Ba-ba-da-baaa! Behold, Chapter 8! :]
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&&&&&&&&on with the story! :D
Something about going for a walk tends to calm me every time. I suddenly felt a little more lighthearted, and was glad I was going somewhere there'd be friends and people to talk to. I walked up to Ethan's house and rang the doorbell, then waited a minute or so before the door swung open. It was Jane, Ethan's 8-year-old sister. She smiled when she saw it was me. "Hi, Dimi!" she said, waving with one hand and holding a small doll in the other. "Hi, Jane," I said, leaning forward. "Is Ethan here today?" She thought for a moment. "Mayyyybe," shesaid, "but you know, my mind's a bit foggy." I rolled my eyes and pulled out my wallet. I handed her a five. "Is he here now?" She squinted her eyes. "It's getting a bit clearer, but my memory's still hazy." I handed her another five. "How about now?" She smiled. "Yup. He's here. For another five, Benny and Sarah are here also." I smiled and ruffled her hair. "That won't be necessary." I said. I tried to walk in, but somehow couldn't. It was like I ran into an invisible wall. Jane looked at me strangely. "You okay?" she asked. I nodded, rubbing my hurt nose. "Well, then why don't you come inside?" She said, gesturing inside. I tried again, and this time I didn't run into anything. Then I remembered the old vampire fiction movies that said vampires can't enter a place without having been invited in. I laughed at myself and headed up the stairs to Ethan's room, and knocked on the door. "Hello?" I asked. "Anyone home?" Benny poked his head out. "Oh, hi." he said, surprised to see me. He turned around. "Ethan! It's Dimitri." Ethan must have approved because Benny opened the door all the way. He went to sit in a computer chair next to Ethan. Sarah sat on the bed reading a magazine. Although they didn't look up, they both said, "Hey, Dimitri," and continued on with what they were doing. I waved awkwardly and sat down next to Sarah. "Babysitting?" I asked, smiling. She looked up and smiled back. "Yup." Ethan paused the video game and turned around to glare at me. "Not babysitting me, babysitting Jane." He turned back around and started playing again. Benny threw me a glance that said, "Don't joke about the babysitter thing". I nodded and Benny grinned and turned back to the game.
For an hour I hung out there with the three of them, joking and laughing about the weirdest stuff. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. "Ethan?" his mom said. "We're home." she walked in and looked around. "Thank you, Sarah." she handed her two tens. "But you know you shouldn't have friends over on the job, right?" She glanced at me. Sarah looked a bit nervous, and was about to say something when Ethan cut her off. "Oh, that's Dimitri, Mom. She's my friend, not Sarah's. Well, Sarah's too, but.. you know." I smiled. It was sweet how he ran to Sarah's rescue so quickly. His mom shrugged. "Okay." she leaned in and whispered (loudly) to Ethan and Sarah, "she one of Benny's girlfriends?" My face turned bright red, and so did Benny's although he pretended not to hear. "Mom!" Ethan whispered back. "Maybe you should go now." She nodded. "Alright, but send your friends home at 9." Since Sarah was already on her way out, I assured Ethan's mom that I'd be leaving with her. I couldn't stand to be in that awkward situation anymore.
On the walk back, I invited Sarah over to spend the night. "Well," she said, "sure, why not?" I was glad she'd be over to keep me company. All of a sudden, she looked nervous. "Oh, man... I forgot about Erica. We had plans tonight... mind if I invite her over too?" I stiffened a bit, but agreed nonetheless. "Sure, why not?" Why not? I thought, because Erica practically hates you, that's why not. I shook that thought away and continued walking home.
Yay! :D Time for Chapter 9!
can you feel the excitement? Yes, yes you can, because I injected you with exciting poison. :}