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Luz wasn’t quite sure how she ended up in the situation she was in. All she remembered was going for a walk in the forest behind her house and being attacked by something. Luz faintly remembered making her way home as fast as possible once whatever it was that assaulted her had decided to leave her alone. Unfortunately, the teenager had gotten bitten and scratched severely. It took her longer than she had expected it to as she limped home bleeding.
“Mija, what happened?!” Her mom said with a look of horror as she ran over to her daughter, who was slumped against the doorframe bleeding heavily.
“Creature… attacked… me… It had… fangs…” Luz said, coughing as she fell into her mom’s arms before passing out.
The next thing Luz knew, she was in a hospital bed hooked up to all sorts of wires and was very sore. She barely turned her head and saw her mom start to wake up in the chair next to her bed.
Seeing Luz awake caused Camila to wake up right away. She quickly told the nurse before returning to Luz’s bedside.
“Oh, Mija, I’m so glad you’re awake! You’ve been asleep for about a day now. Do you remember anything? How are you feeling? I was so worried I would lose you.” Camila said quickly as she checked back over her daughter.
Noticing her mom had tears in her eyes, Luz felt like she had to say something to let her mom know she was okay.
“I’m okay, Mom. A little sore, tired, and kinda thirsty, but other than that, I’m okay,” Luz gave her mom a reassuring smile before continuing. “All I remember is being attacked by something, running home, and passing out shortly after. What exactly happened?” She asked her mom.
Camila gave Luz a sad smile but for replying, “Let’s just wait for the doctor. He’ll be here a minute now and explain everything.”
Luz didn’t like the look her mom was giving her but decided to listen to her mom. Thankfully, they didn’t have to wait for the doctor very long.
“Hello, Ms. Luz Noceda. It’s good to see you’re awake and seem to be doing well. I’m Doctor Amanita. Do you remember what happened?” The doctor asked with a gentle smile as he sat in a chair nearby.
Luz told the doctor what she had remembered about the attack and how she was feeling. She was starting to feel increasingly thirsty and a little warm.
Doctor Amanita wrote something down before he looked at Luz and Camila with a grave expression. “Well, given what you and your mother had told me as well as the results of the tests that we did when you got here, I have something serious to tell you.”
Luz stiffened, ‘What tests? What kind of tests did they give me? What is going on?’ Luz thought as she felt herself start to panic and sweat.
“When you got here, Ms. Luz, you were bleeding a lot. We weren’t sure if you would make it at one point. However, once you were cleaned up, we noticed your wounds were healing fast. When your mother informed us of you being attacked by a creature of some sort, we did a few tests. What we found was interesting, to say the least.” Doctor Amanita said, taking a breath as he prepared himself to break the news to the teenager.
“Your tests showed us that you’re no longer human.” The doctor said as he looked into the teenager’s eyes.
Luz’s heart dropped into her stomach. What did he mean no longer human? It had to be a joke. Luz turned to look at her mom, who was looking down, unable to meet her daughter’s gaze as she squeezed Luz’s hand. Seeing her mom’s reaction made Luz realize that it wasn’t a joke.
“But… If I’m not human then, what am I?” Luz asked as she took a shaky breath.
Doctor Amanita took another deep breath before he answered the question. “It seems that you are now a vampire and werewolf hybrid.”
Luz sharply breathed in before giving the doctor a confused look.
“What? How is that possible? Vampires and werewolves don’t exist, right? I don’t understand at all… How did this happen?” Luz rambled as she felt herself start to panic, and tears began to swell in her eyes.
Doctor Amanita gave Luz an understanding look. “I can assure you that they exist; they just prefer to stay hidden for reasons. It seems that you were attacked by a hybrid, and they turned you into a hybrid as well. I know this will be a major change for you and your mother, but I’m sure you two can overcome this. I’ll leave you two alone, so you can get some rest. Feel free to tell the nurse if you need anything.”
With those last words, the doctor left Luz and her mom alone. It didn’t take long before Luz felt tears fall down her cheeks. In just twenty-four hours, Luz’s entire life was turned upside down. Camila did the only thing she could think to do and held her daughter as the teenager cried her heart out.
The mother and daughter stayed like that for a few minutes before Luz calmed down enough to be able to talk.
“Mom, did you know those kinds of creatures existed?” Luz asked as her mother continued to hold her.
“Well... Yes, I did… As a nurse, I’ve worked on plenty of patients who are not human.” Camila answered Luz’s question with a sigh.
Luz pulled away and laid back down as she looked at her mom, “What are they like? Are they like how the stories make them seem?”
Camila smiled softly at Luz and shook her head. “They’re just like everyone else. There are good ones and bad ones, just like humans. I know this is scary cariño, but this won’t change how I see you in any way. You’ll always be my sweet child.”
“Thanks, mom. I’m glad I have you here to help.” Luz said with a tired smile.
“Of course, Mija. How about you get some rest, and we can talk about this later?” Camila asked as she noticed Luz starting to fall asleep.
“That sounds like a great idea. Te quiero, Mami.” Luz said before she fell asleep exhausted from everything that just happened.
“Te quiero, cariño. I’m just glad you’re safe.” Camila said as she looked at Luz with a tired smile of her own.