0252: The Vampire's Daughter Book Three

Susan took her time eating, which obviously made the other girls nervous.

"You should hurry up," one said, "or she'll be really mad."

All the girls quickly agreed.

Susan smiled at them and then went right back to eating.

Jane asked, "Don't you care that the Headmistress will be mad."

"No," Susan answered. "I've done nothing wrong."

"I know, but..." Jane started, but didn't know how to finish her thought.

The table ate in silence until Susan completed her meal. "Thank you for inviting me to eat with you," she said, standing up with her tray.

"Well, you're welcome to join us anytime, if you make it out of the Headmistress' office alive," Jane said, to agreements from the others at the table.

"Thanks, I'd like that," Susan said, walking to throw out her trash. At the doorway to the lunchroom, she paused and looked back. The girls at her table waved, causing Susan to smile.

She walked to the Headmistress' office, knocking before being told to enter.

Inside, there was a man of Middle Eastern decent talking to the principle. Susan looked at him and her eyes went wide with surprise, though the rest of her face was blank.

"Susan," the Headmistress said. "I wanted you to meet Mr. Jude."

Susan walked over and tentatively shook the man's hand. He just smiled at her.

"I was telling Mr. Jude about how bright and talented our children are and I wanted him to meet our brightest new pupil."

"Yes Headmistress," Susan said, eyes still wide.

"Yes, it is wonderful to see such beautiful children with such obvious talents," the man said. "It is through the enhancement of these talents that we grow as humans. It is a shame when I see people who do not use their abilities to their fullest potential."

"Oh, I couldn't agree more," the Headmistress said. "Far too often we let our abilities stagnate for lack of use. This is particularly true of women, who all too often allow themselves to be subjugated by men."

"Yes," the man responded nodding his head. "God has given us all gifts and we must use them to their fullest potential."

"But what if using our gifts would hurt others?" Susan asked boldly, shocking the Headmistress, but having no impact on the man.

"That is, of course, one of the problems with free will. You decide what you do, which may, in fact, be good or bad. However, the fear of doing something bad shouldn't stop one from using their gifts. It merely means that one must consider the repercussions of their actions. The issues are, thus, separate."



[The Vampire's Daughter: An ongoing vampire story. Copyright Reuben Gregg Brewer, 2005, 2006. All rights reserved.]