The door creaked open as Nicole returned from school. Her bag and shoes clattered down by the door. She called for Damien, but there was no response. Nicole began to worry as murmurs drifted up from the cellar.
"How long do we have?"
"About an hour"
"Can we try to get Nicole?"
The air became stifling as Nicole recognized the second voice as Andrew. She walked into the kitchen where she witnessed utter disarray. The table was thrown over and chairs were pushed to the side of the room. She heard more murmuring. It was unintelligible but she could pinpoint its direction. The noise was from beneath her.
She searched for a cellar door. Dust clouded her vision as she prowled through closets and cabinets. At last, she tripped over a string in the kitchen, falling right on top of Andrew and Damien. The string was a trap door, Nicole realized. That explained the chaos of the kitchen. Everything had to be moved so that there was access to the basement. Why go through so much trouble.
Nicole looked around here when she got to her feet. The room's furniture consisted of one lone couch and two upright coffins. For a split second, Nicole wondered what the coffins were doing there. Then she scolded herself. Andrew and Damien were vampires! They slept in the coffins all day. The sun burnt vampires in all the old movies. That didn't explain everything though because she had also seen Andrew out during the day. And Damien was awake to answer the door that afternoon.
Nicole began to puzzle this. Then, had to put her thoughts aside. Andrew and Damien were packing for something. 'The conversation…,' she thought and looked to Andrew for answers.
"How long do we have?"
"About an hour"
"Can we try to get Nicole?"
The air became stifling as Nicole recognized the second voice as Andrew. She walked into the kitchen where she witnessed utter disarray. The table was thrown over and chairs were pushed to the side of the room. She heard more murmuring. It was unintelligible but she could pinpoint its direction. The noise was from beneath her.
She searched for a cellar door. Dust clouded her vision as she prowled through closets and cabinets. At last, she tripped over a string in the kitchen, falling right on top of Andrew and Damien. The string was a trap door, Nicole realized. That explained the chaos of the kitchen. Everything had to be moved so that there was access to the basement. Why go through so much trouble.
Nicole looked around here when she got to her feet. The room's furniture consisted of one lone couch and two upright coffins. For a split second, Nicole wondered what the coffins were doing there. Then she scolded herself. Andrew and Damien were vampires! They slept in the coffins all day. The sun burnt vampires in all the old movies. That didn't explain everything though because she had also seen Andrew out during the day. And Damien was awake to answer the door that afternoon.
Nicole began to puzzle this. Then, had to put her thoughts aside. Andrew and Damien were packing for something. 'The conversation…,' she thought and looked to Andrew for answers.