Hello!

"Hello,"

I called to the shadow that was moving in the dark alleyway I had been walking through.

"Can you hear me?" I asked.

The shadow flew past my eyes but disappeared like lightning.

"Do you need help?" I called again.

Out of nowhere, I was thrown against a wall. I felt my neck being forced back.

There was no escape.

I felt too sharp needles puncture my neck, and it felt like someone or something was draining my blood. Unconscious, I fell to the floor.

I woke three hours later.

I was hungry, not for food; I needed blood.