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and still behind bars.
    For
the first time, I truly felt happy. Because of my accident I had no idea what
the outside world was like, even though I'd been born there. But I was quite
ready to find out. And most importantly, I was more than ready to get the hell
out of hell.
    Mr.
FreeCut came back into the room. I swear I saw a few tears forming behind his
glasses.
    “It
is done then!” he exclaimed.
    A
guard unlocked the prison door and I immediately felt a beautiful wave of
freedom wash over me. I hugged the man, which seemed to make him so happy.
Though I could smell his horrible vampire breath, I didn’t let it bother me.
Sure, he meant a lot to me. But I could tell that I meant so much more to him.
    “Let’s
go,” he said. “When you walk outside you will feel a bit uncomfortable because
of the daylight. But don’t worry, you’ll be fine. The pill will protect you.”

RED WORLD

 
    I
took the old man’s hand and walked down a long hallway. Together, we passed
through the orphanage's main door and I entered into a whole new world.
    Almost
at once I felt a hard pressure on every square inch of my body as daylight
shone down from above. I closed my eyes in fear.
    “I
told you it wouldn’t be easy, Janice,” he said. “Don’t worry. The pill will
kick in soon and you’ll adjust.”
    At
first, the pressure was so great I felt as if I was at the bottom of a swimming
pool and unable to breathe. I couldn’t even walk and dropped to my knees in a
panic. Even so, the man still held onto my hand.
    “Try
to relax,” Mr. FreeCut said. “Try not to think about the pain.”
    It
was extremely difficult to do anything. Yet soon the pressure lessened,
allowing me to stand up and open my eyes.
    “You
okay now?” Mr. FreeCut asked. “Told you it would kick in.”
    I
was speechless with wonder as I looked at my fascinating world for the first
time. Well, it felt like the first time. Above me was a deep red sky with three
large stars that were so bright they were hard to look at directly. A
breathtaking yellow moon loomed over the horizon, lighting up half the sky even
though it was daytime. It seemed so close, I thought I could throw a rock and
hit it. But that was silly. I knew it was most probably a long, long distance
away.
    “Welcome
again to Vampire World.”
    “It’s
so beautiful,’” I said. “What is the name of that moon? It’s so big.”
    “That’s
called Garlic Moon. Kind of ironic since garlic is lethal to vampires.”
    My
head swung back and forth as I enthusiastically scoped out the cityscape. It
was strange and stark. Small rose-colored homes were stacked close together,
while spiky black grass and weird looking trees with black, needle-like leaves
featured in most of the front gardens. Even the roads and sidewalks were
painted blood-red.
    “I
can’t remember any of this,” I said. “Are you sure I’ve been here before?”
    “Yes.
You were born here, Janice. I know you’re probably confused. I’ll explain more
to you on the way home.”
    The
light was still putting a bit of pressure on me when we stopped at what
appeared to be something like a bus stop. Mr. FreeCut pressed a button on a
skinny metal post. In response, the sidewalk opened up to reveal a staircase
leading deep below ground.
    “This
is called the underground," he explained. "It’s a quick form of
transportation across Vampire World. Let’s go.”
    I
followed my caretaker down the steep steps into a gloomy room. There was almost
instant relief as the pressure from the light lifted.
    “So
is this like a subway?” I asked.
    “A
subway?” he repeated. “What’s that?”
    “I
don’t know.” I felt strange for having mentioned it.
    A
rocket-shaped train screeched to a halt in front of us. Mr. FreeCut took out a
card.
    “This
is what you use to pay for things in Vampire World,” he said, sticking it into
a slot.
    “Oh,
kind of like a credit card,” I replied without thinking.
    “That’s
a strange name,” he