BELLA Another day at work, seeing the same tired faces that I see every day. As I sit at my cubicle, I am drowning in a sea of tumultuous thoughts. I can't help but ponder the issues that have been torturing my heart for a long time now. Niklas, who is a vampire, has expressed his reluctance in making me one of his kind. He fears that he would be depriving me of my humanity, something he feels has no price. My heart, however, yearns to be one with him for all eternity, to walk the path of immortality by his side. As we bicker back and forth over this conundrum, it feels as if no resolution is in sight. This goddamn issue has inflicted an emotional toll on our relationship, leaving us both disheartened and confused. As I attempt to grapple with the multifariousness of this situation, an

