Free Esther's Progeny by Alicia J. Love

her, I wish I could have more time with
her,” She said.
    Esther felt herself overcome with grief and covered her
mouth to hide her sobs.
    “Anyway,” Katie continued, “ I really miss you guys. But, I
guess I will be seeing you soon.…”
    She trailed off, and Esther continued to cry.
    Katie stood abruptly, turning and walking away from the
grave, wiping the tears from her eyes.
    Esther followed, falling behind as she struggled to get a
hold of herself.
    Katie didn’t say a word as she headed back to the car, and she
climbed the fence herself. Esther watched as she climbed into the car, slamming
the door behind her. Esther then kneeled down on the ground, consumed by her
grief, and cried, she shoulders shaking violently.
    After a few moments, she wiped the wetness from her cheeks
and then hopped the fence, sitting down quietly next to Katie as the car took
them to Katie’s house.

Chapter 24
    The next night they both awoke with hurt in their hearts.
The sun was just setting, and they stayed in bed, wrapped in each other’s arms,
savoring every moment they had together. Suddenly, Katie looked around.
    “Hey, what’s the date?” She asked.
    “Um, October 25 th ?” Esther said.
    Katie gasped, and then leapt from the bed.
    “What? What is it?” Esther asked, watching as Katie suddenly
brewed with excitement.
    “It’s the Salem Witch’s Halloween Ball!” She said.
    Esther looked at her questioningly.
    “It’s part of the Festival of the Dead. It’s a huge deal in
Salem. And the ball, I have always wanted to go! I have never been, but it’s my
last chance!”
    Esther saw her gleefully opening her bag, pulling her
clothes out onto the floor.
    “I don’t have anything to wear, though,” She said quietly as
she shifted through her things.
    Esther smiled.
    “Well, it’s your lucky day, then. I have plenty of sexy, Witchy
things in my bag.”
    Katie looked up.
    “Seriously? You want to go?” She asked.
    “Of course! It sounds fun, after all!” She said, smiling as
she went to get her bag.
    It was large, and she lifted it onto the bed and poured its
contents out for Katie to see. She then grabbed a tiny, shimmering black dress
and held it up.
    “See? I have at least three other dresses like this one,
it’s got to work, right?” She said.
    Katie nodded, almost ripping the dress out of her hands in
her excitement.
    She stripped to her underwear and pulled the skin tight
dress up her body.
    “I need help with the zipper,” She said, turning her back to
Esther and pulling her long, brown hair out of the way.
    Esther zipped her up, once again trying not to notice how
thin and frail she was looking. She grabbed her by her shoulders and gently
turned her towards the full length mirror and heard her gasp in delight.
    The sparkling black dress hugged her in all the right ways,
coming down to just above her knee. The swoop neck showed off her cleavage but
not too much, leaving everyone wanting more. She turned in place, examining the
sexy woman in the mirror.
    “Oh my God, it looks wonderful,” She said.
    “You look wonderful,” Esther corrected.
    “Wait a second, why can I see myself?” Katie said.
    “Huh?” Esther replied.
    “The whole, no reflection thing for Vampires. That one isn’t
real, either?”
    “Of course not! Like I said before, we aren’t magical
beings. The whole no soul therefore no reflection thing once again doesn’t make
any sense.”
    Esther laughed.
    “So what is real?” Katie said.
    “How about we go over it after the dance. I have to pick one
of these dresses, anyway!” Esther said, trying not to be annoyed by all the Vampire
myths.
    They had driven her nuts for as long as she could remember.
So many of the myths and legends surrounding Vampires made absolutely no sense,
yet were believed by all. She forced the thoughts from her head and turned to
the pile of clothes on the bed, pulling out another dress.
    “How about this one?” She asked.
    The dress was short and