The Morning After

It was a quiet morning looking over the water from the balcony. The waves were crashing and there was a cold breeze as the sun was rising. I could only hear the sound of birds singing from afar as I looked around. Curious about what the day had to bring I walked down the steps so I could walk by the water whilst i was drinking my cup of tea. Still recovering from the night before as I had a pounding headache and a stomach ache.

My friends at the time and I had a birthday party that wound up with a series of unexpected events. We had all carefully planned our surprise birthday party but life happened. Little did we all know that the night would have wound up in a disaster. Although the majority of the night had gone well it was an foreseen circumstances that ended the party celebrations early.

Everything began well that afternoon and the birthday twins were excited to say the least. After I had arrived we all hid behind the couches before they got home so we could surprise them. Each holding streamers and confetti in our hands to let go when they walked through the front doors of the mansion. They had been happily surprised. After they unwrapped presents and we had dinner the night took a turn for the worse.

Everyone was sitting down waiting for their dessert as the birthday girls blew out their candles. They were finally eighteen and ready to explore their new freedom as adults. Thinking in my mind how excited I was until my official twenty first birthday as I was the oldest one at the birthday party. Everyone excitedly awaited as the twins mother cut the chocolate ice cream cake for us all. No one was prepared for what was going to happen next.

Unfortunately they had no idea that I was a vampire, and verbena had made its way into the cake somehow. Little did I know this when I was handed mine and took my first bite. How sweetly decadent that it was as the chocolate ice cream melted in my mouth until I felt the burning and tingling sensation in my body. Falling over as everyone around me was screaming I fell asleep in the middle of a fun turned chaotic birthday party.

To say the very least no one was happy and I had certainly lost all of my friends. As no one wants a burning vampire around them and that includes me. Evidently someone had carried me home at some point and although I am not really sure who it was I knew when I awoke some moments later that it was time for me to get ready to start over and pack again. This isn't ideal for me as I don't like moving, but what choice do I have? The next time it could be a wooden stake and I am not ready to take that chance.

So that is why I flew half way across the world overnight to enjoy the beautiful beach hidden in the mountains where no one could find me. As harmless as I was as a vegan vampire that would never be the way that anyone else would view it. Feeling almost grateful about eating the cake I took in all of the beautiful scenery around me. There was nothing better than being on an island alone even if it meant that starting over was the only thing that I could do. So here I am.