BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 52: Nightmares

Chapter 52: Nightmares

EMMA

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"Emma!"

"Emma!"

"No no... no!"

"Emma!"

"NO!" I screamed, flashing my eyes open and panic filled my body when I felt hands on me, it made me remember that filthy vampire’s hands, it still haunts me.

"Emma, calm down!"

"No!"

"Emma... it’s me, Owen!"

My body stilled and my trembling gaze darted to his brown eyes, not red ones or the face of the man that plagued my dreams, it was just Owen trying to get me to recognize him.

"It’s me okay, it was just a dream," he said softly and I felt tears leaking from my eyes, next I engulfed him in a hug wanting to feel some safe comfort but when his body tensed at my action and I quickly pulled away using the back of my hand to dry my tears, my glasses hoisting up, before setting it properly.

"I-I’m sorry," I said in a low tone.

"No no, it’s okay"

I nodded with a sniff.

"You had a bad dream that’s all, it wasn’t real"

"It felt so real" I closed my eyes. "... so real"

"It’s okay, I’m not gonna let anyone hurt you, you’re good" even at his reassuring words I still felt fear, and within me I shiver, from cold or fear I didn’t know what.

"You were so cold"

"What?"

"Nothing" he quickly said. "Must have been because you were sweating. Would you tell me about your dream?"

I ran my fingers in my hair. I just noticed it wasn’t in a bun. "I saw him..."

"Him?"

I nod. "The Vampire... and" my voice broke.

"It’s okay you don’t need to say it anymore I understand"

"I can’t get it out of my head", I could already picture it once again.

"What scared you the most?"

At his question, my eyes darted to him.

"Dace or the vampire"

I gulped at his question and my body tensed at the mention of Dace, I opened my mouth to speak but the words wouldn’t come off, I opened them to speak again but Owen was fast.

"Both should scare you. Believe me, Emma, once a beast, always a beast"

I looked away, biting on my bottom lip.

"Don’t worry the nightmare will stop"

"I hope so," I murmured. "M-My phone"

"What?"

"My phone, I sure hope I didn’t lose it", losing a phone will surely make me more depressed right now.

"Right... I saw it around here"

"Could you help me check?"

"There it is" he took it by my bed, where a basket was with my blood-stained clothes, I quickly looked away when I saw it.

"Here"

"Great" I murmured when I saw the cracked screen. "It’s dead" I sighed.

"Don’t drag yourself Emma, will charge it okay"

"Thanks"

"Rest, you need it"

"The night-"

"You won’t have it again"

"What are you gonna do? Cast some spell?" I huffed.

"If you want me to" he shrugged and he sounded casually serious, I wasn’t sure I would get used to the fact of what he is.

"So a witch..."

"You can say warlock, witches are the females"

"Oh... right I read that somewhere, can’t believe I would be having this kind of talk"

"Like I said you would get used to it... this... is the truth Emma, what you have always been searching for"

"Funny it’s far from what I expected" I murmured. "Do you think it’s the right thing?"

"For what?"

"To leave"

He took a deep breath, rubbing his hands on his jeans. "Well... Your aunt thinks it safe"

"What do YOU think?"

He looked into my eyes and I found myself unable to look away, I could see how much worry he had for me. "I think so too"

I licked my lips, lowering my gaze. "Okay"

~

A week later, I was discharged but my left hand still had those bandages but less now, at least now I could raise them. My mom still hung around, she said she would be until I was ready to go.

I sat on my bed, rubbing my arms, my eyes trailing in my room where I barely stayed a month, I was really gonna leave this town, it was best for me, best for my loved ones.

I took my phone, and opened the previous message between Dace and me, one he sent weeks ago before all this, he hasn’t texted or called me all through the time I was hospitalized, nor come to visit, I guess I wouldn’t expect him to, Vanessa wouldn’t allow me to see him not after what has happened but... Deep down I felt hurt that he didn’t, it was crazy of me to think such after what happened.

"No Emma" I shook my head trying to snap out of it. "Don’t do this to yourself", I felt it deep within, the pain of not seeing him and leaving, when I leave I won’t see him anymore and why did that scare me to the bones? "You should be scared" I rose to my feet, pacing and rambling all words to myself, my fingers fast on my phone. "Don’t Emma don’t" I was before the calling button, my breath shaky and it picked up like a race, what was wrong with me, was I ready gonna call him really?!

I dialed his number. Stupid stupid stupid STUPID! My heart ramming in my chest, my palm sweating, and my head spinning, why did I just do that, why?!

The moment the call picked, I ceased my breathing.

"Hello?"

"E-E-Emilia?"

"And she calls" She muses, even on the phone, her voice was so melodious. "I thought you never will, saw the truth for yourself didn’t you?" Emilia was always blunt, even as she said those words to me I can already picture the scene in my head again and I felt my body run a shiver.

"D-Dace" I found my voice. "I need to speak with Dace"

"Hmm" she made a sound and there was a pause, wasn’t she gonna give him the phone and why is she with it in the first place?

"What are you doing with my phone?!"

At the smooth baritone voice, I think my body ceased like a wall.

"It’s Emma" I could hear the amusement in her tone but it wasn’t exactly pleasant, why does she always have to give such dangerous vibes?!

"Give me that!"

"Make me"