Chapter 5


    I knew I was restless so I stood up and walked over to the window. I struggled with the hinges but


    managed to crack it open a little bit. I remembered Damon''s warning to keep it closed but decided to


    ignore it. Outside was dark but you can see the sun was beginning toe up. It looked like the castle


    was hidden deep inside the woods because all I could see for miles were trees. I looked down to see


    that I was so high up that the ground was nowhere to be seen. I shut the window and walked over to


    the door and to my surprise, they were not locked. I peeked out into the halls but all I saw was ck.


    The deafening silence was almost too loud and I decided that I would rather go back to bed than to risk


    walking down those halls.


    A couple of hourster, and not a minute of sleepter, I was startled by someone opening the door.


    A maid barged into my room and ced a tray of something on my dresser. I opened my mouth to ask


    her anything but she hurried out almost as if purposely. Confused, I stood up and walked over to the


    dresser removing the stainless steel tops from the tray to reveal a sandwich, some water, and fruit. I felt


    my stomach ache as if to remind me that I haven''t eaten in over twenty-four hours. I sipped on some


    water that was almost painful to digest and nibbled on the sandwich. A couple of minutester I


    decided to explore the many doors out in the halls in hopes of finding a shower.


    Finally, I found a door that looked like it could be a bathroom.I opened it and gasped when I realized


    that it was a bedroom and there were people inside. Panic built up in me and I began cursing in my


    mind. I shut the door immediately and hurried down the hall, worried that they had seen me. Suddenly,


    the door nearest to me barged open and arms reached out and pulled me into a dark room. I let out a


    scream that was quickly stifled by the other person. Frightened, I struggled to shove the person off of


    me and searched for the light switch.


    A frustrated sigh came from my attacker and suddenly, the room was filled with light.


    "Damon!"I felt relieved even though I knew better," What are you doing!?"


    "Just be quiet for a second!" he snapped, cing his palm over my lips. I couldn''t help but be aware of


    the short distance between us. We were standing almost chest to chest, his white tee pressed softly


    against my ck sweater. His hair was messier today as if he had been brushing it back more


    frequently.


    When I stayed silent, he continued.


    "Why did you leave your room?" he snapped. I scrunched my face up and waited for him to move his


    hand. When he did, I replied with," Because I had to use the bathroom."


    "I told you not to leave, why do you make life difficult?"


    "Are you kidding me!" I snapped," First I can''t leave this ce and now I can''t even pee?"


    "What did you see?" he demanded.


    I turned away," I don''t know what you''re talking about."


    He growled under his breath," Don''t mess with me, human."


    "Why don''t you go see for yourself instead of lingering here like some sad and lonely-" Damon cut my


    rattling off with a snarl that quickly reminded me who I was speaking with," Watch it, or else the next


    time you are out of your room will be at your funeral."


    My eyes widened in horror and I tried to turn around towards the exit but his firm grip held me in ce.


    "What," I spoke through gritted teeth.


    "When you opened the door, what did you see?"


    "It sounds like you already know-."


    "Holly!"


    I''m not sure why hearing my own name made me flinch. Maybe it was the way he said it that sounded


    foreign or maybe part of me was surprised that he remembered.


    He grabbed my arm and pulled me close," If you don''t tell me now, I''ll do a lot worse than kill you."


    I was almost trapped by his gaze and couldn''t look away. It was like trying to break a spell to do


    anything other than stare back at him in awe. My words were forming at the tip of my tongue but what


    came out was merely a breathless whisper," What more can you do to me. We stared at each other for


    what felt like a couple of minutes. He finally retrieved his hands off my body and took a few steps back.


    He ran his fingers through his hair in distress and stared down at the ground.


    "I''m sorry," he said, throwing me off guardpletely.


    "They were in the middle of...it," I decided to finally answer his question.


    "It?" he asked," Must you speak in riddles?"


    I sighed.


    Is he really going to make me exin?


