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looked miserable in the hospital bed.
    “Well I’m sorry I told everyone ,” I apologized.
    “Don’t be. Robert said if I would have waited any longer I could have died ,” he said, shaking his head slightly.
    I put my hand over my mouth, upset to he ar that I almost killed Ezra. “Does he know what’s wrong?” I asked.
    “This is me turning into a human .” I couldn’t believe that one bite from me could turn someone that was dead into a living being.
    “Does he know how to fix it yet?” I asked.
    Obviously uncomfortable, he looked away and coughed a few times. “I don’t know if I want him to fix it.”
    “What will happen to you?”
    “Well, if I survive the flu, I’ll be a normal human being. That’s what we are hoping,” he stated, a look of optimism on his face.
    “So you’re going to risk your life to find out ,” I complained. I did not like this idea.
    “Emi ly, I’ve been a vampire for hundreds of years. I thought I had lived my life until I met you. I don’t want to feed on blood, I want to take you out to a restaurant and eat dinner with you. I want to sun bathe on the beach with you. It’s been so long since I have been able to cry and now I have these wet droplets coming out of my eyes. It feels amazing; it feels normal. I can live a real life now.” A tear ran down my cheek, he was giving up for me. He was risking his life for me. I didn’t like it.
    “Yeah, and what if you die ? What are you giving up then?” I demanded. Furious, I got up and walked out. I knew I shouldn’t leave him like that, but I was so mad that he was doing this. I liked him better as the angry, grumpy vampire. Now, he was a scared little human boy. I got back upstairs and Robert called me into his office. I shut the door and sat down.
    “Axle told me you did great on the case today. He said you had to do all of the talking ,” he boasted with a smile on his face. I couldn’t be proud I was still so upset about Ezra.
    “You’re going to let him do this?” I demanded. His eyes fell to his desk in shame.
    “Emily, it’s his life. His mind is made up. I have a replacement coming in tomorrow,” he said. At least he was honest.
    “Wow , Robert, you aren’t even going to wait till he is dead before you replace him. Nice,” I yelled and walked out, slamming the door. Gavin and Axle stared at me in shock. I stormed over, grabbed my things, and left.
    Once I got home, I slammed my things down on the table, dressed in some jogging pants, and pulled on a hoodie. Grabbing my iPod, I took off for the trail. I ran for hours. I ran the track until I saw Dee-Dee walking up. I stopped to talk. She waved as I slowed down. She had her camera around her neck again and was taking pictures of the trees.
    “I’m beginning to think you’re spying on me ,” I joked. She smiled and took my picture.
    “Sorry, you’re not my type ,” she replied, causing me to laugh. She made me feel at peace, and I was really hoping I could trust her so we could be friends. She reminded me so much of Kimmy.
    “Can I ask w hy are you taking pictures of trees?” I asked curiously.
    “Because they are moving,” she stated as she snapped another picture.
    “Uh, yeah ok ay,” I replied as I waited for more.
    “I’m in a photography class right now . We are learning how to take pictures of moving objects.” She laughed as she explained.
    “Wow, that’s cool ! Photography, is that just a hobby or do you do it professionally?” I asked as we continued to walk the trail.
    “ Sort of a hobby, I guess you could say.”
    “Wow, you are horrible at conversation you know that?” I joked.
    “My therapist says I need a hobby.”
    “Can I ask why you have a therapist?”
    “Court order. Long story short, I had a boyfriend who had a girlfriend and I kind of went psycho on them,” she explained.
    “Gosh, sounds serious.”
    “Not really. I filled his car with pickles and it may have caught fire somehow,” She replied as we got