Written by: Eunice Nwodu Ifunanya
Juicy flinched.
“What are you doing?? What are we doing here???” She yelled stupefied.
“I’ll handle this.” Ryan said showing up.
He grabbed Juicy’s wrist and made her face him instantly.
He looked into her eyeballs trying to compel her but it wasn’t working on her.
“What are you doing?” She asked flickering her eyelashes.
Ryan was astound to hear her say that. She wasn’t supposed to ask him that or even do anything that shows her resistance.
“Sit down.” He said giving another shot at compelling her but it also proved fruitless.
“I don’t want to sit down, I demand an explanation. How did I get here? What are you all doing here as well??” She asked infuriated with the funny things he was doing with his eyes.
“And you, why did you bite her neck? You have blood all over you for peace sake. What are you? A vampire???” She asked Spike making them flinch in amazement.
She knew what they were.
“This is a nightmare.” Spike muttered slowly wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
“We need to go, now!” Ryan said and Julian and Darrell heard him with their ability to hear conversations far away.
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“Drive slow please.” Juicy couldn’t help but say to the driver since he was moving in such a rush.
“Keep going fast.” Spike compelled him and he kept moving in a haste.
Ryan glared at Juicy wishing he could compel her to jump into an ocean and drown.
She has been talking too much since they left the club and kept demanding for an explanation so Spike had to tell her what they were and what they do on most nights.
Everything is just screwed up and Ryan never expected this to happen.
“No wonder I’ve not been having enough sleep, it’s purely because four vampires kidnapped me to going places with them. You guys are so selfish.” She bluntly said recollecting what she had discovered.
“Are you not scared that we can murder you and make no one find out about this?” Julian asked her from the second row seat in the family van car.
“I have a stubborn spirit, kill me and you’ll regret it for the rest of your life, pu.nks” She confidently replied and Darrell smiled at her bold voice.
“You are going to keep this a secret, right?” Spike asked clenching his first slowly.
Ryan felt it and he glanced at him wondering if he wanted to kill her in case if she said ‘No’.
“Don’t ask me that. How do you expect me to keep quiet about this bad acts. You’re taking people out in the middle of the night without their approval—“
“Juicy, it is not a request. You’ll have to keep your mouth shut. You have to. We never chose to be vampires. You need to help us so we can survive, alright? Imagine the whole school knowing that we are vampires and they attempt to kill us. You know we are harmless, right?” Darrell said calmly and Juicy happened to calm down from the tension.
“Fine. I’ll think about it. We are already at school. Just stay away from me. This is a whole lot to take in in one night.” She mumbled as the car stopped before the school gate.
As she walked slowly to the girl’s dorm, she wondered why Ryan has been quiet all along. He must be very shocked and could be having a stroke, she concluded.
Ryan didn’t go with them to the girl’s dorm since his date can do just fine without him.
He still doesn’t trust her though. He still have to find something that would make her agree to keep the secret no matter what.
He can definitely handle that…
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NEXT DAY • MORNING
Juicy jerked up from her bed like she had experienced a bad dream the previous night but instead, it was about the vampire boys she figured out.
It wasn’t really a dream.
She met vampires last night!
Astrid ran to her bed excitedly.
“Juicy!! Have you heard? Guess what i heard this morning??” She asked twirling around in her bogus night dress.
She is stunned for a moment but closes up her austere expression.
“What? I’m just waking up. I haven’t heard…” She replied and Astrid frowned.
“You are always outdated bestie! Well, I heard that a new principal is resuming work today. He’s also the wealthy son of a rich man and also very cute! I just can’t believe it!! A young hot principal… Oh heavens!!” She announced in escalation.
“Goodness. What if he’s married and here you are being too giggly all of a sudden.” Juicy uttered rolling her eyes.
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Ryan left the dorm earlier than his friends and was taking a stroll around the school. His hands were in his pockets and his hoodie covering his head.
“That girl is so annoying.” He muttered with his eyes fixed on the ground.
“Ryan…I’m here.” A voice said making him look around curiously.
He finally saw the person beckoning him, it was Maddy dressed in a red fitted suit.
If it wasn’t for her her lips, she wouldn’t have recognized her.
“Maddy? What are you doing here and why are you dressed so professional??” He asked with scorn.
“Why do you look so surprised? Didn’t I tell you about my new job, well, it doesn’t matter – I’m here to stay. See you at the assembly.” She replied and winked at him before walking away.
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TBC
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