Leaf closed her eyes. "You think it's me, don't you, Root?" she whispered. Root put her hands on Leaf's shoulders. "Honeypiiie... Of course not. I'm trying to help you in any way that I can." "But what if it IS me?!" Leaf demanded, tears stinging her eyes. "Shh, sweetie... I don't believe you're the carrier at all. You're a human girl, just like everyone else here." "Human girls don't drink blood!" Leaf snapped. "Most vampires were once humans, Leaf. You were just turned at a young age." "Or maybe I was CREATED this way!" "Of course not. Leaf, dear, you're simply a human girl that became a vampire. Just like me..." Leaf shook her head, squeezing her eyes shut. Tears began to slide down her cheeks. "I hate having to lie to my friends!" "And I hate hiding from everyone but you. But that's the way things are for us." She hugged Leaf tightly. "It's the way things always have been for people like us, Leafy. We've been cut off from the rest of the world. But think about this. Would you rather lie to your friends, or have them never be able to look at you again?" Leaf opened her eyes and wiped the tears away. "Lie."
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