Destiny

Flight

I get to my apartment, already breathing heavily. I run inside and lock my door, my heart thumping in my ear.

I sit on my couch still trying to make sense of what just happened. I just stabbed a vampire. Oh my god. Am dead meat.

He is gonna find me and rip my guts out. I thought to myself pacing around.

I look down at my hands to see the cold blood stain on my hands and coat. "Holy." I panicked getting nauseous from the sight. I run to my bathroom and empty my stomach on the sink before stripping out of my blood stained clothes and getting in the shower shaking.

I didn't even bother to check the temperature of the water.

I stayed in the shower for god knows how long, jumping at the slightest sound. After sometime I decide to get out the shower and get some rest maybe sleeping could take this fear away.

I enter my bedroom, put on my pyjamas and laid on my bed. I dare not turn the lights off. I could die sheerly from fear.

I tossed and turned unable to sleep. After what seem like a decade of trying. I finally decide to try painting to get my mind off things.

I pick up my brush and try to paint. But all that came to my mind was the screams of the vampire I stabbed. Like what was I thinking and how did I even know a silver knife was gonna work. I thought to myself.

Sighing I put down the brush and got back in my bed. I stayed that way for hours just looking at the ceiling, my mind recalling what happened over and over again.

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Ring. Ring. I heard my phone ringing but was to sleepy to answer it. Ring. Ring. It continued, making me grunt.

I sleepily pick up the phone. "What?" I asked irritated and sleepy. "b***h are you still in bed." Hailey voice said sounding surprised and irritated.

No." I said groggily. I am not." Liar I can hear it from your voice." She accused me.

"Whatever." I said. " You know what, I think am coming down with a fever." I tell her, thinking of an excuse out of this dumb and cursed trip.

"You wretched liar. I can tell you are lying. You know." She said. "You were perfectly fine last night, now you have a fever?" She says and I can tell she is rolling her eyes. "Bullshit. Would you stop being a scaredy cat about this and get your ass up." She scolded me.

"Fine whatever." I hang up the phone. I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding. I get up and go to pack my clothes. Halfway into it, my eye catches something behind my canva.

I decide to check it out. On getting to it I notice it was a piece of paper with something written on it in bold letters.

WAITING FOR YOU b***h! was written on it.

My heart almost jumped out of my chest, I start to breath heavily. It felt like my chest was constricting. "How did he get in here?" I asked myself, unable to breath. I decide to sit down before I fall to the ground.

Ring. Ring. My phone rang again. I look at the caller it was Ryan. I pick up the call with the intention of telling everything to him. "Hey Ryan. Hey bestie am all packed and ready to go just meet us at the airport okay." He said sounding excited.

"Ummm, Ryan I need to tell you something." I say very quietly, but I know he heard me. "Well spill." He said. I go quiet trying to process how I intend to tell him.

After some minutes of silence. "Ryan spoke quietly. "Anna, are you okay." He asked, and I could sense the panic in his voice. The former excitement gone.

"Umm. The thing is........" I pause. "What's wrong with Anna." I hear Hailey's voice.

"Hey Anna baby, you okay." Hailey said also sounding very worried. Sighing. I decided not to tell them. I mean what kind of friend will I be to call off our vacation last minute. " It's fine, nothing wrong." I lie. "Just feeling a little under the weather."

"You know if you really are sick. We could cancel the trip." Hailey offered. "No No hails am fine really." I said. They both go quiet for some time before deciding to agree with me.

"Okay if you say so. You will meet us at the airport, Okay?" Ryan said. "Sure, meet you there." I said ending the call.

I quickly pack my remaining stuff and take a quick bath. I dress up in some jogger and a crop top. Incase I needed to run. I wanted to be ready.

I get my car, about to open it but could not find my key. Then it hit me. I f*****g lost it last night in the club. " Fuck." I whispered frustrated. Now. I need to call an uber. I hate ubers

I call an Uber who took about ten minutes to get here. I know it's not late but I am an impatient person. Sue me.

"Hello ma'am you booked an Uber?" The driver said trying to lighten the air. "Yeah" I said getting in. " Please can we skip the chatting, just drive. I am already late." I said. I could tell I might have upset him but I don't care, am not in the right frame of mind right now.

I could tell he was a good driver. He was fast and careful at the same time. We got to the airport in no time. He helped me bring my suitcase out his car before smiling at me.

I roll my eyes and bring out a 50 dollar tip and give it to him, before taking my bag and going inside the airport.

"Ma'am, excuse me." The driver said, catching my attention. "What, the tip is not enough?" I ask, feeling irritated. He just smiled. "He is waiting for you." He said, before driving off.

I couldn't breathe. The f**k is who, is it the vampire I stabbed, was he the one the driver was referring to? What if he is watching me right now. I was just a few meters away from a panic attack.

"Hey babe." I hear Ryan's voice dragging me back to reality. "You okay? You look like you are about to pass out." Hailey said, looking at me worriedly.

"N-n-no, am fine." I lie. "You sure?" Ryan asks. "Yeah am fine. Let's go so we don't miss our flight." I said walking ahead of them to avoid anymore questions.