It was late at night, the boardwalk was still roaring with life from the people occupying it. David, Marko, Paul, and Dwayne scouted out anyone that would be an easy target for their vampiric cravings. At one point they all stepped on a carousel and walked around. In the flashing lights, David saw a girl. She obviously lived in Santa Carla, but this was the first time he’d noticed her. She was with friends and they were all laughing as one of the guys in the group scared people on the carousel.

He stood behind her, but as she turned around he disappeared. She knew someone had been there but she ignored it.

After the carousel stopped, everyone got off and started to go their own ways. David caught up with Marko, Paul, and Dwayne and pointed her out to them. She was a perfect target, but not for their vampiric cravings, for the cravings that they assumed died with them. Like any set of boys, even of the vampiric kind, they still felt hormonal.

The four of them stalked the girl. They watched her from a distance, hiding in the corners of the crowd. She never noticed them.

She eventually separated from her friends and started out of the boardwalk. She got to the entrance where the boys’ motorcycles were parked. They stopped at their motorcycles, and David revved his loudly to get her attention.