" Fascinating deduction," Annabelle quipped. "You should have thought of that before you wiped out my family and made me a vampire." Electra froze for...a moment, then slowly turned a pair of angry and surprised eyes to Annabelle. Annabelle found herself grinning widely at Electra's reaction. "You honestly thought I didn't know!" Annabelle realized out loud. "Yes, word does travel in our circles. I know all about how you deliberately infected my brother with the plague, and then killed the doctor. . I’ll be right down.”I knew surely that it couldn’t be, but it looked like she’s only wearing a very thin robe.I turned and walked back to the sidewalk in front of her house, then made my way to her porch.I was standing at the bottom of her porch steps when she opened her front door. She really is wearing a thin robe, and she’s still behind the screen door.“Jack, please come upon the porch so we can talk. I’m not dressed properly to be seen on the porch ... I wanted you to know, I heard about. I would have remained an ordinary teenager in an ordinary life. I would have continued going to school, working my ass off to get good grades. I would have kept coming home everyday to play computer games, or read comics or fantasy and science-fiction books. I would probably have graduated near the top of my class and gone off to college.But the discovery I made changed my entire life.It all started with that stupid test in Mrs. Martin's science class. I had not done very well on it, and so I. ?????????? ?hmmm I know what?s missing ill be right back don?t goanywhere? she said with a laugh as she went out of the room.??????????? She cameback a few moments with our old dogs collar in herhand. ?Now this is going to have to do until I get you your own? she started toput it around my neck and tightened it up. She then attached the leash and tiedit to the base of the table next to the chair ?perfect? she declared ?now itstime for your punishment? she went to her purse and grabbed something.