balls of steel or something.” My face dropped and she added, “Relax! I haven’t seen his balls for real to know if they are made of steel or not!”
“No, it’s not that, it’s just... how come you didn’t tell me about it?”
She shrugged. “I didn’t think it mattered to you. You’re so skeptical about everything.”
“Why wouldn’t I be? You want to turn into vampire and you think it will happen.”
“You don’t believe it will?”
“I have to see it to believe it,” I shrugged. “Sorry. I guess you can say I’m a skeptic.”
She waved this off and went to the bathroom to change. “You can go ahead downstairs and eat breakfast. I’ll be there.”
“You sure?” I asked. “I’d rather wait until you were done.”
“I’ll be okay. My feet don’t hurt today so that’s a plus.”
I gave in and decided to go down, but I waited a few minutes and made sure she was okay, first. When I didn’t hear anything happening in the bathroom, I went down and saw someone leaving breakfast out for me. It was a simple meal of scrambled eggs, sausages, and fried tomatoes. I thanked them for it and sat down to eat. Alexis arrived at that point, a pink scarf around her head. I shuddered inside and it felt real now. The scarf. The exhaustion. The cancer was very real and I couldn’t do anything about it. Struggling not to start crying, I stared down at my eggs while Alexis took her place at the table.
Lucky for both of us, Jenny showed up this moment with plenty of eyeliner around her eyes. It was so strange. She had been so depressed and unemotional on the train ride, but she was smiling here. I was grateful that she showed up because I didn’t want to start crying in front of Alexis. At least Jenny could distract me.
“Mr. Augustin said we can go whenever you’re ready,” Jenny told us.
“Go where?” I asked.
“He told me you guys wanted to see the city,” she said. “Well, the good news is that I am free for the day. So we can take a ride through the place, stop by at some of the attractions, and maybe have time for a little shopping and eating?”
Alexis almost dropped her spoon. “Eating as in...”
“No, not people,” Jenny assured her. “I know you’re still human. And, as strange as it sounds, we can eat normal food, too. So we can rule out the myth that vampires only drink blood.”
That and the fact that you aren’t really vampires, I felt like saying. Out loud, I said, “Well, let’s try not to go too far. I mean, Alexis is a patient and...”
“It’s okay, Ian,” she said. “I won’t mind seeing the city. I might as well get used to this place. I need to know where everything is.”
So that was how our day began. The car came around and Jenny began pointing out all the big attractions. Opera houses, museums, cafes. Everywhere we went, Alexis took a ton of pictures. Jenny gave us all kinds of random facts about the places and told us what happened in every corner. I soon learned about where the prostitutes hung out, who got laid where, and the best places to get a drink and sex at the same time. I had to admit it was amusing. The weather was fantastic as well. For a winter day, we had some sun among all the cold breezes.
As for Alexis, she was okay while we were eating lunch. She went to the bathroom a few times, but that was nothing worrisome. Other than that, I was happy to see how well she was doing. She seemed to enjoy Jenny’s company and I did, too. I was glad it was her taking us around and not Vincent.
Before we went back to the house, Jenny dragged us to what looked like an old stone castle. It would be our last stop of the day. She pushed open the door and I saw the long flight of stairs that led to the top. Alexis turned white at the sight of them.
“There’s no elevator, is there?” she asked.
“This was probably built over four hundred years ago. I highly doubt that they were thinking of elevators back then,” I said, but I saw her concern. The
“No, it’s not that, it’s just... how come you didn’t tell me about it?”
She shrugged. “I didn’t think it mattered to you. You’re so skeptical about everything.”
“Why wouldn’t I be? You want to turn into vampire and you think it will happen.”
“You don’t believe it will?”
“I have to see it to believe it,” I shrugged. “Sorry. I guess you can say I’m a skeptic.”
She waved this off and went to the bathroom to change. “You can go ahead downstairs and eat breakfast. I’ll be there.”
“You sure?” I asked. “I’d rather wait until you were done.”
“I’ll be okay. My feet don’t hurt today so that’s a plus.”
I gave in and decided to go down, but I waited a few minutes and made sure she was okay, first. When I didn’t hear anything happening in the bathroom, I went down and saw someone leaving breakfast out for me. It was a simple meal of scrambled eggs, sausages, and fried tomatoes. I thanked them for it and sat down to eat. Alexis arrived at that point, a pink scarf around her head. I shuddered inside and it felt real now. The scarf. The exhaustion. The cancer was very real and I couldn’t do anything about it. Struggling not to start crying, I stared down at my eggs while Alexis took her place at the table.
Lucky for both of us, Jenny showed up this moment with plenty of eyeliner around her eyes. It was so strange. She had been so depressed and unemotional on the train ride, but she was smiling here. I was grateful that she showed up because I didn’t want to start crying in front of Alexis. At least Jenny could distract me.
“Mr. Augustin said we can go whenever you’re ready,” Jenny told us.
“Go where?” I asked.
“He told me you guys wanted to see the city,” she said. “Well, the good news is that I am free for the day. So we can take a ride through the place, stop by at some of the attractions, and maybe have time for a little shopping and eating?”
Alexis almost dropped her spoon. “Eating as in...”
“No, not people,” Jenny assured her. “I know you’re still human. And, as strange as it sounds, we can eat normal food, too. So we can rule out the myth that vampires only drink blood.”
That and the fact that you aren’t really vampires, I felt like saying. Out loud, I said, “Well, let’s try not to go too far. I mean, Alexis is a patient and...”
“It’s okay, Ian,” she said. “I won’t mind seeing the city. I might as well get used to this place. I need to know where everything is.”
So that was how our day began. The car came around and Jenny began pointing out all the big attractions. Opera houses, museums, cafes. Everywhere we went, Alexis took a ton of pictures. Jenny gave us all kinds of random facts about the places and told us what happened in every corner. I soon learned about where the prostitutes hung out, who got laid where, and the best places to get a drink and sex at the same time. I had to admit it was amusing. The weather was fantastic as well. For a winter day, we had some sun among all the cold breezes.
As for Alexis, she was okay while we were eating lunch. She went to the bathroom a few times, but that was nothing worrisome. Other than that, I was happy to see how well she was doing. She seemed to enjoy Jenny’s company and I did, too. I was glad it was her taking us around and not Vincent.
Before we went back to the house, Jenny dragged us to what looked like an old stone castle. It would be our last stop of the day. She pushed open the door and I saw the long flight of stairs that led to the top. Alexis turned white at the sight of them.
“There’s no elevator, is there?” she asked.
“This was probably built over four hundred years ago. I highly doubt that they were thinking of elevators back then,” I said, but I saw her concern. The
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