Darcia's pov

Using my marvelous vampire powers, I climbed the wall of the building and tried to get inside through a nearby window. Doors are not an option in this situation.

With my claws, I grabbed the stool of the first window, and by happy chance, it was open. I glanced inside to see if anyone was there. After I jumped inside, I made sure with my sharp hearing that no one was nearby or at the door. "Teenage girl room?" I said as I looked around.

This room had white walls and dark wood furniture. It is too old and too simple for my taste. Clothes were laying around the floor, and an interesting smell was hanging in the air. The vanilla scent made my nose crinkle.

I noticed many small pictures were taped to the wall, so I got closer to look at them. After examining all of them, my eyes stopped at one of them.

The girl in this picture had light brown hair and hazel eyes. She looked happy, but something about her eyes screamed pain and sadness. Too much pain in those eyes for someone so young, I would say. Maybe it's because she roots here. The question stuck in my head for a few seconds.

No one was nearby because I heard voices downstairs. Talking and laughing. Which meant that no one was upstairs alone. "Great, now I need to look somewhere else." I shook my head.

As I was ready to leave this room and look into another one, I heard the door open, and my busy mind was interrupted. I quickly jumped out of the window, hoping no one would see me leave. I safely landed on the ground and decided it was best for me to leave this place. "There's no one I could feed on anyway." I let out a long sigh.

With my vampire speed, I got home pretty quickly and luckily found some random stranger on my way there, so I was no longer hungry. I got into my room and put on my old music player some random vinyl I grabbed from the floor.

After a while, I started to look for my laptop. I wanted to find some information about this orphanage. I found the website immediately. Our town is small, so it only has one orphanage.

-In addition to the abandoned and unwanted babies, we will take in young orphan girls who may be living on the streets or in refugee centers. This orphanage will be a beautiful haven where they will receive an education and training to help them become productive members of society. Further, they will receive guidance, support, and love, empowering them to truly embody "The Divine Mother" rather than to fall victim to feelings of worthlessness.

"Such bullshit." I rolled my eyes as I was reading through it, "So, this Orphanage is for girls only, interesting. Is this some kind of discrimination?" I laughed, closed my laptop, and tossed it farther away from me.

Having straight recourse to blood and not having to go anywhere sounds perfect. I don't know for how long I will put up with this. I need to feed more often. Once a week is not enough for me.

"How would it be if I had a human in my house? I wouldn't have to go out and put myself at constant risk." I speculated, "But where would I find a human without any friends or family? It's like they never existed." Thoughts were running through my mind as I tried to come up with a plan.

All of a sudden, I started to think about the orphanage, and an idea was born in my mind. Something so twisted and slightly complicated, but not impossible. Orphans don't have a family. No one would look for them, right?

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I crossed my legs as I was sitting on the couch. "What if I adopted an orphan? If I were them, I would want to get out of that place as soon as possible." I said to myself.

One particular orphan was already on my mind.

Talia's pov

When I first came to the orphanage, I thought someone would adopt me right away. I wanted to be in a big family. Someone who would finally care for me. I waited so long, but after a few years passed, I accepted my fate.

No one was coming for me, and every time someone came to look at me, they stayed for a few minutes and left. I often looked in the mirror and asked myself what was wrong with me. Is it my hair? Or the way I speak? Why am I still here? Am I not worthy of love?

I gave up. I became best friends with Stacey, and never in these past few years would I have imagined someone would adopt me.

She is my only family, and I'm happy just with her. Stacey and I have made plans since we became best friends. She's maybe a little weird, but she's like a big sister to me. I don't feel safe without her.

It's Monday morning, and I slowly got out of bed. Halfway asleep, I go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and do something about my bed hair. After I slowly detangled them, I looked at my face and saw dark circles under them.

"Oh god, I look - awful." I got disgusted by my face. I couldn't sleep all night. I was having horrible nightmares about my parents. That's why I take sleeping pills, but Stacey was so worried I would get addicted to them that she took them away from me.

I think I just need a bit of fresh air. This place makes me nuts. Even our decorations didn't help this room. Am I crazy? Maybe I need to take those sleeping pills again. Stacey hid them under her pillow. She's not even slightly good at hiding things.

I looked into my closet and took out black jeans and a big black hoodie. On my way out of the room, I put on the black Converse and took my room keys from the table.

"Are you going somewhere, Miss Talia?" I noticed Mr. Elwood observing me as I was locking the door.

Mr. Elwood is the one who runs this orphanage. He's in his mid-forties, and to my surprise, his hair is still chocolate brown compared to other men of his age. He's always asking me how I am I. He's really the sweetest person here.

"Ohh, good morning, Mr. Elwood. Yes, I'm going for a walk in the garden," I replied.

"I hope you're doing great! I'm on my way to lunch." He said, "You shouldn't skip your breakfast. Especially at your age!" He sounded kind of concerned for me.

"I'm doing pretty well; don't worry, I ate already." I lied. I wasn't hungry from the stress I was having all night. I just couldn't bring myself to eat.

"Well then, I hope you have a wonderful walk outside, Miss Talia." He said while leaving with a smile on his face.

After I finally got out, I took a walk around the statues that we have here. I started to do statuary two years ago. I often take inspirations from this garden. They're so magnificent. There are so many emotions on those faces, even though they're just statues.

Outside was foggy, and the clouds looked almost black. I walked around for a few minutes, then I sat down on the bench for a bit and looked up at the sky. I never realized how beautiful it is out here. So many trees, and birds flying around. It's really beautiful out here.

As I was looking at my surroundings, I saw, far away from me, next to this big oak tree, a person just standing there. I couldn't see their face very well, but they were looking at me for a few seconds and suddenly started coming up to me. Panic took over me; I stood up and ran inside. As I was running away, I quickly looked behind me and they just stood there. Like a high dark shadow. Shivers ran through me as I kept looking back at it.

Tall gate fence off our building, so no stranger could enter this place without announcing himself first. Maybe it was the gardener, but something inside me kept telling me I should go back inside no matter the cost. That person was dangerous; I could sense it in my bones.