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"Welcome back to the States, folks. You will find your bags on the carousel G in the customs hall after passing through immigration. If you have connections, follow the signs to your next gate. We hope you have an enjoyable stay here in the Chicago area or wherever your final destination may be. Good evening and goodbye." The overhead speakers clicked off, Cora opened her sleepy eyelids and shifted in her seat. She pulled her hood, that had been covering her face, off of her head, releasing her messy mop of golden brown curls. She slowly sat up as the other passengers shuffled around on the plane, gathering their luggage and other belongings. The red eye flight had always been Cora’s favorite. She could sleep the entire ride without feeling the need to converse with the strangers around her. While she couldn’t sleep the entire 20 hour flight from Australia to the United States, she managed to sleep for the majority of it. …show more content…
With those sharp teeth and pale complexion, Cora was convinced that he had to be a vampire. Even though she hadn’t believed they existed before today. She looked at him with wide eyes and said, “This isn’t the address I gave you.” The driver smiled slightly, “Oh, I know sweetheart, but this is your final destination.” Cora gasped as the driver snatched the bag from off of her lap and took off running away from the cab. Cora wrestled with her seatbelt and then began chasing the vampire driver. He dipped into an alley where he collapsed to the pavement and began rifling through the bag. He picked up one of the small crystals inside the bag as Cora rounded the corner to the alley. She saw him writhing and crying out in pain. Still holding the crystal, he slowly began to burn up. Cora stood in the opening of the alley, mouth wide open in awe. She was dumbfounded as to what she just witnessed. She slowly walked to where the bag was lying, picked it up, and backed out of the alley

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