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had said they would emerge during extreme emotion and when she
wanted to feed. Bleck! Was she actually going to be able to drink blood?
This whole thing was nuts. Two days ago she didn’t even know vampires existed
and today she was one herself. Sometimes Ava feared she was holding onto her
sanity by a thread. It was all just too much to wrap her mind around and she
was afraid she may be on the verge of a complete mental breakdown. She could
just see herself wrapped up in a white jacket, spouting craziness about
vampires and monsters.
    Dr.
Randall’s crash course in vampire 101 had been overwhelming. Ava hoped she
could remember it all. He said that vampires become more powerful and stronger
as they get older. Being a newborn it would take time for her vampire
characteristics to develop.  He said she will become increasingly stronger
and faster and that her senses will become more sensitive. She will be able to
see, hear and smell things that she never would have been able to as a human.
    There
were definitely negatives though, being a newborn, her skin would burn in the
sun and bright light would hurt her eyes. Apparently older vampires didn’t have
that problem though. Ava had never been a sun worshiper to begin with. With her
pale skin she used to sunburn pretty quickly. It was depressing though that she
would now have no choice in the matter.
    Fortunately
she would still be able to eat food if she wanted to and her body would
tolerate it but food would no longer completely sustain her. Ava felt her
stomach protest at the thought of food. She really had no interest in eating
right now anyway.
    The
worst part was that she would have to have blood in the next three days. The
very thought of having to drink blood had her pacing quick circles around the
bathroom. As a newborn she would have to feed every three days to sustain
herself. If she didn’t feed, after the fourth or fifth day she would become
increasingly tired and then her body would shut down. He did say though that as
she got older, she would be able to go much longer without feeding but that
would take time. 
    How
was she going to be able to do this! It was impossible not to be overwhelmed by
it all. Dr. Randall had told her to just focus on one day at a time. It was so
hard to do though when she felt so alone. She just wanted to go home, she
thought with a pang of sadness. If only she could call Kat.
    Poor
Kat and Patrick must be so worried about her. They probably thought she was
dead. She would give anything to be able to tell them everything that had
happened. She would probably never see them again. Ava sniffed and angrily
wiped a tear off her cheek. It was against “the Council’s” rules to let
outsiders know of their existence. She wasn’t even sure what “the Council” was
exactly. If Kat or Patrick knew about them it would put their lives in danger.
    Salvatore
had taken everything from her! She couldn’t go home to her new apartment! She
couldn’t go back to her life and her job and the friends she loved! When she
fell asleep he haunted her nightmares, attacking her and tearing her throat out
over and over! She hated him so much! What she wouldn’t do to see him
destroyed. Her hatred for Salvatore was a painful burn from deep within her
soul.
    A
dull ach suddenly pulsed in her gums. Experimentally she rubbed them with the
tip of her tongue and found two sharp points where they had suddenly elongated.
Ava gasped and quickly swiped at the mirror again so she could have a close up
look at her teeth. Oh my god! I have freaky vampire fangs! Ava poked at
them with her fingertip in disbelief. Oh no! Intense emotions! Suddenly
Ava realized that more than just her teeth had changed. What the heck is
wrong with my eyes! Ava looked at her eyes which had gone from her usual
blue to a very strange silver color. Oh my god! Oh my god! I’m a vampire! Suddenly
she couldn’t seem to catch her breath.
    Sitting
down hard on the lid of the toilet seat she