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stopped rambling as he stepped out the door after her. The auburn-haired woman
was already on her bike and speeding away, leaving without an answer as to
whom she was and what she wanted with old man Whittaker.
Trent closed his eyes and repeated to himself:
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, wondering how much more about her he wanted to learn.
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CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FOUR
Jen didn t wake until the phone had rung for the fourteenth time. She heard
the ringing somewhere in a dream, and had hoped, subconsciously, that her
parents would answer it. But, as it was, her mom was out shopping and her dad
was out playing golf, and she knew, as the phone rang for a sixteenth time, it
was not going to stop. Opening her eyes she rolled onto her side and reached
for the receiver, sneaking a quick glance at the clock. It was barely noon.
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Hello? she asked, resisting the urge to add, who the hell is this?
Hey, it s Trent. Did I wake you?
Jen sprang upright and started fixing her hair. Uhh, course not ... I was
just ... uhh, reading. That book you gave me. As she listened to the words
roll from her tongue she wished she could start the conversation again. Now
he d ask her about the story, and she hadn t honestly read it.
That s great. I knew you d like horror if you gave it a shot!
Trent paused, and added:
Now do you see how stupid it is to think old man Whittaker s a vampire?
Let s just keep him out of the conversation. He still gives me the spooks!
Want me to pick you up for Church?
Yeah, but I m at the gas-station.
Why?
It s a long, weird story. I ll explain when you get here.
It normally took about thirty minutes to get from Jen s to the gas station,
but Trent had waited for nearly three quarters of an hour before he saw the
Jeep. As she pulled up
Trent noticed that her family had finally taken the top and doors off. They
always waited until the holidays ended and Indian summer began before they
did, but as Jen always said, At least it got done.
That was not all he noticed. He remembered what the boys in school had started
calling her this year, and found himself shirking off a thought one should not
have about someone they considered a sister.
Hi, Trent, she said, her words falling on deaf ears. Without realising it he
was staring at her bare legs, watching the muscles in her left thigh tighten
as they depressed the parking brake, and the muscles in her right leg relax as
she rested it against the floor stick-shift. She was wearing tight black
shorts with elastic suspenders, and a scarlet halter top that cupped her
breasts. She smiled, having noticed his examination of her. Trent observed for
the first time that the guys at school were right. She was a babe.
Hey, Jen. Thanks for picking me up, he said, hoisting himself onto the
passenger seat. He reminded himself that they were, after all, supposed to be
like siblings. But this time he noticed he had mentally put the emphasis on
like and not sibling .
No problem Trent. Sorry I took so long, I just wanted& .
Then they both said in unison, to put on my face.
As Jen waited for him to strap in she asked, So, how d you get out here?
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It was the weirdest thing ... this hot chick came to the gas station& .
Who? You know Billy asked me out.
No one from around here... Trent stopped, realising she had changed the
topic.
You re going out with Billy?
I didn t say I was going out with him. So, if she s not from around here,
where s she from?
I don t know. She just came for some gas and lost her diary. Are you going
out with him?
I don t know. Why, you jealous? She smiled jokingly, but there was a tone in
her voice that told him she actually hoped he was.
No, I m not jealous, or was he? ...I m just looking out for my sister .
He punched her arm as if she were one of the boys .
Not every guy thinks of me as a sister you know. Maybe I will go out with
him.
Her voice sounded cold.
So-rry. The guy s a slime who s only after girls for one thing.
You don t think he might like me for myself?
I m saying he has a reputation for moving fast. I don t have to be jealous to
not want you to get hurt.
She was silent. Then: We doing anything tonight?
I m going to old man Whittaker s. He s going to tell me more about `Rafgard.`
It s so cool! He s at this part... Trent noticed she had stopped listening.
Why?
Just wondering. Billy asked me to the coffee shop.
Then you re seriously considering?
Well, it s not like anyone else has asked me out.
You could come to old man Whittaker s. If you want& .
Jen gave him that look . She curled her lips into a half-smile, and pushed
her eyebrows high on her forehead. She was giving it to him a lot lately. I
am not going to that creepy man s house. That weirdo is a vampire.
Why does everyone call him that? He s really cool.
People call him that because his windows are all boarded up and he never
comes out during the day.
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