Transcript of Cleo's letters from Episode 8 from Vampires SMP
Mother,
I feel like every emotion I ever had to supress over the last 80 years is making its way to the surface. I’ve tried so hard to hide everything, but deep inside, it feels like I’m pleading.
I feel like I am still that child, dragged in front of the pyre and forced to watch.
And…I’m afraid that’s all I ever can be or will be because I think…I think I’m dying here.
And I-I thought I was so clever. I thought playing both sides would be the answer, somehow.
But now? I just realized I’ve split my loyalties. How do I choose between the people I want to protect and the people that promised to protect me?
I’ve betrayed everyone…and myself. Whatever hell awaits me, I deserve. All I can hope for that at the end of it all, there is oblivion.
Love, Cleo.
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Hey Doc,
sorry I’ve not written for a while but things here are still busy. Turns out my grandfather was right about Oakhurst. There are vampire tombs hidden by magic or ritual throughout the countryside.
The curse on this town was real, but we’re slowly taking it back. With research and excavations, we solved many of the future threats to our home. The one thing I can say about Oakhurst is that it always gives you the information you need when you need it.
And we’ve learned to listen. I’ve also learned to listen to Pearl. Taking her blood has allowed me to see myself a little more kindly.
Some days, it’s still hard. Some days, the monster still wins. But those days are growing smaller and weaker. It turns out, where there are monsters, miracles can bloom.
I’m safe and I’m happy, thanks to you. No matter what else you blame yourself for, you saved at least one person.
I miss you, Cleo.
