gently wiped them away and asked
that I not feel that pain in his presence.
“No promises,” I tell
him.
Jack turns away from me,
with a somber expression on his face.
“Salome, are you angry
with me?” He gently asks, his voice is but a whisper.
“No why would I be angry
with you?” I gently ask him.
“We have talked of many
things but this,” he tells me, “your new life. I know you must feel overwhelmed
by your senses, but how are you coping with all of this.
His question stunned me.
This was not something I was prepared to talk about. It was too soon for me. I
was missing my family. I could still hear their laughter in my mind. I was
still unsure which direction life would take me. I knew I no longer had a family
to go back to. I also had no tie to Jack either, other than as creator and
creation. There was nothing to keep me here.
“Jack,” I begin, “it will
take some time, some adjustment,” I tell him. “This is so different, so
confusing. I am not sure I even know which direction I am going. I feel so
alone in a new world. There is no place for me here anymore. I can no longer be
with my family, other than you being my creator, I have no tie to you. I am
orphan in a brand new world,” I explain to him.
Jack offers to take me
somewhere faraway so I can be normal, or whatever normal is for our kind. Jack
is concerned I will be out and about and be recognized. How will I explain to
people what happened to me? I agreed to go away. Jack said we could leave in a
few weeks, only because he needed the time to have the necessary documents
prepared for me. A new name, new life. I have been born again, in a sense. I
agreed to go away with him. It would ease the temptation to go find my family,
but not fully make it go away.
In the meantime, Jack
provided me with an allowance to purchase clothes or whatever I needed. Mostly
I bought what I wanted, it’s what I used to do before. Retail therapy some
would call it. I bought beautiful gowns and accessories to go with them. I also
bought blue jeans and tee shirts. I was unsure how a cut and color would go
since I was still new to this life. I opted against pushing it. With my luck my
hair would probably grow back in front of the stylists.
I spent my time mainly in
Jack’s house. Within in days I had run out of books to read. I loved the
classics. I was amazed he had many books that were very old and delicate. I was
afraid they would disintegrate in my very hands. The only time I ever went out
was with Jack to hunt.
We are scheduled to leave
in a few weeks. When Jack told me we were going to travel throughout Europe, I
became ecstatic. I worried because I was not too sure what he meant by
traveling throughout Europe. I wondered where exactly we would be going. Jack
kept our itinerary secret. A surprise for me I guess I would find out soon
where we are headed.
Deep down I still longed
for the life I no longer had, but at this point leaving would be a better
option for me. Jack worries I will take off and go find them, but I know I can
only save them from a distance. Jack had reason to be worried, I was deeply
tempted to go see my family.
*****
It has been a week since
I last fed. This has Jack concerned but curious. According to Jack newborn
vampires tend to want to eat everything in sight like a Chinese buffet. Not me.
I happen to be the one that is different. It was always an ongoing joke back
then with Axel. Everyone could get a cold and by the time it got to me it would
be the flu. Stranger things have happened. Since my new life, I had fed on a
handful of souls, not many. I just did not care much for the taste of human
blood. It saddened me to take a life regardless of their of guilt.
With a heavy heart, I
have come to accept my new position in life. I am at the top of the food chain,
and I must deal with the cards I have been dealt. So make lemonade from lemons.
I was a shark in a world full of fish. I know I am going to have to go
that I not feel that pain in his presence.
“No promises,” I tell
him.
Jack turns away from me,
with a somber expression on his face.
“Salome, are you angry
with me?” He gently asks, his voice is but a whisper.
“No why would I be angry
with you?” I gently ask him.
“We have talked of many
things but this,” he tells me, “your new life. I know you must feel overwhelmed
by your senses, but how are you coping with all of this.
His question stunned me.
This was not something I was prepared to talk about. It was too soon for me. I
was missing my family. I could still hear their laughter in my mind. I was
still unsure which direction life would take me. I knew I no longer had a family
to go back to. I also had no tie to Jack either, other than as creator and
creation. There was nothing to keep me here.
“Jack,” I begin, “it will
take some time, some adjustment,” I tell him. “This is so different, so
confusing. I am not sure I even know which direction I am going. I feel so
alone in a new world. There is no place for me here anymore. I can no longer be
with my family, other than you being my creator, I have no tie to you. I am
orphan in a brand new world,” I explain to him.
Jack offers to take me
somewhere faraway so I can be normal, or whatever normal is for our kind. Jack
is concerned I will be out and about and be recognized. How will I explain to
people what happened to me? I agreed to go away. Jack said we could leave in a
few weeks, only because he needed the time to have the necessary documents
prepared for me. A new name, new life. I have been born again, in a sense. I
agreed to go away with him. It would ease the temptation to go find my family,
but not fully make it go away.
In the meantime, Jack
provided me with an allowance to purchase clothes or whatever I needed. Mostly
I bought what I wanted, it’s what I used to do before. Retail therapy some
would call it. I bought beautiful gowns and accessories to go with them. I also
bought blue jeans and tee shirts. I was unsure how a cut and color would go
since I was still new to this life. I opted against pushing it. With my luck my
hair would probably grow back in front of the stylists.
I spent my time mainly in
Jack’s house. Within in days I had run out of books to read. I loved the
classics. I was amazed he had many books that were very old and delicate. I was
afraid they would disintegrate in my very hands. The only time I ever went out
was with Jack to hunt.
We are scheduled to leave
in a few weeks. When Jack told me we were going to travel throughout Europe, I
became ecstatic. I worried because I was not too sure what he meant by
traveling throughout Europe. I wondered where exactly we would be going. Jack
kept our itinerary secret. A surprise for me I guess I would find out soon
where we are headed.
Deep down I still longed
for the life I no longer had, but at this point leaving would be a better
option for me. Jack worries I will take off and go find them, but I know I can
only save them from a distance. Jack had reason to be worried, I was deeply
tempted to go see my family.
*****
It has been a week since
I last fed. This has Jack concerned but curious. According to Jack newborn
vampires tend to want to eat everything in sight like a Chinese buffet. Not me.
I happen to be the one that is different. It was always an ongoing joke back
then with Axel. Everyone could get a cold and by the time it got to me it would
be the flu. Stranger things have happened. Since my new life, I had fed on a
handful of souls, not many. I just did not care much for the taste of human
blood. It saddened me to take a life regardless of their of guilt.
With a heavy heart, I
have come to accept my new position in life. I am at the top of the food chain,
and I must deal with the cards I have been dealt. So make lemonade from lemons.
I was a shark in a world full of fish. I know I am going to have to go
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