The next week, Lucidia was able to get out of the hospital wing. Lara walked in.
"Hey Lara!" Lucidia said, smiling.
"Er...hey. Lucidia? I need to speak to you."
"What about?"
"When you get back...some people might say stuff to you."
"What stuff?" Lucidia said, eyeing Lara curiously.
"About you being a vampire..."
"WHAT? How do...how did they find out?" Lucidia said, startled.
"I sort of...started it," Lara replied, putting her head down.
"YOU DID WHAT?" Lucidia said, stunned.
"I'm sorry...I told Kyle...and you know how he is..."
Lucidia glared at Lara and walked out. Lara ran after her.
"I SAID I WAS SORRY!"
"Go away. I don't want to walk with you."
"It's not my fault your father slept with a woman and now you are partly vampire!" Lara said. She had
gone to far. Lucidia whipped around.
"You take that back!"
"No!"
Lucidia just turned around and kept walking. A pair of first years walked by her and whispered
something. Lucidia barged in the Great Hall. Everyone turned to look at her. Whispering and pointing
filled the room. Lara didn't even go in.
"Well...well...well..." came a voice behind them.
"Go away, Permia," said Lucidia, without turning around.
"I feel your pain! I came back to be humiliated."
"I am not humiliated."
"Everyone pointed at me...laughing that I was attacked," Permia continued, ignoring Lucidia.
"I don't care about the pointing."
"Father was most upset..."
"I figured that much..."
"It must hurt, having your best friend tell about you!"
"She told Kyle and he blabbed."
"HELL NO!" Permia said, suddenly. "She said right to my face 'Lucidia is partly vampire and she will
kick your behind."
"S-she did what?" Lucidia looked at Starla, who hesitated and then nodded.
"That-that-" Lucidia stuttered.
Lucidia just stood there, loss of words. She watched Permia walk away.
"I can't...I can't believe she did that...I can't believe Lara betrayed me."