[ WP ] You are a reverse vampire . You can only be seen in mirrors .

I sunk my teeth into the soft flesh of her neck. Maybe this one would be enough, maybe this one would let me turn back to normal. She struggled not even knowing what she was struggling against – an invisible force pinning her down. 
 
 I let go and looked into her eyes, hoping for a sign of recognition, but there was nothing there. Her pupils dilated as far as they could go, scanning wildly from side to side, clutching the two wounds on her neck. The blood, my blood, seeped between her fingers, almost black in the dark hotel room. 
 
 I ran into the hallway, a glimmer of hope still alive in my heart. At first glance, the decorative mirror seemed to show a normal man in his late thirties, though looking slightly disheveled. It was only upon closer inspection that you noticed the bloodshot eyes and slightly elongated canine teeth. 
 
 “ What ’ s going up here? ” A voice at the end of the hallway made me swivel around. The security guard had come out of the elevator and stood facing me. My heart was racing. 
 
 The girl I had attacked came stumbling out of her room, still clutching her neck. 
 
 “ Are you alright ma ’ am? There were reports of screaming. ” 
 
 I stood between them: the woman that was finally supposed to be my escape and the security guard that was now looking right through me. The hope was gone. 
 
 I slid past the guard as he walked toward the woman. She was babbling incoherently, but I didn ’ t care anymore. It hadn ’ t worked. They had said if I gave away enough of the tainted blood, diluting it into my victims, I could reverse the symptoms. I could become visible again – a normal vampire. Clearly, they had been wrong about how many it would take. 
 
 I walked through the hotel lobby, not caring who I bumped into, leaving a stream of confused people saying “ sorry ” to the empty air. I sat in a chair and waited for another solo traveler to come through. Maybe the next one would be enough. 

