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being at the murder scene - but I was pretty sure one of the boys had finished the job. But which one? After scribbling down some facts about them I only had three names on my list. Jonathan, Dane, and that rough, rugby player-looking guy, Alex.
    I was fairly sure it was not Alex, but from where I stood, fairly didn’t count. And until I was one hundred per cent sure, I couldn’t wipe him off the list. I had to question him, too. I thought for a minute about how to trick him into meeting me and came up with a perfect plan.
    I grabbed my cell and texted: ‘Need to know Alex’s cell number.’
    The answer came immediately: ‘Which one of those idiot brothers is Alex?’
    ‘The one into Kate,’ I texted and could imagine my creator’s pouty face for dragging him into helping me with something so minor. However, he texted me Alex’s number within seconds.
    “Cool.” I smiled and texted Alex. ‘Got information about Kate. Meet me at Regent’s East H.’
    I stared at my cell, waiting. Nothing happened. I gritted my teeth. I thought he’d at least be curious to know who had sent the message, but no, I got no reply. Feeling all wired up, I decided to go running. So I changed my clothes, put on my earphones, and ran outside. My hotel was quite far from the school but that didn’t matter. With vampire speed I’d be there in no time, and even if I had to pretend to jog like a lazy human, I could speed up enough to be there in half an hour.
    I had been jogging for about ten minutes when my cell buzzed. I stopped and glanced at it. ‘Care to share?’ it said.
    ‘Face to face. Won’t regret it. Promise,’ I replied.
    He didn’t reply immediately and I wanted to text him again. Instead, I started running again and beat my frustration into the ground as my feet hit it fast and hard.
    After three minutes my cell buzzed. ‘Kay. Who r u?’
    ‘A friend.’ I smirked. Total silence. Shoot! I raked my hair and squeezed my eyes closed for a moment. If he didn’t reply, all I could do was trust him to show up. I started to walk towards the school but soon I felt too pissed off to walk and started running again.
     
    Regent’s East High School loomed ahead and I slowed down. I walked to the huge oak and leaned on it. Now all I could do was wait and hope Alex had taken the bait and would show up. The minutes crawled by and nothing happened. Crap. I pulled my hood up and chewed some gum, trying not to get bored to death. I had started to text Sam when a faint noise made me look up. A figure was skulking in the shadows. I sharpened my vision and smiled cruelly. He hadn’t yet noticed me, so I bent down slowly and picked up a long, thick branch. I leant on it as if it were a walking stick and whistled sharply. He turned his head and was next to me in no time.
    “You,” he spat and put his hands in his pockets.
    “Well, hi to you, too,” I said dryly. “Did you come alone?”
    Alex nodded and I smiled. “Good.”
    His eyes darted to the left and I knew he had lied. Where he went, his twin brother went too. I straightened my back and stared into his eyes. He swallowed a bit nervously but kept his ground. He was as big as a bull, but something in me made him sweat. Gee, I wonder what it was. I snarled and he flinched.
    “No you didn’t,” I said. He blinked once. I put my hand on his shoulder and he stiffened. “But it’s okay. You can call him now.”
    He hesitated and I nodded at him, urging him to do it. His eyes darted to the left again and then back at mine. I returned his gaze steadily and finally he put two fingers in his mouth and whistled. “Hey, Rob! You can come here now.”
    A shadow parted from the wall and a boy, exactly like him, jogged over to us.
    “What’s up?” Rob asked.
    I leaped next to him and grabbed him by his throat, making him fly. His head hit the tree. Hard. He thudded to the ground and didn’t get up.
    Alex tried to back away, but I eyed him warningly.
    He lifted his hands peacefully.