Vacant heart

(Alicia’s POV)
(1818)

The Vampire population started to grow here in New Jersey and I saw so many wanting to revert back. I researched my best to help them out. I went to book stores and libraries to help me get books to research. I bought many books about Vampires, supernatural, spirits, broken, and hearts. It seemed to make the most sense from what I was looking for. I placed the books I had on my desk and went to the on about spirits first. I looked through it and came across a spell that was half cut out.

“To restore a ………………. or they will die, along with them.”

I constantly read it trying to figure out what was missing. The next few days I read the rest of the books and went to store getting newer ones and reading them, but it was pointless. I did everything each book said and nothing worked. I looked over to one of the books and it said get the blood of a Vampire and get the Vampire yourself. I didn’t know any Vampire’s personally to ask them to give me their blood. I then thought about Lindsey. I got up and walked out of my home. I would have mailed her a letter asking for help, but the villagers will kill me for sending things to her. I needed to continue working on the ritual, but I think she would do of help. I walked to her home and she gave me a sad smile. It amazed me how I was friends with her. “Hi Lindsey. I need your help.” I say. She raised a brow and listened. “I have a ritual to heal a Vampire and I think I could use your help to finish the ritual.” She gave me a smile. “Let’s go!” She says pulling my arm as she ran to my house. She was quite faster so my dress and shoes ripped from her dragging me. She goes into my home and into my study all excited. “Okay Lindsey, the first thing I need is your blood.” She widens her eyes, before nodding a bit.

I gave her a jar and a knife for her. She sat the cup on my book and slit her wrist, making her cry as her blood ran down, going all over the book and my desk. I went and grabbed a cloth and gave it to her. She stopped the bleeding and backed away. “Thank you.” I say dipping two of my fingers into her blood. I drew a symbol on the floor and told her to stand on end. I placed the cup in the center and got some candles and lit them all around the symbol. I got to where I am supposed to be and started to chant the words.

“Hear me and help me set her free. Let soon the ones she broke be free as well.”

The room started to shake, making Lindsey scared. “Al….” She says but I raise my hand to shush her. My eyes rolled to the back of my head as I continued to chant the next part.

“Set her free from this monster.”

I chant as Lindsey yells in pain. My eyes rolled back and a bright light launches us across the room. I shake my head and looked up and started to panic when she was having a seizure on the floor, chocking on her blood. I ran to her, but the same bright light pushes me away. I grunt and looked up to see a blurry light. “Stay away from her. Get near her, we will leave. Wait for her to wake up.” The light said with her voice. “Lindsey?” I say. “Yes, it’s me, but the me before I went vicious. We are dying Alicia. When we go you go with us.” She says referring to the rope connecting us. “What?! Why am I dying?”

“The spell rebounded and connected you to us.” She says feeling sorry for me. I was going to die with her? This can’t be real. The bright figure vanished and Lindsey shoots up sweating. “What just happened?” She asked me. “You’re dying Lindsey and I going to die with you.” I say raising the rope the was ripping between us. “No! Alicia I am sorry!” She says crying. We need to think of a way to fix this to so we could live.

(1820)

Lindsey’s vacant heart helped me see my husband. He worked so hard to help out his brother who was turned by Lindsey. I walked over to her vacant heart and started to talk to her. “Can you explain this more to me?” I asked. She gives me a smile and nods. “When a Vampire goes out of control, the stronger side kills you, until you split into two. The vicious killing Vampire, to the innocent old you. When the innocent old you gets hurt too much they will cut the rope and leave, splitting the heart. You become empty, when the heart is split. The vicious side won’t worry too much at the feeling and won’t miss what’s missing from it.” She says. “Will this happen to Gerard?” I asked. “Most likely, but you can prevent it.” I raise my eyebrow confused. “When Gerard gets a vacant heart, to heal him. He needs to fall in love with a human and they return the love. It’s too late to save Lindsey, but there’s still time to save Gerard.” She says.

(A few days before they are to kill Lindsey)
(1830)

Over the years I watched Lindsey’s vacant heart get sick, with her hair falling out. She couldn’t move, she was in a really bad shape. Even hurt, she helped me talk to Michael. I found out he fell in love with a peasant and soon got married. I was upset, but supported it. I want him to be happy, since I am dead I can’t really do that. I told him what happened to me after Lindsey killed me. I told him that he needed to watch out for Gerard when it’s his turn. When I leave in a few days I can’t help. I told him the spells and how to do the rituals and how to save Gerard, when he too gets vacant heart like Lindsey. Michael told me Gerard doesn’t want to love. We weren’t really too worried about that. Gerard was sweet and kind, he did have a bit of a temper, but was okay. Michael started to tell me how he noticed Gerard was changing his behavior lately, which was a bit worrying. Michael then told me he was afraid Gerard was getting to a vacant heart.

A day before they killed Lindsey, I wrote to Michael. “Michael help you brother out. When I am gone, I won’t be able to help anymore, so you will be on your own. This is the spell to the healing a vacant heart.” I awhile ago I figured out what the book that scratched out half of the spell said, with the help of Lindsey's Vacant heart.

“Heal the broken with a Vacant heart. Raise them from the dead and make them feel loved and no longer empty. Help heal the vacant heart. To restore a Vacant heart , the Vampire with a Vacant heart must love the enemy and they must return the love. If their love if real the spell shall work or they will die, along with them.”

“Don’t mess up on the ritual, Michael. I don’t want you to rebound with Gerard and ending up like me. Don’t do the ritual until he has fallen in love with a human and they’ve returned the love. They will be a big part of the ritual. Goodbye, Michael. I love you.”

Notes

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-Jordan