Hello Grandmother,

Vampires have a draw on humans, it’s true. It’s something that I seem to see every day. Sure, plenty of them use hypnotic powers to draw people under their sway, but I think this overlays a more pertinent problem. People want to be drained. They don’t want to fight the world, and the vampires provide the draining that people feel they deserve.

The world, itself, is bigger than all of us. People feel drained every day. And I’m starting to think, to these people, the vampires see themselves as providing a service. They give people the satisfaction of having their baser opinions validated. If these people aren’t going to do much with their lives, then why not just let it slip away to the bloodsuckers. Give them the gratification of at least having a face they can put to the forces that are slowly killing them. It’s almost mercy.

So how do we avoid this fate? How do we stand up to the world, and not let ourselves be picked apart as meals for parasites? Sometimes it’s a hard answer to find. But you taught me, look inward and you’ll find the strength you need. It took me a hell of a long time to figure out what that all meant. And I only really know what it means to me. But when you read this, just remember that you aren’t alone in fighting, and that there are forces out their that hope to life you up as much as tear you down. When the opportunity comes, remember that and you just might make it out alive.

-1159

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