"Nah Itz nothing honey.." said mom while Dad covered her finger with a cotton but the blood was pouring out of the wound and spread along the cutting board."I was just helping mom",I said as I moved away from the kitchen island.I could see the anger and the sadness in my father's face as he dressed my mom's wound.The anger was evident as he looked at me."He is just a kid honey..he was helping me to cut veggies"said my mom.
My mom looked pale and the whole cutting board was covered in blood.I moved a little behind with shock as I saw my mom's finger on the cutting board near to the knife."Don't you touch any of these things on the cutting board till we get back"said my dad at a high tone.
The blood from her hand created a trail on the wooden floor as Mom and dad moved towards the car to get to the hospital."Close the door and don't open it until we get back"said my day as he opened the car door for my mom.I nodded and agreed as no words came out of my mouth after the sight of the fingers on the cutting board.The Shelby made a roar as her engine fired up.With a growl she rolled towards the hospital.
I could smell the gasoline in the air as I watched the red brakelight disappeared from my sight as it took a turn towards the main road.
I went inside and locked the door.It was past 10.I went to the store room and grabed a spare small bucket and a cloth.I filled the bucket half with water.It was a small bucket that any 8 year old like me could easily carry.
I moved towards the kitchen and with a tissue I grabed mom's finger which was on the cutting board and dropped it on the bucket.I wiped the entire cutting board with cloth and made sure that no blood is on the cutting board and every drop of blood is contained in this bucket.
I then moved my attention to the floor and started to wipe the blood trails one by one.
Each time I washed the cleaning cloth on the bucket the water inside it became much more red. And finally there was no blood stain all that there is pool of dark red liquid on my bucket.
I dropped the cleaning cloth on the ground and carried the bucket towards the basement.
It was difficult at first to carry the bucket downstairs but the purpose that I had in my mind gave strength to my legs.A single filament lamp in the basement made a static sound each time a bug slammed it's head to it.Most of the basement floor is concreted but some parts were not,in fact it was a little bit muddy as the rainwater from above reached below ground.I use that muddy area as my small basement garden and that's how I found my friend inside the box.
It was a week ago when I was gardening in the basement my small shovel hit on what it first sounded like a wood.I became curious and removed the mud around it and a small coffin was revealed.I looked like the coffin of a child and of the same height as mine.It was covered with thick layer of mud.I removed the mud with my shovel and brushed the rest off with a plastic brush.I finally saw an opening which helped me to open that coffin.What is saw inside it amused me the most.It was a girl.She looked like she was of my age and wearing old clothes like that of an old drama.she was more beautiful than any of the girls in my whole school.she looked like she was dreaming..eyes closed.Her blond hair glistened in the light and both her hands resting in her chest.For a moment I too thought I was in a dream.
I raised my hand and touched her face.Her face felt rigid yet soft.I touched her lips,it felt dry and with my finger I parted her lips hoping that she is someone or something I imagined her to be..and I saw it.. two small canines.
My memories took me back to my school.my classmates bullying me and their laughter filled the classroom.I have no friends..Even the girls in my class don't talk to me.If have a girlfriend who is a vampire we both could live for ever....
Then I covered her coffin once again and took it too the grandpa's old tool room.My dad haven't been there even once after grandpa's death,so I decided to hide it there.
The next day I went to the school library and refered the books about Vampires.From that book I found out that if you want to ressurect a dead vampire you have give her blood.So that's what I did,but I didn't planned to cut off mum's finger.All I needed was few drops of blood and looks like I got more than a drop.A small grin flashed across my face.
I switched on the light of that old tool room.With a little bit flickering the light turned on and a small hum from the light filled the room.I placed the bucket on the floor and I gently pulled the coffin to the middle of the room.Since it was opened before it was easy to open it again.And there she was... sleeping in peace.In the book it said drop the blood in the mouth of the vampire to ressurect it.so I grabbed a steel cup from the tool room and dipped a cup full of blood and carefully poured it in between her parted lips.
At first some of it went outside but the next cup just got absorbed into her body like a cup of water in desert.I continued the process till the bucket was empty.And now it's waiting time...
Seconds felt like hours and suddenly it happened.I felt a movement inside the box.When I looked inside,I saw the face of that girl was getting red like she began to look alive.
Her dry lips turned its colour from grey to light pink.Her hair became much more alive and she opened her eyes.
The Blue eyes was just sparkling like two sapphires.She slowly removed her hand from her chest and grabbed the side of the coffin as she tried to sit straight.I watched her in awe.She looked like a dream.Thats when she saw me.She looked at me like she is calling my name..her eyes became much more blue as she asked me to come near her with her hands and eyes.Deep whispers filled my mind and every thing else surrounding me just faded away in a moment.
Without saying anything back I just walked towards her.I felt like I was walking on a cloud and it just levitated and took me in front of her.I felt a roughness on my feet as I kneeled in front of her.She just ran her fingers across my lips and gave me a hug.It was followed by a small nibbling pain on my neck.I didn't tried to resist.In that lucid dream state I heard her say"Join me,my love...".I understood what she meant when I felt a car took a turn from the highway towards the direction of my home and I smelled blood in the hand of a women two hundred metres away and I wispered "Mom".