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RUTH'S POV
I woke up late that night because of the same dream that I'm having for a very long time .
I looked at the table clock . It was showing 3.30 am sharp _ the vampire hour . I got up my bed and looked outside the window . It was dark _ quite dark outside . My head was hurting slightly as usual , like it always does after having the same dream each time .
In my dream , I was standing near a big castle which was in the middle of a dense forest . It was a bright full moon night and the whole forest was flooded with the soft light of the moon . Distant howling of unknown beasts was coming from the forest which made my body shivered . I could clearly hear mournful howlings of thousands of wolves as if they were trying to forbade me to go into the castle , as if they were saying something to me .
I was walking slow by slow towards the castle as if I got hypnotized by something ... I entered the castle and was moving from one hall to another to desperately find someone . I was searching like crazy for someone that I didn't even know of .
Suddenly , I came into the centre of the castle when I heard someone stepping behind me . I slowly turned my head to see who's making the noise and saw a flash of light so dazzling white that I couldn't see the face of the unknown person in my dream .
Then I suddenly woke up in my bed with a jolt .
I have been having that same dream for a very long time as long as I can remember . I don't know if the dream means something or not _ but I don't wanna waste my time thinking about it . Whatever . I went back to sleep . I have to wake up early next morning because I have exams tomorrow for which I have been preparing for a very long time and I don't wanna ruin it by thinking about that stupid dream . I set alarm on my phone and closed my eyes .
" Ruth ! "
It felt like I have just closed my eyes when I heard mom from downstairs calling for breakfast . I looked at the clock . It was showing 6.00 am .
" She's always ahead of the alarm ! " I said to myself , then turned off the alarm which was set for 6.30 .
I went to the bathroom to get freshen up . I looked at the mirror . A pair of green eyes looked back at me which were swollen because of the lack of sleep last night . I yawned and sprinkled some water in my eyes to be fully awake .
When I went downstairs , I saw everyone was already there waiting for me .
" Happy birthday , dear ! " Dad said to me softly while giving me a warm hug .
" Happy birthday sweety ! " Mom hugged me too .
Oh , I almost forgot that today's my seventeenth birthday !
" Thank you so much mom and dad ! " I was so happy to see them together at this moment as they both were always busy with their works and we hardly eat our meals together except some rare occasions .
We happily had our breakfast after a long time .
" You got any plans for your birthday , sweety ? " Dad asked me after a while .
" No , dad . " I replied .
" What'll you do after your exam ? "
" Nothing much . Why ? "
" Let's have dinner together . You , your mom and me . "
" Sure , dad ! That's gonna be so awesome ! "
I felt so happy because it's been a long time that we'll be going out together as a family . I finished my meal quickly and left for the school . The day has started quite well .
" Hey , Ruth ! "
I turned back and saw Emma was coming towards me , running .
" Hey , what's up ! " I said to her seeing her catching her breathe .
" How's your preparation ? Mine is way too worst . We had a big party last night at our house . " She said anxiously .
" No worries . " I pushed her slightly with my shoulder . " We got your back ! " I said to her while waving to our another friend Lisa who was just entering .
" Hey ! Buddies ! " She screamed at the sight of us .
" Hey ! " Both Emma and I said in a chorus and burst out laughing at the same time .
" I heard that your hot brother has come back from the state . " Lisa said to Emma while emphasizing the word ' hot ' in a sexy way .
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