Dusk and Ice

eople arriving. Mom found a space outside the park for the car. We moved together with the throngs of people who

uses. Beside the raging fire, people dropped their baskets of food and wine and others helped in sniffing and sampling what the baskets con

together watching the younger kids run about, one ducking his head to drop a comment a

a familiar voice bo

some equally muscled men were behind him drinking from cans of beer and they were all smiling at me. No doubt Logan introd

ing, and eating from paper plates. Some of the talks lightened as mom and I took our seats on the grass, nobody looked at me with suspicion, they looked more intrigued seeing

y hand and sho

e talk resumed and soon everyone was shaking hands with me and patting me on

introduce a famil

o she mentioned this morning. The family drew nearer, a family of

voice as he went to hug mother, next

her face hurt. I guess she's just gla

cheeks, she hugged me too but must have sensed my uneasiness about the kisses because she didn't

t him, at his elbow was who I assumed to be Cara Evan, dark-haired like the others

WhiSare," sh

nk y

he glances she as the night progressed. It was all I could do not to roll my eyes. But the worst of the night was over, the

a huge slice of vanilla cake on

a wink. "Cara, why don't you take him to tha

anced at me. "Do you

ed. "Yea

It was the only space in the park that had a fewer number of people. One of the 5 people seated, munching on a piece of fried chicken looked up and

re new

aired dude with three girls reclining on a tr

that I'm welcomed here. I want to make WhiSare my new home

g as she leaned forward. "Wait you are DeShawn Hunter! Y

yes.

wanted me to do a show for her, dad gave his consent and I was dragged off to her agency.

I devour every fashion magazine. We

on,

the sandy-haired dude by the

Your mom has been talki

om to d

be time for questions later, Sam." Shaking her head she turned to me. "Sam ne

s brighte

sandy-haired guy. "Debbie and Lisa." The girls leaning on the trunk. "Jay and Dexter." The two other guys. "So, Shawn, will you be at

WhiS

rs," she made two quotes with her fingers. "Most eli

that not knowi

lking Sam," Cara said sho

kick at a clump of gr

ha

's mis

ran off 6 months ago because her boyfriend left town," she explained to me. "Besides, her mom is famous for her hysteri

e school is hanging out at CHOC-IT waiting fo

he bar or whatever waiting for this Tessa to come back but Cara's fr

other. I glanced at Cara for an explan

n the eyes. "Now you better not be caught with the likes of us. Cara here on the other hand doesn't c

uff and all that but it seemed a bit back

res abo

off the rest of her sentence. "I gotta go pee. Cara take care o

ome on, let's go b

as she walked briskly towards wh

that bac

ouldn't have taken you there anyway, they are fr

ed. "Th

alking too fast for me to keep up. "Vampire Hunters. They think WhiSare is infested w

ks Tessa ran

e moon and back that he was taken off for some vampire ritual or something like that. Sam thinks half the students at school are v

my list. Stay away from