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was reading
that new vamp novel on the DL with his Kindle under the table. I
sat by him and snatched it."
    "You didn't!"
    "Yeah, I did. I saw the cover and I
was like caught you dude! I knew you was into the Fang
Fic!"
    "Sooooo busted!"
    "Yeah, and after he calmed
down and like made sure none of his friends heard we got to
talking. Turns out we both
hate
the snotty vampire villain
guy in the books. We talked about how the hunter dudes should like
get him. And then we started talking about other stuff and then he
asked me out."
    "He's so cute. What'd you
say?"
    "I told him yes. We're supposed to
be going to see that new action movie next week."
    "Oh that's cool."
    "Hey, maybe you and
Dale
can meet up
with us for a double date."
    "Uh no."
    "Just kidding. Not
really."
    "Let's change the
subject."
    "Okay."
    The sound of a loud crash suddenly
echoed from the hallway.
    Abigail and Haley turned away from
each other and they looked at the door.
    “ What was that?” Haley asked with
concern.
    “ Peter!”Abigail
shouted.
    The sound of loud footsteps filled
the hall before Peter appeared in the doorway.
    “ I’m fine,” Peter
announced.
    Peter leaped down the small flight
of steps and he landed on the floor with a low grunt. He ran across
the room swiftly. His small hands were clasped clumsily
together.
    Peter stopped in front of the
couch. He moved closer to Haley.
    “ Peter, what did you do?” Abigail
asked.
    “ Nothing," Peter said. "I have
something special for Haley.”
    “ You do?” Haley
inquired.
    “ Uh huh," Peter responded. "Haley
please hold out your hands.”
    “ Peter," Abigail said with
clenched teeth. "If it’s a spider I will sooooo trample
you.”
    “ It’s not a spider," Peter said.
He moved closer to the couch. "Haley, don’t you trust
me?”
    “ Yes I do,” Haley said with a
nod.
    “ Well I don’t,” Abigail
snorted.
    “ That’s why I didn’t get you
anything Crabby Abbie," Peter said. "Haley, hold out your hands. I
think you'll like my present.”
    "Alright," Haley said.
    "Haley don't do it," Abigail
warned. It might be a night crawler, a nest of earwigs or something
else really really gross."
    "Its none of that stuff," Peter
said.
    "Its okay," Haley said. "I trust
Peter."
    Haley smiled at Peter while she
thrust out her hands.
    Peter opened his hands.
    Several large glittering stones
fell from his hands.
    The clear shimmering gems landed in
Haley’s hands.
    Haley stared at the circular
objects with a gasp.
    “ Those are real diamonds," Peter
said. "And they’re all yours.”
    Haley looked up at Peter with a
start.
    “ What?” Haley asked.
    Peter smiled at Haley.
    “ Those aren’t real ice," Abigail
said. "They’re fake. CZ's.”
    Peter looked at Abigail.
    “ Real diamonds cut glass right?”
Peter asked.
    “ Yeah so?” Abigail inquired
folding her arms across her chest with a light tilt of her head and
narrowed eyes.
    Peter snatched a gem from Haley’s
hand. He tossed it in Abigail’s direction.
    Abigail caught the flying gem. She
looked at the clear rock with a snort.
    “ That mirror on the wall. Under
the crossbow,” Peter said.
    Peter turned from the couch
slightly and he pointed at a weapon-filled wall across the
room.
    Abigail glared at Peter before
rising to her feet. She stomped across the room and stopped in
front of a large mirror that hung on the wall.
    “ Abigail no!” Haley
cried.
    Abigail turned away from the mirror
and she looked at Haley.
    “ Don’t do that," Haley said. "The
Larsens will be really upset.”
    “ I wasn’t really gonna do it,"
Abigail said. "I just wanted to see how far this little tyke would
take the joke.”
    “ Its no joke,” Peter
said.
    Peter moved away from Haley. He
walked across the room and stopped near Abigail. He snatched the
shiny gem from her grasp.
    “ Hey!” Abigail cried.
    Peter moved to the mirror. He stood
on his tiptoes and pressed the stone against the glass. He moved
the stone slowly atop the mirror and made a