The Outcast
"What are you talking about?" I was surprised by her reaction.
"I'm your husband's ex-girlfriend. Don't you ever feel insecure that I'm here?" Victoria asked.
We're still standing in front of the door where she was supposed to stay. Our conversation seems to be going nowhere. Why should I be jealous of her? Sure, I'm aware that she was Gregory's ex-girlfriend. But I don't think he will let her stay here just to make me jealous.
"Sorry, I'm not the jealous type! Get in so you can be more comfortable." I dismissed myself.
Victoria raised one eyebrow and looked unconvinced. But I just ignored her and went down to the stairwell. I need to get some fresh air from that conversation. Or should I say, confrontation? She seems to sound that way.
I saw Greg from where we left him earlier. He stood up from the sight of me. As if he was waiting for me to come down from upstairs. I wanted to just ignore him but he was already close to me the moment I stepped down from the last step of the stairs.
"Did she tell you something?" Greg asked.
"Well, she told me that she's your ex," I replied with a sarcastic tone.
"And?" Greg asked again.
"That's it! Why are you hiding something from me?" I asked him back.
"No, of course not! It was a long time ago when I and Victoria became a couple." Greg informed me.
"That's okay, I'm not the jealous type anyway," I told him and left him alone.
I really feel like I need a breath of fresh air. Not that it will be good for my health because I'm already undead. I just want to think about what Victoria means with her reaction. She wants me to be jealous of her and I don't think that I should.
After all, I'm already Greg's wife and he waited for me for 500 years. That's enough for me to feel secure about our marriage. Even if I'm not in love with him, I have to keep my place. He's my creator and I don't think that I can survive without him.
I want to just clear my head about what just happened. Although I'm not jealous of Victoria, I wonder why is she here? I have to keep on practicing what I've learned before. We will be going to the vampire council in a month. I don't want to end up vanishing.
"Mary, we have to go hunting now." Greg reminded me.
I didn't notice him walking towards me. My head is somewhere else even if I have a vampire sense. I don't feel like talking to him right now but my stomach suddenly growled. It's time to eat and I can't go hunting by myself. I don't know what might happen if I saw humans.
"Okay, let's go!" I finally agreed and we went to the woods to hunt some animals.
I was wondering why Victoria didn't come with us. Not that I'm fond of her but she must eat as well. But I didn't ask Greg about it and just continued our hunt. I don't want to think about his ex-girlfriend but she's bothering me.
Why is she so confident and proud to inform me that she is Gregory's ex-girlfriend? I don't want to think negative thoughts but maybe it has something to do with why she's here. Just when I thought that I don't have a competition when it comes to my husband, Victoria happens!
I started to feel my rage and my vampire fangs came out already. There's no prey for me to eat yet but my fangs already showed up. Maybe it's because I feel angry about the situation. If Victoria came here to taunt me, I will make her wish she didn't even come.
With that thought, I saw a wild boar walking from my peripheral vision. Greg told me not to hunt them because they can also hurt me. But with the rage I'm feeling right now, I think I can even kill another vampire.
I wasted no time and approached the wild boar and looked it in the eye. It's my way of gauging my prey and I also like hypnotizing them before biting their necks. The wild boar looked totally mesmerized and I struck right away.
It made a very loud shriek the moment I buried my fangs on its neck. But I didn't feel intimidated and continued to suck its blood. It tasted better than deer's blood. Unexpectedly, I have found my favorite prey to hunt every night.
After I put the wild boar to sleep, I stood there and observed the animal. I always make sure to let it die as quickly as possible. Torturing an innocent animal is not my trip. I already suck their blood dry and that's the least I can do.
"Wow, you had a wild boar!" Greg exclaimed.
This time, I noticed him coming closer to where I am. He already looks full and he just went to check up on me. Even if we hunt together, we have to separate ways to catch our prey. Afterward, he always looked for me since he finished first.
"I just wanted to try having a wild boar tonight. It's my new favorite!" I informed him.
Greg put his right thumb up and we headed back to the cathedral. I decided to stay outside and made an excuse to Greg. I just don't want to see Victoria again if she decides to get out of her room. After all, vampires are more active at night.
He needs to go somewhere to meet up with the other vampires. Then I saw Victoria leave the cathedral and go wherever Greg is going. Maybe they will be visiting their friends. But he didn't even invite me to join him. Why did he bring her instead of me?
It's very odd and knowing Greg, he always drags me along whenever he's socializing. But now that Victoria is here, I suddenly felt like an outcast! I just realized that I didn't feel very well and headed back inside the cathedral. Alone and all by myself!