After he had gotten breakfast and his guardian had left he crawled to the wall on the opposite side of the room. He had to be very quiet, because he knew she wasn’t the only one who could hear him. The other vampires had a very good hearing too. He lay his hands on the wall and whispered: “Caroline?” No response. “Caroline” a little harder, but still soft.
Caroline lifted her head and opened her ears. No way! That was not possible. When Amber said there were others Caroline assumed she was talking about vampires, not werewolves.
“Tyler? Is that you?” she asked.
“Yeah, but keep your voice down” Tyler warned. “If you can hear me, so can the rest of your kind”
“Right” Caroline said. “When did you get here?”
“About two weeks ago” Tyler answered.
“Then they must’ve taken us around the same time” Caroline concluded. “Do you know what they’re up to? What they want from us?”
“Well, I can be wrong” Tyler started. “But I think it has something to do with the full moon”
For a few seconds it was completely silent at the other side.
“Were you trying to be sarcastic?” Caroline asked eventually.
“Eh, yeah, kind of” Tyler said, making Caroline laugh.
“I’m sorry” Caroline said. “It’s not funny… at all. I’m starving and they refuse to give any blood. When I got here I would get at least some of it, but now I get nothing. How can we be useful when we’re starved to death?”
“Obvious. When they release you when you’re really hungry, you’ll kill more people” Tyler said.
“By that time I’ll be too weak to do anything. It would be impossible for me to kill anyone” Caroline said.
“Not if they bring the food to you” Tyler said after another few silent seconds.
Caroline lifted her head and opened her ears. No way! That was not possible. When Amber said there were others Caroline assumed she was talking about vampires, not werewolves.
“Tyler? Is that you?” she asked.
“Yeah, but keep your voice down” Tyler warned. “If you can hear me, so can the rest of your kind”
“Right” Caroline said. “When did you get here?”
“About two weeks ago” Tyler answered.
“Then they must’ve taken us around the same time” Caroline concluded. “Do you know what they’re up to? What they want from us?”
“Well, I can be wrong” Tyler started. “But I think it has something to do with the full moon”
For a few seconds it was completely silent at the other side.
“Were you trying to be sarcastic?” Caroline asked eventually.
“Eh, yeah, kind of” Tyler said, making Caroline laugh.
“I’m sorry” Caroline said. “It’s not funny… at all. I’m starving and they refuse to give any blood. When I got here I would get at least some of it, but now I get nothing. How can we be useful when we’re starved to death?”
“Obvious. When they release you when you’re really hungry, you’ll kill more people” Tyler said.
“By that time I’ll be too weak to do anything. It would be impossible for me to kill anyone” Caroline said.
“Not if they bring the food to you” Tyler said after another few silent seconds.
Rachel stroke her fingers through her hair. “Oh my God. What have I done?” she mumbled agitated. “Think, Rachel, think” She looked around. Then she grabbed Gabe’s feet and dragged him to the farthest corner.
She ran to the stairs and went to the kitchen where she searched the drawers for matches. In her panic she forgot she had been living here for about twenty years and the matches lay in the second drawer next to the cupboard underneath the sink ever since. She pulled it open and grabbed the matches. Then she opened the fridge and took out a bottle of Malt Whisky. She ran back downstairs to the body. She opened the bottle of Malt and poured its content over the body. Then she stroke a match and let it fall down and watch how Gabe went up into flames.
As she watched him burn a sudden agony fulfilled her body and she dropped the bottle. She fell down on her knees and felt her body contracting and convulsing while she screamed.
She ran to the stairs and went to the kitchen where she searched the drawers for matches. In her panic she forgot she had been living here for about twenty years and the matches lay in the second drawer next to the cupboard underneath the sink ever since. She pulled it open and grabbed the matches. Then she opened the fridge and took out a bottle of Malt Whisky. She ran back downstairs to the body. She opened the bottle of Malt and poured its content over the body. Then she stroke a match and let it fall down and watch how Gabe went up into flames.
As she watched him burn a sudden agony fulfilled her body and she dropped the bottle. She fell down on her knees and felt her body contracting and convulsing while she screamed.