The Nobleman: A Short Story

By Jonathan Brett

80 years ago, Darren traveled the woods of Transylvania, trying to piece together old legends and hoping to meet a real vampire. His dreams come true, but become a nightmare that haunt him even to his death.

He did meet a vampire, but one more terrible than the ones in books. This one doesn’t sparkle, it doesn’t play with its food, and it has promised to return for Darren on the night that Darren dies.

(This story appears in the collection, The Strange Occurrences at Bedside Manor).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jonathan Brett
• Release date: Feb 18, 2012

Jonathan Brett

Jonathan Brett has had adventures through several career paths including teaching, newspaper, public relations, human resources, retail, and factory work. One would think he learned a lot about the human condition, but has discovered that he has learned quite a bit about very little, which is one of the reasons that he keeps writing. Brett lives in Brockway, Pennsylvania, with his wife and son.

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The Nobleman

A Short Story by Jonathan Brett

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Copyright 2012 Jonathan Brett

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Darren woke up one morning in the nursing home and knew he was about to die.

He was 80-years-old. He had lived a good life, but it was over. He knew it because of the note beside his bed. The note was written on old-looking parchment in a very practiced script.

He had been here, silently in the night, and left Darren a note. Darren wasn’t going to bother to ask if anyone had seen his visitor. He knew no one had. The visitor was only seen when he wanted to be.

Darren went about his morning routine. Mostly, he got around