My father owns a security consulting company where he provides high end security solutions for businesses and individuals. Everything from alarm systems to highly trained security personnel. My father’s employees are not found as security at the mall. They guard celebrities and wealthy people. Our family home can be locked down like Fort Knox. However, outwardly, it does not give that appearance, and that is why my father has so many loyal clients. My mother is an artist, a painter of some acclaim. Her most known work is the pieces in her Machu Picchu series. My mother’s grandfather comes from Peru and she has always been interested in her heritage. So while my mother is somewhat of a free spirit, she is still “normal”, as is my father.  Yet they managed to raise someone who is abnormal. My brother did not fare much better. He denies his nature and in doing so, he abuses drugs and alcohol. Last I heard he had finally agreed to get treatment and had vowed his focus would be on his music. I hope he conquers his demons this time; he has broken my mother’s heart too many times.  My mother is relieved I do not have the vices my brother does, but I fear that she does not know my true nature.

My newfound career in entertainment as a vampire prompted me to inform my parents so that they were not surprised. I hinted that I was pretending, playing a role so that I could fulfill my wish to be an entertainer. I preferred them to think that I was a fake, rather than suppose that they had raised a freak of nature. They were very unhappy with me though for not continuing in my career as a software developer. I cannot say for sure what compelled me to take such a step, except that for a time it will be a relief to be open about being a vampire. Hiding who you are can be very taxing on one’s personal energy. Vampirism is not my worst sin or my best kept secret.