Chapter 1

Vivian P.O.V

I look outside the window from the moving bus at the beautiful mountain pass , it has magnificent tall green trees with thick trunks and roots protruding from the ground. The trees were  lining the road casting a dark shadow making it look like its nearly sunset while its still only 14:15 in the afternoon .The light fog in the atmosphere was making it a tiny bit difficult to see the small plants surrounding the trees but you could see the beauty through it. The place was marvelous.

I was truly amazed by the beauty the nature held,  so much that I could not wait to see the town I wished the bus would go faster or maybe fly if that was even possible. I was beaming with excitement since the road to the town held a promise of a beautiful paradise waiting.

My name is Vivian and I just got a job at a town called Winterberg in the Eastern cape of South Africa.

I had never heard of the town before I got the call from my previous employer informing me that one of her friends is lookin for a shop assistant at her crystal store. So I took the opportunity since I was unemployed, broke and yearning for a fresh start. This was my chance to build a life for myself outside my mothers cocoon.

My mother was not thrilled by me moving to a new unfamiliar environment but I'm 23 years old  and she had no say in the matter , it was my decision to make because I'm an adult woman who is capable of living on her own. My mother was very protective of me but I guess its because it was just me and her in this world.

And I will miss her and its painful to leave her alone in that house. She has no one and  my father left us before I was even born. But I guess this will also serve as an opportunity for her to go out more, make new friends and hopefully even start dating.

I finaly snap out of my thoughts and I saw a board  notifying that my destination was 10km ahead ,with  excitement enough to make my heart  explode from my chest I quickly checked myself in the mirror and my long  black dreadlocks were still tied neatly and my chocolate brown lipstick was still in place. Satisfied with my looks I started to check  my bags and put my snacks and water inside my handbag to prepare  for my arrival at the bus station.

As soon as we arrive I took note that there was no bus station but instead it was a small gas station. I hopped off the bus and made  a call to Celeste who is to be my landlord notifying her of my  arrival so that she can  take me to the small one roomed cabin since this was my first time here and when we spoke on the phone she told me to call her as soon as I arrived.

As I wait for her arrival i took a look at my surroundings and I observed that that it is a very small town with only one main street with gas station, supermarket, coffee shop that's also a bar and  finally a Liquor store but that did no deter since I loved quite places surrounded by nature.

In no less than ten minutes Celeste arrives in a silver Polo Vivo  and the moment she steps out of her car I take note of her  waist length white hair, its beautiful and shiny like its from a television or magazine commercial.

She comes up to me wearing a very warm smile with thin pink lips. I imagined her to be older  to match her matured wise voice but she looks not a day older than 25, I am amazed by her beauty so much so that  do not even hear her greet me. I looked stupid she probably thought I'm a retard

She greats again ,louder this time.

" Hi its me Celeste your landlord , your bus arrived earlier than I expected. So tell me how was your journey?"

-Celeste

I snapped out of the daze , she gives me a soft smile maybe she was used to people ogling her and whisked away by her beauty.

"I'm sorry I don't know wat's wrong with me.Maybe I'm tired from the journey here."

-Vivian

" oohh poor thing, you don't have worry yourself its ok. Let's get you to your cabin so that you may rest."

- Celeste

I   was terrified that I may have given my LANDLORD a possibly ugly first impression but she assured me that it was nothing.

We drove away from the gas station towards a gravel path and I took note that there is only one paved/ tar road and its the main street.

We drove for about 10 minutes in the gravel path and came towards a very small wooden cabin, when we stopped I took a good look at my surroundings and I took note that the cabin was surrounded by tall grass and a couple of  tall pine trees. The forest was beautiful and had a magical energy flowing, I could feel it.

There was a thin path leading to the door of the cabin and next to the door  was a small wooden chair. I could also hear a  waterfall close by meaning I'm near a river but I could not see any and I wondered how far it was because I love swimming and having a waterfall in my backyard is not a bad idea. We followed the path to the door and then Celeste  took out a key  under the doormat and it was open sesame.

I was very happy with the view in front of me, the cabin was not small as I thought and it had a nice cozy feeling about it.

There was a bed ,a small wooden desk , a nice built-in wooden cabinet with a small sink and a stove , there was a small door leading to a bathroom which consisted a toilet seat , sink and shower.

"This is amazing, I love it. Thanx for everything Celeste now I have only a few furniture items to buy. I don't know how to thank you for all this."

-Vivian

" its nothing don't worry yourself about it."

- Celeste

It was simple but I was grateful for the few things the cabin had to offer. It was better than nothing and I was in no position to be picky given that I was broke girl starting a new job.

I had to buy my own wardrobe and fridge but I was happy that some of the furniture Celeste had  already provided ,the woman was a Godsend. She was really kind and people like her are difficult to find. I thank the heavens I got her as my landlady not some mean and greedy person.

After showing me around I made my payment for rent for the starting month and my landlord went on her way. I felt a bit lonely and scared since it will be my first time being alone and without my mom, I missed her already so I decided to give her a call and tell her about my journey and my  cozy little cabin.

I feel a pang in my heart realising that she's won't be here to pay the bills and do all the grown up stuff which will now be my responsibility since I live alone in my own place .

The whole situation was scary but exciting at the same time I always lived with her even when I was working on my previous job I still lived at home . I sit on the bed and take out my phone but right at that exact moment I hear a screech outside and everything froze.........

My blood ran cold and I started praying to God that I was hearing things and that nothing was outside in those woods outside my cabin. So I did what any logical person would do, I locked the door and hid in the bathroom.

Celeste P.O.V

The very moment I laid my eyes on my new tenant I knew it was her, she looks exactly like him. I'm not sure how much she knows about herself and her true nature and I hope her human mother atleast prepared her somehow for wats to come.

I never liked her mother I must admit and all of us were taken aback by the very  fact that she is a human female., humans only bring trouble for our kind  and not to mention how weak and naïve they are. Humans are like infants and I will never in my ridiculously long life understand what he saw in her.

My kind has always been traditional and backwards when it comes to mating, that is why the girls parents never married and ended up  splitting. It was sad but we did warn her father about the troubles of falling in love with a human.

Well I just pray to the Gods that she does not end up with a human like the stubborn man who sired her, even though she seems to have taken alot from him!!!!!!!.......only time will tell and I can sense it in the very air we breathe  that her life story is going to be an interesting one.

Just as I was deep in thought I could spot Conrad above patrolling the forest near the portal, I forgot to notify him that  our new resident might not know about her kind and that he must be carefully until we are sure of everything. At that very moment Conrad chose to screech and I mentally cringed.

'Holly shit!!!! Vivian must have heard that'.

I know its a short chapter I promise next one will be longer. Thanx for the support and reading this chapter it means a lot to me. Luv u all mwaaaaa!!!!!!