Valkyrie - the Vampire Princess by Pet Torres Read Free Book Online

“I’m going to bed early.”
    “Did you enjoy having dinner in my home?”
    “Yes.” He nodded.
    “And did you like my mother?”
    “ I think you should ask her that.” His voice was troubled.
    “Why? Did she treat you badly?” I was preoccupied with this subject now.
    “No, but my presence bothered her,” he confessed and his gaze searched the darkness.
    “She’s like that. My mother always tries to protect me from everything. ” I was embarrassed.
    The silence lasted for a long moment until he finally said , “Have a good night, Valkyrie.”
    “ I can ask my mother to take you home!”
    “ Don’t worry, I’ll go walking,” he said and kept walking slowly.
    Every time I stared at his back , he seemed further and further away. He was so fast.
     
     
    ***
     
    I locked the front door and went over to my mother. She was standing in the living room after she leaned her face to the window and saw Eros and me in the front yard.
    “ Your friends are very interesting!” she said in a low voice.
    “What’s wrong? ” I asked, staring at her face.
    “ Mirta’s clothes are so short!”
    “What’s the big deal about that?”
    “Your friend Eros…” she grimaced.
    “ What’s wrong with him?” I asked, apprehensive.
    “ He’s a weird and distant guy … he has an enigmatic gaze… like…”
    She didn’t finish her sentence and watched me, intently .
    “Like who?” I was so intrigued.
    “Like a person I met once.”
    “Like my father?” I insisted.
    My mother stared at me and then her eyes met the floor. “How do you know this?”
    “ I guessed.”
    “ He reminds me of your father; not his physical look but his gaze… his icy hand…” my mother said as she looked puzzled at him.
     

CHAPTER 21
     
     
    I took a seat at the table in the school cafeteria for lunch with Mirta. Christian came in along with his three friends. They sat apart from us.
    I noticed that Mirta could barely eat in Christian’s presence and I also noticed he was staring at her all the time. I looked at Douglas. He was sitting next to Christian and I realized he was staring back at me. I lowered my head, turning my hair down to hide my face. I didn’t look at him anymore.
    A few seconds later I withdrew my eyes to my left and I saw Eros sitting at a table in a corner. As always, he was by himself.
    I was dying to escape from where I was sitting and go to him. I bit my lip, trying to control my wish. All the time he kept his head down. Everything around him did not attract his attention. That’s what I thought about him.
    Eros listened to every conversation that came from the students in the cafeteria  including the subject Christian was discussing with his friends.
    “ Go there and talk to her!” Christian advised Douglas.
    “ Before the other guy invites her to the rock and roll concert,” another boy said.
    “ I think she might decline my invitation,” Douglas said.  He was embarrassed.
    “Do you want me to talk to her?” Christian asked, trying to help him.
    “No, I’m going there to talk to her.” Douglas took his courage and stood up as he looked at his friends.
    “ Go on, kiddo!” they said.
     
    Mirta realized he was coming towards our table and then she said discreetly, “He is coming.”
    I kept my head down, just staring at my food as I was trying to avoid Douglas’ presence. Eros carefully listened to everything and he knew Douglas was walking to my table. He also knew what his intention was.
    He thought he should do something to stop Douglas before he could come to talk to me. He raised his head and looked up at the lunchroom ceiling. Then he saw a ceiling fan. It was just above Douglas.
    Eros stared attentively at that object and narrowed his eyes, exerting efforts to make something happen. At that moment the ceiling fan got loose, hitting Douglas’ head. The boy fell down, unconscious. Everyone became frightened because of that accident.
     
    Several people came closer to him.