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The Great Vampire Debate
Oct. 13th, 2011 11:29 pm“I want to be a vampire!” Jacqueline screamed, stamping her foot down on the floor.
“Jacqueline!” her father said, reaching out for her hand. “Please, you’ll ruin your new shoes.”
“I don’t care about my shoes,” Jacqueline said, folding her arms petulantly, turning to glare at her mother.
“The guests will be arriving shortly,” her mother said, crossing the room and making a big fuss of looking out the window. There was nobody there, of course. She just wanted to avoid looking at Jacqueline. And Jacqueline knew it. She was an expert at her mother’s little ticks and tricks.
“I’m tired of waiting,” Jacqueline said, walking straight up to her mother. “Today is my sixteenth birthday and I want to get my wish.”
“Anne,” Jacqueline’s father said pleadingly, looking at his wife. “Please talk some sense into the child.”
( Jacqueline's mother turned... )
“Jacqueline!” her father said, reaching out for her hand. “Please, you’ll ruin your new shoes.”
“I don’t care about my shoes,” Jacqueline said, folding her arms petulantly, turning to glare at her mother.
“The guests will be arriving shortly,” her mother said, crossing the room and making a big fuss of looking out the window. There was nobody there, of course. She just wanted to avoid looking at Jacqueline. And Jacqueline knew it. She was an expert at her mother’s little ticks and tricks.
“I’m tired of waiting,” Jacqueline said, walking straight up to her mother. “Today is my sixteenth birthday and I want to get my wish.”
“Anne,” Jacqueline’s father said pleadingly, looking at his wife. “Please talk some sense into the child.”
( Jacqueline's mother turned... )
