01 Jul 2023
As I looked around the room, I realized that all my friends were vampires as well - and yet I was still the odd one out. They were all decked out in their finest vampire garbs – black cloaks and pale whitish faces – while I was wearing an oversized navy-blue hoodie and warmers despite the chilly but unseasonably warm temperatures.
I took a sip of my Pina Colada and looked out the window at the rain. Although I wasn’t much of a fan of getting caught in the rain, I did appreciate the beauty of a good storm that came and went quickly.
My friends began to laugh as I told them a joke (as I am apparently quite good at that). I smiled, happy to be in their company, as I revelled in both the laughter and the darkness that surrounded me.
"Mary," one of them called out to me, "why don't you tell us a story about your wild pirate days?"
I quickly agreed. It had been so long since I had been able to regale my friends with tales of my wanderings through the seas. I recounted stories of barrels of rum, weapons from countless countries, the unexpected cat I had saved from a storm, and of course, my Dracula-like, bloodsucking adventures.
My friends' eyes were wide with amazement, as if they couldn't believe that I was once such a wild character. They were also intrigued by the fact that I had been able to accumulate so much wealth in my travels, money that they had not been able to obtain with all their vampire abilities. I guessed it was true that money was power after all.
It felt as if I had gone on a journey through time. In some ways, I felt like an ancient princess warrior, and in other ways, I felt like an immortal, living a sort of rebirth. I stretched out my arms and felt the chill of the rain, but I also felt a warmth inside of me that could never be destroyed.
My friends and I laughed and talked long into the night – forgetting the chill of the wind and instead basking in the warmth of friendship. Sooner or later, I must have dozed off, as I felt myself drifting off in the sweetest of dreams.
2023-07-01
Mary Read
She took the name of her inspiration, Mary Read, the famous pirate.
She likes Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain, but leads very serious battles. She has a knack for making money, therefore, your production of money will be increased. Her inspiration, Mary Read, was an English pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy.
