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escorts.
The town is under a charm, anyway,” I stated, ignoring her comment.
    “Yeah, but rogue gods, goddesses, guardian
angels, or even humans could be working for vampires. Who knows what could
happen? With rapidly decreasing numbers in both of our species, it’s better to
be safe than sorry.”
    Her words sent chills down my spine. I
thought of Tay and his secret obsession with becoming a vampire, becoming
immortal. He kept it under wraps so well, who knows what the ulterior motives
people have.
    I found my red clutch lying on my bed. I
grabbed it, and in its place, I left the roses.
    “Aw, they’re beautiful,” Mila cooed.
    “Yeah …” I was awed by the thought of
Hunter giving me flowers but knowing that he might be keeping something
terrible from me prevented me from enjoying their full beauty.
     
    The car ride was as awkward. Eli drove
whilst Hunter and I sat in the back, his hand upon my knee. No words were
spoken until we reached the restaurant.
    “We’re here,” Eli announced.
    Hunter climbed out of the car and extended
his hand towards me, helping me out. The red neon lights that adorned the
restaurant were pretty. My eyes followed them as they ran along the wall,
curving into a rose beneath a sign that read ‘La Hope.’
    “You two have fun,” Eli said as he came
around to the front of the SUV and leaned against it.
    I peeled my eyes off him as Hunter guided
us in through the front door of the restaurant. Inside it was dark and red. The
walls were adorned with beautiful paintings and green plants. From the outside,
you wouldn’t think it was capable of five star quality.
    Of course we had to get the table right by
the wide front window, right by Eli. I glanced sideways toward the car, he was
gone.
    “For you,” Hunter said as he pulled my
chair out.
    “Such a gentlemen.” I smiled, sitting down
on the comfortable dining chair. It was much better than the wooden ones in the
dining hall that deaden your butt muscles if you sit for too long.
    A tall, skinny waiter around the age of
fifteen brought us our menus. “I’ll be back soon to take your order.”
    Hunter opened his menu. “What do you feel
like?”
    I was too nervous to choose a big meal. The
grilled chicken Caesar was probably the most alluring meal on the menu for
someone in my shoes.
    “The chicken salad,” I said.
    Hunter shot me a sceptical look. “Eighty
precent of the school's food is healthy. The one night you can have anything
you want, you choose a healthy option?”
    “I’m not feeling very well. Something light
on my stomach is probably what's best right now.”
    “Aw, are you nervous being here with me?”
Hunter raised his eyebrow as he spoke and flashed his usual devil may care
smile.
    “Something like that,” I replied.
    The young waiter strode towards us,
carrying a bottle of wine.
    “Hunter, we —”
    “You're eighteen… You can drink outside of
school legally.”
    “I know, but I don't want to.”
    Hunter signalled for the waiter to go away.
“Is everything okay?”
    There was no use in keeping it to myself
any longer. The stress it was putting on me was poisoning my body, I could feel
it.
    “Hunter, we need to talk. Today—”
    “Wait, at least until after dinner,” he suggested.
    I wasn't happy about it. I just wanted to
put everything out in the open.
     
    Dinner conversation was quiet. I was having
a hard time deciphering what he was thinking. His face didn't betray his
emotions, it stayed hard and calculating. The silence was killing me, I
couldn't hold it in.
    “Did you file a report against Eli?” I
asked abruptly, unable to keep the anger out of my tone.
    I didn’t realize how desperately I wanted
it to not be true.
    “Where did you hear that?”
    “It doesn't matter.”
    There was a long pause, Hunter thought
about his next choice of words carefully before calling the waiter for a glass
of wine.
    “Well?”
    “Yes. I did.”
    Well, that wasn’t what I was expecting. I pushed
my