Bloodline by Dan O'Mahony

Author:Dan O'Mahony
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dan O'Mahony
Published: 2020-09-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

When I got home, it was still a couple hours before dinner. There was plenty of time to start my homework. First I needed a little snack.

Emma sat at the kitchen table studying. She'd been seeing a tutor lately, trying to get ready for her first day at Harmony High. She'd been out of school for a while, and Nikolas thought this might help her catch up.

Me and Emma were cool—but I still thought about those "hungry looks" she gave me when I first got here. I tried to tell myself I'd read too much into it, that I was still weirded out about the whole vampire-thing. But part of me remained on guard.

Not just for my sake but Mom and Peter's too.

I smiled and said, hey. Emma murmured a reply then slammed her pencil down in frustration.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Stupid math," she said, rubbing her temples. "I was never any good at it."

"Want me to take a look at it?" I asked, approaching her.

"No. That's okay."

I slid her textbook toward me a little. "This looks kind of like what we're working on in my class. Where are you stuck?"

Emma pushed herself away from the table. "Great. I'm doing the same math as a seventh grader."

"It's okay. You've been out of school for a while. You just need a little time to catch up. I'm sure you're just rusty."

"This is hopeless. I don't know why I'm even bothering."

I didn't know quite what to say. So instead, I just sat down and listened as Emma continued to talk.

"I never liked school to begin with," she continued. "And it's not like I'm not going to know anybody. That's going to make it even worse."

"What about those kids Nikolas had over the other day?" They were some of the older kids of the coven members. Then I remembered that two of them were Sarah and Natalie's older sisters. Enough said.

Emma smirked. "I would really call them 'my crowd' if you know what I mean. I couldn't stand kids like that at my old school. So superior. Always looking down on everyone else. I mean, they came off all nice—in a phony sort of way. But I soon got the impression I was going to be their 'pet vampire' if you know what I mean."

"That sucks. Sorry. Well, heck with them, then. I'm sure you'll meet other people like you."

Emma folded her arms on the table. "You mean, vampires?"

"No – I mean—that were like the kids you used to hang out with before you—"

"Got turned?"

"Actually, I was going to say before you ran away."

Emma cracked a tiny smile. Her mouth then twisted up. I couldn't tell if she was going to cry or scream. "I can't do this. Who am I kidding? And what's the point anyway? What if I do make it through high school, then what? College? That's a laugh. Get a job? Find a boyfriend? Get married? Can I even have kids? I'm going to be stuck like this. Forever!"

"At least you're not stuck like this.

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