Chapter 345: Friend or Foe?, Part 1

When lunch rolled around, I rushed into the cafeteria, needing a minute or two alone with my human friends before Trent and the rest of the vampires showed up. Thankfully, the table was crowded with humans only. I made my way toward them and sat next to Ellie.

"Hey," I said with a cheery smile. "So, this is going to sound weird, but you haven't heard anything about a new student, have you?"

"No…" Ellie drew out the word and tilted her head as if trying to remember. "Has anyone else?"

Nick, Luke, Gina, and Tonya all shook their heads. "Did you?" Gina asked me.

"No, but I thought I saw someone earlier, and I didn't recognize them, so I wondered if it was a new student." I shrugged like it was no big deal, even though to me, it was a huge deal.

If that girl wasn't a student, then she was definitely here to watch me. But who had sent her? And why?

"I need food," Nick announced and stood.

Luke followed. A moment later, Gina and Tonya wandered toward the food line, too.