Shadows That Follow

I felt empowered and free before all this happened. I was not bothered anything but when he happened, everything changed. It was hard for me to look him in the eye to tell him because I did not want to know and I do not know how it will change everything because I am afraid. I know I feel something yet I do not know why or how.

It all started 3 months ago. I was the one who lost her family in the Woosley Fire of California while we were on our vacation. I had some internal injuries. I was excused by all teachers as it was their way of showing sympathy to my condition.i just wanted one day where I could put on a smile that would not be a fake. My brother was a drug addict. He got stoned and high the entire summer and I allowed it. I just could not deal with his dramas and my aunt, my guardian's trouble. So I left for school. My best friend, Celia thought I should get back again with boys and cheerleading but it was just boring. I am Andrea Weaver and this is my life. Suddenly, I felt a black entity pass through me. I knew it was imaginary but he... he was just amazing. He was tall, broody, he wore a skin fit jeans with casual shoes, a leather jacket and a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses. It was breath-taking.

I tried to approach him because it was Iike I was attracted to him. As he removed his sunglasses, I could see his eyes. those perfect blue eyes in which the sunlight sparked. It was an unforgettable moment. I hesitated but he did not. He knew what I was going to say and so he said those particular words to me. I did not blink and I said yes. And we parted our ways. I just could not catch his name.

I saw him at the cemetery. He was acting suspicious. I could not tell. So I decided to go there but all that there was fog and then a crow crying to come at me. I was able to run it off and then I ran into him. I introduced myself to him and he did too. He said his name was Niklaus. We went from the cemetery to the restaurant where we were going to meet later. We just sat there and talked for hours at my house. We just talked and it was magical. He walked me home. And there we were on the porch of my house. I just kept on saying how good the day was and he kissed me with his perfectly shaped, soft lips. We were interrupted by my aunt as she turned on the lights of the porch. He grinned and then left. It was that moment that made me feel like I was the girl who had everything and not the girl who lost her parents.

It was the next morning. I did not have a fake or have to pretend a smile because I knew that I would see him again. As we approached school, my brother got into a fight for hitting on his enemy, Jacob's girl. Niklaus went to stop them but he was cut due to the broken glass. I saw his palm bleed yet when I approached him, it was healed. It was weird. I forgot about it. He told me that some things could not be explained. I was definitely weirded out but I let it off. Then at the restaurant, an old man of maybe 70-80 years approached us saying that Niklaus had not aged a day. I was definitely going crazy then. Without drawing any attention, I rushed home and thought about everything that had happened that day and for a moment I believed he was a vampire.

I went to his house and I saw him with a stake in his hand outside the door. I asked him," What are you?". He replied," Everything you believe is about to change......I am a vampire." Just as I heard 'vampire' I ran away. I kept off for a few days. He would come to the house every night and look after me and my family. I did not come to school because I did not know how I would react. I was scared.

I finally went to him. I knew how I felt about him. I loved him. I was in love with him. He was there for me. I could not look him in the eye to tell him because I did not want to know and I do not know how it will change everything because I was afraid. He always knows what I am trying to say. Without hesitation, he kissed me hard. And I did not want him to let go and he did not. I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be with him. We spent the entire night in his room. He told me that he was over 500 years old and when saw me, met me, he forgot about his mistakes and knew that he had to change for me. He loved me. And knowing that he was a supernatural creature, problems would follow but I was ready to face all dangers by his side because I loved him.