Eternally Blue (Sunset Cliffs Vampire #1) (Paranormal Teen Romance) Read Online Free Page A
Author: Katie Aleo
even though it was only 6:30 I jumped out of bed and got ready to start my day.
I picked the more casual of my remaining two outfits and went to jump in the shower; mornings are so chilly I’ve learned that warming the clothes up by the shower steam is necessary. I’m not sure why they keep it so cold in here, cold was never something I felt before and now I worry that all buildings will feel this way. This time I remembered my sandals, I thank the cold floor as a reminder, and head down for breakfast.
Another thing I’ve been warned I have to do: Eat and eat frequently. I will admit food does not taste bad, the texture is what I have a problem with; I’m slowly coming around to enjoying it though. That and remembering to eat at all have been my food related issues. As a vampire I ate usually once a week. The elders warned me that if I forgot I’d pass out or the humans around me would think I had an eating problem and that is no way to spend what short time you’re given here.
Since I’m so early for breakfast the line is short and I’m able to grab some quick muffins and milk and sit down in an empty corner without too much of a wait. Usually I don't mind talking to other people in line but today I’m so excited I can hardly sort out my thoughts without wanting to worry about adding the thoughts of other people to my own.
Before I even start eating I feel Sues hand on my shoulder and I jump. “Good morning dear, I’m sorry I scared you. I couldn’t sleep so I got here early to get coffee and wait for you but” she flicked her watch around on her wrist to look at it “looks like you couldn’t sleep either. She sighed and sat down next to me but by then I was halfway up with my tray. “I’m not hungry, we can go!” With a laugh she pulled me back down. “Eat; it’s still too early to go home. My husband was laying down to sleep as I left, he just got off working night shift, and if he’s able to get into a deep sleep before we get home we won’t wake him”.
I reluctantly sit back down and nibble at my muffins until she looks satisfied. “I already check you out of the hospital this morning so we can go get your stuff and go home”.
After a few tearful goodbyes and hugs by the nursing staff Sue and I managed to pack up everything I would want to take with me, leaving behind the dead people’s clothes for someone else to wear. Soon I would have a whole new wardrobe thanks to my going away party.
My legs felt like lead as we walked outside. Getting in a car with a human during daylight, this is surreal. Everything about my new life so far has been surreal though so it shouldn’t really surprise me so much. We got to her house pretty quickly so I didn't have much time to worry about that part too much. I could see a large garage but she didn't pull into it and instead parks in the driveway and gestures at the house and says “We’re home”.
It is a nice house, it looks large and roomy but without that cookie-cutter rich house look that a lot of the houses around here we passed look like. This definitely looks like a happy home, complete with a porch swing and well manicured lawn with those little lady bug decorations sticking out the grass near the mailbox. As we approach the side entrance (humans love avoiding using the front entrance at all costs, I’ve observed them plenty of times in my past, I’m not really sure why they do that) she mentions something about the dog, and not to let her scare me. Oh no, I’d forgotten about the dog situation. Dogs can sense something if different with us and hate it.
I groaned, I was going to get kicked out of here quicker than I imagined, this dog is never going to stop growling at me, but as we make our way into the house, the dog, or Sam as they call it, a big yellow short haired retriever type dog, went from eagerly trying to jump all over Sue, to whining and laying down on the floor wagging its tail and looking
I picked the more casual of my remaining two outfits and went to jump in the shower; mornings are so chilly I’ve learned that warming the clothes up by the shower steam is necessary. I’m not sure why they keep it so cold in here, cold was never something I felt before and now I worry that all buildings will feel this way. This time I remembered my sandals, I thank the cold floor as a reminder, and head down for breakfast.
Another thing I’ve been warned I have to do: Eat and eat frequently. I will admit food does not taste bad, the texture is what I have a problem with; I’m slowly coming around to enjoying it though. That and remembering to eat at all have been my food related issues. As a vampire I ate usually once a week. The elders warned me that if I forgot I’d pass out or the humans around me would think I had an eating problem and that is no way to spend what short time you’re given here.
Since I’m so early for breakfast the line is short and I’m able to grab some quick muffins and milk and sit down in an empty corner without too much of a wait. Usually I don't mind talking to other people in line but today I’m so excited I can hardly sort out my thoughts without wanting to worry about adding the thoughts of other people to my own.
Before I even start eating I feel Sues hand on my shoulder and I jump. “Good morning dear, I’m sorry I scared you. I couldn’t sleep so I got here early to get coffee and wait for you but” she flicked her watch around on her wrist to look at it “looks like you couldn’t sleep either. She sighed and sat down next to me but by then I was halfway up with my tray. “I’m not hungry, we can go!” With a laugh she pulled me back down. “Eat; it’s still too early to go home. My husband was laying down to sleep as I left, he just got off working night shift, and if he’s able to get into a deep sleep before we get home we won’t wake him”.
I reluctantly sit back down and nibble at my muffins until she looks satisfied. “I already check you out of the hospital this morning so we can go get your stuff and go home”.
After a few tearful goodbyes and hugs by the nursing staff Sue and I managed to pack up everything I would want to take with me, leaving behind the dead people’s clothes for someone else to wear. Soon I would have a whole new wardrobe thanks to my going away party.
My legs felt like lead as we walked outside. Getting in a car with a human during daylight, this is surreal. Everything about my new life so far has been surreal though so it shouldn’t really surprise me so much. We got to her house pretty quickly so I didn't have much time to worry about that part too much. I could see a large garage but she didn't pull into it and instead parks in the driveway and gestures at the house and says “We’re home”.
It is a nice house, it looks large and roomy but without that cookie-cutter rich house look that a lot of the houses around here we passed look like. This definitely looks like a happy home, complete with a porch swing and well manicured lawn with those little lady bug decorations sticking out the grass near the mailbox. As we approach the side entrance (humans love avoiding using the front entrance at all costs, I’ve observed them plenty of times in my past, I’m not really sure why they do that) she mentions something about the dog, and not to let her scare me. Oh no, I’d forgotten about the dog situation. Dogs can sense something if different with us and hate it.
I groaned, I was going to get kicked out of here quicker than I imagined, this dog is never going to stop growling at me, but as we make our way into the house, the dog, or Sam as they call it, a big yellow short haired retriever type dog, went from eagerly trying to jump all over Sue, to whining and laying down on the floor wagging its tail and looking
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