Alma's Diary entries

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July 2, 2016

Nightmare.
There is only one word to describe what happened to me the past 2 days and that is nightmare. I had sensed that this trip was a stupid idea, and i had not given in easily… but the money was too good to deny. Plus the chance to visit America , and get paid to do it, was something that i had never dreamed of. Me, the little girl from Sevilla, performing my art to the rest of the world.
Yet i should have listened to my grandma saying no, and i should have listened to my dreams. My dreams of murder and death coming to meet me in the way.
Yesterday we arrived in this city called….(what is the name again?) … “Harper Rock”, and as soon as we arrived i felt it. The end was near. I didn’t know if it was the end of my life literally, the end of my life as the way i knew it or just the end of my trip- my final destination. But i knew the end was coming. The city itself, seemingly booming of life, with its busy streets and neighborhoods, its parks and its malls had a heavy atmosphere. Some kind of scent i have never felt before.
It was shortly after the performance. It did go well, as usual, and everybody else wanted to go for drinks. Per usual. But not me this time. I had this weird feeling to avoid the bars, clubs of this city and i just wanted to go back to my hotel, sleep for the night and leave early the following morning for good. But even though i left the hall alone, i was not alone apparently. And never made it in the hotel that night.
In the beginning it was footsteps. Footsteps that stopped every time i stopped. I tried to open up my pace and get lost in an alley. And then it was nothing.
I woke up a few hours later in that same alley but i still feel like i’m sleeping. Like this nightmare will soon end. I tried to leave, but the sun burnt me heavily. So i crawled back to that area and waited till it was dark. And when it was dark again, i fed… on human blood. Disgusting and yet it is the only thing that i desire.
I found my way to the hotel, but everyone else had left.
I am alone, in this cursed city, deprived of my family, of my traditions, of my tribe.
What will happen to me?
Who was that stalker and why did he leave me like that?
And most importantly… What have i become? El Diablo?

[Alma (DELETED 8554)]

July 15th, 2016.

A new beginning.

So i am a vampire. I like being one so far.

Granted i can’t walk in daylight anymore. It hurts. I tried it twice so far. First time it was out of ignorance, second time because i wanted to test if wearing heavy clothing and covered every inch of my skin would still have the same result. Third time would only be foolish. So not attempting that any longer.

But everything else is amazing. I have a new family now. They are great. They gave me weapons, they inspire me, they even gave me a map of the city and instructions what to avoid and when. I can even stay in their place to rest, which is wonderful and i can’t thank them enough for that, as it is now my safe haven, a well protected area that makes me stronger every night i decide to visit.

Everything is new. And i want to see, listen, smell, touch and most importantly taste everything that comes in front of my never ending night walks in the city. I can now sneak in buildings easier, and i try snatch everything that seems usable for the future. It doesn’t always work, there are guards around, but i kill them most of the times. It’s fun. I had never ended a human life before but after the first night, it started growing on me like an addiction. Eva warned me to avoid them instead, but alas, i don’t listen. Same with gangsters, thieves, hitmen and cops. I try my strength, exercise a bit and then go hit again those that i couldn’t beat before. Sometimes it works, and the joy i get from it is overwhelming. Sometimes it doesn’t and i get hit. Thankfully i learned how to patch up and heal my wounds so it doesn’t last long. I have to have a reserve on anima, that is going down fast, but that’s about it.
I am trying to enter those private homes. Maybe i need more practice, as i never succeeded so far. I bet the most interesting items are hidden in there. So i will have to try again and again till i manage.

They told me the wilderness is also a must-to-avoid place especially in the peak hours. I am tempted to try that too. Every night i go to the edge and stay there watching. There are supposed to be some fiery creatures lurking down the shadows but i have seen none so far. I never took the leap but some night i will. It is just too tempting.

Sometimes i feel like a kid that has been offered candy, or rather a job at the local candy store, and then was forbidden to try. So i AM trying; after all, i am already dead, what is the worst thing that can happen to me? I want to live my life, or whatever this is, to the fullest. I don’t want to stay in the shadows and be afraid. The world is there for me to explore and that’s what i am planning to do.