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widened. “You didn’t kill someone, did you?”
“Oh my God, no!”
“Well?”
“Maybe you should sit down?” I asked, pointing to the couch in the corner of the room, which served as our waiting area. I walked over and sat myself down, patting the open space next to me encouragingly.
“This has got to be pretty big news,” she said, her eyes beginning to brighten with interest. Christa loved gossip above all else, and I could just imagine how she was eating this up.
“Huge,” I muttered and waited until she was sitting beside me before I took another deep breath and faced her. “Chris, you have to keep this to yourself, okay?” I couldn’t imagine Sinjin would want any of this out in the open. Furthermore, there
was
the question of my own safety. Shoot. I hadn’t actually thought about self-preservation in all my many hours of brooding about Sinjin. Mostly because I hadn’t felt threatened by him at any point. Even when he’d grabbed me after I’d cut my finger, he’d restrained himself. I’d never felt like he might become out of control or … dangerous. That was probably just as ludicrous as believing he was a vampire, because what do vampires do?
They eat people.
“Do you believe there are things out there that defy explanation?” I started.
She frowned at me. “Of course … I work with you! Hello?”
That was true: She did believe in psychic abilities as well as ghosts. We were off to a good start. “Okay, good point,” I started. Then my voice trailed away as I triedto think of how to broach the topic without sounding like a total whack job. “Um, Chris, what do you think about witches, vampires, and werewolves?”
She shrugged. “I think they’re cool, I guess. I mean, I really liked the
Twilight
movies. Edward is super-hot, but Jacob’s body …” She started fanning herself. “Someone call the fire department because I think I’m
en fuego
.”
Okay, she wasn’t getting it. I obviously needed to be more direct. I grabbed her hands to get her to stop daydreaming about Jacob’s chest, never mind the fact that he was like twelve or something. “Chris, I’m not talking about
Twilight
.”
“What are you talking about then?”
I sighed. “Do you believe that those … creatures could possibly exist?”
She was quiet as she thought about it, tapping her red fingernails against her lips. Then she cocked her head to the side and shrugged. “I mean, I guess they could. I don’t really see why they couldn’t if things like ghosts are real, you know? And my cousin who lives up in the mountains swears that she sees Bigfoot every year right around Christmastime. She even knitted him a scarf once.”
Well, if she believed in the existence of Bigfoot, vampires weren’t that much of a stretch, right?
I nodded, knowing I needed to just come out with it, because claiming to see Bigfoot every Christmas was a far cry from admitting that your boyfriend had a thirst for blood. “Chris, I think Sinjin is a vampire.”
She didn’t say anything for a long moment, just stared at me blankly. Then her mouth dropped open as if I’d sprouted another head. “Oh. My. God.”
Neither of us said anything for at least four seconds. We just sat there gaping at each other as she tried to persuade herself that I had not lost my mind.
“You’re being serious, aren’t you?” she said finally.
I sighed and nodded, dropping my eyes to my lap. “Yes, I’m being completely and totally serious, although I wish I weren’t.”
“Jolie, that’s a really big thing to accuse someone of.”
“I know.” I took a deep breath. “And believe me, I’ve tried to talk myself out of thinking it, but all the evidence points to it, Chris.”
“Hmm,” she started.
“I know I sound completely insane.”
“I don’t think you’re insane,” she interrupted and smiled at me reassuringly. “But maybe you just made a mistake, that’s all. I mean, maybe there is a logical reason behind
“Oh my God, no!”
“Well?”
“Maybe you should sit down?” I asked, pointing to the couch in the corner of the room, which served as our waiting area. I walked over and sat myself down, patting the open space next to me encouragingly.
“This has got to be pretty big news,” she said, her eyes beginning to brighten with interest. Christa loved gossip above all else, and I could just imagine how she was eating this up.
“Huge,” I muttered and waited until she was sitting beside me before I took another deep breath and faced her. “Chris, you have to keep this to yourself, okay?” I couldn’t imagine Sinjin would want any of this out in the open. Furthermore, there
was
the question of my own safety. Shoot. I hadn’t actually thought about self-preservation in all my many hours of brooding about Sinjin. Mostly because I hadn’t felt threatened by him at any point. Even when he’d grabbed me after I’d cut my finger, he’d restrained himself. I’d never felt like he might become out of control or … dangerous. That was probably just as ludicrous as believing he was a vampire, because what do vampires do?
They eat people.
“Do you believe there are things out there that defy explanation?” I started.
She frowned at me. “Of course … I work with you! Hello?”
That was true: She did believe in psychic abilities as well as ghosts. We were off to a good start. “Okay, good point,” I started. Then my voice trailed away as I triedto think of how to broach the topic without sounding like a total whack job. “Um, Chris, what do you think about witches, vampires, and werewolves?”
She shrugged. “I think they’re cool, I guess. I mean, I really liked the
Twilight
movies. Edward is super-hot, but Jacob’s body …” She started fanning herself. “Someone call the fire department because I think I’m
en fuego
.”
Okay, she wasn’t getting it. I obviously needed to be more direct. I grabbed her hands to get her to stop daydreaming about Jacob’s chest, never mind the fact that he was like twelve or something. “Chris, I’m not talking about
Twilight
.”
“What are you talking about then?”
I sighed. “Do you believe that those … creatures could possibly exist?”
She was quiet as she thought about it, tapping her red fingernails against her lips. Then she cocked her head to the side and shrugged. “I mean, I guess they could. I don’t really see why they couldn’t if things like ghosts are real, you know? And my cousin who lives up in the mountains swears that she sees Bigfoot every year right around Christmastime. She even knitted him a scarf once.”
Well, if she believed in the existence of Bigfoot, vampires weren’t that much of a stretch, right?
I nodded, knowing I needed to just come out with it, because claiming to see Bigfoot every Christmas was a far cry from admitting that your boyfriend had a thirst for blood. “Chris, I think Sinjin is a vampire.”
She didn’t say anything for a long moment, just stared at me blankly. Then her mouth dropped open as if I’d sprouted another head. “Oh. My. God.”
Neither of us said anything for at least four seconds. We just sat there gaping at each other as she tried to persuade herself that I had not lost my mind.
“You’re being serious, aren’t you?” she said finally.
I sighed and nodded, dropping my eyes to my lap. “Yes, I’m being completely and totally serious, although I wish I weren’t.”
“Jolie, that’s a really big thing to accuse someone of.”
“I know.” I took a deep breath. “And believe me, I’ve tried to talk myself out of thinking it, but all the evidence points to it, Chris.”
“Hmm,” she started.
“I know I sound completely insane.”
“I don’t think you’re insane,” she interrupted and smiled at me reassuringly. “But maybe you just made a mistake, that’s all. I mean, maybe there is a logical reason behind
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