“Can you just tell me where others are, and who you are?” I ask them, pointing my pinky finger annoyingly at them.
“Do you know anyone called Maxwell?” One of them says.
“No, I don’t.” I lie, trying to get why they asked.
“Oh! Well…” He smirks again. “I’m Maxwell and he is Robinson.”
“You can call me Robert for short.” He winks at me and squints his eyes at my being emotionless.
“Maxwell, Robert.” I clip. “Good.”
“Yeah, yeah. We are waiting for them. They ain’t here yet.” The one called Robert chuckles and snowy tears fill his eyes and he chuckles internally and continuingly, wiping off the outer cloud that’s filled his eyes. I can hear any thing any kind of paranormal being says, say Vampire or Werewolf but not hybrid, but sadly, I can’t hear people’s mindlink except mum’s and dad’s. Rose told me not to get close to Robert or Max or Ben that they’d be able to read my mindlink if I do. But I can get close to them and still hide my mindlink though that’s if I turn into a Vampire or an hybrid.
Maybe I will consider that. For Maxwell’s sake.
Robert. Maxwell. I move an inch forward and let loose of my hair as they fly freely in the fresh air still on my head though. My feet become stuck on a rough sheet. I squint my eyes to check and I only see that it’s a sheet of paper. My eyesight are as clear as eagle’s. If I try to bend to pick it up and read it, these guys called Maxwell and Robert will snatch it from me and get away with it, and with me. They might throttle my neck, who knows? They must be Vampires, I think and vampires have rules more than wolves do. Once you invite them to your home, then you’re dead. Once you discover a thing they don’t want you to discover, from them, or better put, when you steal any kind of information from them, then you’re dead. My eyes read through the paper and I can only see rough scribbles over every angles of the book. But suddenly and sharply after trying to give up and resume squating, my eyes catch hold of the one and only sentence written in the sheet of paper.
“All Vampires have their own clones. Especially hybrids.”
This has been proved already. Maxwell and Robert’s clones are right here with me. But what do I do to get away from them? I know what it took me to get away from Rose’s clone. Oh my my. What do I do? Let me try to deceive them and escape. And once they catch up with me and seize me, I’ll apologize and beg for mercy.
“Erm.. Sirs?” I face them of all of a sudden and goosebumps creep up their faces but they hide the fact that they were shocked.
“What is it?” Robert asks. Maxwell sighs and replies. “It is time to go now. Unfortunately, other people are not here yet so we have to go.”
“Oh no, don’t do this to me please sir.” One part of me wants to beg but the other part wants to escape. Through any means.
“But what of these cars passing?” I point at the vehicles which give very dim illumination as they wobble across the road.
“You can see how sluggish they are.” Robert smirks.
“They ain’t vehicles.” Maxwell says, and I cover my mouth immediately which is automatically turning round and shaking helplessly.
“So, what are they if they aren’t vehicles?” I ask.
“Go over there and touch one of them.”
“Oh no. I wouldn’t do that. Why should I?”
“Maxwell, help her do it then.” Robert tells him and Maxwell walks up to one of the vehicles. As he touches one of the tyres, the vehicle switches to our side and gives a brighter light coupled with whimpering sounds and snapping of bones.
They are not vehicles. They are monsters. Vampires! Vampires crawling on the ground and pretending to be vehicles? This is pure shit.
“Holy crap! Do you mean it?” My hair stand on end and I ask them immediately, shooing away the vampire.
“Get out, you vampire!” I scowl at the vampire, and it bows its head and moves on the road. After he goes, I see Maxwell rubbing his palms. He’d given it few fists on its hunchback and the vampire went?
“They are tamed. They are tamed vampires.” He says as he approches and stares at me.
“Oh, why are you staring at me?” I retort, staring at the sky instead.
“You do the same. I’m only returning the deathful stares.” He replies and Robert chuckles. He chuckles too, and nudges me to start going with them.
“Where are we, and we are we going to?” I ask him, questioningly and jerk his hands off of mine. That’s Maxwell.
“Where were you before we saved you?” He replies, and stops in his tracks.
“Oh!” I exclaim and try to reload my brain. Since I don’t give an answer in few minutes, his fingers grow into sharp elongated claws and he tries to dig it into the middle of my neck.
“No, don’t. I now remember.” I say, and it returns to normal fingers again.
“How does she know you wanna make her remember her memories?” Robert moves his mouth to Maxwell but I hear him very clearly.
“I also don’t know. Just let’s take her to where we are taking her to.” They smile afterwards and Robert questions me.
“Have you now remembered?” He asks.
“Yes. I was in Jude’s packhouse. Sorry, Alpha Jude. And it turned dark then I discovered that two beasts grabbed me and brought me here.” I explain and they frown.
“You asked me to explain. Why are you frowning?” I ask them but Robert keeps frowning while Maxwell speaks up.
“We are the beasts, right?”
“I also don’t know. Just tell me where you are taking me to.” I retort. “Else, I’d scream for help.”
“People do do that too. People with their mates do do that when we grab hold of them to this arena but it’s all to no avail.” Robert says in a slurry tone.
“People with their mates do do that.” This statement sounds and resounds in my eardrums and I give my skulls the permission to meticulously translate and discover why that’s so. Then I discover that they are right – the mates I heard their voices for freedom but where is this place?
“So you can try to escape if you want to, and if you are ready to waste your time.” Maxwell deadpans. I form fists with my palms, aiming to land them both punches and kill them right here. If only they are able to listen to my mind link, then I’m done for! The screams for help from the direction I heard it from suddenly increase, and double. The sounds erupt from all directions, getting closer to us each minute. Goosebumps form on my skin and I desire an hug right now.
Then a vampire appears.
Robert and Maxwell bow their heads in respect.