Chapter 6

When I finally thought that everything was going to be okay, things started to go wrong. First: I think I like Douglas; and second: I have to learn to control all my changes. I can only imagine how much work this will take ...

Douglas: - Come July, I know you can do it.

I'm in another strange training with Douglas. By the way, "when" is not strange?

- I can not! Please come today I ... I need ... rest!

- It's all right. You can take tomorrow off to rest. Until another day, July.

"Hallelujah. I was thinking I was going to stay here until I passed out from tiredness!"

- Good day day !!!

Today I woke up in a good mood. After a long week, I will finally have my well-deserved rest. What I'll do? As soon as Douglas scolded me, I thought about sleeping, but the truth is, I'm fine! I can't take any more trying to sleep again, I think I'll take a walk. I can't believe I haven't explored the whole house yet (yes, house. We have houses in the basement. How come I never saw this place?).

I decided to go out for a while and explore the community. I was leaving when I see Douglas in the room.

- I thought today was our day off.

- No, today is your day off. The vampire leader doesn't have time off, remember?

- Right ... Sometimes I forget who you are. Well, I'm going.

- And where are you going?

- Take a walk. I still don't know the whole place. And what are you doing here?

- I came to see your father, but I was leaving when you came ... - He stops suddenly and continues as if he had an incredible idea - Do you want to come with me?

- Where exactly?

- You'll see when we arrive.

- Tell me ...! Please ... - I start to make my best puppy face, but his answer is still "no" - Why so much suspense?

- If you want to know, I think you better follow me ...

"Bossy! But what did I expect, a kind request? Just for a miracle."

- Are you coming or not?

- Easy, I'm going! DAD! I'M LEAVING!

- Okay, but don't delay.

We walk through the corridors side by side in silence. My mind was a mess and being so close to him only made things worse.

We passed a stranger house than the other. It seems that vampires have a very fertile imagination. The houses here have a strange shape, some look like castles and others look like a cube. One thing I discovered on this tour is that the room I woke up in is used to house novice vampires. It seems that when they have just been transformed, they become disoriented and being alone helps to regain consciousness.

I was even getting used to the silence when Douglas decided to speak ...

- So, what do you think of the city?

- I don't know, this part is kind of different from the others. It's like ... - I shrugged.

- Alive? Few places here are like this. That's why I like it here.

- So we're finally here?

- No, but we're already close.

I don't think I've ever been so impatient in my life. I swear to you, if this place sucks, no more vampires for me!

- We're here!

- Where exactly? The only thing I see is a wall.

- Don't try to see with your eyes July ... Try to see with your hands.

"Sure ... Because I have my eyes on my hands. It was just what I was missing!"

Before I could comment, he squeezed a part of the wall and it opened, revealing it was a door.

- Wow!

I think it looked retarded, but damn it! This place is beautiful! We are in a garden with a glass dome. I have no words to describe this place, it is just ... magnificent! It is as if all living beings in the place radiate happiness.

- I know. My mother brought me here before I took over the clan. It is as close to the real world as we can get.

- Thanks. But why did you bring me here?

- I ... I don't know. You said you were going for a walk and I thought "I think it would be a good idea to take you to the greenhouse". - He even looked ... nervous maybe ...?

I think, deep down, Douglas can be more than an arrogant vampire. Who knows ... Who knows what? Will he say that he loves me and that we will live happily ever after !? This is real life (the real life that has supernatural beings, of course), it does not exist happily ever after. I got hurt once, I won't get hurt again!

- Which is?

- Nothing, I was just thinking.

- I know ... - he pauses and continues - Do you want to see something even more beautiful?

- What would be more beautiful than that?

- Just ... Look up.

- OK ...

My God! If I thought the greenhouse was beautiful, it came to show me that there will always be something even more beautiful.

It was sunset. At that moment time seemed to stop, it was as if everything stopped in front of me. There was only me and that beautiful sun. I missed the warmth of the sun so much, the brightness it emanated ... For a moment, I felt at home there, me, Douglas and that place.

When I came home that day, everything was messed up. I didn't know what to do, I didn't know if I was happy to be there or sad to be liking him more and more. I tried very hard not to think about it until he left me at home and left, I didn't want to risk that he caught me thinking about him and what I was feeling. After Cool cheated on me, I felt like crap. I felt replaceable. But with Douglas it is different, he makes me think that there is nothing else, as if it were just me and no one else, as if I were the only one. I know, I shouldn't think about it, but what can I do? Pretend that nothing is happening !? I'm not blind, but I'm also not half as brave as I need to tell him. What if he doesn't feel the same way? What if he hurts me like Cool? I don't want to ruin that feeling around us, but I also don't want to suffer again.

I lie in bed with these conflicting thoughts in my head. It took me a long time to fall asleep. I couldn't stop thinking about today and how Douglas acted. I think deep down, I wish it was just a dream, just so I wouldn't have to worry about tomorrow ...

I fell asleep thinking about everything that had happened and how I was going to solve it.