Role

Chapter 3

*Written by the shaky hand of Zuleikae on light parchment in pitch black ink*


I do not remember much of what happened the night my family died. Papa went
to bed and my eldest brother grabbed me and threw me in the closet. He
locked the door and left. I slept so hard, with the comfort of knowing Papa
was home. I knew they would not beat me while he was home and when I awoke,
I could go to Candis. All I remember is the screaming. They were all
screaming so loud. I cried and wished the screaming to stop. I cried for
all of them. Then everything was quiet. I tried so hard with my large drow
like ears to hear what was going on, but there wasnt a sound. I pressed my
head against the door and closed my eyes, but nothing. I began to shake, the
terror consumed me. Then, I heard a click. Someone was unlocking the
closet.My heart was pounding and my hands were clammy. I whispered to my
Papa, thinking he had come to rescue me. When the door opened it was not my
Papa, but a creature of the night. It was the vampire.He cocked his head
and looked at me. He came down to bite me and I raised my arm to shield
myself.I passed out.

I awoke two days later.The Captain of the Guard had come to investigate. I
looked around my home and saw all of their corpses. They died with looks of
terror.The guard told me I had been bitten, but the rosary on my wrist must
have scared the beast away. He took me to the healer, but she did not know
how to cure this sort of wound.I was changed.My eyes darkened and two
silver streaks sprout from my hair, framing my face. The drow in me had been
released. I could smell the sent of my mother about me. I knew then my
heart would be forever changed.I knew I could not be like my father, the
human with a good soul.Thats when the nightmares started. I was only ten
years old.