The Taste of Night by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Family, Horror, Paranormal, Siblings, Occult & Supernatural
ISBN: 9780061903113
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-04-14T16:47:52.521283+00:00

chapter twenty

“NOW YOU THINK I’M A PSYCHO NUT”

“I’M SORRY. I CAN’T REALLY EXPLAIN IT,” DESTINY said, shaking her head.

Harrison had followed her out into the hall. A couple was still making out by the garbage cans. Through the open doorway, Destiny glimpsed Alby watching her from the middle of the living room, a puzzled expression on his face.

“You…don’t know why you freaked?” Harrison asked. He squeezed her hand. “Your hand is ice cold. Are you okay? Do you need a doctor or something?”

“No. I’m fine now,” Destiny said, heart still pounding like crazy. “I’d better go. I’m really sorry I ran out like that.”

He studied her. “You sure you’re okay?”

“Yeah. Totally. I just…uh…I can’t explain it.”

Actually, I can explain it. But you wouldn’t believe me, Harrison. If I told you that Alby ran into my vampire twin sister at the club last night, and she drank his blood, that wouldn’t exactly go over, would it?

“You’re shaking,” Harrison said. “Can I drive you home?”

“No. I…brought my car,” she replied. “I’ll be fine.” She forced a smile. “Now you think I’m some kind of psycho nut, don’t you?”

He smiled back at her. “Yes, I do. Definitely.”

“Great,” she muttered, rolling her eyes.

“But I kinda like psycho nuts,” Harrison said.

That made her feel a tiny bit better. She leaned forward and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. “See you at work tomorrow.” Then she ran down the stairs and out to her car without looking back.

It was a hot, damp night. The steamy air made her cool skin tingle. She fumbled in her bag for her car key. “Where is it? Where is it?”

A wave of panic swept over her.

What did Livvy think she was doing? Except for her family and Ana-Li, everyone thought she had run off to another town with Ross. But now, here she was parading around in the clubs that everyone went to.

Why was she showing herself like that? What were people supposed to think?

Livvy must not care what people think, Destiny decided. She must be so hungry, so desperate for blood she doesn’t care if she comes out in the open.

Ari flashed into Destiny’s mind. He had been dead for two weeks now, and Destiny thought about him every minute. Such a good, sweet person. He didn’t deserve to die that way. Destiny missed him so much.

Livvy is desperate…so desperate, she murdered Ari. She didn’t give a damn that I cared about him.

A tap on Destiny’s shoulder made her cry out in surprise.

She turned and saw a flash of blond hair.

“Livvy?” she gasped. “Ohmigod! Livvy?”

The girl took a step back, her hand still in the air. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to startle you.”

Not Livvy. An attractive platinum-blond girl with green eyes, dark eyebrows, and dark purple lipstick on her lips. “Is the party in there?” she asked, pointing to Harrison’s building.

Still shaken, Destiny nodded. “Yeah. Third floor. You can’t miss it.”

“Hey, thanks.” The girl turned and strode to the building, blond hair waving behind her.

I can’t keep doing that, Destiny told herself.

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