True Blood

The full moon glimmers over the empty streets with no single soul on the path, As taunting as it was, Bella Dante had walk through it fearlessly with her head bent downward, her hoodie covering the sheer delicate part of her skin. She had been working hard, maybe too hard.

Her phone rang as its sound echoed throughout the space of nothingness, Bella quickly took it out of her bag and placed it on her ear, "H-Hello" she said to the unknown number.

"Bella! What is going on?? Why haven't you been picking up your calls?" Flora said over the phone, "Good thing you picked"

"I was working my shift, and forgot I left my phone on silent, What did you want to say?" Bella asked in a hush, she looked around her as she continued walking.

"Nothing much, are you still at the hospital? I was thinking maybe you can stay over there tonight; James is around and I don't want to inconvenience you with his presence" Flora said as she listened in for Bella's response.

Staring deep into the streets, Bella had thought for that short while how she was going to explain to Flora that she was only a few blocks away from her place and doubted if there would be any transport service willing to take her back but as it was, Bella was greatly indebted to Flora and so she wouldn't want to continue placing her burden on her.

"Bella, you still there? You haven't said anything, look if you are already-" Flora had thought of speaking after a long-suppressed silence of guilt but Bella had weighed her options quicker and had cut in before she could hit a landing.

"I am still at the hospital Flora, I can sleep here tonight Make sure to have fun with James, you deserve" Bella though hurt had managed to say with enthusiasm trying her best for her voice not to show how she felt.

"Good gracious, I was worried that you won't agree. It is late now, make sure to get some sleep, I know I won't." Flora gave a short laugh at her sudden thought of how her night would go, Bella had followed with a simple, "I will" before hanging up.

She had looked back into the road and turned to head back to the bus stop, if she was lucky enough, she might find a bus or cab to take her to the hospital.

Bella's life sucked!

How unfortunate could her life get from here, gone were the days she had the whole world revolve around her back in high school and college days, then she had no clue what life was. Apart from being popular at school, Bella was exceptionally beautiful which gave her the popularity in the first place, now, though beautiful it was worth nothing in the real world.

She had lost all her friends and left with just her family, Flora, and her job which she managed to get as a pretty privilege, It wasn't a job to be so proud of, while her mate went on to do greater things, she ended up a janitor, surely there was something wrong somewhere.

Of course, she blamed her refusal to study at school and was mostly stuck up with bad grades and never tried to improve, she didn't care even. Bella's life is this way because of her and she has never tried to make herself feel better about it.

Bella sobbed silently as she shifted her body towards the billboard placed beside the bus stop, she quickly wiped away the bead of tears that fell from her eyes as a cab driver appeared out of nowhere. She was sure she didn't see any car pass by nor were there flashes from the headlight but she was too vulnerable to think more of it.

"Ma'am, where are you headed?" The cab driver asked her.

"Uhm... Grace Hospital, it is not too far from here, do you know there?" Bella inquired quite stupidly, Of course, he would know there, it was a famous hospital and he was a cab driver, he would have driven there once too many times.

Knowing how stupid she sounded and the short laugh the cab driver made, Bella could not be any more embarrassed at her foolishness. "Y-Yeah I do, come in," The cab driver said.

Bella wore her black tote bag over her shoulders as she went over to the cab, upon closer look, she was astonished, the man was handsome, he should be on the covers of magazines, billboards, or her damn TV screen, not behind the wheels driving around random strangers.

"Are you going to stand there and admire me or will you get in?" The cab driver said with a mocking gaze as he caught her staring. She toggles at the door before getting in and sitting perfectly still.

The drive was silent and peaceful, except for the FM radio playing. Bella had wanted to request for it to be turned off but the cab driver seemed to be enjoying whatever was been played from it, so she chose to remain mute. She used the spare time she had to think of who still listens to the radio, such a weird man, Bella thought to herself.

The radio began to screech at a very high frequency, the noise had been loud as Bella beckoned on him to turn it off but he didn't, he turned to her and said in a cool chilling voice that sent shivers down her spine, "We have arrived"

Bella looked around her, they were nowhere close to the Hospital, rather they stood amid a cross-section. "What do you mean we have arrived? This isn't the Hospital? In fact, where are we?" Bella asked numerous questions in the span of a few seconds but the man's blank face proved that he wasn't listening or did he care as he was focused on fixing his radio.

Bella was confused, she could barely pinpoint their exact location and this man didn't even care, she was just about to explode.

There was no use sitting there. Bella tried to open the door but all efforts went down the drain as it was unmoving, "Why did you lock the door? Get me out of here you psycho!"

"I said we are here. Just wait" The man said to her, this time his skin color was starting to turn pale and his eye color was changing.

At this time, Bella was shivering and started screaming for help but her reach didn't even pass the car they were seated in. Her phone began to ring, Hopefully, she could get some help, it was Flora and this time, she used her actual line.

Bella picked up the call as she spoke in a shaky voice, "H-hello, Flora---"

"Bella, where the hell are you? Don't you dare tell me you are working late again? I thought we agreed that you need to rest."

"What?" Bella's forehead furrowed as she became more and more baffled, It was Flora who called and told her that she wanted to spend time with James so why did she sound so clueless, What the hell was going on?

"Bella, are you there? Fucking talk to me..." Flora's voice faded into the background as the connection began to screech.

"Flora, can you hear me, please help I think I have been kid--" The man smashed Bella's phone to the floor and Bella's eyes widened with shock.

"That is enough," The man said.

"Let me out of here!!!" Bella screamed, as if her life wasn't bad enough, something else just had to happen.

The headlight of a truck approaching them flashed before their eyes, it was the last thing Bella saw before the cab went tumbling over and smashed into pieces.