My pleas had no affect on Robert…
The next morning, he was at Janet’s desk
with a signed request form in hand…basically handing his life over to Elaina.
“So you want to be a vampire? Are you sure about that?” Janet asked as a formality, although she
couldn’t be more pleased that Elaina had finally accomplished this part of her assignment.
“Yeah,” Robert said, but hesitated on
handing the form over. “Since I met
Jos…Elaina, I knew I was destined to be with her forever.”
Robert finally placed the folded request
on Janet’s desk.
“I’ll request a rush on your paperwork and inform your girlfriend once the
papers have been submitted and filed.
She should be able to turn you before the day is out,” Janet said,
trying hard to hide the pleasure in her voice.
“OK,” Robert said turning away from
Janet’s desk; toward the door.
It was only after Robert had left the
room that Janet allowed a smile to escape onto her face. She was happy and relieved that this whole
thing was almost over.
Robert on the other hand was hesitant and
not sure that he was doing the right thing.
What if Elaina didn’t kill him, but really turned him instead? That was a fate, in his opinion, worst than
death.
Elaina received the news from Janet right
away and rushed back to Robert’s side to complete her duty.
“Are you ready?” She asked as soon as she was in his
presence.
“I guess so,” he answered.
Elaina was on him right away; sinking her
fangs deeply into the veins in Robert’s neck.
She was eager to finally taste him.
She drank greedily until Robert was weak
and woozy.
“I feel funny,” Robert said after she was
finished. “Am I supposed to feel like this?”
“Yes, it’s perfectly normal,” Elaina lied licking traces of Robert’s blood
from her lips.
“But I thought you were supposed to ki-”
Robert started before the blood rushed from his head causing him to lose his
balance.
He fell to Elaina’s feet; almost
completely drained of blood.
Elaina stood there for a moment enjoying
the fullness in her stomach as Robert’s blood made it’s way through her system.
She had done it. She had fulfilled her mission; making a
necessary change at the last minute.
While Robert was filling out his form and
turning it in to Janet, I realized what I needed to do.
All of this time I had been looking for
one formula, but it suddenly dawned on me that what I needed was a combination
of several formulas. I headed to the
elixir shop hoping to find what I was looking for.
I should have known it wouldn't be that
easy. “I don’t have all of that in
stock. In fact, some of what you need is
somewhat rare. You’re going to have to
search for it,” the clerk said.
Although, I knew that I didn’t have time
to do a widespread search for the ingredients I needed, I didn’t see the point
in arguing.
I headed out on my broom and began
searching for the ingredients that I needed to save Robert.
Luckily, the clerk was able to give me a
few suggested places to start looking.
As rain poured down around me, I stopped
in several fields looking for what I needed, totally aware that time was
running out.
I came up empty several times before I
finally found the right location.
I gathered what I needed and quickly
headed back to the elixir shop; praying for a vision to let me know of Robert’s
current situation, but none came.
I checked and double checked my recipes
to be sure that I had everything.
When I was sure that I had
all of the correct ingredients, I began.
I had only one chance to get this
right. If I failed, I would be failing
Robert.
With everything mixed and cooked to
perfection, I lifted up the bottle that contained all of my hopes and dreams;
and perhaps Robert’s only chance at having a future.
I arrived home and immediately knew
something was wrong. I began to
frantically search for Robert. I didn’t
see him immediately…
But when I finally found him, I knew that
I was too late.
Robert was laying on the bed not moving
or breathing.
“Oh my God! I’m too late!” I screamed.
“Why Robert, why?”
I had failed. I couldn’t believe that after everything I’d
done to finally come up with a potion to save him from Elaina…I still failed.
Although my ability to really cry in the
living world disappeared when I died, I still felt the emotions associated with
mourning. Everything seemed to spin
around me as a roller coaster of emotions emerged from places within me that I
never knew existed outside of the realm.
I covered my eyes to avoid facing my
biggest mistake. I never should have
fallen in love with him. Or worst yet,
allowed him to fall in love with me. I never should have allowed him to even
suggest dying for me.
Standing there feeling worst than I ever
felt before, I knew where I would be able to talk to him once again. I disappeared into the realm.
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