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mean, not that they were really missing. They were being treated at the Nu Co. lab, right? Volunteer guinea pigs or something.”
That had been the story on the news, at least.
The vampire slowly rotated her marshmallow. “You know, I’ve always found the ‘official’ explanation pretty far-fetched, myself,” she said.
Say what now? The tips of Lucy’s ears tingled. “Sorry,” she said, “who are you?”
“Gertie Lee. Environmental activist and editor-in-chief of the SPEAMS Sentinel.” She held out a hand for Lucy to shake.
“You write for the school paper?” Lucy hardly ever read it since it never reported on UFO sightings.
Gertie nodded. “Have you ever thought about writing for the Sentinel?” Her marshmallow caught fire and she lifted it off the coals. “I’ll bet you have quite a few stories to tell.” She calmly blew out the flames.
Holy slug spit. Did this girl have extrasensory Uncorrected Sample
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