Rose Blood

Chapter 1

Charlotte vendetta sighed as she closed the door of her workplace , Starbucks , locking it making sure that it's sealed tight. She rubbed her head frustrated and tired from working late so that she could get extra money sense her roommate sister has been late on her half of the rent for couple months. She took her phone out her pocket looking at the time; it was 11pm. Now Charlotte lived in New York in Queens so she knew that there would be some weirdos out and the occasional drunk hobo , but she always had her pepper spray so she wasn't that frightened.

Charlotte put her headphones in and her phone in her back pocket listening to music at its highest setting. She began her long journey home , sense the buses weren't operating this late she had to walk. Charlotte cut through a park sense it was late there weren't any kids there but she saw a couple sitting on a bench talking so she felt a little safer sense there would be witnesses just in case something happened.

Charlotte continued on her walk, but shortly after passing the couple she got this weird feeling in the back of her neck , it was like someone was watching her. Charlotte stopped and quickly spun around looking around but all she saw was a man on a bench with a bottle of booze next to him . Charlotte chuckled to herself shaking her head "come on Charlotte it's late but there are people all around here it's okay " .

However as Charlotte continued to walk she began to feel more and more uneasy , she kept having the feeling like someone was watching her , following her , stalking her. She grabbed hold of the pepper spray in her pocket unlocking it; now picking up the pace of her walking to a speed walk she was out of the park. Charlotte turned around at the park looking around at the park scanning the area one more time before turning around , but when she turned around she bumped into a large man "oh s-sorry" .

The man was wearing a black hoodie , with sweat pants , and all black sneakers. There weren't street lights now that they were out of the park so Charlotte couldn't see his face . She gave the man a small nod and tried to step aside and continue to walk but every time she stepped somewhere else he would be in front of her. Charlotte gripped her pepper spray right glaring at the man , she was done with these games she was tired , frustrated, and had spilled hot coffee on herself 12 times she just wanted to get home.

"Listen buddy I wouldn't want things to get ugly I'm tired , my feet hurt , and i am in need of a shower so if you just move!" Charlotte tired to push the man away but he grab her by her shoulder and before Charlotte had the chance to take out her pepper spray the man had turned Charlotte around; all Charlotte could feel was a sharp pain in her neck like two needles, she tried to resist and squirm but his grip was too tight. Charlotte began to feel weak and cold her legs could barley hold her up anymore as she began to fall to the floor the man still holding her as she slowly slid to the floor .

"H-help....h-help me" Charlotte tired calling got help , hoping someone would hear her but nobody heard her , she has given up as she now was on the ground. Glass shatter was heard and then the weight of the man was lifted off Charlotte , Charlotte's vision was blurred but she could still see a dark shadow climb over her , she couldn't really understand what he was saying and then everything went black.

Charlotte opened her eyes slowly so that her eyes can adjust to the bright lights. She looked around and she was in a hospital her mother was sitting by her side her head in her hands , her younger sister , Chelsea, sitting in a chair in the front of the room sleeping.

"M-mom ?" Charlotte calls out touching her moms hand . Charlotte's mother raised her head up , her face stained with tears as she smiled at Charlotte standing quickly hugging her softly not to hurt her.

"Oh thank God you woke up yes " her mother stroked Charlotte's head kissing her on her forehead . Charlotte looks at Chelsea smiling softly "how long have you guys been here ?"

"Oh only for a couple days , you've lost a lot of blood sweetie , I'm so glad that you're alright . "

"What-what happened?"

"The police says that someone tried to inject some type of drug into your neck it made your heart stop for a couple of times and made you seize but you'll be fine now I'll get there doctor " Charlotte's mom ran out of the room leaving Charlotte and her sister. Charlotte rubbed her head trying to remember at least some of last night , but it was all a blur .

Charlotte was shortly released after some testing , She had talked to Chelsea about the over due rent and Chelsea understood perfectly; turns out Chelsea was trying to save up for a car and forgot to keep giving Charlotte her half.

Charlotte continued out her life normally, some side things had changed though. There were some weird side affects to the medicine the doctors gave Charlotte it made her super sensitive to sunlight , every food smelt and tasted disgusting , and she  felt cranky a lot .

One night Charlotte woke up feeling great , she got up looking around . She walked to the bathroom looking the mirror "what the hell?!".

Charlotte was covered in blood she looked at her body , she didn't see any scars meaning this blood wasn't hers . She looked closely at her face , her face was stained with blood and her teeth had sharpened to a point , her eyes were bright red . She looked around noticing that this was her bathroom either , she opened the shower curtain screaming blood terror at a dead couple laying naked together in the tub .

"Oh my god what have i done no no i can't go to jail !!" Charlotte took off her clothes running to the couples bed room looking for some of the woman's clothes that might have fit Charlotte. She tore her old blood stained clothes up putting them in a trash bag , running to he kitchen grabbing a rag taking a knife , she went back to the couple and stabbed slit their throats making it look like they were murdered . Charlotte began to leave but then she saw a safe near the closet , she saw that it was finger print activated so she did what anyone else would have done that was in need , she chopped off the man's thumb and opened the safe.

In the safe was thousands and thousands of dollars . "These people are rich....okay Charlotte we're behind on rent and it would be more realistic if it was a robbery right .....okay after this we take Chelsea on a trip to Mexico and we lay low for a while yes ...okay "

Charlotte grabbed one of the lady's bags and started stuffing it with money . Charlotte covered her head with a jacket that the lady had and went home.

When Charlotte got home Chelsea was still sleeping . So Charlotte threw away the evidence in the trash shoot in the building in a black trash bag and hid the money in her closet . Charlotte looked at herself in the mirror looking at her teeth and took a deep breath "okay Charlotte....you know what you are it's not like you haven't seen any vampire movie ever ....let's just hope there's no shiny guy who bursts through the door read to fall in love with you and have some semi immortal kid with you ....let's just....sleep on it "

Charlotte laid in her bed but she just couldn't sleep the images of the couple keep flashing through her mind , until hours later she finally passed out .