Chapter 113 - 113. hospital trip (1/2)

And then they found us, a crowd of people with tears streaming down their faces, shouting at each other, shouting at us.

”Don't move,” someone instructed.

”Get Tyler out of the van!” someone else shouted.

There was a flurry of activity around us. I tried to get up, but Amanda's cold hand pushed my shoulder down.

”Just stay put for now.”

”But it's wet and if you keep pushing me down, then I'll think your coming onto me.” I complained. It surprised me when she giggled under her breath.

”You were over there,” I suddenly said, and giggle stopped short. ”You were by your car.”

Her expression turned hard. ”No, I wasn't.”

”I saw you.” All around us was chaos. I could hear the gruffer voices of adults arriving on the scene. But I obstinately held on to our argument; I was right, and she was going to admit it. I would not get the liar title in this world I refused.

”Ryan, I was standing with you, and I pulled you out of the way.” she unleashed the full, devastating power of her eyes on me, as if trying to communicate something crucial. Too bad I'm immune to the puppy eyes, Luna used that on me all the time for pudding when she wasn't supposed to have it.

”I have a eidetic memory soooo yeah you can't really lie to me about that....” her eyebrows shot up at once and she knew she was caught. The gold in her eyes blazed. ”Please, Ryan.”

”Why?” I demanded.

”Trust me,” she pleaded, her soft voice

I could hear the sirens now. ”Will you promise to explain everything to me later?”

”Fine,” she snapped, abruptly exasperated.

”Fine,” I replied smugly ”and I'll remember this promise too.” she looked at me with a sour expression. Internally i was laughing about getting a step closer to my goals of meeting the family of nice vampires.

It took six EMTs and two teachers - Mr. Varner and Coach Clapp - to shift the van far enough away from us to bring the stretchers in. Amanda vehemently refused hers, and I tried to do the same, but the traitor told them I'd hit my head and probably had a concussion. That petty bitch. I almost died of humiliation when they put on the neck brace. It looked like the entire school was there, watching soberly as they loaded me in the back of the ambulance. Amanda got to ride in the front. It was maddening. I'll punish her later for this.

To make matters worse, Chief Swan arrived before they could get me safely away.

”Ryan!” he yelled in panic when he recognized me on the stretcher.