The Tales of A Vampire

C16- Dinner With Olsen's Family

Third Person's POV

Third Person's POV

John and his wife go to their bedroom. Astrid's face was confused about the behavior of his husband. She put her palms on the cheeks of John. She was startled when she felt the cold skin of her husband but she thought it might be because of the weather and so she dismissed it from her mind.

" Hei, er det noe du vil at jeg skal si til meg? " (Hey, is there anything you want me to say to me?) Astrid asked. John held her hands.

" Før jeg sier noe, lov meg at du ikke blir sint eller nekter, kan du love? John ser på konas øyne. Astrid merker at øynene hans endrer farge. Hans isete blå øyne er nå svarte." ( Before I say anything promise me that you won't be angry or refuse. Can you promise?) John looked at his wife's eyes. Astrid noticed that his eyes changed their color. His icy blue eyes are now honey gold.

" Kjære, hvorfor er øynene dine av honninggull? " (Honey, why are your eyes are honey gold?)Astrid said. Although John expected this from her wife still he felt anxious.

"Uhm. Det er en kontaktlinse, kjære. Dr. Brent fortalte meg at jeg burde ha en svart kontaktlinse på grunn av ulykken. Ulykken gjorde øynene mine følsomme I lys eller sollys, så ai burde bruke honninggull kontaktlinser for å minimize dens følsomhet." (Uhm. it's a contact lens, honey. Dr. Brent told me that I needed to wear a honey gold contact lens because of the accident. The accident made my eyes sensitive in light or sunlight so ai should use a black contact lens to minimize its sensitivity.)" John's witty mind was quick.

"Oh," Astrid believed in what her husband said.

"Ok, Ok, hva trenger du å fortelle meg? Jeg lover at jeg ikke vil bli sint eller nekte hvis det er innenfor min makt." (OK, what do you need to tell me? I promise I won't be angry or refuse if it is within my power.) Astrid joked at him and smiled.

"Vel, Astrid, jeg drar med Dr. Brent og Carlos (Well, Astrid, I'm leaving with Dr. Brent and Carlos.)" Sadness is written on his face. Astrid stunned.

"W-hva? Du drar? Når? Hvorfor? (W-what? You will be leaving? When? Why?)" Astrid looked at John's eyes to see the truth of his words.

"Jeg drar til utlandet, i Seward Park for å jobbe der med Dr. Brent og Carlos. Jeg sender deg penger hver måned. ( I will go abroad, to Seward Park to work there with Dr. Brent and Carlos. I will send you money every month.) Astrid's eyes got bigger and she covered her mouth. John thought on her wife's tendency to outburst and cry so he hurriedly strode towards his wife to embrace but his one arm stopped by his wife's hand. So he stopped on what he wanted to do.

"Herregud! Det er fantastisk! (Oh, my God! That is amazing!)" Astrid squealed. John was shocked by the reaction of his wife. Astrid is like a kid that jumping and squealing in excitement. He couldn't believe it.

"Herregud! Det er fantastisk! (Hey, you are not angry?)" John asked in surprise.

"Nei, det er jeg ikke. Det er min drøm at du skal ha en bedre karriere enn å være en bonde med land som ikke er vår. Jeg vil at du skal ha en god jobb. Og herregud. Bønnen min ble besvart. Og antar det er en god jobb fordi du vil jobbe på sykehuset med Dr. Brent! Er ikke det fantastisk?! ( No, I'm not. It's my dream for you to have a better career than being a farmer with land that is not ours. I want you to have a good job. And, oh my God. My prayer was answered. And oh, I guess it's a good job because you will work at the hospital with Dr. Brent! Isn't that amazing?!)" Her eyes were shining like a kid who received lots of gifts at Christmas. John recovered from the shock.

"Å, ja! Du har rett. Så dette er det. Ja! (Oh, yeah! You are right. So this is it. Yeah!)" He nodded.

"Jeg elsker deg kjære! (I love you, baby!)" Astrid embraced his neck. And she hugged tightly his wife. He sighed and felt relieved because he didn't know that his wife dreamed of something big for him in silence. And she supported his decision to leave. He is a lucky man to have his beautiful and amazing woman.

"Så når du drar, (So when you are leaving,)" Astrid asked.

"I morgen tidlig. (Tomorrow morning.)" Astrid lost her smile.

"Hva? Så fort? (What? That fast?)"

"Ja. Dette er en nødssituasjon. Dr. Brent er nødvendig av hennes overordnede på det stedet. Han mottar bare en telefon i morges. (This is an emergency. Dr. Brent is needed by her superior in that place. He received a call this morning.)"

"Åh, jeg skjønner. (Oh, I see.)" This time Astrid wants to cry. She sniffled.

"Hei, ikke bekymre deg. Det kommer til å gå bra. (Hey, don't worry. It will be alright.)" John held Astrid tightly.

"Jeg er ok. Deter, bare så fort at vi ikke har nok tid til å kle sammen. ( I am ok. It's just, it's so fast that we haven't enough time to be together again.)"Astrid became sad.

"Ikke bekymre deg, jeg ringer deg alltid, og jeg drar n by på ferie. (Don't worry I will call you always and I will go home on holiday.)" John coaxed her. Astrid sniffed again.

"Ok. La oss stoppe dramaet. ( Ok. Let's stop the drama.)" She wiped her face and stretched her clothes.

"Kom, jeg skal lage middag. La oss spise familiemiddagen sammen med familien din. (Come I will cook dinner. Let us have our family dinner together with your family."

"Ok. Du er sjefen. (Ok. You're the boss.)" Astrid smiled. Then they went downstairs.

That night, they have a sumptuous and happy dinner.

Early morning, the trio goes to the Oslo International Airport to Seward Park. John was sad leaving his family for the first time but happy, too, thinking about what his wife said. Although he made white lies he was determined to keep his promise to his family, to give them a monthly allowance. He will look for a job in Seward Park. He will take care of his family even if they are apart until they meet the Lord in the future, by thinking of this he was drowned in sadness but he refused to be drawn so he lifted himself in spirit and focused his attention on the present.

"It will be in the future. So John, think about your present now, this is very important." As John talked to himself he agreed with his advice.

At last! After a long time of journey, They reached Dulles International Airport. They passed the immigration and went straight outside of the airport. There, Tyler awaits for them.

"Good morning, Tyler!" As Carlos greeted. The man brotherly hugged Carlos.

"Hey, man!" Tyler hugged him and then tapped his shoulder. Tyler was stunned at the beautiful lady when he laid her eyes on her.

"And this is?" Tyler asked.

"This is Tiffany, my best friend and that is John, her friend." He pointed a finger at John. The two shook hands and greeted.

"She is human and that one is a vampire." As he pointed the two.

"They are both vampires," Carlos said.

"Oh, but why only John, I smell vampire while this beautiful lady smells human?" Tyler asks in confusion.

"Well, Tiffany can camouflage her scent. She mingles with humans for so long. And this one is a fledgling."

"Oh, a fledgling?" Tyler asked in amusement.

"Come on, let's talk at home. Come in, guys." Carlos said as he went to the passenger in front of the car while Tiffany and John got in the passenger's seat at the back.