I Work in a Prison for Vampires. I Interviewed a True Original

DESCRIPTION:I work in a prison for vampires. Not the kind you see in movies—the real ones, ancient and patient. My job is to interview them, document their existence, and try not to become their next meal. But last week, I was assigned to a prisoner they call a True Original. He's been locked away for over three thousand years. He doesn't speak in riddles. He doesn't bargain. He simply watches. And when he finally spoke, he didn't tell me about his crimes. He told me about mine. He said I wasn't there by accident. He said I was there because he chose me. And then he smiled.