I am a vampire

“Oh, come on! You’re a vampire?” He grinned nastily, drooling at his fangs.

The Vampire snickered into the mask and glared at me. It felt like he was laughing with a dead child right in front of him. My hands began to shake in fear, my voice breaking as I looked at the Vampire. But the vampire was unmoved. He simply shook his head and closed his eyes.

“Your heart’s not beating, innit?” I asked, trying to win him by politeness.

The Vampire raised an eyebrow. “Nope,” he said. “And now, to the main course!”