Catherine The Vampire

Usuku lwase luzophela. UCatherine wayeseqala ukuphaphama. Njengenjwayelo, into yokuqala ayiqaphela lapho evula amehlo akhe kwaba iphunga lokuswakama ekamelweni elingaphansi. Akuzange kumkhathaze kakhulu; wayesekujwayele phakathi namashumi eminyaka, kodwa wayehlale ekubona lapho evuka. Wayehlala ekamelweni elincane elingaphansi kwendlu engasasetshenziswa muntu. Kwake kwahlala umuntu ongenakhaya lapha, ngakho kwakukhona ifenisha ekamelweni, futhi izindonga zazimbozwe ingxenye yephepha lodonga elidala, eligugile, ngemva kwalokho ngezinye izikhathi wayezwa ukuhwashaza kwezinambuzane. Usephapheme ngokuphelele manje, uCatherine wazelula njengekati wahlala ngezinqe kumatilasi. Wayengenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi uzokwenzenjani namuhla. Ukomela kwakhe igazi, ayebhekana nakho ngezikhathi ezithile, kwakungamkhathazi kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi. Wayekade eyozingela ngayizolo, ukuze akwazi ukuphila ngokuthula ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezilandelayo. Ejikela kancane kwesokunxele, waqaphela ukuthi wayengeyedwa ekamelweni; ikati lalihlezi eduze kwakhe limbhekile. UCatherine wayethanda amakati ngaphezu kwanoma ubani omunye kulo mhlaba; wayebathemba. Kwase kuningi ekuphileni kwakhe, okwase kuneminyaka ecishe ibe ngamakhulu amahlanu. UCatherine wayesenesikhathi eside eyeka ukubaqamba ngoba ukuqamba ikati kwakukwenza kube nzima ukulahlekelwa yibo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ikati lasukuma lazelula, njengoba nje noCatherine, labe selisondela kuye. "Mina nawe siyefana," kusho uCatherine, ema ngezinyawo. "Olunye usuku luphambi kwethu. Asihambe, sekumnyama. Isikhathi sokuphumela ngaphandle." Bobabili baqonde ekuphumeni...