Chapter 5 5

"Var, get out of here right now. Go as far as you can, quickly!"

I furrowed my brow in confusion.

"Where? Where should I go from here?"

"Away from them, away from all of them."

I didn't understand what my childhood friend was talking about. I just remained silent and hugged his body tightly. I wasn't afraid that he would bite my neck. I just wanted to give him a comforting hug. I knew he must be very frustrated right now.

"Stay away from the village residents, go as far as you can."

I held onto David's body even tighter, feeling how cold he was.

"Hold on, I'll get medicine for you. I will definitely save you from the fate that would turn your soul into a vampire."

"David?"

I was surprised to hear that name. I immediately blocked Clair from seeing the man I loved.

"Move aside, you witch!"

"No!! I won't let you mistreat him."

Clair grinned and folded her arms across her chest, looking at me with a sarcastic sneer.

"Mistreat? Who do you think was the one who sank their fangs into his neck? You slut!"

I saw David walking toward Clair, and he was within the embrace of that annoying girl.

"You bastard!"

I was so frustrated being caught in the middle of them, so I ran back home. Upon returning, I couldn't see anything, it was pitch black.

I couldn't fathom it all. My father had locked me in a cellar with my hands and feet tied. He was holding me hostage.

"Why is Father doing this to me?"

I cried, looking at my father with tearful eyes. Then, I saw my bound hands and feet with ropes. This was truly cruel, a father tying up his own daughter like this.

"I won't listen to your cries, all of this is for your own good."

Good?! Being in this cramped place with my hands and feet tied like this? Wasn't this better described as torture inflicted by a father on his own daughter? It was cruel. Had my father been a psychopath all along, inflicting violence without any reason?

"Why, Father? Why are you doing this to me? What have I done wrong?"

I just cried and kept staring at the ceiling of this suffocating cellar. Slowly, my eyes closed, and I fell into a deep sleep. It felt like a very long sleep, making my body even weaker. Then, I felt a stone hitting my body, causing pain and discomfort.

"Go away, you evil vampire! Get out of our territory!!"

What was that noisy sound? Why were they shouting, and why did the air here feel colder than the last time I felt it inside the cellar? I smelled the earthy scent where I was lying down. Slowly, I opened my eyes and saw villagers throwing stones at me, harshly causing me to grimace in pain.

"Go away!! Why are you hurting me? What have I done wrong?"

"Go away from our village, evil vampire!! Go!"

"Vampire? Where? Where is the vampire? Why can't I see it?"

"You fool, you are the vampire!"

"You are the village head's child, but you have no morals and always trouble the villagers."

Me? Why were they calling me a vampire? I'm not a vampire, I'm just an ordinary woman. I saw them staring at me with fierce looks and telling me to leave the village.

"What did I do wrong? Why have they been saying I'm a vampire for so long? What have they seen that makes them say I'm a vampire?"

I walked along the road to go back to my house, and I saw my parents talking seriously. I listened and hid behind a wall.