Shaun SmithAlong with my friends, we silently roam the streets of Rome in the middle of the night. We do everything we can to not get the attention of the people around us. But it’s not working because our presence is so strong. We are the type that when we enter a room, anyone's attention will immediately be focused on us, on me.I looked around, sniffing the air as if I were looking for something. “Are you sure about this place?” Ridge, the guy with the gray hair asked boredly as if he doesn’t want to be part of this chase. “If this is another wild goose chase, I swear, I will leave all of you,” Ridge said in annoyance.Tyron rolled his eyes. “You’ve been ditching us for so long yet you're still here with us,” he said lazily and nodded his head. “Don't worry because according to the information I got, we are in the right place.”Ridge scoffed. “And how many times have you endangered us with that information of yours?” he asked, feeling tired of this routine. “You always say we're
Tala Hill My tears never stop flowing. My whole body was shaking with so much anger, so much fear. I didn't know I could feel this so much anger at the age of nine, in this small, fragile body of mine. I attempted to convince myself that all this chaos and mess was just a nightmare. That tomorrow, I will also wake up and realize that everything was just a dream. That all this bloodshed was not real.But the sea of blood surrounding me was telling me otherwise. That everything was real, that it wasn't just a delusion of my mind. That the monster with red eyes walking towards me was not a figment of my imagination.The monster's clothes were full of blood. But I knew that those bloods did not come from here. He was a killer, a bloodthirsty monster. I wanted to scream, to ask for help. But it was also insignificant because I knew that no one would come to help me. Because all of them were dead. And once again, my tears welled up.The beast is still getting closer. I could not move. I wa
Tala HillI was silently staring out the window of the director's car. I watched the passing cars. The old town of Rome still prefers cars on land, now people often use the moving cars that are powered by electricity. Despite the appearance of supernatural beings in the world, that still did not stop the development of technology.It only made people strive to create innovative devices. Maybe they think that that’s the only thing they can use to fight against the unique strength of vampires, the magic of witches and wizards, and the glamor of fairies. But if people really had something to be proud of, that was their intelligence and their uncanny ability to survive.It was only a matter of time before we were at the hospital but I still could not think of a way to escape the director. I would just make excuses along the way. It looks like she will believe whatever I say. After all, I was the top student of the academy and I had nine years of being responsible and trustworthy, so I kne
Tala HillI let out a deep breath as I got out of the director's car. Now is the only time that I felt so much happiness that we were back at the academy. Now is the only time that I remember feeling stressed and anxious. I immediately put the bandage on my left wrist after the nurse gave it to me. I wanted to hurry, but I couldn't. Miss Romanova might have doubted me if I bandaged my wrist sloppily. We would have been home long ago if it wasn't for the appearance of the annoying man. I get annoyed again when I remember what he did to me. “Thank you, Ma'am, for coming with me,” I thanked the director with a smile when we entered the dormitory“Don't be silly. That's part of my job as your director,” she commented and went straight back to her office.I was about to go up the stairs when I saw Maya hurrying down to me. “Tala, where have you been?” my sister asked immediately. “I’ve been so worried about you, not in our room for a while. If no one had told me that they saw you leave w
Tala HillMe and Maya boarded the school bus of St. Marco Academy, along with our classmates and class adviser. We are now heading to one of the historic buildings in Rome. Today is the day that Maya's music contest will be held. It is why we are together with the whole class to support her. Maya is seated next to me. She has been tuning the violin non-stop for a while now. She was obviously nervous and restless.I stopped her hand and looked at her with a smile. “Maya, my beautiful sister. Just relax.”Maya sighed. “I can’t. I’m really nervous. What if I make a mistake? I'll just embarrass our school,” she mumbled.I shook my head in disapproval. “Hey, nothing of that sort will happen. You will never embarrass the school. Believe in your talent, Maya, because we all believe in you. So, have you forgotten what I have told you? When you feel nervous, just look for me in the crowd—”“And you will make funny faces to make me smile,” she finished what I had to say. Maya squeezed my hand.
Tala HillMaya looked in my direction after hearing my voice and a look of relief washed over her face when she saw me. “Tala!” she shouted. Her voice was trembling. The man did not pay attention to me and continued what he was doing. “Let go of my sister or I swear I will snuff the air out of you,” I threatened him with all my might.But the man still ignored me. I was about to start walking towards them when a man suddenly appeared and blocked my path. If I am not mistaken it came down from one of the trees there. “Sorry, I have no idea what you said,” the blue haired man said. “But that girl will come with us. She’ll come with us.”That must have been the biggest mistake the blue haired man made because it made me even more angry. “She will go with you?” I looked at him with an evil look. “Don’t make me laugh!” I snapped.The wind blowing around became even stronger. I extended my hand to the man with blue hair. And sharp blades of wind came out of her hand. It seemed surprised by
Shaun Smith I was intently watching the unconscious girl laying in my hotel room. Her long raven-black hair was spilling over the white covers of the bed she was in. My bed. I did not understand but I felt a sudden pride to see her sleeping in the bed I slept in. I really wanted her to open her eyes. So that I could see those amazing pairs of green eyes. But until now the woman is still unconscious. And I seem to want to kill someone when I think of the reason why she was in this situation. Preferably, the life of one of the guys outside my room.I could barely contain my anger when I saw the woman's bloody back. If Chester hadn't stopped me, I might have broken Ash's neck because of what he did. To this day, I still don't understand how the woman was able to bring out that kind of emotion in me. Just like that time in that hospital.The four of us split up to look for the night blooming flower or any information on where it could be found. I was out on the street when I picked up a
Tala I slowly opened my eyes as I heard the voice . Her gaze landed on the broad chest of a man. I felt his arm wrapped around my waist while his hand was gently stroking my hair. I immediately pushed him on instinct but not the man did not even budge. I was stunned for a moment. Because I remembered something specific about this scenario. It happened before. “You are awake. Thank God,” said the man with a familiar baritone voice. I slowly raised my face and almost gasped when our eyes met. My green eyes meet his dark ones. My suspicion was correct. It was the guy at the hospital! There was the strange beating of my heart again. That continuous thumping that I didn't want to feel.Before I could speak, the man quickly stood up. “You were having a nightmare, that was the only way I could think of to calm you down. And you kind of really calmed down,” he said before sighing and scratching his messy hair. “Maybe you can’t understand what I’m saying.”The man must have thought that I ca