The Coach by M. C. Sumner

Author:M. C. Sumner [Sumner, M. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alloy Entertainment
Published: 2016-11-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Wednesday

Chris held the clove of garlic to his nose and sniffed. “Whew!” he said. “It would sure repel me. Especially before breakfast.”

Donna plucked it out of his fingers and smelled it herself. “It’s not so bad,” she said, “and it’s in a lot of the books.”

“So what do you think we should do?” Chris asked. “Eat it for lunch?”

“That probably wouldn’t hurt,” said his sister, “but I was thinking more about making a pendant out of it.”

“Great. So I’m going to wear a big chunk of garlic around my neck and go all over town smelling like a bowl of spaghetti?” He shook his head. “I don’t think so.”

Donna slid into her coat and pulled her book bag over her shoulder. “You’re the one who had me looking up ways to get rid of vampires,” she said. She looked in her bag and frowned, then began looking under the junk mail stacked on the counter.

“I don’t want to get rid of Talli,” Chris replied. “I want to cure her.”

“Well, I didn’t come across anything about curing vampires.”

Chris frowned. “Neither did I,” he said. “I thought I was onto something when I found the book on werewolves, but I haven’t found anything helpful yet.”

Donna looked up in disgust. “Okay, where are the keys?”

Chris grinned. Donna had a photographic memory—she saw something once and never forgot it. But all her life she’d been losing the car keys.

“They’re on the counter by the door,” Chris said. He followed Donna outside and climbed into the car. The sun was shining through gaps in the clouds, and Westerberg had regained something of its winter magic. Chris looked over at Talli’s house as they went past. The daylight made his fears seem less real, but he was still worried about her.

Seth was up to something, but Chris didn’t know what. As they drove through town, Chris wondered if he should tell Donna about Seth. He didn’t want to scare her, but she was very smart—having her help would be worth a lot. He opened his mouth to speak, but Donna beat him to it.

“It’s a shame you said all the stuff in the movies doesn’t mean anything,” she said.

“Why?” Chris asked.

Donna turned into the school parking lot and glided into a slot. “Because,” she said, “I saw a werewolf movie once where someone got cured.”

“You did? How?”

“He killed the guy that made him a werewolf,” she said, “and that broke the curse.”

Chris’s mouth fell open. “You’re right. I’ve seen that in films, too.” He shook his head in wonder. “Sometimes that perfect brain of yours comes in handy.”

“Always happy to help.” She gathered her things and pushed the car door open. “But remember, you said that the movies were all wrong.”

Chris stared at the brick side of the school building and tried to think. “Yeah, I did.” Donna slammed her door and walked away from the car. Chris sat for a few seconds longer, then climbed out and hurried after her. “Alex is dead,” he said, “and Talli’s still getting worse.

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