18.10 Thursday

When I was rushing to the bus stop, the sight of the black Porsche parked in front of the gateway surprised me. Edward was grinning light-heartedly from the inside of it. He motioned to me to come up to him. I got in the car obediently.

“Good mornin’! How was your sleep?” He greeted me cheerfully.

“You’re gonna pick me up to and from school every day?” I asked, ignoring his interest in my sleep.

“Do you mind?” He didn’t sound like he really cared.

“My parents will finally get interested in the owner of the black sport car, who picks up their daughter.”

“It’s obvious.” I saw amusement in his eyes.

“And I don’t know what to tell them if they ask. I know nothing about you. I mean, I don’t know the official version. Or perhaps I hafta tell them the truth…?”

He looked at me carefully, surely evaluating if I could do that. “My name’s Edward Favors, I’m 20. I’m doing a degree in English at a local university.”

“And how long have you been 20?” I now got interested.

He grinned. “A while.” He answered quoting bookish Edward.

We arrived at the school. I was going to get out of the car, but he stopped me, grabbing my hand.

“I’m taking you to ‘the Sweetshop from Maple-street’ after your classes. I didn’t have enough time to learn anything about you, though I’ve promised.”

I looked at him skeptically. I saw real curiosity in his ruby eyes. Was he really interested in his meal-to-be?

Meditations about the vampire’s motivations took over me through all my morning lessons. I managed to avoid the girls for a couple of breaks, but they finally caught me in the hallway.

“How was your date?” Isa winked at me knowingly.

“Goody.” I answered outdistanced. I had to be on my guard not to spill the beans too much. I often don’t think about the consequences before I opened my mouth. It makes my life so much more difficult.

“Could you be a little more precise? What were you two doin’?”

“We were buying a coat.” I could tell them that much.

My two friends seemed disappointed. However, they quickly found another topic to discuss.