The Life Of A Teenage Half-Vampire

The Life Of A Teenage Half-Vampire Part 58

"I hope so," Kate sobbed, and I gave her a small hug. "What are we gonna do around here when you're gone, Ness? I'm gonna miss you so much! I hope you still go to Dartmouth... you belong there."

Tears welled in my eyes. I wanted to go to Dartmouth too, but I couldn't. I had to stick with my family.

"I will," I lied, crying those welled up tears. "I wanna go, too."

"I'm gonna miss this place," Kate smiled, looking around. "I mean to outsiders, it's a poxy small town with nothing really. But to us... even if we hate it, we grew up here. It's a part of our lives. We were born here! We loved here. And I hope to die here, or at least be buried here."

I laughed a small chuckle.

"I know," I said through my tears. "I still can't believe I'm going... I always thought I'd live my whole life here."

"Guess we have to grow up and move on sometime," Kate said truthfully. If only the growing up part were true for me...

"I'll still come visit," I promised.

On my trips to bring Isabelle to her father, I would definitely make regular visits until I couldn't get away with it anymore. I felt sad at the fact that I would outlive my best friends, and every set of friends I ever made. I now understood why my vampire family never associated with humans; it was too heartbreaking to think of the fact that they would die and I would live. It made me want to tell them my secret...

"I'll come visit you in New Hampshire," Kate promised. "That's if you don't go to Alaska, since you'll be living there for a year."

I hugged her again, and we went inside to join Hallie.

I enjoyed the time I spent with two of my three best friends. I discussed Clare around them, but they had never actually met her. I wanted them to, though, and promised the four of us would all meet up one day and they could get to know her. Clare was keen; she wasn't keen on meeting them whilst she was pregnant, though, as she was extremely self-conscious.

I smiled on the inside.

As I left Hallie's house that afternoon, I cried as we hugged goodbye. Hallie had told her parents about her two big life-changing events, and I felt at ease to know that I didn't have to keep secrets from my family... that they understood. Not that I could keep a secret around a father that could read thoughts and an aunt who could see the future...

Or a daughter that could do both.

I could only wonder as to what my life would be like in ten years when Isabelle was grown up fully and getting into all sorts of mischief. Jacob would have a tight leash on her, that's for sure! So would I, but I was probably gonna be the more lenient parent. Whether that was a good thing or not, I wasn't sure.

As I drove away from Hallie's house, I cried continuously to the point where my tears clouded my vision, and I pulled over. Oh, how human I could be! I sat there for around ten minutes, realising exactly how much I would miss this little town. We'd be on our way to Alaska this time tomorrow, and I smiled at the thought of a fresh start.

New friends. New school... New expectations.

And hopefully I wouldn't be stalked by any more creeps.

After I ws sure I'd stopped crying enough to get me home, I started up the car and sped off into the distance. Home seemed so close, but it was in reality pretty far away. Our new home, I mean.

I pulled into the driveway to see that most of the cars were gone. Out again, I guessed. But Jacob's car was here, so he'd returned my daughter to me one last time.