Heartbeat
1014 Words
Luciana:
I woke up to the sound of someone whining next to me. I abruptly opened my eyes to witness girls the same age as mine being tied.
It took a while for my brain to register that,
'Oh! You are kidn*pped!'
'Thanks for the reminder brain!'
After the reminder, I looked for Stella. And there she is. Still sleeping while droll dripped from her mouth. No doubt she is a heavy sleeper and Darcian's spell had affected her more than anyone else.
I realised that my hands and legs were tied again when I tried to stand up. I took a deep breath before I listened to the girl, "What will we do now?"
"What can we do?", I questioned.
"I want to go home.", she cried.
"Everyone wants to go home."
Then, without a second word, she burst out crying.
"I am afraid."
I didn't comment on her anymore. Every word that comes out of my mouth makes everyone cry.
"How can you be so calm in this messed up situation?", another girl asked me.
What should I reply to them?
'Actually, I am the mother of the vampire community.'
'Fear takes life. Let life take over fear?', sounds cringey.
'I am afraid but all hormonal imbalances are reacting inside.', Good one.
"Who said I am calm, feel my heartbeat and you will know for sure.", I replied to her question.
But how will she feel my heartbeat? Her hands are tied.
"Where are we?", another question, staring at me. Why the hell are you guys looking at me?
"Faraway from town, maybe...", I replied.
Or else what? The sound of whining and crying became the background music. RIP to my ears.
I took a deep breath before ending up shouting, "Please girls, crying won't help. We will need to fight whoever kidn*pped us. Save your strength along with your tears.", This was the best motivational speech I could deliver to them.
But did it motivate them? No.
I closed my eyes in frustration.
But an idea popped up.
I immediately straightened my back and looked at the girl next to me.
"You.", I called her.
"Yes?"
"Turn your back to me and lift your hands."
She did as I told her. I was about to tear the rope when the door flew open.
A band of bulgy bad guys entered the room, with Darcian standing at the back.
"Slept well, ladies?", Darcian questioned. He smiled as he questioned. But the girls were too afraid to even notice what a handsome lad was standing before them.
Darcian smiled even more.
Shit! How can I forget he can hear my thoughts?
No Darcian, you look like a piece of s**t,
Okay?
I peeked a look at Darcian and saw him giving me a thumbs-up.
OK! If you accept the fact,
"Why are we here?", questioned a girl who seemed to have a conscience. Her question was to the bulgy man. But seeing them ignoring her, she moved her head to witness Darcian.
Darcian too replied to her with silence.
What could he reply to her though?
Darcian is a type of vampire who will maintain his image even after committing a gruesome crime.
As expected, he replied with grace, "Ladies, we are borrowing you just for 9 days."
No, I was wrong. He tried to sound graceful but sounded rather creepy.
I, as a dear wolf, the mortal enemy of vampires, should help him.
"Mister!", I shouted. "We didn't commit any crime, for which we deserve to be confined. In the past, even if we did anything without our conscience, spare us."
I really tried my best to show a drop of tears, but they seemed to be off-duty. Fine, I learned my lesson to never go for an acting career.
"Spare us.", I was already kneeling down, but it was time to bow. Extraordinary, ultimate acting talent is unlocked!!
I was already...
Darcian could hear my thoughts. I shouldn't be saying that.
My eyes met Darcian's. As I lifted my head to look at him. He certainly heard where I warned myself about him.
I gave him an evil smile as if I was playing with his life.
But, the sad reality was, that he was playing with mine.
After giving a hard stare at my face, he lifted his face, a weird smile formed on his face, while his pupil contracted, "Everybody
"Look into my eyes."
And everybody did so, except me.
Don't tell me he will compel them!
He further continued, " You are grateful to be brought to the palace of Lord Sebastian, and being a sacrifice for him is your blessing. Understood?"
"Yes, sir!", everybody spoke except me and Stella. For the first time, I am grateful that this girl slept more than she needed.
Afterwards, he ordered those bulgy men to take away the girls.
As one of the bulgy men tried to take Stella, I warned, "Don't touch her."
The bulgy man looked muddled as he looked at Darcian.
"I didn't compel her, she is a great resource.
"Leave her and her friend to me."
One by one, they took the girls away.
"Where are you taking them?", I questioned.
"As I said, to the palace of Lord Sebastian.", he replied.
"And where are you taking me and Stella?"
"To my palace.", he replied, grinning. "Any more questions?"
"You won't hurt them, right?"
"For your concern, we are going to give them a princess life, so don't worry."
"Princess life!?"
"Can you carry her?", he didn't reply to my question but rather raised one. "I guess you don't want me to touch her either," he said, pointing towards Stella.
"Yeah, you are right."
This sleepy pig is sleeping, as if she were on a soft cloud. But she didn't know that all the dirt from the ground had pasted over her face and the droll did an even better job keeping the dirt to lap over her face. She is a dirty messed up girl right now.
This girl, I want to punch her sooooo bad!!
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