A Woman Turned

Chapter 6

After that night, things actually went better for Donte and me. We were still getting to know one another, but the unresolved s*xual tension that we both had was gone. All of the worry that we had before vanished, replaced with a feeling of happiness for the other. I felt a connection with Donte, and even though it was weird I did like it.

We talked about everything at this point, and sometimes he would press his lips to mine. He would give me little kisses, and he would even flirt with me at times. We would bicker about stupid things like our music tastes, but I felt happy for the first time in forever. I felt like I could have something with this man, even though it was awkward to say the least.

I had a lot on my mind though. We moved into another state and then stayed at another motel. We shared a bed, but this time it wasn’t super awkward. It actually felt normal, and we did cuddle a whole lot. I felt like I could be myself around Donte. I didn’t have to put up a show around him.

From there, we grew even closer. I felt like I could tell Donte all of my secrets, and I did. I told him about my past, about my life before I turned. Donte seemed interested. I told him the embarrassing stories, like when I was in fifth grade and I got my hands stuck together. I was using crazy glue I found and thought it would’ve worked for my art project. Needless to say, I was wrong, and I cried when I took it off. I also told him about school and some of the things I did. I told him about the pain of college and the fun of high school. I told him about all the parties I barely remembered, the friends who were by my side, and the trials that I went through. Donte was entertained by this, and in a way, I found it amazing. I was happy that a guy like him could enjoy my company.

He managed to finally open up to me about his life as well. It took a bit, but he finally told me about all the sh*t that he had to go through. He told me about his past, when he was married to a woman that he hated. He had a normal job like me, but he didn’t have the fun of getting wasted in college like I did. Instead, he told me about the hardships that he went through. He told me about the things that his family had to go through in order to live. It was a little daunting at times, but I could tell that Donte was happy to at least have someone to talk to about this. He told me about his ability to sense the supernatural, and how he had to keep that a secret from his family due to the fact that that he could sense all of these things. He knew something was coming for him, but he didn’t know what it was.

When I listened to him tell me about this, I felt happy. I felt like he was opening up to me finally. I was happy about that, but I still wondered what was going to happen next.

I felt myself become happier as time went on. I felt comfortable around him. I felt like I could tell him just about anything.

I don’t know what the hell happened. I just started to fall for him. After a bit, I realized that he was a great person. I knew him better than most people did. I hated to admit it, but I did feel something strong for this man. Was it love? Hell I was still trying to figure it out myself. But I liked the feeling more than anything. I wanted to keep it around.

After a couple more weeks, we finally made it to Wisconsin. I was happy about that too. My bank account was drained. I wanted to find this person and have them turn us back. I didn’t care what I had to do, I just wanted to be normal again.

Donte got us a cabin that night. Apparently, he had a stash of money as well. He didn’t want to dip into it, but since we started on the road together it was for the best. The cabin was nice, and it was by the person who knew how to turn us back would be. I hoped they knew how.

We sat around the TV that night, both of us quiet. I was cuddling Donte, but I had something on my mind.

“So we’ll finally meet her tomorrow,” I said.

“We should. I know that it’ll be different after that. Margret is one of the only people in the world that knows how to reverse the virus. I think once we get to her, we explain our situation and then she’ll be able to help us,” he explained.

I agreed. I hope this woman would be able to change me back. But there was something that I wanted to get off my chest. I know that Donte was thinking about it as well.

“Is something the matter?” Donte asked. He pulled me out of my thoughts, causing me to blush.

“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it,” I explained.

He moved closer to me and looked at me. “It’s not nothing. Remember the last time you dismissed something as nothing?”

I remembered. That’s when I admitted that I liked him. That was harder than I thought it was going to be. I knew that it was going to be weird, but I had to tell him the truth.