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                  He looked down at the floor as he seriously thought about it. “It's a long story really. He has just always felt the need to be around others at all times and to help others financially. Before he was adopted by his wealthy vampire family in Romania, he struggled to survive as his human father neglected him and his ill human mother couldn't work. Then his vampire family practically saved him and took more than good care of him. So, I suppose you can say that he feels that he needs to do the same for others. I know that all of this sounds improper  but he means well by all of it. He has paid for many girls' college educations, got them fantastic referrals for jobs, landed them high quality internships, and more.” He now looked at the bottle he was holding. “He wants girls to have what his biological mother never had. The opportunity to actually live. And not just live, as in walk and breathe, but live to experience the world at the highest level possible.”
                  I took in everything that he said and suddenly saw Josef in a different light.
                  “It also never hurts to have a lot of girls around when we have plans to have fun.”
                  At that, I threw my pillow at him which he caught without flinching. And thankfully, he laughed.
                               
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                  Having breakfast with my family always felt like the same scene that played over and over again. It was the same setting, same food and same conversation.             
                  I picked at my omelet. I couldn't eat, especially since today was the day I was going to find out  if I made the cut for the group. I felt nervous because I didn't know whether I even wanted it even if I was offered a spot. I glanced over at Nicholas who was eating his waffle while staring out the window towards the forest.
                  “What's wrong Quinn? You've barely touched your food.” I looked up to find my mother staring at me with concerned eyes.
                  I waved her concern off. “I'm just feeling a bit sick. I have a quiz today  and I'm not feeling very confident about it.”
                  My dad looked up from his newspaper to look at me. “Did you study?”             
                  I rolled my eyes as I looked down at my plate. “Yes”
                  He looked back at his paper. “Well then you should have no problem with it.”
                  If only he knew what was really going on...
                  My phone buzzed as my mother opened her mouth to say something. I looked down to see a text from Artie.
     
                  You made the final eight :) You have a meeting with the group leader  at our house today.               Can you make it at 7?
     
                  Surprisingly, I beamed at his text. I couldn't believe that I made it! Why me? Maybe Artie forced him to... All of a sudden I felt more queasy. “May I be excused to go? I rather get to my class early to go over my notes some more.”
                  “Sure, have a good day today”. My mother gave me a smile that didn't reach her eyes. Instead, I found sadness in them. I ignored it though. She was always pretty dramatic over many things.
                  I kissed Nicholas on the forehead before I headed out the kitchen.