CHAPTER ELEVEN:
OCTOBER 30, 1995:
The sun rises over Crystal Falls; the chill of the autumn wind fills the air outside. 吸血鬼 hate the cold. As I ponder what to do, Danny lies asleep on the couch, still unconscious. The effects of my blood have taken a toll on him. I ponder whether to continue my investigation at the high-school. Doing so would put Harold at great risk. Yet, somehow I think 梭子鱼, 派克 has plans for the students. I look at the calendar. It is the thirtieth, the 日 before Halloween. Halloween, the anniversary of the 日 I made my first kill. I reminisce once 更多 into my past.
ALBANY NEW YORK, OCTOBER 31, 1850:
It had been three weeks since I had left my father behind, I still think about him every day, but I know deep down that returning to Crystal Falls would put him in danger, not from Pike, but myself also. I have been filled with the same hunger I felt the 日 I last saw him. Ordinarily, it would’ve taken months to get across the county, but 梭子鱼, 派克 had a super sonic speed that I learned I also had. As I wander the dirt roads of Albany, the cool autumn air fills my lungs. I am far 更多 sensitive to the cold. This I had learned after my transformation. 梭子鱼, 派克 was out on a hunt. I have been able so far to feed off of animals, which I didn’t even kill, yet at the same time, I never seemed to be satisfied in my thirst. 梭子鱼, 派克 had told me that it would only be satisfied 由 human blood. Yet I had refrained from feeding on people, an achievement I am proud of, under the circumstances. But I knew, as 梭子鱼, 派克 had told me, it was inevitable that I would lose control. I just knew I would put it off as long as I could stand it. Yet, I had no idea how much longer it would be. 梭子鱼, 派克 returned earlier than usual to the 舱, 小木屋 we were residing in, and as soon as I saw his face, I knew he was excited, 更多 so than usual. I had learned over the past three weeks the only thing that excited him was blood and death. He liked killing just for the sake of it. “Ash. I got 你 a present.” He said, grinning. “I don’t want any present 你 have to give.” I mutter. 梭子鱼, 派克 smiles. Just look outside.” Of course, I have already known what awaits me out there, and I hate 梭子鱼, 派克 for it. I can smell a dying man outside. He is young, in his twenties. I hear him gasping for breath. “I’m not going to do it.” I say. 梭子鱼, 派克 shrugs, and walks outside. Then, he does something surprising. Something that shocks even me. He brings in the young man, and I am shocked at what I see, his neck is ripped open, and he is barely alive. He will be dead soon. This I know. 梭子鱼, 派克 grins at me, and scoops up a pool of the man’s blood in his hand. 梭子鱼, 派克 holds the blood out towards my face. I am overwhelmed. I NEED it, but I have to resist it, it’s what he wants me to do. I suddenly begin to lose control, I feel my teeth growing larger. In a last ditch effort to keep control, I swat his hand away. Blood splatters all over the cabin. 梭子鱼, 派克 picks the man up with ease, and holds him towards me. “Now Ashley, 你 ARE going to suck this man dry. Because that’s what we do. Face it Ash, you’re a monster, and 你 always will be. The feeling is unbearable, but I continue to fight, still, the sight of the blood, gushing down his neck… I feel the warmth of it… The feeling overwhelms me, but I can’t turn away, I know the smell itself will drive me to madness. 梭子鱼, 派克 grins, and I hate him for what he’s doing. Before I realize it, I am biting into the man’s throat. I feel the taste of his blood as it goes down my throat. I black out, the 下一个 thing I know, I am on the floor. I have blood all over my clothes. 梭子鱼, 派克 sits in a chair. “I buried him. Don’t worry, they’ll never find the body, 或者 should I say what’s left of it.” He says smiling. I shutter. 梭子鱼, 派克 stands. “C’mon. There’s something we have to do. Before we leave Albany.” I am in shock. “What?” 梭子鱼, 派克 smiles. “We’re going to kill someone that is a threat.” He says. “Then, if 你 still want out… I’ll let you.”
He says. I shutter, and blood continues to drip from my mouth.
CRYSTAL FALLS: OCTOBER 30,1995:
7:23 AM:
My memory ends. I know the 下一个 part, and know it won’t be pleasant, but I know it’ll pop up sooner 或者 later. I decide not to go to the school. Harold’s safety if my prime concern. I have no idea how big a mistake I am making.