked right in his eyes and challenged him to reveal, but before he can do so, a voice cut in which said
"because of me."