Ashley June

Chapter 1: .........

There has to be more of us. I'm certain; surely we can't be the only ones left. We can't be extinct. 

When my mother was alive, she used to say I was pretty, now I am led to believe my looks are a curse. Regrettably, that is just the way I was born, without fangs and ... Well, without a lot of things replaced with a lot more 'unacceptable' ones. 

Now, I must follow a lot of rules to survive like: don't play sports, don't laugh, don't cry, don't sneeze, don't smile, don't attract unnecessary attention, don't get straight A's, don't fall asleep and stay away from sunlight. All of these rules and plenty more have all been programmed in to me. My only remaining family is my brother, he always says that being different is a curse, and certainly not a blessing. The rules are all so built in to me now, especially because of the tragic way my mother died, I have never felt a desire to bend them. Ever. 

To be truthful, I think I know the rules better than my own self, the amount of times I have heard them; had them drilled in to me. I am still unnerved at the thought of being alone, though. I am very well prepared if the time may come, if ever, but just the thought of it sets me on edge; having already lost my mother and sister to my demon father.

This morning, as I get ready for school,I remember who I am. A fictitious person.