The Many Ramblings of K. A. Webb

A tear trickled down Rex’s cheek as he looked at the car. He’d promised himself he would protect the children of his friends and sister, because he hadn’t been able to protect his friends, and seeing Melody’s car with a tree in the bonnet meant that he’d once again failed. Slowly he walked towards it, knowing that she would never have been able to survive the crash, wanting to say sorry for being useless, when a faint noise caught his attention. It was coming from the car, so he sped up, wondering if maybe, against all odds, she had survived such a huge accident.



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Collection: Donor House, Status: Complete, Word Count: 2000 - 3000

Part 1

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Mirrored from K. A. Jones Writing.

Once Melody had finished drinking the blood she needed to become a vampire she passed out. That was what happened, because her body needed time to change, and until she woke up Rex wouldn’t know if the blood exchange had worked. He’d heard stories of it failing, but they were more like urban myths than anything. Gently he gathered her into his arms, not knowing when someone else might come across the crash scene, so he could take her to somewhere safe. For a few moments he thought that taking her home would be the best thing to do, even though he had no idea how he’d explain to her parents, and the woman who had once been one of his closest friends, what had happened.

As Rex headed towards the house he called his home he couldn’t help playing out the scene in his head. He’d walk up to the front door, Melody in his arms looking very much like she was dead, and ring the doorbell. Waiting was easy because he’d spent years watching over them. She’d open the door, Melody’s mum, wondering who was calling so late at night. Melody had her key, like she always did, so it had to be bad news, like it had been the time before, when Rex’s sister had knocked on the door and told her what had happened to him. He doubted she’d faint, like some people would, but seeing him would be a shock. In the years he’d been a vampire she’d aged and he hadn’t.

Words failed Rex, even in his mind. She was still beautiful. Every time he saw her he felt the same pang of pain. He should have asked her out when he had a chance, but he always thought he’d have time, and then it had happened. Becoming a vampire hadn’t been easy. There were days when he wished he had the courage to just stop drinking, so he could end everything the way it should have ended. Regrets were something that never faded away and he had more of them with every day that passed. Immortality just gave you more time to realise the mistakes you’d made.

Everyone had changed. Rex’s sister had grown up, got married, and had three children. Those three children were the same age he’d been when he was turned into a vampire. Melody was slightly younger, at twenty-two, and she would never age again, because there had been two options. Death or becoming a vampire. Sighing, he looked down at her. If she survived then saving her life was one thing he would never regret. Maybe she was the reason he’d never let himself die, because whoever it was that was in control of things knew that he would be there to rescue her one day. She might regret making the choice though. Death had always seemed better than being a vampire, but he’d never been close to dying before. No matter how much he thought about it he would never know what he would have done under the same circumstances.

Mirrored from K. A. Jones Writing.