Tragedy Strikes: A Heartbreaking Journey to Romania and Transylvania

Friday

September 25, 2020

Janet

I didn't want to go to Romania but not being there for my great grandfather's 110th birthday would be rude plus he wanted to see me for the first time. Since I'll be going by myself Kayla, Quinn, and Justin, my friends decided to tag along.

Kayla loves to travel so this is a good opportunity for her. Today's the day we leave and it's been good so far. No one was late or forgot anything. We got on the plane with ease.

"Mind if I make a video real quick?" asked Kayla taking out her phone. Justin was putting his suitcase in the part above his head then paused as the camera turned on him.

"This is my handsome boyfriend, Justin," she then puts it on Quinn and me "And my two best friends, Janet and Quinn." we waved before sitting down. She kept on recording for the next 5 minutes until the pilot on the intercom started to speak.

"Good morning fellow passengers. We are about to lift off so you'd be so kind and fasten your seatbelt and please don't get up to use the bathroom until we are many feet in the air."

Kayla rolls her eyes as She puts on her headphones. I felt the plane rising and lay back. This won't take long so let's just sleep.

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I woke up feeling the movements of people coming off. Quinn and I made eye contact. "Good, you're awake." He gave me my suitcase and we walked off the plane onto the airport floors of Romania.

"Janet honey I just found out that Sebastian Stan is from Romania." Kayla nudged me as I walked up to the front desk. The lady looked at Kayla with excited eyes before saying in her native language with Sebastian Stan at the end of it.

Using my common sense she's asking if we knew him. I just nodded then outta nowhere Quinn came up talking all Romanian. We looked at him in shock as He flirted with her.

Thank God too cause we got through fast and exited the airport. "What the fuck was that Quinn?" Justin asked still in shock. "I've been doing a little Duolingo," he emphasized the word Duolingo. "Well, at least you're taking notes," I mumbled and started to fan a taxi down.

After 4 minutes my hand muscles started to hurt because of the aggressive waving. A taxi pulled over and I told them our destination, a Romanian hotel nearby.

My dad booked it for us so all we had to do was confirm and get the hell in, stay for 3 days and 2 nights before leaving again for Transylvania.

I heard that Transylvania isn't as gorgeous as these parts so I'll just enjoy this while it lasts. We booked in and were just in time for lunch. Before we went for lunch I decided to call my dad.

We talked about how we were going to get to Transylvania, either on a bus or take the train. The train would be good. Never been on one. He told us the address so I saved that in my phone.

He ended the call and we left for lunch. We ate and got dressed for another event... To sit by the pool.

It's not so hot but I still carried my sunscreen. You'll never know when it's needed. "Need help with putting on your sunscreen?" some random stranger asked.

He wore beach shorts with his manhood bulging the fuck out. "No thanks, honey," I replied and accidentally looked at his crotch. He realized what I had done and sat next to me. Fixing his shorts so I could see more of his bulge and touched my leg.

"Okay, that's it," I growled and just in time Quinn showed up. "Hey, hands off my girlfriend punk." I know he's pretending just to scare the creep off. "Man, I'll snatch your girl any day."

Oh, this dude likes a challenge. "Let's go." Quinn grabbed me, pulling me to where Justin and Kayla were. "When are we leaving this hotel?" "The day after tomorrow chill out."

I chuckled at Quinn as his jaw clenched.

Kayla nudged me. I turned to her because I thought she was saying something. "Can I have a word with you?" Oh no this sounds serious.

We went over to a corner to talk privately. "Quinn likes you." "No, he doesn't, I'm not even his type. He likes blondes." I denied."Well you're his first brunette." she walked away and I still didn't think much of it.

Later around 6:30, everyone washed up for dinner. I wore regular blue jeans with a pink long-sleeved shirt with my hair in a high bun.

We walked out of our room and what Kayla said earlier popped up in my mind.

Quinn was walking ahead of everyone with his head down, probably deep in his phone. "Quinn!" he turns and stops then moves to the side so Kayla and Justin can pass.

"This is silly but I'll ask anyway."

I blushed as I came face to face with him. He wore that charming smile that made me weak all over. "What's on your mind?" "I- uh well Kayla shared some information with me today, saying that you liked me,"

his smile dropped and he got all nervous. "And I was like nah that can't be true because I'm not your type." his eyebrow raised. "Who said you weren't my type?" "No one it's just you seemed to have a type since all you dated in high school were blondes so it kinda pushed-"

He crashed his lips into mine, swallowing the last two words I was about to say. I let myself go and kissed him back. "Okay." Kayla pulled us apart and we looked at each other awkwardly. He held onto my hands as we continued our walk to dinner.

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Dinner was so good I was full so I had to stay in not to mention I couldn't stand up straight. Quinn tucked me in while Kayla and Justin waited outside. "I told you not to eat that much food or you're going regret it."

