Renáissance

"Ceci, just listen to Papa. Stay away from those creatures OK?"

The little girl with red-brown hairs nodded with a dejected frown on her face.

"Yes, Papa." Came the reply from her chime like voice. She then looked at the tall, handsome and strongly built man kneeled in front of her. "But can Papa tell me why? I have seen them on the TV, they are just like us. They have normal jobs, normal families - well, as normal as it can get - and they look just like us."

Her Papa let out a sigh.

"Ceci, Pumpkin, they might be all of those but they don't eat like us. They kill in order to survive."

"But Papa! So do we!" The little girl was now throwing a tantrum. She just didn't understand why her Papa, and especially her Mama warned her to stay away from the people of the night. Her Papa fixed her floral sundress and then patted her head. This caused the little girl to wear a gigantic pout with crossed arms.  He then took her small oval face in his comparatively gigantic,  calloused hands and stared hard in her blue hazel eyes that matched his.  He then used one hand to pinch her small nose and the other to put away the pout from her full heart shaped lips.

"Celicia, those creatures are called vampires for a reason. They feed on blood. Human blood. Do you want them to feed from you?"

The little girl hurriedly shook her head. Fear visible in her eyes.

"Good. Now let's go pick some flowers while we're here to give your Mama more time to finish decorating your birthday cake."

A bright smile spread across her face.

***

What happens when your life gets turned upside down?

Her father getting bitten by a rogue vampire gets away and returns home, only to try and kill his family to quench his thirst.

What will they do? Do they kill or be killed?

Let's find out.