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Melodie watched the woman walk away before jotting the name 'Karea Vilnessen' down in her pocketbook. Although she didn't plan on calling the teacher, her intentions did include keeping an eye on Miss Vilnessen. Exhausted, she drove back to her office.

The rest of the day was anything but relaxing. From the moment she returned up to the very moment that the sun disappeared, she sat on the floor rifling through old case papers. There had been nothing drastic, as she expected. All of the victim's had the same cause of death; loss of blood. In addition, every single one had two puncture marks visible on their necks. At one point, Melodie was convinced that somebody in the station had messed up and photocopied the same report thirty times.

Although she'd spent an enormous amount of time going through piles of paperwork, a majority of it was actually spent trying to find out more about Karea Vilnessen. While it was true that she could be found in the phone book, Melodie found it nearly impossible to locate any other information on her. There was a record of employment from a local high school, but that was about it.

"So you teach literature, huh?" Melodie mumbled to herself, leaning over her laptop. With great disappointment and heavy sarcasm, she added, "That REALLY helps me find 'The Vampire'." She let out a humorless laugh, "If only you had some sort of criminal past, that would've at least made things a little more interesting for me."

Conversations with herself actually seemed to be the only thing keeping Melodie sane on days like these. After a seemingly-endless day, she finally drove to her empty home.