Night World 01 - Secret Vampire by L. J. Smith

Author:L. J. Smith
Format: mobi
Tags: Vampires, Cancer, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Ghost Stories, Horror Fiction
ISBN: 9780671551339
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1996-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

Phil blinked. "I guess-if Poppy seems better, they might go out for a little while. If I said I'd stay with her."

"Convince them they need a break. I don't want them around."

"Can't you just make them not notice anything? Like you did with that nurse at the hospital?" Poppy asked.

"Not if I'm going to be concentrating on you," James said. "And there are certain people who can't be influenced by mind control at all-your brother, here, is one of them. Your mom could be another."

"All right; I'll get them to go out," Phillip said. He gulped, obviously uncomfortable and trying to hide it. "And once they're gone ... then what?"

James looked at him inscrutably. "Then Poppy and I do what we have to do. And then you and I watch TV."

"Watch TV," Phil repeated, sounding numb.

"I've got to be here when the doctor comes-and the people from the funeral home."

Phil looked utterly horrified at the mention of the funeral home. For that matter, Poppy didn't feel too cheerful about it herself. If it weren't for the rich, strange blood coursing inside her, calming her ...

"Why?" Phillip was demanding of James.

James shook his head, very slightly. His face was expressionless. "I just do," he said. "You'll understand later. For now, just trust me."

Poppy derided not to pursue it.

"So you guys are going to have to make up tomorrow," she said. "In front of Mom and Cliff. Otherwise it'll be too weird for you to hang out together."

"It'll be too weird no matter what," Phil said under his breath. "All right. Come over tomorrow afternoon and we'll make up. And I'll get them to leave us with Poppy."

James nodded. "I'd better go now." He stood. Phil stepped back to let him out the door, but James hesitated by Poppy.

"You gonna be all right?" he asked in a low voice.

Poppy nodded staunchly.

"Tomorrow, then." He touched her cheek with his fingertips. The briefest contact, but it made Poppy's heart leap and it turned her words into the truth. She would be all right.

They looked at each other a moment, then James turned away.

Tomorrow, Poppy thought, watching the door close behind him. Tomorrow is the day I die.

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