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CHAPTER 11 BIG SURPRISE FOR APRIL

“Hey! Let go!” Billy cried. “Not so hard!”

Kylie backed away. She pulled out her plastic fangs.

Billy touched the spot where Kylie bit him. No blood. The skin wasn’t broken.

“I’m sorry,” Kylie said. “I guess I was really getting into my part.”

Billy rubbed his sore neck. Get a grip, he told himself. How will you deal with real vampires if you can’t stay calm in a dumb play?

“Sorry I freaked,” Billy told Kylie. “You really startled me. You’re a good actress.”

Kylie’s eyes lit up. “Thanks, Billy.”

“Okay. Good job,” called Ms. Aaronson. “Next scene!”

Billy watched as Jay shuffled onstage. He remembered how smooth Jay had been in auditions. Today he seemed like a different person. He struggled through his lines without any energy.

“Jay is totally wiped,” Billy whispered to Kylie.

“I’ll say,” Kylie replied. “Maybe he and April have been staying up late,” she added with a smirk.

That’s what I’m afraid of, Billy thought.

After rehearsal, Nate and Irene wandered over to Billy and Kylie. “Want to hang out?” Nate asked.

Before Billy could respond, Jay and April joined them. “Um, yeah!” Billy said quickly. “Why don’t we all go down to Swanny’s arcade?”

“You look as if you haven’t slept in weeks,” Kylie told Jay as they moved toward the theater exit.

“Just the opposite,” Jay explained. “I slept all day, and then when I got up, I still felt tired.”

Just like Joelle, Billy thought.

He studied Jay’s neck. No bite marks. Unless they were hidden by the collar of his polo shirt.

Am I wrong about April? Billy wondered. Could Jay simply be sick?

April seemed nice enough. She and Jay held hands as they walked. So did Irene and Nate, Billy noticed.

“Hey!” called a loud voice. A tall boy wearing a maroon baseball cap stood in front of them, blocking the door to the theater. Surprised, Billy stopped.

The boy lifted his finger. Pointed.

At April, Billy realized.

He saw the color drain from April’s cheeks. Her eyes went wide in alarm.

April took a step back. For a moment Billy thought she might scream.

The tall boy stared hard at April. “Hey—I remember you!” he said.

 

 



Date: 2015-04-20; view: 569


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