I open the door to see my friend standing there with a pizza box.
âHey itâs been a while, come on in.â I say letting him in.
âI know eh. Howâs everything for you its been too long. You donât come out often now.â He says putting the box on the table.
âI know I am sorry just seems Iâve become more of a night owl now more then ever and that I rather sleep in the day.â I say to him with a smile, sitting beside him. I inhale his scent and it causes my mouth to water and my jaw to hurt. Thatâs odd. Maybe Iâm just hungry.
âYeah. Well its still sunny out let me open the blinds.â He says getting up and opening them. I move out of the rays and he looks at me with a tilted head.
âSorry just I burn really easy now.â I say and he closes the blinds.
âSomething is different, are you sure your alright?â He asks me concerned.
We both sit back in the couch and turn the tv on aimlessly. I have missed hanging out with him and talking. He grabs a slice of pizza and sits back as I watch him. I smile as I lean into the armrest.
âYeah Iâm fine just feeling a bit off. It started when these two people came to talk to me about Dracula and vampires. Crazy I know right. Then all of a sudden that night I couldnât sleep at all and stayed up all night. Tried to make comfort food. But things like garlic I got a bad rash from. The morning came and thatâs when I felt tired and learned I burn easier than before. I know its weird.â I say to him about the things that have been going on.
âHmm sounds odd. Kind of cool though that vampires are going around seeing who wants to be a vamp like door to door salesman. Itâs interesting I must say. Have you tried going to your doctor or looking up what this may be?â He asks curiously before shoving his face full of food.
âNo sadly. I canât get an appointment when itâs good for me. I googled the shit out of this but everything leads to saying Iâm a vampire and or what a vampire is and canât take. I just know Iâm hungry all the time, even if itâs raw meat, and that certain thingâs I canât do.â I just have to adapt I guess.â I say shrugging get a slice of pizza myself. Itâs good like always. I can taste more of the flavours. I sigh happily.
âJust suck it up and talk to a doctor or I can see about finding you a specialist ok.â He advises. Iâm glad heâs concerned about me. Iâm glad he doesnât think Iâm a freak.
âI will.â I say rolling my eyes at him and he laughs.