Mary Read`s Journal

04 Aug 2023

I woke up a bit late this morning, I must have had a very tiring night as I was still groggy. But with a jolt, I realized I had to go to work, so I stumbled to the shower and next thing I knew I was ready to go.

On my way to work I noticed a strange feeling in the air - something like an energy field, drawing me to the right. Sure enough, I walked up to a store I had never been before, the sign with the words El Dia de Muertos hanging above triggered something inside me that made me feel welcome.

I decided to buy a little something used and quickly spotted a bedazzled skull that matched my outfit perfectly. I set it on my forehead and it felt like it had been my companion my whole life.

On a whim, I decided to wander around town and had a splendid time, window shopping at a fancy clothing store, eyeballing the vintage items at the local flea market and batting my eyelashes at the cool cats playing in the park at dusk.

By the time I was home, I had a nice bag full of treats and trinkets, enough to make me look like a dark queen. I already felt like one, no matter my current situation.

Later that night I invited most of my friends over for a movie night and enjoyed the freedom of showing off my fanciful items to them. Somehow, I could really relate to the characters we watched, I felt like I had experienced much of the same in real life.

Time flew and soon it was already dawn. I closed the curtains, said my goodbyes and retreated to my chamber, ready for another day of adventures and surprises.
I was alive, alert and eager, half vampire, half goddess, half pirate.
I grinned as I felt my energy reviving me and concluded that I must be Mary Read, the vampire with a heart.

2023-08-04