So well I messed up I really messed up. I went to the thrift store with Kelsey and Kayla and me the wrong choice. We went browsing through the thrift store looking for things to sprig up Kayla's house for her Halloween party. I then saw the painting section of all the old donated paintings a word garbage that was donated by Grandma's that had no clue what they were doing. And I let Kayla and Kelsey over there it was fine it was exaggerated in the pricing of course but I found the wood frames to be a high enough quality to be used for materials for the center piece of the Halloween party (a 3D Snakes and Ladders tabletop of course). But then Kayla of course have you heard found a really old grungy heavy painting that had so much frame around the peaking it was almost like the guy was looking through people or the painting itself was being held back by the framing. And of course Kayla behind my back started poking at the old man's portrait and what a surprise I heard a a squeal, a ouch, and a thud behind me it was Kayla, what did I exspect! I turned around I saw Kayla on the floor the pain in my side Kayla the one who was always rathering on and on on about some completely worthless social Gathering that she and her friends were going to attend and how it was going to be a great time and I should or some other people should come along. And I honestly considered leaving her to die yes sure it would look bad on my resume of oh you turned around when you saw your friend proposing on the floor and you made the choice to turn around walk out every time like oh she's not what she's not my friend she is just a random person that I have no clue who she is. So there I was helping my foolish friend I was trying to because next thing I hear it was a Yelp from Kelsey and I see Kelsey on the floor convulsing just like Kayla. And from behind me I hear the words oh this is a wonderful surprise I see a the clerk from the front desk who's obviously has heard the promotion has come over to check on whatever these two needed are doing in her store. I then turned around to see that she did not look normal she did not look thrilled and oh my she has very sharp fangs. She gestured emphatically towards her friends he really had to come in here go for the most important object in my store hit yourself selves made into new Bloods while I'm on duty really now. My exaggerated what is going on Facebook should have been evident so she paused looked at me and oh dear I think you might have to go dear. I need little mistake that Heroes should not make when in a situation where they don't understand I didn't take charge I didn't ask questions I just stood there like an idiots scammering and while holding Kelsey who was still spasming and Kayla was curled up in the ground now moaning and in a field position. The tiny clerk which now seem to be otherworldly strolled forward towards me and grabbed me by my collar and lifted me effortlessly off the ground well well are you shy or something you're too buddies are now fast on our way of becoming initiated into the dark ways and yet here you are like a fish out of water hope we can close in your mouth trying to make some grandiose stand am I right. My hero ways that I have studied failed me at that moment I my mind was blank my breath gasping as I fought to breathe through those iron fingers that were around my throat Lifting me up. Well if you're so shy I might as well break the ice she said with a sardonic evil smile licking her lips while she pulled me closer. And then she bit my neck my juggler vein to be precise. And now I see why people are into vampire fanfic because getting bitten was very pleasurable but also my logic mind at the same time was screaming that everything in its guidebook had dissolved it was just flipping tables over 10 times answers but the physical body was not responding and I was getting compromised to a very very bad degree. There was also the sites behind in front of me but my friends getting quieter as they all they got into fetal positions and where unable to move or they didn't responsive in general. I then got overwhelmed by the feelings of ecstasy getting pumped into my blood as this now now full and pleased thrift store clerk had that was now done feeding on my neck. And I was dropped back onto the floor where eyes then started convulsing and almost blacking out. Don't touch Ferris! Had the misfortune of seeing Kayla stagger up and lunch at the thrift store clerk which quickly Ended as her body slumped to the floor and completely headless. Oops said the thrift store clerk force of habits as her now bloody hand held on to Kayla's now very shocked and rapidly dying head. Well I guess I better take out the trash at the thrift store and started dragging me and Kelsey towards the back. I then thoroughly blacked out a failure of a hero a failure of a friend and a failure of a bystander. I made many many excuses in my dreams as I was in that world of Blackness I should have examined the objects before letting Kelsey and Kayla touch weird and obscure paintings and her store I should have just suck it up and just brought them to a a vaguely modern books bookstore with crafts on the side and let them stick through the crap while I just devoured more superhero books and superhero comics. But that was all throne back into the ether when I woke up and Kelsey beside me was and that was woken up. I felt like a railway train had gone through my spine through off some burning coal into my organs and thoroughly messed up my digestive tract because everything and I mean everything was on fire. Everything was too bright and I was trying to get Kelsey to wake up with my hand while my other hand covered the majority of my eyes as Darkness fell.

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