I paced around in the small living room of my apartment. I was completely worried sick! Some vampires had found out where I lived! I decided that this was it. I was leaving. I stuffed some clothes and a few other things that I might have found useful for the future. I pulled on my favorite hoodie, wore a hat, wrapped a black scarf around my neck and took my phone. I was leaving this place! I shut the door and left the only place that I could ever call a sanctuary: my own home.  As soon as I turned the corner of the hall, I bumped into a broad, muscular chest.   I looked up to see a vampire smirking and flashing his pearly whites at me.

“Why hello there…”

I froze immediately at the sound of his cold, velvety sounding voice.  “...Hello.”

I bowed politely and in acknowledgement before continuing to walk away at a quickened pace.

*That was really close!*  That day, I had been wearing a large, wide scarf that was able to cover up half of my face.  I had been lucky that I wasn’t noticed.  I walked around the corner, down the back stairs and down the street. Suddenly, I felt a drop of water hit my face that was followed by the loud booming sound of of thunder.  I inwardly sighed and sarcastically thought to myself,

*Great…*

The rain drops became bigger and fell to the ground at a faster pace, making the visibility of the streets foggier. I ran around for a few minutes and found a nearby coffee shop which looked more welcoming with a warm and cozy look to it from both the inside and the out. I was drenched and shivering lots due to the cold weather!  Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be a lot of other people inside of the coffee shop, except for the cashier and a few others who whispered amongst each other. The cashier eyed me skeptically for a few seconds before tending to me.

“May I help you?”

I ordered a hot mocha, and gave him the money. You might want to know what ‘’ in front of any drink means these days… It means non-alcoholic, and without any blood added into it. He went to making the mocha, went back to the counter and asked,

“You look awfully pale for a vampire… Are you okay? I can make the mocha non- for you to build up your strength.” He continued to eye me suspiciously.

I struggled to keep a smooth voice,

“Yeah, I’m fine. I like the mocha as it is. Thank you.”  He handed me my drink. I muttered a quiet thank you and went to an empty table. I had to stop myself from sighing in relief.  I was still surrounded by some vampires and my identity couldn’t be known.... But how did the others not notice my human scent?  Simple.  By using specific cover-up chemicals that assassins used so that the police couldn’t track them down.

*That one was even closer than before, but I can’t relax now! There are vampires around me!*

I slowly sipped at my mocha and lost myself in my own thoughts.  My mind began to wander about where I was going to stay and how I was going to survive in a place ruled by vampires.  I quickly finished my sweet coffee drink and stood up. I didn’t want to stay too long and be found.  Thus, I left the warmth of the coffee shop and returned to the storm.  I felt myself becoming sick in the rain.  My nose was frozen cold and I could feel it start to run and become congested.  I couldn’t walk any further than the distance that I had already gotten to. I found myself halfway into a slightly dry and empty alleyway, and I collapsed against a wall.  That was when I froze once I heard some voices talking to each other nearby my location.

“I-I… I smell a human… Could it be…?”

I held my breath and stood up, silently hoping that I would go unnoticed by them.  I turned away, only to bump into someone’s chest.

“We meet again… Hello, young human. I’ve been looking for you for many years. I didn’t realize that you were the last human. When I checked your home, you were gone!” The vampire smirked.

I gasped, it was the guy who I bumped into when I was leaving my apartment! I panicked as he grabbed my arm and started lifting my shirt.

“L-Leave me alone! Please!” I kicked him in the crotch, making him double over in surprise as I sprinted for my life. Lightning crackled some more in the sky and tears ran down my cheeks.  I was tired of being so frightened.  I didn’t want to keep running away for the rest of my life!