Not One In Eight

6. The Pink Dress

My heart is beating so fast. David had passed me in the hall today and slipped something in my messenger bag. I didn't know he had until Literature. I was just sitting in my desk when I heard a faint thud on my desk.

You get my note? He wrote

What note? You never gave me a note. I wrote back

I slipped it in your bag. Check it kay. He wrote.

I checked my bag and sure enough there was note with his writing on it.

Emmalie, I'm really sorry that I have been

ignoring you.

I have just been nervous about the contest.

I hope you can forgive me.

-David

I smiled and shook my head. He beamed at my and then turned away smiling. I am happy he is so happy. Actually, I'm happy he is speaking to me again. Well writing but that's kind of the equivalent of his speaking.

So school went on like that. Any class we had together, we'd pass notes. I learned about his music obsession and he learned about my life and my sisters and mom. We mostly talked about the oddest things.

We talked about how Greenland is icy and Iceland is green. Why the sky is up and how it is the funniest thing to watch a cartoon baby duck. They always have big heads and small bodies. It is the funniest thing ever.

But knew something was wrong. He was hiding something, what, I might never know. But there was definitely up. But I had more important things to worry about.

Like the fact that my Mother has decided that my sisters and I should all go to the upcoming dance and all wear PINK DRESSES! Aren't we going to look soooooooo pretty!!! Not, I am thinking about barfing. Maybe playing sick just to miss it would work. I sure hope it does.

When I got home I decided to take a walk and cool off. Maybe I'll come home and learn the pink dresses were a dream or my mom was joking. Yeah, so not going to happen but a girl can dream.

Armed with a camera, phone, emergency water, food, and a blonde wig (in case I have a photo opt my sisters or have an impromptu shoot), step meter, a coat and other necessities I went out in explore my new home. Maybe get some pics of nature. Maybe sketch a tree or something. I don't know I just want to get away and have some Me Time. You'd think living in a secluded forest alone would give me some Me Time but no. My sisters are always asking me to come over so everyone can meet "the eighth Hart". My mom is also pressuring me to come to a shoot or two. Turns out I'm the only reason anyone kept up support of the Harts. Thought the others were brainless. Thank you someone for realizing it.

So anyway the scenes were amazing. The sun just barely seeps through the trees, I capture that. There were two deer, a doe and a buck, sketched them. Then there were two trees intertwined, I sketched and took a pic of it. It fascinated me, reminded me of two star crossed lovers, intertwined but not one. Wow, I sound really deep. But anyway, I want to go a little father out.

I started running, I didn't even stop to take any quick pics. I told myself I could get them later. It only seemed like a few seconds before I reached a clearing. I glanced at my step meter and I saw I'd run over a mile. So I started to freak. But that's not the only reason, no that's not all. I heard voices, they weren't random. No I knew these voices.

These voices belonged to the Blakes. But no, that's not the worst of it. They were talking angrily and guess what they were talking about. They were talking about me and it did not sound good.0

"What's wrong with my decision?" Finnen asked very angrily. Even I was angry and I didn't know what he'd done. It was the way he said it. So cold heartedly. Like he doesn't care what he'd done, he'd do it again, no matter who he hurt in the process.

"How could you? I don't care that you don't want Danni anymore but to hurt her. Flat out say 'I don't like you anymore, we're through, is cruel, even for you. But to say the very next day 'I like a new girl' right in front of her, that's beyond cruel." Fayette said.

"Why Finn? Why?" Sam said and Vanessa just sneered at him. Not a snooty sneer but an angry one.

Who's the girl Finn?

I heard it in my head but it sounded like it'd been said aloud. How could that....?

"I'll tell you guys when I know she likes me. I'm sorry but, right now, I can't tell you David." Finnen said to him. I wonder if that's how he talks to them.

"Look Finnen, I don't know if......?" A young man, probably their adoptive dad Francis, said but he didn't finish. This was just great because I want to know what happened and why he would do what he did. But that wasn't in my future. No because I had slipped a bit and they had heard.

"Vampire!" Francis's wife Maya yelled and they raced toward me. I put the blonde wig on and began to run for my life. They were a few hundred feet behind me and just barely gaining. I started swinging from branch to like Tarzan would and sure enough that worked. Soon they were out of site. Though out of site is defiantly not out of mind.

If anything is good, it's that they think I'm blonde. But even so I'll have to be careful, of all of them, maybe even David. But for now I'll have to be normal. Cause I think I smell a rat.

David

At least we have a clue as to who this new vampire is. Pale skin and blonde hair. Shouldn't be that hard to find. Not many girls can move with as grace and talent as her and still be beautiful. She seemed too unique to be hard to find.

She reminds me of Emmalie, she had the same presence as her. But she wasn't Emmalie, she seemed stronger, less fragile. Not that Emmalie couldn't take care of herself but she isn't vampire strong. She needs to be safe, so I have to find this vampire. For her.

But there are also other very pressing matters. The fact that Finn, who has been in love with Danni for ten years has decided to leave. Does he know who this vampire is. Is that it? Is it this vampire, the girl. He has started acting funny ever since we learned about her.

I hope for his sake he turns her down. I mean Fay-Fay would kill him and so would Danni. Sam would crush him and Van would claw him. Maybe even Maya would get a good punch or two. Francis wouldn't though, he might kick him out but it's for his family.

Though they don't understand what it's like for me. He's my real brother. My blood relation brother. I have been with him since we were born. I went through the change with him and now I am in a coven with him.

But anyway school is soon and I'll get to see Emmalie. My day has brightened already.