A Heretic and Some Vampires

Chapter 18

The drive home was silent apart from the sound of me crying. Andrew had pulled me to his side and had me lean on him as I cried. He played with my hair calmingly as Kat drew patterns on the back of my hand. I could feel all of their worry and sadness. Their anger towards Isaac was overpowering. It was so strong. Andrew wanted badly to teach him a lesson. But Kat wanted to snap his neck. I could hear her debating it in her head. She kept saying that it’s ok because he wouldn’t die. He’d just sleep for a while. That thought made me laugh inside.

When we got home, we all walked inside. Kat had her arm around me as I cried silently.

The boys all came running in to greet us but stopped when they saw me. Their faces warped into anger and they turned to Isaac as he hurried into the room.

“Hey, baby,” Isaac says happily as he tries to walk closer to me.

The boys appear in front of me with their arms crossed over their chests.

“Stay away from her, brother,” Dante growls lightly.

“Why?” Isaac asks in a daring tone.

“Look at her face. She knows.” Dom says angrily.

“You told her!” Isaac shouts in anger.

“No, they didn’t,” I whisper.

“What?” Isaac asks confused.

“They didn’t tell me. I saw it.” I breathe out sharply.

Isaac’s eyes widen with shock and sadness.

“Baby, it’s not what it looks like,” Isaac says sadly.

“I think it is. I saw a premonition of, you with Nina in a classroom at school. Last night. Then during the meeting, I saw you saying it was ok for round, 2. Because we were at a meeting. Then the boys showed up and told you to stay away from me. I think it’s exactly what I think it is.” I say in anger and heartbreak as tears pour down my cheeks.

Dante turns to me and engulfs me in a hug.

“Please take me to my room,” I whisper.

Dante hears me through my tears and nods. He tightens his hold on me and in a split second we’re sitting down on my bed.

“I’m so sorry Clem. I never thought he would do something like this.” Dante says regretfully.

“It’s not your fault,” I whisper as he hands me a tissue. “Could you leave me alone please?” I ask as my voice breaks.

“Sure. Just call out if you need someone. We’ll be there in a second.” He says sadly as he kisses my forehead and disappears.

I stand up and walk into my closet. I take my shoes off and put them in their spot. I take my dress off and hang it up. I put my bra on and pull on a pair of black booty shorts and a blue singlet. I pick up a pair of socks and my blue vans before sitting on my bed. I put my socks and shoes on and take off my mums necklace. I pick up my phone and dock before making myself invisible and leaving my room.

When I came off the stairs I could hear Andrew talking to Isaac angrily.

“Why?!” He shouted.

“You’re a vampire, f*****g figure it out!” Isaac yells.

“I’m a vampire yeah! That doesn’t mean I’m cheating on your mother!”

“I didn’t cheat on her! I just had s*x with Nina!” Isaac shouts in frustration.

“Exactly! You had s*x with someone who is not Clem! Clem is your girlfriend, not this Nina! Why did you do it?!” Andrew shouts as he punches Isaac.

“Clem is basically human! How could I get intimate with her?! Just because I love her does not mean I want to have s*x with her!” Isaac shouts in slight disgust.

I feel my heartbreak at his words.

“I can’t believe you. You say you love her, yet you can’t stand the thought of being with her as she is?” Kat asks in calm anger. Which scares me more than anything.

“She’s human,” Isaac whispers as he scrunches his face up in disgust.

A sob escapes my throat and my invisibility fails. Andrew and Kat look at me in shock, sadness and worry as Isaac turns around.

“Clem, I-“ He starts as he appears in front of me.

I shake my head as I step back. I drop my phone and dock when he tries to touch me.

“No! Stay away from me,” I say as my voice breaks.

“Please! Let me explain.” He begs.

“You already did,” I whisper in tears.

“Clem, please.”

Isaac grabbed my arms and my skin started burning. I screamed in pain and pushed him away before throwing him through a window into the front yard with a wave of my arm.

“I’m sorry.” I cry as I look at Kat and Andrew.

“Clem,” Kat whispers in tears.

I shake my head and turn invisible before running outside to the garden.

I reached the garden and stopped my invisibility as I collapsed in pain.

I have no idea why, but whenever my heart hurts like this, my skin burns when I touch the person or object that caused my pain. I think it’s my body telling me to not go near them because you can’t get better if you keep the source of your pain close.

I sit on my knees and cry. I can feel everyone's emotions in the house, even from out here. There’s so much worry, concern, anger, sadness and confusion that it’s painful. I scream into the sky trying to let out some of my pain. Which maybe I shouldn’t have done because suddenly the sky is black and grey. It begins pouring down all around me but never touches me.

I curl up into a ball and cry as the rain continues to fall.

Kat P.O.V

I was watching the maze entrance, hoping to see Clem walking in or out of it when it started pouring down.

“This isn’t normal,” I say in shock.

“What’s wrong?” Andrew asks.

“This. It came out of nowhere. One second it was completely clear and now everything is dark.” I say confused as I look outside.

“I’m gonna go check the garden and see if Clem is there. I don’t want her getting sick.” I say as I pick up an umbrella and a folded blanket.

I gave Andrew a kiss and walked outside.

When I reached the garden, I saw Clem curled up asleep. The rain didn’t touch her at all. I walked towards her and noticed she was crying.

“Clem?” I say softly.

She didn’t answer or even stir.

‘She’s sleeping and yet, she’s still crying. I can’t feel how she feels. I can’t imagine the pain she’s in right now.’ I say to myself as I put the blanket over her.

I kiss her head and leave her alone, walking back inside.

“Was She there?” Andrew asks as I walk inside.

“Yes. But the rain isn’t touching her. I just put the blanket on her and left. She’s asleep. We need to let her come back inside in her own time.” I say sadly, sitting down on a couch. “I’m so worried about her,” I whisper.

“I know. I am too. I can’t believe Isaac. He won’t bother her for a while though. She broke his neck when she threw him outside. I took him to his room and locked the door.” Andrew tells me as he sits beside me and I lean on his shoulder.

I fell asleep on Andrew, worried about Clem. Even if it is painful, I wish I could feel what she feels just so she isn’t alone.