Old Vampires Die Hard by J. A. Campbell

Author:J. A. Campbell [Campbell, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inkwolf Press
Published: 2019-09-18T06:00:00+00:00

There was another problem with going to Jin and Kevin’s school play that I hadn’t thought of until it was staring me in the face. One of Jin’s best friends was a witch’s daughter. I could tell she had inherited her mother’s magical abilities by her scent, but she was only six and hadn’t come into her powers yet. Her mother, on the other hand, was the leader of the local coven, and while I had known this, I hadn’t thought about it in the context of both of us being at the school play together. I was good at hiding myself, but I wasn’t sure how witches detected vampires, and I was pretty sure, however it was, that I wasn’t prepared for by the wide-eyed look on her face.

Sylvia pulled her mother over when she saw me and Jin. I had talked to Arlette on the phone a few times, but I had never met her in person before. It turned out that she was a tall Black woman who kept her tight curls short. She wore tasteful makeup and moved with the grace of a dancer.

Jin frowned and glanced at Arlette, then back at me, and her eyes widened, too. She was smart, for a six-year-old. She knew that Arlette was a witch and that she might know what I was, which was why we never invited her over, just Sylvia. Jin put her arm around my waist and smiled.

“Hi Mrs. Hayes, you remember my mom, Kat, right?” She gave the most innocent smile, and I wanted to high five her, but that would have ruined the effect.

“Well, that explains why we never see you,” she said and spun on her heels, dragging Sylvia with her.

Fortunately, very few people were paying attention, though we did get a few curious looks as Arlette stormed off.

“That went well,” I said softly.

“She won’t say anything to anyone, will she?” Jin whispered.

“I sincerely hope not, but she could make things difficult in other ways if she really wanted to.”

“She likes me,” Jin said hopefully.

I ruffled her hair. “Don’t worry about it, honey. Sing your heart out, okay?”

“Sure. I gotta go find Kevin and get ready.”

“I’ll be right here.” I found a seat in the audience on the edge toward the back.

Arlette sat off to my left in the very last row and I was pretty sure she stared daggers at me during the entire performance. Oh well.

The play went off about as well as any elementary school play ever did. Jin remembered her song, Kevin remembered his lines, and I was finally there to see it. I’d managed some of their events last winter, as well, but it was hard most of the year, though sometimes I could show up late.

Kevin and Jin came and found me once they were done, and we headed out to the parking lot.

I saw Sylvia and her mom across the parking lot, and I kept a little attention on them, but it seemed like Arlette was ignoring me now.

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