Okay so I'm a vampire now. That's a thing that happened. How do I even start processing this?
Pros:
- Apparently I can hear really well now
- I don't need to sleep as much (more time to read?)
- I'm technically immortal which sounds cool in theory
Cons:
- I FAINT AT THE SIGHT OF BLOOD
- This seems like a design flaw
- Why would anyone turn someone who faints at the sight of blood INTO A CREATURE THAT NEEDS BLOOD
- I'm going to die (again)
Simon flipped forward.
Day 4
Tried tomato juice. Threw up immediately. Beet juice was somehow worse.
The hunger is getting bad. I keep thinking about the customers at work. About their necks. Their wrists. The way I can HEAR their blood moving now.
That's messed up, right? That's really messed up.
I can't be that kind of person. Monster. Whatever.
There has to be another way.
More pages.
Day 9
Ketchup packets are keeping me alive. Barely. I feel like garbage all the time but at least I'm not biting anyone.
Mom called. I couldn't answer. What would I even say?
The hardest part isn't even the blood thing. It's that I was FINALLY starting to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I had that appointment with the career counselor next week. I was going to actually try for once.
Now what? Do vampires even have careers? Do I just work at Stop & Stock forever?
Is this it?
Simon turned more pages, watching Charlie's careful handwriting document his attempts to survive. Trying cherry syrup. Discovering he could eat solid food but it did nothing for the hunger. The night he almost bit a customer and had to lock himself in the stockroom.
Day 18
Saw another vampire today. He said I smelled like hot sauce. He told me to stop playing human and just feed already. Said I was an embarrassment to vampires everywhere.
Maybe he's right. Maybe I'm just making this harder than it needs to be.
But I can't. I can't hurt someone like that. I can't be the reason someone else's life gets ruined.
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