    The image of Seth and Isabelle in apromising embrace returned to my head and I shook it off.


    "It Damon," I pressed not wanting to say the word," Sex-"


    He shut his eyes and clenched his fists.


    "Get out," he said.


    "What?" I muttered, wondering if he was alright.


    "Get out!" he snapped all of the sudden, his eyes wide and angry. I didn''t hesitate to reach for the exit.


    Before I left I could have sworn I saw a glint of something shiny sliding down his face.


    ......A tear? Can vampires cry?


    It took me about half an hour after the incident with Damon to find a bathroom. Although it wasn''t much,


    taking a shower and cleaning up cheered me up the slightest until I remembered what tonight will be.


    My mind drifted back to Damon.


    What is going on between him and Isabe? Who was she to him and who is she to Seth? Could it be


    possible that I had imagined that tear?


    I couldn''t imagine someone as cold and angry as Damon be so shattered over a girl but then again, it


    wasn''t just any girl. It was the dangerously beautiful, fiery, and jaw-dropping Isabelle who, no doubt,


    can make a vampire as cold and mean as Damon shed tears. I sighed. Part of me wished that I could


    be like her. I quickly shrugged the thought as soon as it came to my head.


    I entered my room to find a note wrapped in brown cloth on my newly made bed. It took me about five


    minutes to figure out that there''s a string at the bottom of the letter that I have to pull but by that time, I


    had already tore the cloth open.


    Beautiful cursive writing on a piece of thick paper that read;


    Dear Holly,


    The ritual will begin tonight as soon as the moon is up.


    We will send up a servant to retrieve you when it''s time.


    For now, we have arranged for you to make a single phone call.


    The King and Queen


    I tossed the letter and fidgeted with the sheets until I found a cell phone. I gasped out loud and held it


    to my chest feeling as if I had just found gold. I pressed the buttons to reveal the home screen and


    punched in the number to thendline at my home I brought the phone up to my ears and felt my heart


    thud in anxiousness and excitement. It wasn''t until I heard my mother greet me that I realized I had not


    "Hello..Hello, anybody there?"


    "Mom, it''s me," My voice was shaky and nervous.


    "Holly!" you could hear both the worry and the relief in her voice," honey, where are you! We were so


    worried when you didn''t call us yesterday."


    "I''m so sorry Mom, my phone died, I''m using a friend''s but I''m alright-"


    "Where are you and when are youing home?"


    "Soon," I was suddenly lost for words," I''m not sure, maybe a couple of days, I''m at a motel in this small


    town-"


    "Holly this is ridiculous, I understand that breakups are painful bute home! Come clear your


    thoughts here where you can be with your family."


    How do I tell her that my boyfriend cheating on me has suddenly be thest thing that I was


    worried about?


    "I know mom, and I will," I reassured her," but here it''s peaceful, and I don''t start school again for a


    couple of days, I think I''ll stay out here until I''m ready okay?"


    "Holly-"


    I didn''t let her finish. I felt fresh tears pooling in my eyes and slowly trickle down my face," Mom, I-I


    gotta go, just tell everyone I''m alright okay? I''ll see you soon."


    "Holly-"


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    I hung up before she could finish her sentence. I wiped the tears from my face and ced the


    cellphone on the dresser. It felt like a huge weight lifted off my shoulder to be able to reassure my


    mother, not that I felt I did a great job at doing so.


    Hey mom, I''m alright, stuck at a castle with some vampires who wanna erase my memory before they


    let me go, I''ll see you soon.


    I sighed once again.


    I stood up and decided to raid the closet to keep my mind off my parents.


    Surprisingly, there weren''t any corsets and ball gowns. I was able to find a clean pair of ck leggings


    and a baggy white t-shirt. I wondered if they belonged to Isabe and if Damon would feel some way if I


    put them on. A mirror hung by the closet and I wondered, do vampires have reflections or was that a


    myth.