Chapter Three

    “ Hello there, Wendi. Would you like to sit with us today?”, Colleen said in a sweet beautiful voice. I nodded and sat, too amazed to speak. Jacob spoke next. “ Cat got your tongue?”, he teased. I smiled and blushed. “Leave her alone, Jacob. You are too scary for her to talk to you. Just listen to how fast her heart is going.”, Leo said. Colleen gave him a sharp look and he was silent.
    I had no clue what they meant but they were slightly weird. As I thought this, Carmen sneered and giggled. “ Shut it, Carmen.”, Colleen said. “ Wendi, would you like to be my first friend here?”, she asked. “ Um.. Sure, that would be great. Colleen grinned from ear to ear, just like a Cheshire cat. I looked at Stefan and he was smiling, too. They were all smiling, showing their fangs. Carmen drew in a short breath. Was she reading my mind or something? Every time I said anything like fangs or mind reading, she tightened up and clenched her jaw. Once again, weird.
    The bell rang and I noticed that I had forgotten to eat. Apparently, so had they. Another short breath from Carmen. Stefan and I went to our next class with small talk on things like the weather and projects due. “ Do you have plans next Saturday night?” Wow. Was he asking me on a date? “ No, I don’t think so. Why?”, I asked. “ I want to take you to dinner. Would you go?” Wow, Stefan had asked me out!!!! “ um.. Sure, of course . When will you pick me up?”
    We made plans for next Saturday about six thirty. As we entered the class, he held the door open for me. Everyone stared, of course. He sat in front of me and turned around in the seat and just looked at me. My heart did funny things.