The kitchen is very modern considering the exterior looks old, with long dark granite worktops, and chrome furnishings surrounding the room, with white-tiles walls and gray ceilings. This slated floor is gorgeous.

"Oh," my mother sighed "very beautiful."

I nodded in agreement as I opened the tall refrigerator and picked up one of the blood bags hanging from the top shelf. Gary and my dad entered as I grabbed a glass from one of the nearby cupboards, unpacking the blood bag with one of my long fingernails.

I filled my glass and heated it with a handle in the microwave.

"Eww Gary!" I complained as I watched him take a...