A Difficult Decision

I screamed. A loud shrill scream. A sharp pang of pain shot through my body. I could feel his teeth cut through the skin on my right arm, digging deeper and deeper, spilling out blood. I had known that he was a vampire who thirsted for my blood but I was never afraid because I knew that the others would save me from any harm. They tried, of course, but who can stand up against a vampire?

I couldn’t blame them. It was my fault. I shouldn’t have come here in the first place. It seems I had underestimated the danger.

There was no hope for me now. My breath was coming out in gasps. The leafy canopy above was blurring out of my view. Something was flowing all over my body- I wasn’t able to distinguish tears, sweat or blood.

I knew I was dying. I was just waiting.

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When I opened my eyes, a cool breeze was blowing over my face, my soft hair gently stroking me. The sky above was a tranquil blue. The earth below felt soft. I liked it. Smiled, and closed my eyes again.

I was shaken back into the reality by a jerk from one of them.

Oh! So they had really saved me. I was right in trusting them. I smiled again but my smile was not returned. With a worried expression I was told to hurry up and escape from the place as fast as possible. I did as I was told. I did not want to put them into another unnecessary trouble because of me.

I ran till I reached home. My sister was still asleep. Her heavy breathing had not altered even a tiny bit since I had left her side. She seemed to be lost in another world of her own. I wondered how much I loved her. I lied down beside her and soon fell asleep.

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She was chewing my fingers! My sister! What was up with her? Oh my god! She was trying to eat me. She must be out of her senses. Somewhere something is going wrong.

I pulled my hand away from her grip, as hard as I could, and began to run away. She came for me, a burning hunger in her face.

I locked the bedroom door behind me, still panting. I could hear her frantic thumps behind the door. This just couldn’t be happening....

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My senses got the better of me and I woke up from my sleep. Huff! Everything had been a dream then.

But somehow, I couldn’t discard this as just another scary dream. The situations might have been absurd but the feelings were real. Yeah, I was still feeling tortured. I had thought that a good, sweet nap would put the matter out of my head. Even temporarily. I was wrong. I had to make a decision. I had to choose. And Now. No matter how much this is going to hurt me or anyone else.