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anything you say to me will remain between us,” he said
trying to reassure me.
    I
looked at my hands trying to figure out how to put what I needed to say into
words. “Have you ever seen someone or something that you think you know, but
you can’t place it?”
    He
watched me for a minute then he cleared his throat, and set his drink on a side
table. “I haven’t myself, but I know what you are talking about. Does it happen
often?”
    I
shrugged. “It was just happening every once in a while. I would see a shirt or
something, and I would think I had seen it before, but I couldn’t place it.
Today it has been happening a lot and I’m starting to think I am going insane.”
    “I
am sure you are just stressed. It is the first day of school. That can be very
stressful. I wouldn’t worry too much about it,” he said brushing it off.
    “I
am having odd cravings too. I’ve never had them before,” I said quietly.
    He
hesitated and watched me. I didn’t like how his expression changed. I wasn’t
sure if I should continue. “What kind of cravings?”
    I
shook my head and stood. “It’s no big deal. I am sure it will stop like you
said it has to be stress. I should go. Thanks for everything.” There was no way
I was going to tell him I was craving blood. I couldn’t; he would definitely
think I was insane then.
    “Wait
Isabella,” he said as he stood.
    I
looked at him not sure what to say. I was getting an odd sensation again, and I
knew if I didn’t leave soon I would end up getting a nosebleed again. He didn’t
say anything; so I just hurried out of the room and out the door. I didn’t know
why I had told him as much as I did. I didn’t even know him that well. All I
had was a feeling that I could trust him. I felt a little better once I lost
sight of his house. My mind was racing. I couldn’t quit thinking about my
encounter with him. He didn’t seem as shocked about my confession; then again
he seemed like he was more curious about what I was craving then he should have
been. I pushed the thought away and hurried into my house. I was relieved that
my mother wasn’t home. I didn’t want to have to deal with her on top of
everything else.

 
    The
next morning I was already awake by the time my mother came in my room. I had
barely slept. My mind was racing and I couldn’t get everything that had happened
out of my head. The more I thought about it the more out of place everything
seemed. The way James fought the wolf like it was no big deal. The way
Professor Lockwood seemed to know what I was talking about when I mentioned
having a craving. Everything seemed wrong. Maybe I was paranoid, but I wanted
to know for sure. The only way I would get answers was by going back to school.
    I
left before my mother could ask me too many questions. I wasn’t that hungry, so
skipped breakfast. I wanted to get too school as early as possible. I wasn’t
sure what I was going to do, or how I was going to figure out what was going
on. I wasn’t even sure anything was going on. I was just going off my feelings
and I could be insane.
    James
was standing outside the building of my first class as I approached. “Hey, you
feeling better today?” he asked as he walked with me.
    I
nodded. “Wrestle any wolves lately?”
    He
grinned. “It wasn’t a wolf. It was just some stray.” He shrugged me off like it
was no big deal.
    I
didn’t comment even though I knew better. I knew it was a wolf. What I didn’t
know was how it got in the park or how he managed to wrestle it and kill it. “I
have a literature class I have to get too,” I muttered.
    “I’ll
catch you later then,” he said hesitantly.
    I
forced a smiled and nodded then walked into my classroom. Lexi, the girl that
had checked on me in the bathroom the previous day was the only one I knew in
class. She waved me over to her. I didn’t really want to sit next to her, but I
didn’t want to be mean either.
    “Hey,
you look better today,” she said in a