• -_What would he need to talk to me about?

    -_Derek owned the Alero in my spot. I was walking toward my car when I tripped.
    Suddenly he was there, helping me up.
    -_”I parked here because I thought no one else would. Guess I was wrong.” He said impassively.
    -_”That’s the reason I usually park in that spot.” I said, pointing at his Alero.
    -_He looked at me like he was confused. Like trying to figure something out.
    -_”Your eyes are unnaturally green,” he said.
    -_”So are yours.” I pointed out matter-of-factly.
    -_”I know, that’s what confuses me,” He said. “Can you meet me at the park at six-thirty?”
    -_”Um, sure.” I replied, bewildered.

    * * *


    -_At home, I wasn’t surprised to find that my dad was there again. Everyone except for he and I left for Nikki’s soccer game at 5:45 p.m. I started getting ready to leave at 5:50-ish and as I was about to leave, my dad said, “Jessica?”
    -_I stopped; shocked he had spoken to me. “Yeah, Dad?”
    -_”I need to talk to you.” He said. I sighed and went to the dining room table. I sat across from him. He was looking down at the table.
    -_”Jessica… well… you’re not going to believe me, but… I’m… a vampire and-wait till I’m finished! And on your seventeenth birthday, you’re going to turn into one, unless you do something about it.” He looked up to see my reaction. After what seemed like an eternity, I burst out laughing.
    -_”Wow, ha-ha, this explains it all! Ha-ha-ha-ha, my dad’s insane! Vampire-ha! Okay Dad, I gotta go, I’ll call the Happy Hotel when I get back.” I got up and left.

    * * *


    -_At the park, Derek wasn’t there yet. I parked in my favorite spot, surrounded by trees that always had some sort of decorations on them. I waited for a bit, but I had to go to the bathroom. Right after I flushed, I realized that It might have been a bad idea to park where I did because Derek would think I was late, after all, the spot was surrounded by trees, how would he see it?
    -_I hurried to scrub my hands and walked outside. He was waiting outside the bathroom door.
    -_”Derek! How did you know I was in here?” I asked, shocked.
    -_”I guessed.” He replied.
    -_”You saw my car?” I asked.
    -_”No.” He answered. I was shocked.
    -_”Then how’d you-” I started.
    -_”I followed your scent.” He interrupted.