avoid what?” he seemed confused.
“ From I becoming into a vampire.”
“ … No…” he looked at me thoughtfully.
Each time it became more difficult on me accepting my sad fate.
“ How did you become into a vampire?” I asked him, curiously.
“ That’s a long story; I have no time to tell you about it, I’m going to the History class.” he said and walked forward.
“ I’m not in the mood for doing anything. I don’t even know why I came to school today.”
“ Being a vampire is not that bad.” He looked at me strangely.
“ If it was a good thing, everybody would wish to be a vampire.” I said, defiantly.
“ Have you taken a look at your back today?” he asked with a modest smile on his face.
I frowned and was puzzled.
Why was he asking me that?
I ran to the bathroom I took off my blouse. I turned my back and saw the symbol of Neptune reflected in the mirror, towards the left side of my lung.
I still didn’t know how that tattoo had been drawn on me.
And I remembered Eros’ words telling me:
“ It appeared on my arm .”
I had a feeling that the same thing had happened to me.
CHAPTER 27
The rock and roll concert was on that day. Hours before the event, I went to Mirta’s house.
I brought some clothes in my backpack. My mother took me by the hand, carefully, and led me to the front door of our house.
Then she hugged me tightly for a while.
“ Don’t drink, don’t smoke and behave yourself well” I was well advised.
“You know I don’t do these things”, I answered.
“ That’s alright, daughter.” she said and hugged me again.
That hug was lasted too long. I’d never hugged her that way. I felt a pang of remorse, as if I wouldn’t see her anymore.
“ I love you, mom”, I said, with a tormented voice, and feeling a pain that I knew it was inside me.
“ It’s nice to hear this.” she said.
I felt she was smiling over my shoulders.
“ I don’t know if I’m the best daughter in the world for you, but you’re the best mother in the world for me.” I confessed and held her hands firmly.
“ If I could have other child, I would like to have another daughter like you.”
She admitted and another embrace occurred to us… which lingered more than the first one…
CHAPTER 28
I arrived at Mirta’s house and we went upstairs to her room.
Her house was large, beautiful and comfortable.
Mirta was almost ready and her make-up was finished.
She helped me to choose my clothes, after I had gone several time in front of the mirror while I dressed many clothes.
After we were tidy up, I made a silent comparison between us.
Mirta was dressed to kill, in a short, tight dress and her beautiful thighs were exposed.
She was a dazzling golden shoulder-length hair, her delicate skin and light brown eyes.
The color of her lipstick was redder than her dress.
I took a look at myself at the same time as I was dressed totally different from her.
I was taking doll style shoes, a sheath dress and pink high heels, with ribbons on it.
My makeup looked light, despite the red lipstick on my lips, the same used by Mirta.
I untied my long, black and curly hair; my eyes were almost the same color of my locks. My skin was blushed with a scarlet tone.
We went downstairs as soon as we heard the sound of Christian’s car horn.
CHAPTER 29
We arrived at the club; the place was crowded with people. I stopped next to the front doorstep, at the same time as I decided I would wait for Eros there.
“ Won’t you come in?” Mirta asked me, when she saw me standing in front of the club entrance.
“ I’ll stay here waiting for him.” I answered, looking at all around.
“ He should have already arrived, if he haven’t shown up until now, that’s because he won’t come.” she said, firmly.
I was overwhelmed with despair . Mirta was right. He would probably not come anymore.
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