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Lost Dreams Chapter 11 Howie walked along the seashore. He was thinking about last night. He had seen the burn on Nina's arm and he wondered how that got there. And the girls seemed to talk to each other without words. And Kevin and Nick were not home the whole day. Even Aaron was worried. Howie picked up a stone and threw it in the sea. He saw a girl sitting on the beach a few yards away. She was staring at a person that was sitting close by. Suddenly she jumped up and ran straight at the man. Howie watched in surprise. She seemed to be kissing him. He walked on coming closer to them. The girl had pulled the man up and kissed him in his neck. She slowly let go of the man and he fell back on the sand. She looked up and stared Howie straight in the eyes. A small line of blood was running down her chin and her eyes were the brightest red he had ever seen. For a strange reason it didn’t scare him. She got up and whipped the blood of her face. ‘You were not suppose to see that.’ She said. ‘Nina?’ Howie glanced her up and down. ‘What are you doing on the beach?’ ‘Eating my breakfast.’ Her eyes slowing changed to her normal colour. ‘I guess I am next on your menu?’ Nina shook her head and sat down in the sand again. ‘I had enough for a while.’ Howie sat down with her. ‘You are not from here are you?’ Nina shook her head. ‘I was born in Brazil.’ Howie watched the waves crash on the beach. ‘You are not real are you?’ Nina glanced at him. ‘Why do you ask me that?’ ‘I think I know what you are.’ Howie looked at her. ‘But why?’ He asked. ‘I was 20 when I met him. He was gorgeous and I fell in love. I wanted to stay with him forever and he told me he could make sure that I stayed with him forever. I never saw the sun rise again after that night.’ Howie pulled her close. ‘So the legend on vampires in Orlando is true.’ Nina nodded. ‘Are you all? I mean the group from last night. And when Brian…’ ‘That is us. We had fun scaring Brian. I think he peed his pants last night when he saw Alec.’ ‘How old are you?’ Nina started laughing. ‘That is a very rude question to ask a lady.’ Howie faked a sad face. ‘I was born in 1835. That would make me 164 years old.’ ‘Wow you still look good for your age.’ Nina playfully slapped him on the arm. ‘I am not the oldest of the bunch. Kathy and Alec are older.’ Howie wrapped an arm around her. ‘I’ve never dated an older woman before.’ ‘Meaning..’ Howie looked Nina deep in her eyes. He started to sing. ‘I don’t care who you are, where you’re from.’ Nina put a hand over his mouth. ‘That is so corny.’ ‘Oh well. Here I am expression my feelings and you say that it is corny.’ Nina moved closer and kissed him. ‘I’ve always been a woman of little words.’ Howie kissed her back. ‘Just one more question. Is there a very old and angry boyfriend waiting for me somewhere?’ ‘No.’ Laughed Nina. ‘I lost track of Juan nearly eighty years ago.’Next: Chapter 12 |