"L. J. Smith - Vampire Diaries 04 - Dark Reunion" - читать интересную книгу автора (Smith Lisa J)

Bonnie frowned at the photo, blinking rapidly. The image swam in front of her, and a
chilling uneasiness ran up her spine.
No, it was just Sue in the picture. She must've gone crazy for a minute, or else she
was letting Caroline's desire for them "all to be together again" affect her.
"I'll take the next one," she said, springing up. "Sit down, Vickie, and lean in.No,
farther, fartherтАФthere!" All of Vickie's movements were quick and light and nervous.
When the flashbulb went off, she started like a scared animal ready to bolt.
Caroline scarcely glanced at this picture, getting up and heading for the kitchen
instead. "Guess what we're having instead of cake?" she said. "I'm making my own
version of Death by Chocolate. Come on, you've got to help me melt the fudge."
Sue followed her, and after an uncertain pause, so did Vickie.
The last traces of Meredith's pleasant expression evaporated and she turned to
Bonnie. "You should have told me."
"I know." Bonnie lowered her head meekly a minute. Then she looked up and
grinned. "But then you wouldn't have come and we wouldn't be having Death by
Chocolate."
"And that makes it all worthwhile?"
"Well, it helps," Bonnie said, with an air of being reasonable. "And really, it
probably won't be so bad. Caroline's actually trying to be nice, and it's good for
Vickie to get out of the house for onceтАж"
"It doesn't look likeit's good for her," Meredith said bluntly. "It looks like she's
going to have a heart attack."
"Well, she's probably just nervous." InBonnie's opinion, Vickie had good reason
to be nervous. She'd spent most of the previous fall in a trance, being slowly driven
out of her mind by a power she didn't understand. Nobody had expected her to
come out of it as well as she had.
Meredith was still looking bleak. "At least," Bonnie said consolingly, "it isn't your
real birthday."
Meredith picked up the camera and turned it over and over. Still looking down at
her hands, she said, "But it is."
"What?" Bonnie stared and then said louder, "Whatdid you say?"
"I said,it is my real birthday. Caroline's mom must have told her; she and my
mom used to be friends a long time ago."
"Meredith, what are you talking about? Your birthday was last week, May 30."
"No, it wasn't. It's today, June 6. It's true; it's on my driver's license and
everything. My parents started celebrating it a week early because June 6 was too
upsetting for them. It was the day my grandfather was attacked and went crazy." As
Bonnie gasped, unable to speak, she added calmly, "He tried to kill my grandmother,
you know. He tried to kill me, too." Meredith put the camera down carefully in the
exact center of the coffee table. "We really should go in the kitchen," she said
quietly. "I smell chocolate."
 Bonnie was still paralyzed, but her mind was beginning to work again. Vaguely,
she remembered Meredith speaking about this before, but she hadn't told her the full
truth then. And she hadn't said when it had happened.
"AttackedтАФyou mean like Vickie was attacked," Bonnie got out. She couldn't say
the wordvampire , but she knew Meredith understood.
"Like Vickie was attacked," Meredith confirmed. "Come on," she added, even
more quietly. "They're waiting for us. I didn't mean to upset you."