Housemates

Chapter 37

      Marisa stood by the window, looking out at all the small people walking about. Penny was out again, making more recruits during the night . Marisa was glad because she actually needed time to think. Time was of the essence because in another day she would be the reason a bunch of innocent people lost their lives. Marisa had not shut an eye after she heard the news the day before. Two days ... a day now, she was going to face Jude ... face the people she had come to care for in such a short time.

Marisa didn't think she could lay a finger on any of the other Russo's but it was not her choice. She was Penny's puppet now . Marisa cast one more glance to the innocents outside before she went to lay on the bed. That was a mistake. The voices came into her head and she felt a headache starting to come. What was wrong with her ?

Marisa sat up when she got that unnerving feeling that someone else was in the room with her. She looked around but there was no one ... of course there was no one there. All of sudden the temperature dropped in the room but Marisa didn't remember opening a window.
" Marisa " A croaky, brittle voice called. Marisa got off the bed and took another glance around the room. Again, no one was there. " Marisa " The voice called again.

"Hello ?" She said. Great, she was talking to the air now. A sharp pain came into Marisa's temple and she doubled over. She found herself on her knees . " He.. help." She called to the air. Her head was killing her and she didn't know why.

" I can not help. You must go through this on your own." The voice told her. Marisa's head throbbed more , it was so painful.

" Please ... tell me... " Marisa breathed in and out . " Why ?"

" I can not ."

The entity was speaking in riddles far as Marisa cared. She wished the thing would tell her what the hell was going on. Marisa went to put her face to the cold clinging to the wall, hoping that it would help the pain but it didn't all. Marisa felt tears coming but she tried hard not to let them come. She remembered how much pain Jude was in when cried that one time.

Marisa whimpered as the pain in her head grew more unbearable. The buzzing was louder and more voices saying ' It is time ' joining each other.Time ? Time for what ? . Marisa couldn't hear herself think with all thepain and the voices.

" It is almost time." The voice that contacted her outside of her mind said. Marisa closed her eyes tight and clenched her teeth together. " Time for what ?" She struggled.

" Your awakening . I have come to be a sort of .... guidance. "

" For what ?" Marisa struggled out the words. The pain felt like it was getting to her face. Tears were threatening to slide down her cheeks and she really didn't want that.

" I can not tell you now. after your awakening you will know all that needs to be known." The voice told her. Marisa sighed and gave up trying to ask anything else. She obviously wouldn't get any valuable answers. Marisa started shivering violently because her body began to actually feel the coldness in the room. She shouldn't be able to feel it , she was a vampire. Her body was naturally cold.

In those moments Marisa felt like she was in Antartica , even so the chill in the air then not subdue the pain. Marisa moaned as the pain slowly came down her body. What was wrong with her ?

" Usually the transformation isn't this painful but with you being a vampire , your other side is fighting to take control. " It was as if the entity had heard her thoughts. The voice had become less gravelly and disembodied , it was more pleasant to the ears now. Marisa opened her eyes and saw a beautiful woman standing a few feet away from her. " Sorry you didn't see me before. I was trying to get my body into this world. I am Sirik , the voice that had been talking to you. "

Marisa wanted to speak but she didn't want to feel the pain that came with talking. She was so cold and it was almost like she was experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Sirik watched on as Marisa suffered. The young vampire closed her eyes as the pain finally reached her toes and when that happened an agonizing force shot through her body. Marisa let out a long scream , cold sweat came down her face in small beads. Her body writhed and thrashed on the floor.

" Settle down child, it is done." The soothing voice of Sirik washed over Marisa and she immediately calmed, her eyes still closed. " You are still partially under the vampire girl's command but when the time comes you will know what to do. I must go now." Marisa wanted to say 'wait' but she found herself drifting into a deep sleep. She dreamt about Jude and something better that night.

Jude woke up in the middle night in a cold sweat. He was searching for Marisa but she was not with him of course. He thought he heard her screaming in pain but maybe it was jsut a dream. Jude put his head in his hand and chuckled.

"What is wrong with me ?" He said to himself. He got out of bed and walked to the mini-fridge to get a bottle of water. He took a sip and then wiped a hand over his face. Marisa didn't think of him anymore. She was gone to the other side . She was his enemy now , no matter what. He knew that it wasn't her fault but this is how it was now She was Penny's to command.

Don't give up on her
Jude found himself thinking that as he went back to bed and he wondered why.