Chapter 3

Claire's POV

As I sat down at my lunch table, I looked around to see the new Freshman. There was a whole table I did not recognize, they were either freshman or new to the school system because something about them made them stand out. Strangely, there was a physical quality that seemed to make them all like each other. Their skin was really pale and their eyes were gold. It reminded me of vampires from the last vampire book I had read. No, I had to get that idea out of my head, I told myself vampires aren't real. They were people who just looked a little strange.

A couple of them got up and elegantly glided over to the utensil table. They were definitely vampires! They walked back with that same elegant, smooth walk. They seemed just like the vampires like the vampires in the last vampire book I had read. Everything about them seemed like vampires. I had to tell Eli! I just realized that it was exciting and scary at the same time. We had vampires at Degrassi. Who they be killing students from Degrassi? I really hoped we would all be okay.

"Eli! Eli!" I ran to him at his car right after school to catch up to him before he left.

He turned around when he heard me calling him, smiling, happy to see me. "Claire!"

"Eli, I have to tell you something."

"What?"

"There are vampires at Degrassi." He stared at me a for few seconds and then burst out laughing.

I kept a straight face, and soon enough he asked, "Are you serious?"

"Yes." I said.

"You're serious? Claire, that's ridiculous."

"I though so too, at first, but they have all the qualities from the last vampire book I read." I said.

"Claire, you're being ridiculous."

"I know it sounds ridiculous," I said "but I know I am right, Eli."

"Claire-" Eli said, but I cut him off.

"Eli, I'm sure. You don't have to believe me, but I know it's true." I walked away before he could say anymore.