About three things I was absolutely positive.
First, Freddy was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him - and I don't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with...
"Bye, Mummy!" Suzy waved good-bye to her Mum, as she was dropped off with Peppa and Rebecca. They were alone, and Suzy felt very mature.
"Hey, the dress shop is over there!" Peppa pointed towards a shop with dresses in it. They were going to buy dresses for the 'Girls Ask' Spring Dance.
Peppa and Rebecca grinned, excited, and dragged Suzy into the store.
There were lots of dresses in the shop; red dresses, sparkly blue dresses, sheer yellow dresses, every dress you could think of!
Peppa went over to a rack, and chose a pink dress.
"Ooh, that's a nice dress." Rebecca said. "Go try it on."
Peppa nodded and disappeared into the change rooms. Rebecca ruffled through the rack.
"Aren't you going to choose a dress?" She asked Suzy.
Suzy shook her head. "I'm not going to the dance," She explained. Really, she was quite different; she didn't like to dance, and was super clumsy, unlike other girls.
Peppa poked her head out of the dressing room. She had finished getting changed. "Why?"
"I'm... busy that day. I'm visiting Port Mahogany."
Peppa nodded. "What do you think of this dress?"
"It's good." Suzy replied. Peppa huffed and picked out a red dress.
Rebecca had decided on an orange dress and went into the change rooms to dress.
Suzy gazed out the window, thinking about Edward.
A bunch of Gorillas were walking past, teasing each other and meaning obnoxious.
Peppa and Rebecca stepped out of the rooms.
The Gorillas all wolf-whistled and cat-called. Peppa turning around and gave them the hoof.
"How do we look?" Rebecca asked.
Peppa was wearing a red, mermaid dress with a sweetheart neckline. Rebecca was wearing an orange a-line dress with an off-the shoulders neckline.
"It's good." Suzy replied.
"You said that for the last dress," Rebecca complained.
"Actually, I just wanted to go to the bookstore." Suzy explained.
Rebecca huffed. "Go on then. We'll meet you at the Phantom Hands Soup Restaurant.
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Suzy clutched at her book bag. Yes, she liked to read. She was so... different.
She had bought 'One Of Us Is Telling The Truth', 'Straight Kingdom', 'Chair of Glasses', and 'The Mansion of Hades'.
She noticed the gang of Gorillas that had walked past the shop walking behind her. She sped up.
The Gorillas also sped up.
Suzy turned down a dark, deserted alley, hoping to get away from them. It was a dead end.
The Gorillas turned into the alley, cornering her and surrounding her.
Suzy clutched her book bag tighter. Oh no.
"It's a pretty little sheep," one of them giggled, running his hand down Suzy. Suzy gulped.
"What are you doing out here, alone?" A second asked.
Suzy tried backing away, but hit the other two. She curled in on herself, accepting her fate.
Suddenly, a loud vroom and headlights swung into the alley.
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... the dresses xD They look ridiculous
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