chapter 9

"Viona!" 

Amelie's loud call stopped her friend, who was already far ahead of her. Amelie ran over to Viona, who was now turning back to her. 

"Viona, where were you last night? I was looking for you." 

"Why were you looking for me?" asked Viona with a very flat expression. Viona looked at Amelie with hatred, unlike before when she was so friendly. I don't know what caused that.

Amelie approached and looked around. Viona just watched in silence as Amelie walked closer to her. Amelie brought her face closer, causing Viona's face to immediately recede.

"Last night I heard a wolf howl," Amelie whispered, not wanting anyone but Viona to hear.

Too surprised, Viona's face became tense. Suddenly her feelings changed between nervousness and anger. Amelie didn't know that last night's howling had come from Viona's transformation into a wolf.

"Viona, I was worried about you last night. Were you chased by a wolf?" 

"Are you sure it was a wolf? Did you see it, Amelie?" Viona just wanted to make sure that Amelie didn't see her wolf form. 

"I'm very familiar with what a wolf sounds like. Surprisingly, it's very close to our school. Sometimes I'm afraid that there are a lot of wolves roaming this city." Amelie said with a grin.

"Huh!" Viona let out a sigh of relief. 

"Maybe you heard wrong, Amelie. I'm fine, you can see for yourself, right?" Viona said as she moved her body to show that she was fine.

Amelie was so happy that she smiled and hugged Viona. Suddenly Viona's heart was touched, she felt guilty for neglecting Amelie last night. 

It was all because she was jealous of Alfie. Viona overheard Alfie, Raymond and Jacob arguing on the futsal field last night. Viona never intended to hear their conversation, but she accidentally heard the noise on the futsal court when she was looking for her book that was left behind in class. 

Her heart broke even more when she found out that Alfie and Raymond were fighting over Amelie, and Alfie even seemed to like Amelie, who was willing to slap Raymond. 

Viona, who liked him from the beginning, was very disappointed and angry with Amelie. She showed her love to Alfie several times by giving him letters and other small attention, but Alfie never even looked at her.

"Amelie, I need to ask you something."

"What?" 

"Can we go to the park now? I can't talk here." 

Seeing a lot of people passing by, Viona took Amelie to the park. This was because what she wanted to talk about was very private. When Amelie and Viona arrived at the schoolyard, they sat on an empty chair under a tree. 

"What do you want to ask me?" 

Viona was silent as she hesitated to speak. 

"Amelie, do you like Raymond?" 

"What!" Amelie was surprised. 

"Why are you asking me that? I don't like him." 

"I see you and Alfie get along well, and Alfie would do anything for you." 

Amelie laughed. "When did Alfie do that?" Amelie asked. 

"Viona, do you like him? Are you jealous that I am with him?" 

"No!" argued Viona. 

"Be honest," Amelie said, teasing Viona. 

"I'm just friends with Alfie. He's my master, and that's the extent of our relationship."

"Sir?" Viona looked at her in surprise.

Amelie finally explained who she was and her relationship with the Reid family. Amelie said her mother served the Reid family. She was sent to school by Mrs. Reid because she was Lauren's daughter, who had served her all that time. 

Viona was surprised.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to." 

"It's okay, I'm not offended at all. I'm not ashamed that my mother is a maid." 

"I misunderstood you. It must be really hard for you to deal with the triple Reids, right? Because they are too rigid. Especially Raymond, he's the most stubborn and arrogant, when I heard your story earlier, I praised you for being able to survive despite being treated badly by Raymond." 

Viona finally made friends with Amelie after learning that Amelie didn't like Alfie. 

"As long as I'm right, I'll stand up for myself," Amelie said. "And why do you like Alfie?" asked Amelie, looking at Viona.

Viona was silent she had liked Alfie for a very long time. They met in the forest, Alfie saved her when Viona was attacked by a herd of rogues. That's where Viona's feelings grew, she always considered Alfie her hero. Even Viona once asked the Moon Goddess for their destiny. 

So Viona followed Alfie to the human world, disguised as a cute girl.

"Viona," Amelie called, startling her from her reverie. 

Viona only replied with a smile, she couldn't possibly tell her about her encounter with Alfie. Viona didn't know if Amelie was a werewolf or just an ordinary human. But seeing Amelie's wound yesterday, which healed in a few minutes, made Viona suspicious that Amelie was a werewolf like her. 

But strangely enough, Amelie didn't notice anything at all and considered everything a miracle. Even the wolf howled last night Amelie assumed was a wild animal and not a werewolf. 

"Viona, did you hear me?" 

"Yes. I can't say because it's very embarrassing." That was all Viona could say.

They went back to class and left the park. Julie appeared from behind a tree after overhearing their conversation. The girl looked evil with eyeballs that turned green, her look was very scary followed by her grin. 

***

In the classroom, Julie and the gang suddenly appeared. Their arrival scared all the students, Lucy and Carla forced the other students out except for Amelie. Once everyone was out, Lucy locked the classroom door, then stood in the right corner of the classroom and Carla stood in the left corner of the classroom.

They both looked at Amelie with their waists glued together. Amelie remained calm even though Julie was looking at her evil. Julie's look was so scary, it was as if she wanted to pounce on her. 

"What are you trying to do? Why did you lock me up?" 

Amelie was very nervous and scared, but she tried to calm down and be brave. Julie stood up and walked away from Amelie. 

Suddenly, the banging of the table startled Amelie. She gasped and closed her eyes. 

"Your style is so bold, like a queen. You're just a maid," Julie sneered. Lucy and Carla laughed.

Amelie was still silent, but her hands were clenched into fists.

Julie came closer again, one leg raised on the table. Her left elbow rested on the knee of the leg she had just raised. She smiled sarcastically and touched Amelie's face with her right hand. 

Amelie remained silent as Julie turned her face. 

"Your wounds are healed, no marks at all. That's strange, isn't it?" 

Julie was surprised, more like suspicious. She wanted to know who Amelie was. If Amelie was an ordinary person, it would be impossible for the wound on her face to heal perfectly. 

"Yes. It all just happened," Amelie replied, looking bravely at Julie.

"Wow! It just happened, is that possible?" Julie brought her face even closer and looked intently at Amelie.

"Hi girls, you go outside and make sure no one comes in," Julie ordered Lucy and Carla.

Lucy and Carla obeyed, they went outside and closed the door. They stood in front of the door to guard the class from other students who might come in. Lucy and Carla looked at each other and smiled as if they knew what was going to happen inside.

"Ouch!"

Amelie screamed as Julie pushed her to the floor. Julie did not stop there, she pulled Amelie's hand to get up and then pushed her again until Amelie's back hit the table. 

Amelie moaned again which made Julie smile. 

"Julie, what are you doing, why are you ....?" 

Before Amelie could finish, Julie grabbed her collar again and pushed Amelie until her body hit the wall. 

Amelie was still silent, she couldn't fight back, and her body looked weak. Thick red liquid dripped from the corners of her lips, and her elbows and knees were bruised. But Julie didn't care as she pushed harder and harder until Amelie's breathing became labored. 

"Who are you, Amelie?"