Its not funny, I said. I think its time to go
Im not laughing, Sebastian said. It aches in here, he said, pointing to his heart.
Thats not love, thats indigestion, I said. Hatsys is known for it.
I cant shake it.
We can stop at the pharmacy and get you some Rolaids, I offered.
Sebastian faced me intently. This isnt heartburn. Dont you see?
All right, Alexander said, putting his hands on Sebastians shoulders. Its time we head out.
Did you see how into me she was? Sebastian asked. Asking me all sorts of questions?
She was just being polite, I told him.
I like that. Most girls I meet are into themselves. Can you give me her number?
Her number? I asked, alarmed. But she already has a boyfriend!
Something I can overlook. For now.
I really dont think
One cannot dodge Cupids arrow, Sebastian proclaimed.
I rolled my eyes. Cupid isnt the only one with an arrow. I scowled.
Alexander rubbed my neck. Its okay. Hes just playing.
We got into the Mustang, and as Sebastian drove me home, the ghostly duo boisterously sang to tunes blasted from his speakers. I pretended to not be disturbed by Sebastians off-key singing or his sudden proclamation.
Sebastian waited in the car while Alexander escorted me up the front steps.
Why didnt you say anything about Becky? I asked when we reached the door.
Hes harmless. He falls for girls all the time and whines when they dont fall back. I was surprised he didnt declare his love for you. Alexander fingered my belt loops and drew me to him.
Yeah, why didnt he? I asked, gazing up at him.
Im sure he did, he said, brushing my hair away from my face. He just knows what Id do to him if he did anything about it.
You think hed really like me?
For a moment, I too was as giddy as Becky had been. Not because I liked Sebastian but because I liked the idea of being admired. I spent so much of my life in Dullsville being ostracized, it was exhilarating to know that I might be attractive to the male species, especially when the male species was the vampire kind.
How could he miss the most beautiful girl in Dullsvilleor the world, for that matter? Alexander asked. Hed have to be blinder than a bat.
My boyfriend stared at me, his chocolate eyes burning through me. He leaned into me and gave me a five-star kiss.
Chapter 5 Grave Situation
The following morning, I was lumbering around my room in a towel and Jack Skellington slippers like a lost zombie, vacuously trying to figure out what to wear to school, when I heard Becky repeatedly blast her trucks horn. I threw on the first thing I saw, a charcoal-colored T-shirt dress, and layered it with a ripped Wicked Wiccas tank, gathered my backpack, and haphazardly dragged myself out of my house. When I got into her truck, Becky was sporting an overblown grin.
Whats up? I asked.
He texted me like a hundred times. She blurted out the words as if shed been holding them in for a decade.