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it?” she asked instead.
    “Carmen, I really have to go.” I was trying my best to wiggle my way out of the mess I had created.
    “Why won’t you tell me? Is it a guy?”
    Ignoring her questions, I shook my head. “I have to go. I’ll talk to you later. Have fun with Jack.” I walked away before she could protest, immersing myself in the crowd of dancing students.
    I felt bad about keeping secrets from Carmen. She was my best friend, my only true and genuine friend, but I couldn’t say anything about Addison. Not until I could talk with her face to face. I knew I would have to apologize to Carmen later, but now wasn’t the right time.
    I knew I was late when I finally reached the spot. Addison was already waiting on the bench. I didn’t know how to start the conversation, so I just sat down and waited for what seemed like hours. I never was a good conversation starter. I wasn’t outgoing in any way, not to mention that I was a bit awkward when talking with others. I didn’t have much experience in the social department, and I blamed it on my low self-esteem and pointy ears. Sometimes I wished I could cut them off, no matter how much I needed them.
    The growing silence between us was hard to handle. Finally, she spoke.
    “Did you turn to page two hundred and seventy-three?” she asked seriously, her hands clasped over her lap.
    I knew what she was referring to; she was the one who left the message. I had no idea how she did it, but she had. I nodded slowly.
    “What did you learn?” she asked.
    “I learned that I could be…”
    “Could be what?”
    I decided to lay it all down. “Were you really telling me the truth, Addison? Am I an elf?”
    Asking it aloud sounded really dumb. I felt stupid and immature just for uttering the word. The whole situation reminded me of a cheesy television show or kid movie, or like a line from a storybook. This just couldn’t be real.
    Maybe it was Katie playing a nasty joke on me after all. I could see her setting up the whole thing, could imagine it in my mind. It made perfect sense. Kids had been calling me Elf Girl for years. It was just a matter of time before someone played a joke like this, especially with the huge craze over fantasy books and movies these days. Heck, there was always some way to connect what was make-believe to real life. You just had to have the brains to do it. Or, in Katie’s case, the audacity and cold heart to go through with it.
    Had I just walked into a trap? It was probable. Boy, am I gullible , I thought to myself .
    Then she said the one word that turned everything around.
    She said…
    “Yes.”
    Deep down, I had expected that answer, but it still sent shivers down my spine. She said it with such a fierce seriousness, such a certainty. I knew she was telling the truth. I could feel it.
    “How?” I asked.
    “What do you mean?”
    “How can I be an elf?”
    “You just are one,” she said, shrugging.
    I bit my tongue to keep from shouting at her. If she didn’t give me more of an explanation, I would hurt her. I could barely contain my confusion and frustration as it was.
    “But how? My parents aren’t elves, are they? They don’t look like me or you.”
    “What makes you think I’m an elf?”
    “I just guessed…”
    Addison pulled back her hair to reveal her pointed ears. I sighed with relief.
    “You guessed right.”
    “Can you answer my questions?”
    “That depends on if you are prepared for the answers. This isn’t a simple yes or no thing. This is your life, Ramsey.” Her gaze locked on mine. “Everything will change.”
    I took a deep breath before saying, “I need to know what I am. I need to know who I am.”
    Addison nodded. “Your parents are not elves, and neither is your sister, as you might have guessed.”
    “But I read that only two elves can have an elf child.”
    “Actually, the correct term is elfen, which is a female elf. You are an elfen.”
    “Okay, well,” I said, exasperated by the fact that