Chapter 11 ADRIA’S POV My eyes fluttered open after so many tries, and I was glad that I was finally able to open my eyes, and best of all, I had regained my consciousness. But then, as my eyes opened to behold where I was, I noticed I wasn’t home. In fact, I was in the woods, and lying on brown, dried leaves which made rustling sounds as the wind blew around. It was daylight here, and it seemed peaceful. Am I dead? Is this the abode of people who die? So many questions ran through my mind as I looked around. Then I managed to stand, and thankfully, I was able to. I looked around, and there was nothing like seeing a house from afar. It felt as if this was an endless journey. “Hello? Somebody? Anybody?” I called out to anyone who could possibly be here as well, but the only response I got was an echo. I sighed, and began to hear a whooshing sound. I decided to follow the sound as I felt it could have answers to my questions, or I could meet a human who understood what was going o

Chapter 13 ADRIA’S POV I gulped down my saliva in discomfort. I wasn’t really given any information about them, so I didn’t know what to expect from them, and if there ever was recorded in history that they could get angry to an extent of sucking whoever came here, blood. “I guess I’m just to rely on my instincts.” I thought to myself. “What’s your name?” One of them asked, flatly. “I’m Adria.” “I see. You are here to fulfil a task just so you can wake up.” Another said, looking at me like she was suspecting something. Although, I could sense that these women were looking at me like they could see what I couldn’t. I just wanted to be done here and leave this weird place. “Yes.” I responded calmly. “Alright, I am Veronica.” The first vampire introduced herself with a flat expression. “I am Valerie.” The second introduced herself as well. “And I am Victoria.” The third one said “So, what do I need to do now?” I asked desperately after a brief silence. “You have to complete

Chapter 15 ADRIA’S POV Suddenly, I met myself on a vast ground, and everything turned dark “Oh, no. This is not what I signed up for.” I said, under my breath. I looked around and noticed the trickster, looking bigger in size, and coming towards me. This was something I didn’t expect, and worse was that he was looking scarier. “So, you were also bold enough to try to take out of my blood?” His voice echoed, and sounded scary as he made big strides towards me. “I had to… I need to wake up in my world. I can’t just leave like that.” I replied, at the top of my voice. “That’s none of my concern. I have no wish to give you my blood. If you want to take it, come try. I guess you’re going to regret having to try this, because you might end up dying here.” The trickster said as he dashed towards me. Fear gripped me but thankfully, it didn’t get a hold of my legs as I dodged the trickster, and ran as fast as I could, even if it wasn’t as fast as I wanted, because at this rate, it look

Chapter 17 ADRIA’S POV My heart began to beat fast without rest, and I began to drag my body back little by little. But the Great Vampire’s steps seemed faster than the pace at which I moved. But to my surprise, the Great Vampire only picked up the book that had fallen, which was beside me. Even as she picked up the book, I still felt like my heart was going to pop out of my chest. The three Vampires rushed in, looking like they feared that she had seen me. But to me, it seemed like she didn’t see me. She couldn’t purposely ignore me as she looked like a really thirsty vampire. Even Veronica, Valerie, and Victoria, looked as surprised as I was. The Great Vampire had passed me by, and placed the book in a vacant space in the bottom shelf. They gazed at me and then gazed at the Great Vampire, and I could tell that they were wondering what had just happened. “Oh, my goodness. She can’t see me.” I thought to myself happily. “I guess you aren’t ready to fix up the ladder.” The Great

Chapter 19 LUCIEN'S POV. I had not imagined it would bother me as much as that to be worried sick about Adria. She was but a human and I had heard so many cases of humans who died from ailments. I gave another long sigh as I poured water from a jug into my glass. Adria was sick, so her friends told me. That was the reason she had been absent from school, and also the reason I had not seen her for days. I really hoped she would be fine. All of me really wanted to pay a visit but it wasn't professional of a professor to visit a sick student. It was something that would arouse suspicions. Another sigh escaped my lips and I drank the water in the glass in one go, then dropped it a little too hard, making a crack appear in the cup. Then I left the kitchen and went to my living room. I lay down on the couch and closed my eyes. Just a few days and I already missed her as bad as that. And there had still been the unsolved issue of her fear—she was still scared I was going to do somethin