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Morning is always horrible and, at the same time, nice—because it's the time you have to wake up from a sweet slumber, and you're happy to be awake in a world dominated by the night creatures.
"Myra! Myra!" my mother yells at me to wake up, while I grumble in bed.
I stand up and mumble, "Today is Saturday, let me sleep a bit, Mum."
My mother yells again, "A lady is expected to wake up early to serve her husband!"
"But Mum, I'm not married."
"You will soon get married," she replies.
My mum is a trader who sells cotton clothes, and my dad is a farmer. I'm the only daughter in my family, and I'm 17 years old. They named me Myra because I'm their only beloved daughter.
On other days—apart from Saturdays—I usually wake up early and go to my aunt's house. She's my mother's sister, married to a baron who works directly under the king and is also one of the night creatures, which my parents were not comfortable with at first. But they later adjusted, since he turned out to be a very kind man.
Actually, in our world, it's rare to find a kind vampire with high status. They're usually proud and consider humans a weak I usually help my aunt with house chores, and she pays me and keeps me company, since she doesn't have a child. She also uses the opportunity to teach me to read and write and how to behave like a proper lady—which I don't consider useful. It's not like I'm going to marry a wealthy man or anything.
I plan to live a simple life and stay as far away as possible from those night creatures. But Aunt wants me to marry a man of high status so I can live comfortably. She loves me like her own daughter. On some days, I even spend the night at her house.
I've tried telling her I want a simple life, but she always nags at me—or I receive a glare from her, which can be scary at times. So, I clamp my mouth shut and play along.