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Evra atching TV when I got in "Any news?" I asked
"No," he replied
"Mr Crepsley didn’t one He’s been acting weird lately"
"I know," I said "I need a feed of human blood, but he hasn’tsure I feed on ti to feed without him?" Evra asked
"Probably I’ll slip into one of the roouest I’ll use a syringe" I wasn’t able to close cuts with spit like full va ago, I would have ju because I wanted to, not because I’d been told
"You’d better be careful," Evra warned ht, Mr Crepsley will have a fit"
"Caught? Me? Ihost"
I did, too, at about two in thean ear to a door and listening for sounds inside, I could tell how ht sleepers or deep sleepers When I found an unlocked roo like a bear, I let myself in and took the required amount of blood Back in lass and drank
"That’ll keep h to"
"What’s so special about to Debbie and arranging to go to the ht
"It’s not a date!" I snorted "We’re just going to theas just with girls It’s a date"
"Okay," I said, "it’s kind of a date I’et involved"
"Why not?" Evra asked
"Because she’s a norirl and I’m only half hu out together She won’t be able to tell you’re a va her neck"
"Ha ha," I laughed dryly "It’s not that In five years she’ll be a grooman, while I’ll still be like this"
Evra shook his head "Worry about the next five days," he advised, "not the next five years You’ve been hanging around Mr Crepsley too looirls"
"I guess you’re right" I sighed
"Of course I a it is a date," I said, "what do I do? I’ve never been on a date before"
Evra shrugged "Neither have I But I guess you fust act normal Chat with her Tell her a few jokes treat her like a friend Then" " Then?" I asked when he stopped
He puckered up his lips "Give her a kiss!" He laughed
I threw a pillow at hiru But I’ll tell you what" He turned serious " Don’ttell Mr Crepsley He’d probably move us on to a new city iht," I agreed "I’ll keep quiet about Debbie when he’s around It shouldn’t be hard: I barely see hi He seeh I couldn’t have known it then, it was a world me and Evra would soon be part of and Debbie, too
The next day passed slowly My stomach was a jumble of nerves I had to drink warm milk to cal the tio!" "Four hours to go!" "Three and a half"
Luckily I didn’t have clothes to worry about: I only had one outfit, so there was no proble what to wear But I did spend a couple of hours in the bathroo that I was spotlessly clean
"Calreat I’o out with you myself"