"Aerial!!" My mother's voice busted my invisible bubble bringing me back to the dining table whee my parents stared at me with concerned eyes. Their stare burned holes in my head but i couldn't look up from the sideways bent spoon slipped onto my lap from my hands.
My dad's knock on the table finally made me face them. Their forehead creased and eyes scanned me from head toe. They looked old, tired, tensed, concerned. They looked...human. A sad chuckle left my lips echoing in the pin drop silent room.
"What is it sweet heart?" my dad called me softly. his voice soothing hiding the tremor in it.
"It's nothing." I let out a deep breath putting my hair fringes behind my ear. "it's just been a bit hectic.." I shake my head trying to find word to make myself sound more convincing while my hand grips hard the spoon bending it further.
"Whatever it is you can always share it with us, you know that right" The floor creaks in answer to the push of my mother's chair. She stands up with glossy eyes coming towards me and hugging me by the side, patting my hair. Just like normal young days. But nothing was normal anymore.
I wanted to stay that way let her keep me in embrace but I couldn't let her sense my temperature. I push back my chair standing up abruptly, a shocked expression on my mom's face. "Mom I am fine completely." She was glued to her spot. My hand still gripped the spoon. "I just need" I had hurt her "I just need some air I'll be back" I try to give a smile before turning around to walk towards the main door, slipping the spoon in my back pocket.
"Oh okay. Take your jacket with you"Her small voice called me back from the kitchen.
"I won't be long"I assure them pulling my jacket from the coat hanger well aware my words had no effect.
The dark sky, humid winds, dimly illuminated street lights, tall trees on sidewalk, starlit sky all welcome me in the night. My feet take themselves forward no destiny in mind I walk ahead of my house without turning back. I walk past all the small houses hidden by the coniferous trees planted outside the houses. Few lights were ablaze in the windows. The world had escaped in their sheets. The small kids already asleep afraid of the imaginary monsters lurking in the forests. I keep walking nearing the park at the end of street. Monster like Zavier and... me.
As if the reality was slowly starting to dawn tears tarted to brim in my eyes. I move towards the blurry swings in the park. My view distorted by the water in my eyes, my hands flailing to my side, my brown hair covering my face. The swing gets into motion upon my arrival. The chains cold feel like ice to my hot hands.
Fantasy had come to life. Zavier is a vampire. My eyes glow purple, I could easily bend a steel spoon with my hand like clay. My temperature extremely abnormal. I wasn't a human. A chuckle escaped my lips causing my eyes to squint and squeeze out the tears. My feet kick around the sand. It was all supposed to be a dream. This had to be unreal. How could a week change my life entirely.
"Tissue?" A white piece of paper floats in front of me. A scream erupts out of me causing me to back away and land on the ground head first.
I lie there looking up at the face that was the cause of all my problems. Zavier stood there his eyes glowing slightly green as he looked down me with a tissue in its hand. Ilaugh at him laugh like a maniac. I laugh out loud until the laugh turns into a soba nd i keep lying there placing my arm on my eyes waiting for the tears to stop.
"you shouldn't be here at this time"He speaks for the first time.
I sit up straight glaring him again. "Why because monsters lurk in the night" I show him my claw hands.
"Ariel"
"what? It's true isn't it? We are both monsters"
"Aerial get up" His hand extends towards me and I slap it away.
"Don't touch me" I growl at him my eyes heating no doubt turning violet.
He puts up his hands in surrender.
"I am not human am I ?" I stare down at my hands now covered in sand.
"No" he speaks in a hushed voice. "Aerial you are..."
"Shut up" I cut him off standing up. "Don't tell me what I am. I am human do you understand I am normal and I don't know what you are." I hit my fist on his shoulder. "everything will leave. I know it"
"I am normal" Everything was a mess. I had completely broken down in front of the last person I wanted to show my vulnerability. "please take this way" My legs feel numb ready to give out. "I wanna stay human." Hiccups start occurring breaking my sentence into multiple fragments. "I joked about being a vampire. Vampire fantasies, but I didn't want to become something myself. I can't handle this. All the images that are coming in my head. Please help me" I was shaking, panicking my mind was going numb.
"Aerial listen to me"His voice was becoming distant by now. His hands gripped my arms, shaking me. "Hey, stay with me. It's okay, It'll all be okay. No one's taking anything from you" his hand kept patting my cheeks. "Shoot you are burning" He too was on panicking mode. Next thing i knew was he had taken me in his embrace. As if the fire mingled with cold shivers ran down my spine.
"you are co-cold"I stutter in his embrace. Things starting to focus again.
"Oh gosh you scared me" He pulled away awkward. Extending his hand to touch my forehead. "Yea your temperature is better now.
"Don't touch me" I snap again.
"Yea you are fine now"
"I need to leave" I swiveled around to leave but a wave of dizziness hit me causing me to stand there with the support of the swing stand. My jaw tightens in annoyance. "I am somessed up. One moment I can't stand on my own and the next i twist a spoon with just hands" The spoon lands with a clunk sound at his feet as I throw it in front of him.
"You'll be fine" his voice laced with unsurity.
"Stop lying through your teeth"I wipe my tears regaining my balance "don't tell me this is fine" I start walking.
"let me take you" he starts walking behind me.
"get lost"
he follows nonetheless.