Hope springs eternal in Oasis, Florida.
The others silently
followed Todd out of Wolf’s house of horrors. Linda looked back at the house one last time, lagging behind
the others, reflecting on the total waste. The beautiful house was built on a lush
mountainside, overlooking a beach with sparkling white sand and clear blue skies. But who would want to live in this house
after all the gruesome deaths?
She feared that there
wasn’t a perfect paradise to be found anywhere in the world. Good and evil
existed everywhere, violently vying against each other every day. The Dead had
attempted to shift reality, but in the end they had to contend with the good
forces in the world. This time good was victorious; however, Linda knew that
this wouldn’t always be the outcome. Life didn’t always provide happy endings.
She stopped in mid thought, realizing what she’d been thinking. She has always
been such an optimist, but now she’d become as cynical and pessimistic as
Shana, fearing that Todd wouldn’t be able to protect her from all the evil in
the world.
Her greatest fear was of
never fitting into Todd’s world of supernatural beings. But then he turned to her, giving her a warm
look full of hope and yearning, and she knew that he would always be there
protect her. And it was okay that he was a human vampire. Once they dealt with The Dead, they would able
to work through their differences.
She smiled. Todd hurried
back to her, placing her hand in his as they walked outside into the bright
sunshine.
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