I start to laugh

thinking this is probably just a joke.

But I stop when I see her face.

“Your- your serious?!”

my emotions a mixture of disbelief and concern,

“See! This is why I didn’t tell you!”

This can’t be happening, I think, Cammy has never had hallucinations or anything of the sort!

“Cammy…” I say slowly,

“are your sure your OK?”

“Yes Lis, I’m SURE.” She says rolling her eyes.

I bite my lip and think, well, I might as well play along, it won’t hurt, and it might help me see what’s going on.

“Okay… I believe you. But… if you aren’t human…then what are you?”

“Well….um, I uh, I think I’m some kinda of shapeshifter?”

She says wincing.

“you think? What is that s’posed to mean?”

“I just…I’m not sure what there-We-are called”

“Ok hold up,” I say “who, exactly is we?”

She bites her lip, obviously trying to decide something.

“Okay.” She says after a very long ten seconds. “Meet me tomorrow, right after school and I’ll show you.”