The sky was dark red and orange indicating that the sun has set and that I can now step out.
“You’re ready?” asked Zane and I nodded, since the sun has set, we were going to the old cave where the purple stone is located so that I can walk in sun without getting burn.
“Get in the car” Zane said and I obeyed. I was still astonished by the fact that I’m now a vampire, what will be my diet from now on? Blood? The mere thought of drinking blood disgusted me.
“What’s vampire’s favourite blood group?” Zane burst into laughter after hearing my question and I wondered what was so funny.
“What? A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+, O- only these must be the varieties available for vampires right, so which blood group tastes the best?”
“The fresh one” he replied, licking his lips.
“Well, there’s no such restriction that vampires can’t eat human food” he added watching me frown.
“So can a vampire survive by eating only human food and not drinking blood?” I questioned.
“That’s not possible. As I said before, vampires can eat human food but it doesn’t provide them any nourishment. Without blood a vampire will become weak and eventually die”
“Oh” I said. Means there’s no option, I have to drink blood if I want to survive.
“It’s not that disgusting like you are thinking. I know, a human who has recently been turned into a vampire finds it disgusting but trust me once you taste blood you’d want more and more” he said and there was silence between us for sometime as I kept myself busy, looking outside the window, watching the trees passing by.
“Zane, um… how do you know that I tried to stop my breathe under water to kill myself?” I asked breaking the silence.
“I got to know from your personal diary, I’m sorry, I read it” he answered.
“There’s a reason why personal diaries are called ‘personal’ ” I said irked.
“I know. But when you jumped off the terrace, I wanted to know what was bothering you and I thought you might have written that in your diary so I read it. Apologies again” he said holding his ears, trying to look cute. I chuckled when he made that pout.
“How far are we?” I asked
“We’re almost there” he responded.
I stepped out of the car and was mesmerized by the view in front of me. Standing tall in front of me was a beautiful statue leading to the old cave. Though the sky was dark, and there were no lights on the road, the cave was gleaming which made it look so beautiful that no one would want to take their eyes off of it. When Zane mentioned ‘old cave’ images of some dark, spooky place formed in my mind but the reality is something else, it’s so beautiful.
“If you keep standing here, hypnotised by the view, you won’t realize when the sun will rise and you’ll burn” Zane whispered in my ears making me realize that I have been gaping for a very long time. I hit him in a playful manner.
“Let’s walk in” I said excited to see it’s insights, and also the purple stone. If the cave is so beautiful, then how beautiful will the purple stone be? I ran my imaginations.
We walked through cave and it was astounding how there were no bulbs or tube lights in the cave but still it had purple lightning spread all over.
And after walking almost till the end of the cave, there was the purple stone placed on the big ore. It was of the size of one’s palm but luminous enough to light up the whole cave. It’s beauty was beyond my imaginations as I saw it scintillating.
“Beautiful” I couldn’t refrain myself from saying that.
“Indeed” Zane joined in.
“Blaire you have to go near that stone and place both your hands on it with your eyes closed” Zane instructed.
I followed his commands, closed my eyes and placed both my hands on the stone.
“Now repeat this spell after me” Zane said.
“I call upon the Purple Stone,”
I rouse the Purple Stone,
Wake up O Stone,
Wake up and Disperse your light upon me,
Do not burn me in sun,
Protect me from sun,
Allow me to walk in sun,
O Purple Stone I rouse you,
O Purple Stone I call upon you”
“Zane could you speak sentences one by one? I’m afraid I won’t remember so many words at once” I said.
“Vampires have high grasping power and you are now a vampire. Just feel the stone and listen to me carefully, all the words will automatically come to your lips” he said and repeated the lines again. I did as he said, felt the stone and listened to his words very carefully and then repeated the same.
“I call upon the Purple Stone,
I rouse the Purple Stone,
Wake up O Stone,
Wake up and Disperse your light upon me,
Do not burn me in sun,
Protect me from sun,
Allow me to walk in sun,
O Purple Stone I rouse you,
O Purple Stone I call upon you”
“Now take two steps back and wait until the stone disperses it’s light upon you” Zane commanded and I took two steps back and I was enthralled with the moment when the purple stone grew big and dispersed all it’s light upon me. The cave that glistened with the stone’s light turned dark and the light was only on me.
After few minutes, maybe about five to six, the cave was again lighted with the stone’s purple light.