The Vampire Hunter

Chapter Thirteen

Leila.

It has been nearly three days since I last saw Lloyd. I'd been to College every day, and he hasn't shown up. I knocked at his house, but there was no answer. And no sign of Baelen, either. What had happened? The teenage girl inside of me was beginning to slowly take my brain hostage, I had begun to overthink every small detail.

I was a bad kisser.

He wasn’t interested anymore.

He didn’t like me at all.

He thought he liked me, and the kiss confirmed that he didn’t.

At lunch I sat with my friends. Jaime, my closest friend here, keeps her beaming smile on her face every minute of lunch. Her fiery red hair does not match her kind-hearted personality. I think she knows something is wrong, but never asks. Which is nice, it’s nice to have people around me, but they weren’t Lloyd. Getting to know someone in the way I’ve begun to get to know Lloyd is always exciting. And not being able to see that specific person sucks. What was even worse is that no one knew that Lloyd and I had kissed. Firstly, I refused to become Pavington college gossip, and secondly I didn’t want certain people to find out. Such as Riley, who would then tell my parents.

Walking home wasn't any better. I knock on Lloyd's door again, only to discover no answer, again. I felt really alone. I don't even know why. Lloyd's bite mark had begun to heal, and it didn't hurt anymore. All that remained were two little marks on my wrist. As soon as I walk in the door my Mum is standing there, arms folded, tapping her foot.

"Hi mum." I say trying to walk past her. But she just moves and stands in front of me.

"Can I help you?" I say, I try not to sound rude. But sometimes, it just happens.

All of a sudden she grabs my arm, turns it over and rips off the plaster to reveal two little red dots.

"And what is this?!" She yells.

I gulped, preparing for the worst.

I couldn't say anything. I didn't think she would notice it. But I guess it was a stupid idea to wear a short sleeved top. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

"Well? Come on, out with it. Which one of your friends is a blood sucker? Jaime? Niall? Who?" She continues to shout.

I just froze, I couldn't even look her in the eye. I'd betrayed her. And my entire family. I was a disgrace.

"If I tell, you'll kill him." I say, tears begin to sting my eyes. I didn’t want to hurt my family, nor did I want them to hurt Lloyd, or Baelan.

"You're God damn right I will! How dare he take advantage you! Make you weak! Why didn't you kill him, Leila?" She screamed at me.

Suddenly every feeling inside me wanted to explode. I just wanted to tell her about Lloyd. But I couldn't. I couldn't betray him. I wouldn't do that. Risking his life to please my mum was not something I could ever be prepared enough to do.

"Well? Come on!" She screams even louder. "Why would you befriend a vampire?"

I don't know what happened, but I felt myself explode. I said the thought that has been inside my head ever since I met Lloyd.

"Because I think I’m falling for him!" I screamed.

My Mum didn't say anything back, her face look so shocked. I don't blame her. I was shocked at myself.

"What. Did you just say?" She replied, anger starting to seep through her voice.

"I er. I don't know. I don't know what happened." I muttered, still not being able to look at her.

"You're in love with a vampire?" She says. voice starting to quieten down now.

"I don't know." I say, feeling small.

"Who." She replies with a flat tone.

"If I tell you, you'll kill him." I respond, in the same tone

"Well you either tell me, or you get out." She says.

"What?" I ask. Was she saying that if I didn't tell her about Lloyd she was going to kick me out?

"You tell me, right here right now. Or you're out of this house."

I was right, and this was it. Either I told her about Lloyd. Or I was out. And this was where I was stuck. Would I risk my home for the guy I loved, or do I out on him and risk him getting killed. If they could find him, from what it seemed like. He might just be dead.

I didn't say anything.

"Fine then. That's it. Get out." She decides by grabbing me by the shoulders, opening the door and chucking me out into the cold. She slams the door behind her. Had I done the right thing? Not knowing if it was a good thing or a bad thing, I got up and walked out into the night.