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heel, leaving the burning hut with the old Hunter inside.
    She ran through the forest, finding sick satisfaction as she
heard the structure collapse, drowning out the last of the old woman’s screams.
    She saw Katie in the distance, who was crying as she sat on
a log. Esther took a seat next to her, rubbing her shoulder, trying to comfort
her.
    “She was a Vampire Hunter,” Esther explained.
    “I am so sorry I brought you here. I never meant for this to
happen. I was just so…naïve. I wanted to believe that I could save you, and I
leapt into this like a child and put us both in danger. I am so sorry,” She
said, swallowing her sobs.
    Katie’s shoulders continued to shake as she cried, and she
leaned into Esther’s embrace.
    “It’s okay,” She sobbed quietly.
    Esther felt her sorrow as she sobbed in her arms and knew
that she was lying.
    No, it most definitely is not okay, she thought
angrily as she stroked Katie’s hair.

Chapter 21
    They stayed through the day in the plane, still in Nigeria,
waiting for the sun to set so they could figure out what to do. Esther felt so
guilty, and she was trying to come up with something special for them to do.
They were in Africa, after all.
    She had pulled her laptop out after sleeping and was
browsing through all of the things to do in Africa. She wasn’t sure if Katie
would be interested, and looked through the pages, trying to find something
that stood out.
    She just wanted to make Katie feel better, and didn’t know
how to do that. Once again, she had been selfish and made a mistake that had
hurt Katie. She was really beginning to hate herself for being such a bad
person.
    She scrolled mindlessly through the pages as she heard Katie
get up and move behind her.
    “Oh my God, can we go on a Safari?” She asked, excited.
    “A Safari?” Esther asked, a smile playing across her lips.
    “Yeah, that would be so cool!” Katie said.
    She seemed to have completely forgotten about the night’s
events, and Esther sighed with relief.
    I guess when you only have two weeks to live, it’s best
to let things go as soon as you can , Esther thought.
    “Sure, we can go on a Safari. It won’t be official, as they
don’t have any during the night as far as I can tell. But we can do that,” She
said, smiling at her.
    Katie seemed to be bouncing with excitement as they prepared
for takeoff. They flew to an area where tours normally took place and touched
down. They then raced through the savannah, using their Vampire speed and
stealth to sneak up on any animals they came across.
    Katie was amazed as they encountered lions, elephants and
giraffes. Most of them were sleeping, but she was amazed none the less. They
approached a sleeping giraffe, and noticed a small, baby giraffe shifting
around.
    Katie moved suddenly, crouching down next to the baby
giraffe and petting it as if it were a kitten. She was even making faces at is
as she whispered cute things to it. It got up, standing awkwardly on its lanky
legs, and pranced around her, playing with her.
    The mother giraffe’s ears were twitching, and it awoke,
opening one eye to peer at its baby. Esther was fearful that it might attack
Katie, but it simply grunted at the baby, and then closed its eyes once more.
    Esther smiled as she watched Katie play with the baby
giraffe, seeing the happiness in her eyes. She once again felt her sadness
consume her, and a few stray tears leaked from the corners of her eyes.
    Katie looked over at her and beckoned to her excitedly.
    Esther wiped the tears from her face and swiftly joined
them, petting the baby giraffe. It truly was an amazing experience, and it
seemed to awaken something deep inside of her. She had forgotten about this,
the miracle of life, the innocence and glee of childhood. She smiled warmly as
the giraffe pranced around them playfully, and found herself prancing as well.
    Katie saw her and laughed, moving with her as they danced
around the excited giraffe.
    They continued to dance