Chapter 5

Bella's POV

"Where's my TWIN SISTER!"

"Where's your what?" The man asks with a calm façade on but I can see he's losing it.

"My sister. I'm sure you've seen her somewhere around here. She looks like me but with raven hair and green eyes," I say.

"What's your name?"

"I'm Hailey Haines, sir." I say proudly puffing my chest out.

"Do you know how you got here?"

My breath hitches. I rack my brain for an answer but I got nothing.

He sees my furrowed eyebrows, distant look and biting of my lower lip that is a indicates that I'm pondering. He sighs and walks out, but not before telling me to sit tight and not go anywhere.

I sit there for five minutes. I know this because mommy taught Bais and I about seconds minutes and hours. So far I've counted three hundred seconds.

Oh I'm a big girl! I have to tell momma that I've counted to THREE HUNDRED!!

I jump off the bed, squealing and giggling.

I have to let Bais know too.

I wonder where the pretty stranger went.

I pause, shrug my shoulders and continue walking out the door, ignoring the faint pain on my head.

I'm led to another room instead of a hallway.

It's soooo big and dark but beautiful. I guess it belongs to a grumpy man, with good taste.

It has dark grey walls, high white ceiling with intricate gold flower designs and there's also a black crystal chandelier , a glass slide door that leads to a balcony that has a recliner, the floors are cream white marble, and there's a painting of the pretty stranger that was talking to me earlier, he seems to be ardoning royal blue velvet blazer with various badges and emblems on it and a small crown settled on top of his head.

My eyes move to his bed. His covers are black with red velvet spiralling lines, his pillows are mix of red, black and stormy gray colour. There are maroon lamps on the night stand.

My eyes travel to different side of his room, there's a royal blue couch that has royal purple cushions and a black blankie. Right opposite side of the couch resides a built in mordern fireplace and a black glass coffee table in the middle. My curious eyes travel to the north of the fireplace, there seems to be a compartment there and I'm guessing there's a TV there.

I spot a big wooden double door and run to it. I try to open it and succeed. It's not locked yay! Now I can find Bais and mom.

I walk out of the gloomy room to a brightly lit hall way. That could also be called 'The Hall of The History Fame'

The are painted portraits of what seems to be past kings. Wait...

I'm in a castle? My mouth forms an 'o' and my eyebrows rise to my hairline.

But where's my mom and my sister?

Tears well on my eyes, I run down the hallway sniffling and run into a wall. A hand grips my waist before my butt makes contact with the floor. I look up and see the pretty stranger scowling at me.

"I thought I told you to stay put!" He growls.

"You see, I did," I show my index finger, "But I got bored after 300 seconds and so I went to look for Bais and momma."

He tilts his head like a confused puppy.

"You counted?"

"Yes sir."

"Why?"

I giggle and tap the tip of his nose with my finger.

"You're funny."

I try to move sidestep him but fail as he tightens his grip on my waist.

"I don't have time to clown around human, now stop wasting my time and go back to your cell. You better stop this silly acting of yours when I get there. You're an irritating burden as it is. So cut the crap-" I gasp, horrified. He just scowls deeper, " and get out of my fucking sight!"

I can't believe he used the F word.

I was right he is grumpy.

I run to the room I woke up to, bury my face deep into the pillows and sob. I sob and sob until I fall asleep.

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"Mommy I'm scared!" I whisper shout, gripping my mom and sister's hands tightly trying to control my trembling.

"Where's daddy mom? Where is he?" Bailey sobs.

"Shhh my babies just listen to mommy's voice," she says her voice faltering and sings in the 'Silent night' tune

" 'Wolves howl, babies cry. Beautiful beings, in wonderful sync. Care and love in mother's embrace, warmth and peace we seek and retain. Hold me close and fret not. Hold me close and remain.' " she squeezes us in a hug and I instantly calm on the smell of her scent.

"Remember my babies, we keep the secret until....?"

"The time is right." Bais and I say in unison.

We all jump at the sound of a vase breaking. Mom and dad tried to hide the vampire invasion and failed miserably.

It was broadcasted on every channel . Humans were abducted and some were slaughtered. It was a sight an eight year old should never see. It was Gruesome.

My mom squeezes tightly were the closet doors fly open. Bailey and I scream. The big man grabs my mother slits her throat. The blood sprays on our faces. He sucks my mom's blood dry and tosses her away like a ragdoll. His attention switches to us and both scream our lungs out.

Grabbing us he pulls us out of the closet and drags us outside where we see other children and teenagers being dragged.

He tosses my sister to another vampire. I snap and succeedingly push him off me using my excessive strength. I try to grab my sister but someone backhands me...

I gasp for air a river of tears running down my face.

The mean grumpy vulgar pretty stranger is towering over me.

"What the hell human!"

"Those v-vile hic cr-crea creatures-s k-killed my MOM!!!" I wailed.

His face softened and hardened again. If I weren't watching him closely I would've missed it.

"Well deal with your dreams quietly now, will ya?"

He exits and locks the door and I'm left alone, supressing my sobs.