8:45pm October 24, 1972

Barnabas was sitting next to the living room fireplace. It was dark except for the flickers of light from the fire. Everyone else was asleep. I sat next to Barabas. "Hot Choate?" I held out a mug. Barnabas took it and a sip. There was a moment of silence while we stared into the fire. Barnabas finally broke the tense silence. "Hidi, do you know anything about uncurseing vampires?" I sighed. "Yes, but there's one problem. The witch who cursed you, has to be the one to take it off." Barnabas nodded and looked back at the fire. "Barnabas, do you know what a real curse is?" I blurted. Barnabas said not a word while I continued. "A curse is when you're born one thing, and you're another." "What were you really doing that day we found you?" "Running away from my past." I couldn't belive it. Barnabas actually seemed concerned. "My family was taken away from me over 100 years ago." ''I never had a father and my mother abandoned me when I was four." "Who was that witch?" "Someone from my past. Her name's Jessica." I suddenly felt a warm feeling where I kept my mother's necklace. I slowly pulled it out of my pocket. It was glowing red. "Barnabas," I said slowly," Who was that witch that hexed you?" "Angeline." "That was my mother." "Your mother is the witch that hexed me!?" "Yes," I said ashamed. Barnabas took a sip of his hot chocolate and looked back into the fire. I suddenly remembered something from witch school. I smiled. "That's great!" "What?!" "There is a loophole here! The descendents can also unhex you. Barnabas, we're going to heal you!"


Barnabas

October 25, 1972

I had to wake Hidi. Strangely, I couldn't sleep. Hidi was skeptical as she, David, and I went into Dr. Julia's old office. "But I don't know the difference between a vein and an artery!" Hidi exclaimed. Hidi had said earlier that morning that there is not a known cure for a vampire curse. So I decided to try Dr. Julia's method. I looked at Hidi, and saw something I did not expect. Instead of complaining to David, she was looking through Julia's blood books. "So, that's the difference," she said.

Hidi wasn't that bad of a fledgling doctor. She gave what she thought might happen, based on the books. One book she strangely did not put back. "Well, I guess that's all for today," Hidi said finally.


October 26, 1972

Hidi spent most of yesterday in her room. I spent most of it in mine as well. I was busy reading. When I woke Hidi, I found her diary. It was mostly filled with potions and contations. One page did really interested me.

October 18, 1972

Today is it! I am going to gauate! For 8 years, I had been at witch school. I can't wait to see what Jessica has planed.

October 19, 1972

I'm cursed. I learned that witchcraft was to have fun and stuff, until now. We are supposed to make mortals bow to us, and plead for their lifes. I didn't know that. Jessica and I did a prank that went out of control. One boy died, and I lost my beast friend. I'm leaving forever. I'm never coming back.


October 29, 1972

"Hidi!" Willie yelled. There was no answer. Willie walked outside. "Hidi!" he called again. Nothing. Willie gulped. He had no idea why, but he had a feeling she was bothering Barnabas. Rushing to Barnabas's room, Willie heard a cry. He started to run faster. When he opened the door, Willie expected to see Barnabas drinking Hidi's blood. That was not what he saw at all. Hidi and Barnabas were talking. The cry had been Hidi laughing.

October 31, 1972

It's Hallows Eve! Usually, Jessica and I would be playing trikes, but this year, I'm impriving. Okay, I'll admit it. I'm not even celebrating! On the 25, I found an old book. You see, there is no known cure for vampirism. Except for the long-lost method of Martha Broeks! In 1781, Martha Broeks invented the cure. There's a bad thing though. I will have to give up my powers for good. But, I'm going to do it. I'll pay back Barnabas.

From,

Hidi HandCock

Barnabas

As I sulked around the easte, Hidi's blood thing isn't working at all, I saw something odd. Hidi was walking outside with a pumpkin knife. She went to the most rotten, old, and ripe pumpkin. Off in the shadows, I watched Hidi cut up the pumpkin. The stench was overpowering. Hidi gaged and lost her footing. I quickly rushed to her and grabbed her. She turned to me, a mixture of shock and sadness. "What are you doing?" "I'm picking guts out of pumpkins?" Hidi reached into the pumpkin and pulled out the guts.

I took a step back. It smelled like rotten blood. Hidi smiled nervously. "Willie asked me to." "Why?" "It's a surprise."