He scolded me. My stomach was painfully full but I didn't care I was famished. "Fuck off Quinn, anyways bring some liquor on your way back," I mumbled while holding my belly. I sat up against the headboard.

"I'll make sure of that!" Kayla yelled before taking Justin's hand and walked away. Quinn kissed my forehead and left.

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My phone went off scaring the crap outta me. I held my head because a sharp pain rushed through my head. I look at the caller ID seeing that it's my dad. Just then Quinn walks in with two beers.

"Hello?" I answered as politely as possible and heard my dad crying. "Your great-grandfather Just got admitted into the hospital." my breath stopped for about 6 seconds and Quinn knew something was up.

"What happened?" I wanted to talk but nothing came out. "I'll call you back." I dropped the phone on my lap and hung my head down. "Grandpa Marcel's in the hospital."

Quinn put the beers down and kneeled before me as I cried. An hour later Justin and Kayla came in but Quinn was asleep while I stayed up. "Hey girlie-" Kayla paused as she saw how red my eyes were.

I told them what happened and the next morning we'll be off to Transylvania. "Can we come?" Justin asked. I wanted to say yes but a voice in my head said no. "No?" I said as if I was asking a question. "Well okay do your thing and come back safe." Kayla caressed my face before hugging me.

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September 26

Saturday

The next morning we woke up super early around 4 in the morning and left for Transylvania. The drive was mad long but at least we got there. I ran into the hospital and his room where my aunt and uncles stood on his bed.

They told me he suffered a heart attack that made him slip into a coma. They left me in the room while Quinn was in the waiting room doing what I guess is getting to know the rest of the Slovaks. That's my great-grandfather's surname.

"Hey Pa it's your great granddaughter, Janet. I know you wanted to meet me when you're breathing without these machines." I said looking at all the machines in the room. Suddenly I felt his hand move.

I smiled and looked up at him. He whispers the name van helsing then knocks right back out. "Pa?" I asked nervously then realized he wasn't breathing. "NURSE!!!!" I screamed out. Moments later two doctors barged in. They kicked me out.

"What happened?" Aunt Aniska asked worriedly. "He's not breathing." "oh my God." My uncle Gary said before fainting. Aunt Aniska started speaking in Hungarian as she pulled him up.

We heard the door open and the doctor came out with a sad face. "No!" aniska shrieked. "We're so sorry Mrs white." That's Aniska's husband's surname. I held back my tears as Quinn held me against his chest

"I was there when he took his last breath." I sobbed. "Can we see him one last time?" Aniska asked with her eyes all puffy. He said yes and the whole family went in there.

I stood in the corner balling my eyes out for the rest of the time with Quinn constantly kissing my temple to comfort me.

After a while, my aunt and uncle were ready to leave and I decided to crash with them.

My uncle, Gary has a mansion so he drove us there. By the time we left, it was 7 in the night. While driving I saw this man wearing a hoodie with his head hanging down. Looks like a hitchhiker.

"Need a lift, sir?" Gary asked and he answered quickly and shivered his way in the car with us.

15 minutes later we stopped at the gas station because Gary wanted gas and used the restroom.

Everyone did their thing and met Gary back outside. "Wait let's get a few snacks." I pulled Quinn back into the store. He smiles and puts his arm around me. He sighed and told me he'll let Gary know we're buying stuff.

I nodded and went into the snack aisle. I heard a blood-curdling scream coming from behind the glass store. Uncle Gary was lying on the floor but his head was detached from his body.

I wanted to move but my body didn't give me a chance and even worse I saw a big white dog tackle Quinn as he approached the door. I screamed and reached for him as it ripped him to shreds.

"Please someone help him." I banged on the door to scare it away but instead, a gun that fired sent it on its way. "Holy shit I'll call the police." the store owner said and ran off.

I opened the door looking at the mess of my two favorite people.

Gary was gone and Quinn might be too but a sound of choking snapped me out of it. Quinn was choking on his blood. "Oh god it hurts so fucking bad," he grunts and I sobbed while examining his wounds.

His neck, chest, right arm, torso, and crotch were ripped up. "Stay with me okay don't fall asleep." His eyes were shutting down slowly. "I love-

then he went limp. My eyes to wide when I realize he's dead.

"Quinn baby please wake up no no please wake up!!!" I practically screamed like it would've helped.

"They're on their way-" I look up at the man with the shotgun. "I'm so sorry I don't know what that was honestly." I know that wasn't an average wolf that looked more like a tiger size. Whatever it was, it needed to be killed.

While waiting on the ambulance my mind wandered off to that hitchhiker and I just noticed that there are 2 dead bodies. Maybe he escaped the attack or something.

A while later the sound of sirens coming from behind me.

"Ma'am are you okay?" an officer asked pointing his flashlight in my face. He sees Quinn's body and pulls me away. "No, I can't leave him." I pled as more officers came pulling me up.

I kicked and screamed at them and a paramedic came up with a mask. "I'm sorry," they said before putting it on me. I blacked out.