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Authors: Sienna Mercer
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Ivy away. ‘They smell delicious. Now we’ll just get out of your way and –’
‘They don’t smell delicious, they are delicious.’ The cookie maker glared at Ivy. ‘Here, try one! Take it!’ He scooped out a cookie and waved it at her. ‘Just eat one of my cookies and then tell me how the smell could make you sick!’
‘I can’t – sorry, I – bleagh !’ As Ivy broke off to dry-heave, Olivia led her away from the stand owner, who still held his cookie aloft, yelling after them that they should really try one. She could feel the suspicious stares of the VITs following them all the way through the food court.
One VIT even stood up as they passed his table, waving a strange, ropy necklace at them in a motion that almost looked threatening. ‘Hey! Is something making you ill?’
Olivia glared at him. Did he have to sound so hopeful? And why was he waving his jewellery at them? She didn’t have time to stop and look closely at his strange necklace, not with Ivy bent over, green-faced and looking ready to throw up at any moment. ‘We’re fine!’ she snapped. ‘We just need a bit of privacy.’
She had never been so relieved to leave the food court in her life. As soon as they were well out of range, she pulled her twin into a hidden alcove between two stores.
‘What’s wrong? Those cookies smelled amazing.’
‘It wasn’t the cookies.’ Gasping for breath, Ivy shook her head. ‘It’s garlic. I can smell garlic everywhere !’
‘Really?’ Frowning, Olivia peeped out from their alcove . . . and sucked in a breath as she suddenly understood.
All the VITs walking past were wearing long coats and jackets – long enough for hiding things inside . . . and, as the two closest VITs walked past, Olivia could see crudely made chains of garlic wrapped around their necks.
That was what had been on the other VIT’s necklace: garlic! That must be why the VITs were here today: to root out vampires, using garlic like a dowsing rod. Oh no ! Olivia paled as she finally made the connection. That was why the VIT in the food court had waved his necklace right at Ivy – and why he’d sounded so hopeful when he’d asked if she was ill.
And now they’ll all know that it worked .
Suddenly, Olivia felt ill too. The mall was full of garlic-carrying vampire hunters, who’d already managed to target her twin sister . . .
. . . and the vampires of Franklin Grove were in even more danger than she’d realised.
Chapter Six
I t took another few minutes before Ivy started to get her breath back. As soon as she did, though, she said: ‘We have to stay in the mall.’
Olivia stared at her. ‘Are you crazy? This place is full of garlic. Those VITs already saw you get ill from the smell –’
‘And that’s exactly why I can’t run away.’ Ivy squared her shoulders. ‘If I leave now, it’ll prove to them that they were right. I have to stay and act normal, so they’ll think that they just made a mistake.’
‘But how can you?’ Olivia shook her head. ‘With all this garlic –’
‘Come on,’ Ivy said. She grinned ruefully. ‘Just this once, you can drag me to the perfume counters. By the time I let those saleswomen spritz me with all their stinky samples, I won’t be able to smell a thing.’
‘If you’re sure . . .’ Biting her lip, Olivia stepped out of the alcove, heading with Ivy towards the closest department store. When they passed a crowd of VITs with their coats open over their garlic necklaces, she gave Ivy’s arm a supportive squeeze. Ivy smiled as though everything was normal, and the VITs looked away, disappointed.
Olivia had never been so proud of her twin before. Ivy really is the strongest person I know .
She was so proud, she barely even let herself smile at the sight of Ivy grimacing as she allowed herself to be sprayed with samples of almost every perfume the department store had in stock. By the time the store assistants were finished, even Olivia’s nose
‘They don’t smell delicious, they are delicious.’ The cookie maker glared at Ivy. ‘Here, try one! Take it!’ He scooped out a cookie and waved it at her. ‘Just eat one of my cookies and then tell me how the smell could make you sick!’
‘I can’t – sorry, I – bleagh !’ As Ivy broke off to dry-heave, Olivia led her away from the stand owner, who still held his cookie aloft, yelling after them that they should really try one. She could feel the suspicious stares of the VITs following them all the way through the food court.
One VIT even stood up as they passed his table, waving a strange, ropy necklace at them in a motion that almost looked threatening. ‘Hey! Is something making you ill?’
Olivia glared at him. Did he have to sound so hopeful? And why was he waving his jewellery at them? She didn’t have time to stop and look closely at his strange necklace, not with Ivy bent over, green-faced and looking ready to throw up at any moment. ‘We’re fine!’ she snapped. ‘We just need a bit of privacy.’
She had never been so relieved to leave the food court in her life. As soon as they were well out of range, she pulled her twin into a hidden alcove between two stores.
‘What’s wrong? Those cookies smelled amazing.’
‘It wasn’t the cookies.’ Gasping for breath, Ivy shook her head. ‘It’s garlic. I can smell garlic everywhere !’
‘Really?’ Frowning, Olivia peeped out from their alcove . . . and sucked in a breath as she suddenly understood.
All the VITs walking past were wearing long coats and jackets – long enough for hiding things inside . . . and, as the two closest VITs walked past, Olivia could see crudely made chains of garlic wrapped around their necks.
That was what had been on the other VIT’s necklace: garlic! That must be why the VITs were here today: to root out vampires, using garlic like a dowsing rod. Oh no ! Olivia paled as she finally made the connection. That was why the VIT in the food court had waved his necklace right at Ivy – and why he’d sounded so hopeful when he’d asked if she was ill.
And now they’ll all know that it worked .
Suddenly, Olivia felt ill too. The mall was full of garlic-carrying vampire hunters, who’d already managed to target her twin sister . . .
. . . and the vampires of Franklin Grove were in even more danger than she’d realised.
Chapter Six
I t took another few minutes before Ivy started to get her breath back. As soon as she did, though, she said: ‘We have to stay in the mall.’
Olivia stared at her. ‘Are you crazy? This place is full of garlic. Those VITs already saw you get ill from the smell –’
‘And that’s exactly why I can’t run away.’ Ivy squared her shoulders. ‘If I leave now, it’ll prove to them that they were right. I have to stay and act normal, so they’ll think that they just made a mistake.’
‘But how can you?’ Olivia shook her head. ‘With all this garlic –’
‘Come on,’ Ivy said. She grinned ruefully. ‘Just this once, you can drag me to the perfume counters. By the time I let those saleswomen spritz me with all their stinky samples, I won’t be able to smell a thing.’
‘If you’re sure . . .’ Biting her lip, Olivia stepped out of the alcove, heading with Ivy towards the closest department store. When they passed a crowd of VITs with their coats open over their garlic necklaces, she gave Ivy’s arm a supportive squeeze. Ivy smiled as though everything was normal, and the VITs looked away, disappointed.
Olivia had never been so proud of her twin before. Ivy really is the strongest person I know .
She was so proud, she barely even let herself smile at the sight of Ivy grimacing as she allowed herself to be sprayed with samples of almost every perfume the department store had in stock. By the time the store assistants were finished, even Olivia’s nose
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