I returned to the world of the living, but there were still no signs of life in Robert’s still body. I was sure he was dead, lost to me in the realm and in life. I began to mourn once again. “Don’t worry sweetie…he won’t be dead for long!” Elaina’s…
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“Why are you crying woman? I’m right here,” Robert said as soon as I entered the realm. He had a joking tone, but I wasn’t amused. Seeing him made me feel even worse. When the sobs stopped, anger replaced the tears. “Why’d you do it Robert? I told you not…
My pleas had no affect on Robert… The next morning, he was at Janet’s desk with a signed request form in hand…basically handing his life over to Elaina. “So you want to be a vampire? Are you sure about that?” Janet asked as a formality, although she couldn’t…
As soon as Robert told Elaina that he’d let her turn him, an emotional dam broke within me. She was one step closer to killing him and I still hadn’t found a way to save him. “What’s wrong?” I suddenly heard his voice say. I didn’t expect him to…
Sometimes when Robert and I left the realm, Elaina would enter the room and catch me watching him. “I don’t know what you think you’re doing, but it won’t work,” she’d say. I didn’t know whether she was right or not… But it was still worth trying. The smirk…
After his talk with Elaina, Robert spent more and more time in the realm. Although I enjoyed every moment… …it wasn’t exactly comforting. Robert reminded me of someone trying to have all of the fun they could before something changed. Sort of like a bachelor’s party. In the realm,…
“Robert sweetie…oh…I didn’t mean to wake you!” Elaina was saying when I finally left the realm. “It’s ok,” Robert responded; his voice groggy. “I must have been dreaming,” he said attempting to shake away the drowsy feeling. When Robert was fully awake, he looked deep in thought. I…
I left Robert at work and spent more time at the library researching. A little after dusk I rushed home in time to see Elaina speeding once again down the street. I didn’t have to follow her to know what Janet wanted to speak to her about. I was there…
I tried not to put too much thought into what Helen told me about crossing over, although everything she said and what it implied continued to haunt the deep recesses of my subconscious. I had another mission that I needed to concentrate on. I headed to the library. Maybe…
After talking to Robert once again in the realm, I knew he wasn’t ready to face the truth about Elaina. It confirmed that I would have to stop her on my own. I figured the way to do that was to find out more about the plight of the vampires. …