Two young girls, sophomore.

I check my screen. I see two girls walking in. As they fully enter, I close the door, locking it. The curtain from the barred windows shutters down, leaving the room in darkness. Then the torches light up. The girls scour the room and notice the coffin. One of the girls reads the Latin text:

“Amplecti Sanguinum”

Suddenly the coffin lid slides a bit. It shakes as it travels on the edges of the coffin walls. I stay perfectly still. The gadgets inside fade behind a wooden covering. I lay in the “dead” position.

The girls whimper. One of them gets closer, getting a better look. I open my eyes and stare into the girls eyes.

“Tell me, child. What is your name?” I ask.

“Uh… my name is Hannah. Please don’t hurt me!” Hannah wobbles. She stops shaking and becomes more relaxed.

“Tell me, Hannah. Have you wanted to discover the second life after mortem?”

Hannah, in a trance says “I believe there is only one life, the afterlife where the Lord awaits us.”

I smile. “Dear Hannah, I know the ways of faith. I met most religious icons in my time and read all their texts. Your Lord is harmless against me.”

Hannah becomes sleepy. Her friend sees this and tries to wake her up. I notice and hypnotise her friend.

“Now you, child. My gift is a gift no being other than me could possess, and I could show you the ways.” I say strongly. Hannah’s friend is frozen.

“Now tell me, what is your name?” I ask.

“Annabelle.” She groans neutrally.

“Alright Annabelle, come into my tomb and I will share my gift.” I request. Annabelle walks towards me and climbs into my tomb. Hannah stares at the wall motionless.

I close the lid before Annabelle. I ready my fangs. Annabelle lifts her head for the bite. My fangs dig into her soft flesh. Annabelle wakes from her spell and struggles to get off. My strength pulls her down and my fangs dig into her neck as she tries to break free. Her efforts are useless and it causes my fangs to shred into her plump neck. She realises she is not going to win and gives up. My hunger strengthens and I feed on her elixir, Annabelle shaking with a lack of energy. Her skin gets lighter and lighter. I let go of her neck and she slumps onto me. The tomb opens. I toss Annabelle to the opposite side of Hannah at the wall she was staring at for tbe past half hour.