Written by: Eunice Nwodu Ifunanya
The morning started smooth for Astrid when Spike showed up with a little box of chocolate for her. She couldn’t refuse since she has never been treated this nice by a guy, so why would she mess up the chances?
She accepted it with shaky hands feeling uneasy.
“How… How were you able to get this, tho?” She asked with her head still lowered.
“I have my ways.” He replied with a wink.
“Thank you.” She muttered looking up to see Juicy and Heather approaching her.
“See you later.” He told her before walking away leaving her speechless.
“Oh… Astrid is way pass our league now! She’s got a boyfriend.” Heather squealed whispering the last sentence.
“Oh, shut it Heather! I still don’t know what got him to start talking to me.” Astrid said, her words coming off, eerily.
“What’s that in your hand? Did he get that for you?” Juicy asked fear written all over her face.
She really needed to warn Spike to leave Astrid alone.
She hates that she’s dragged into this and she still can’t tell her what’s going on.
“Yes, a box of chocolate.” Astrid replied putting it into her backpack while her friends stared.
“Changing the topic, let’s talk about how we are going to pass our final Exams! I really can’t wait to be free from the walls and gates of Flory High!!” Heather fake cried earning laughing chills from Astrid.
“Yeah, I heard about the release of the time table. I hope I have enough time to read.”
With all these going on, Juicy sank in her thoughts.
“Relax, girls. Nothing will hold us back from passing. Just a few weeks and we’ll graduate from highschool. I’ve always wondered how the prom would be.” Astrid stated gleefully.
Heather began replying to Astrid but Juicy was too busy thinking about what she has been through and what she knows. In few weeks she’ll really leave all these behind and move on. Knowing that her formal school mates were vampires.
Totally bizarre.
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“Should we destroy the bracelet?” Justin asked as Ryan paced around the library. He accompanied Justin so he could study more about objects like that and now that he knew what it was.
He can’t conceal his shock.
“No.” He finally replied and stopped pacing.
This was it. The reason he couldn’t seem to compel her. Her grandmother must be scared of vampires for her to hang this down to her granddaughter.
No doubt.
“No? But if you give it back to her, she will… be aware of us. She’s not going to forget, you know.” Justin said stunned with his response.
“Let her have it back. It must be ‘special’ to her grandma. I don’t want to bring curses upon myself. She can have her stup-id bracelet, she has been good. There’s no need to tame her now.” He replied and held out a piece of thick clothe. He carefully grabbed the bracelet with it and left the library.
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It was time for night prep and the students were all in the library studying. Juicy was sitting alone at a corner surrounded with so many textbooks.
A hunch in her kept telling her she’d fail the exam and she couldn’t help but scramble over the words. Sinking them in as fast as she could.
Heather and Astrid were seated with their study group friends. Juicy couldn’t be join them since she couldn’t keep up with how quick they think. It got too intimidating that she decided to make a team with just herself in it.
After some minutes, she felt someone coming close to her and she looked up with sleepy eyes to see Ryan standing above her.
He quickly stooped sitting next to her.
“Alone much?” He asked like he was irritated.
“I read better when I’m alone.” She blurted though she wasn’t quite sure about that.
“Seems like you’ve forgotten about this.” Ryan said calmly bringing out the bracelet. He dropped it on Juicy’s note book and she took it barely surprised.
“I didn’t forget. I knew you were the one who took it. Why did you return it anyway?” She asked putting it back around her wrist.
“What?! You knew??” He asked unable to hide his astonishment.
“Yes, why not? I thought about it, why would any normal student in their right mind steal my ûgly looking bracelet? Then I quickly remembered, yes! The four horrible vampires that keeps bothering me.” Juicy replied rolling her eyes.
“You little twerp.” Ryan cussed under his breath but Juicy pretended not to have heard him.
“I’m thirsty. Don’t go anywhere. Watch my books for me, would you?” She said standing up to her feet. She ran off right before he could respond.
Ryan slowly lowered his eyes to his pants.
“I don’t know why I feel like getting tight with her.” Ryan’s lustful voice said remembering her uncovered body she saw the other day.
What was wrong with him? She hàted this girl. But he still bears being in the same atmosphere with her.
Maybe this would end if he’s able to feel her. Just once and it would be happening tonight.
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TBC
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