Hybrid: Vampire: Short Story

Hello. Hope you are in good health. I am here to tell a story. Interesting for me, might be boring for you, definitely unreal but something that needs to be said, to be put out there for people to know and ponder over.

You don't need to know my name or what I do as for what I am about to tell you, You can't learn about me or my identity. If you find my story familiar, You are welcome to try searching for me. If you do manage to find me, I am sure you will find my companionship what you are seeking your whole life.

But I am sure you can never find me, at least not the real me. Even if you do find me, I will deny ever writing this, unless proven that you are like me and that we share similar experiences.

After what happened to me, I need the whole world to know but fear that people will take it to be a joke and some may think of me as mad. My story will be termed as the ramblings of a lunatic and will.be treated as such. My private and professional life will be hampered and those who seek to hide these stories will succeed in their endeavour.

So here I am, with a fake identity, anonymous characters and an untold but interesting story-

This happened to me some years ago. It took me a while to pen my experience. I am sure you will be thinking that it is a long time to come forth. Well, I had to make sure that my story whenever goes out will not affect me in any way. I am certain I am free now from any mundane bindings. Any queries or questions will be probably answered by the end. Please have patience and read further till the end.

I was on a summer holiday trip to northern India. My father is very rich but extremely busy businessman. After 5 long years (which involved quarrels with mom and my nagging that from next year my exams will start and I won't get a chance to travel with them), my dad finally agreed to take us on a month long trip covering all states of India.

This happened to me when we were in Shimla. Mom and dad were busy shopping. I was already done with my shopping and bought a cool jacket. Coarse but stylish. But my mom was taking her time deciding which shawls to take and dad, being a great husband (or at least pretending to be! ) was helping her earnestly . I told them that I was going to walk to the resting area from there and they can take the car. They agreed, with as usual notification/warning from mom to be careful and not stray from the path. They even told me to go along with the servant. But I was young then and thought I can handle it. I was a rebel at heart and never really listened to them (or maybe I should have!).

I left at around 7 in the evening. The sun had already set yet there was a faint light in the sky. But in a few minutes, it was pitch dark and cold also started rising. Thank goodness for my hood jacket and my flashlight. I was walking on the road when suddenly i saw a fork in the road. I immediately checked the maps but surprisingly it showed only 1 road. I cursed the blasted maps for missing this. But then the adventurer in me got curious . What's on the other road, the road not on the maps? So, I was about to go on the road not taken when suddenly a man came out of nowhere and warned me not to go on that road. I said the name of my inn and asked the person if the road leads there and if it is safe. The person said that the road is indeed a shortcut to my hotel and is indeed perfectly safe in day but not in night as it is supposed to be HAUNTED.

After a short pause, I couldn't control myself and ended up laughing, maybe a little hard. As I already mentioned earlier, I was a rebel and so naturally ignored the man. I wanted to investigate it and so went forward on that road when suddenly my light went out. It didn't start even after repeated tries. I thought that maybe the battery is dead.

At that moment the street lights came on and I was surprised to see that a indie movie shooting was going on, with huge cameras, lights and sounds. I then realised that due to spooky nature of the road as well as an abandoned bungalow nearby, there was a regional movie being shot here and the man was trying to frighten me from coming here and interrupting the shooting. Nice move old man but maybe a bit too amateur.

The director saw me and welcomed me there. He asked for my name and told me if I wanted to work in the film in a small role. It was a dream come true for every child. After all, who doesn't like movies or at least working in one. I was very happy and then asked them if there was any place where I can get charge for my light. They didn't have one. I didn't remember my inn number and so there was no chance of calling them. Then I was taken to the make up van where I was given costumes to wear and makeup was applied on me.

Then they explained my role.It was a movie sent in 1900. I was to play the role of a terrified young boy who was kidnapped and delivered to the bungalow by the villagers of a nearby village to be the servant to the monster who lived in the house. Then by coincidence, the hero and heroine come in the house seeking shelter as they have escaped their oppressive parents. They are trapped by the glib tongue of the monster and get trapped by the monster. Then I meet them and together with them, we trick the monster and eventually manage to get the monster trapped and set ourselves free. But in the end, when we do manage to get out ,we all then realise that we have been dead since a long time. we have all turned into ghosts just like the monster, who was a ghost as well and that the rising sun will end us. So unwillingly the couple go back into the house to become the ghost's family while I am to end my existence by welcoming the sun.

It was a great story with a nice message and the shooting was also completed on schedule. My parts were few after all. I gave a great performance. All that drama club practice paid off.

I looked at my watch and saw that It was 4 in the morning and I was really late. Everyone would be worried. So without giving anyone a proper goodbye, I left for my inn.

But when I went to the place where the inn should have been, I found that there was no inn. Instead I found a luxurious hotel. When I went to a nearby shop to enquire, I saw a newspaper with a date 2 years in future.

So that's why I am writing this. I am back with my family. They were relieved to see me alive. My parents had broken down and had lost all hope of finding me.

They thought that I had some kind of psychotic episode and had imagined the whole thing. The doctor also said that it is possible that I have forgotten the last 2 years due to retrograde amnesia. Although till now, nothing could explain my absence of 2 years.

The more surprising fact is that 2 years before, the movie came out and became a super hit, making me quite famous. But it was even more surprising when I learnt that I was the only one to come back from the crew and that too probably because I left without telling anyone and didn't stay till the end.

Today I am finally sharing this as it's been a long time ago and all who were part of this have perished or gone old. I still have no clue about what actually happened that night. This incident was covered up to ensure my safety. The only thing that I can say with confirmation is that today, thanks to the success of the movie as well as the mystery of the disappearance of the entire crew, I have become a well known star of Indian cinema and have done some very good movie roles. My funeral was one of the most liked ones.

Probably by the time you read this, I would have a new identity in a new country and none would be wiser. But I will never forget that night as it changed me in ways you can't even fathom…..because from that night on, i became a spirit of the darkness, a creature devoid of hope and warmth…. I had become a bloodsucking monster, forever to walk in the shadows and moonlight....

I had become a daywalker VAMPIRE.