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009: A small crime
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Blood and Roses 010: The photos
×Anastasia×"Anastasia!" Griffin's voice jolts me out of my stupor. He's standing in front of me, with a worried expression tht quickly vanishes. Making me think I imagined it, and maybe I did. What else did I do?"What?"My response doesn't go well with him. "Let's get you some ice cream." He offers, and I can only say yes because I haven't had that frozen treat in a so long. Maybe three years because I don't remember. Griffin takes me back to his car- well my car since he didn't come with his-, and we drive to McSlap For Slap, to get some ice cream and food. He wouldn't let me out of the car to order some myself, so I had to sit in the Jeep staring at the pedestrians walking by. Smiling, holding hands, I never realized how lonely my life is. I had only one best friend, and my family. Those were the only people I cared for. I was never bothered by the stares, or that people didn't want to sit with me. To plainly put it, I had no clue I was alone. I didn't feel it.Now I do. No on
Blood and Roses 011: Letter
×Anastasia×Dear Anastasia- a bit too formal but it'll have to do. It's your old pal Vanessa. I have missed you, and it took a bit of courage for me to decide to write this letter to you. Rather than text. My mother goes through my phone these days, worried about me being cyber bullied. And although it's valid, I feel suffocated. I didn't want to talk in school because of Nona and her clique. I've had enough bullying to last me a lifetime. Firstly, I'm sorry about your parents. I understand how much they meant to you. Your siblings too. And when I found out you were alive, I was more than relieved. I was happy. I thought I'd lost you, even though your had cut me from your life. Don't worry, you're not responsible for my accident. If I'm being honest, after being disabled for a whole year, I've forgotten exactly what happened. To put it simply, I don't know how I ended up in a wheelchair. I just woke up to this one morning. Not the point. The reason I wrote this, is because I he
Blood and Roses 012: There's no day like Monday
×Anastasia×So it might be a bit of an over kill for me to be sitting outside my front door waiting for Griffin to arrive. When I got his text, I got so anxious due to the lack of sleep I didn't know what to do with myself. Thank God there's such a thing call make up, and designer clothes. They're my armor. With them I feel stronger. Protected and hidden from how truly scared, alone, and depressed I am. Once I was dressed, and covered in the only comfort I have. I packed my backpack with the items I need for today, and hurried outside. Griffin said he would be picking me up in three hours. Two hours have gone by, I should be eating breakfast but I don't feel hungry. I can only think about Vanessa, and what Monday has in store for me. Because I know things are going to get lighter. The door behind me creeks open, and I don't have to turn to know Alexis just stepped out. Her heels graze the floor, with a painful noise. "Hi," she says, crouching to my level. "Hey." "So, I need yo
Blood and Roses 013: The short talk with Vanessa
×Anastasia×I found Vanessa by one of the outside eating area, next to the schools storage room. Her wheelchair was pushed close to the table, so she could see as she ate. She must have heard my footsteps because she glances up from staring at her sandwich, and smiles when she sees me. That smile along cracks through my dam, and a stream of tears flow down my cheeks. I hurried to meet her, pulling her into a hug. "I have missed you so much." I sob, "Everyone is so mean. And so fucking bitchy. And they ruined my shoes. And god! I'm glad you don't hate me." Vanessa rubs my back, holding me tightly to offer comfort. "I could never hate you." She whispers, I feel relieved. I have no words to express it. With every one treating me like a plague, I can't help being so overjoyed that there is one person who doesn't. No offense to Luciana, she's nice, but she's still a stranger to me. Vanessa and I go way back. Her not hating me gives me the small flicker of hope that everything is goin
Blood and Roses 014: Stalkers Pt 1
×Anastasia×Hope is a funny thing. You have it, and then when what you're hoping for doesn't happen, you realize the hard truth. When we hope for something, we're really digging deep into the parts of us that optimistic. Telling yourself something like, 'i hope this job interview goes well, but if it doesn't, I'll find another one'We're lying to ourselves. When we hope for something, and it goes bad, we don't walk from it feeling completely unaffected. Because to hope, you're digging into your optimist side. You're drawing into a land of fiction where you really want something, and it may or may not happen. You want it t happen, but you convince yourself that if it doesn't, it'll be fine. And in some cases, depending on what it is, you might actually be right. And it will be fine. In other cases, the majority like mine, your hope feels like a lie when it doesn't end up the way you want. And there's a high chance your barbaric behavior towards people, might have gotten your entire f
Blood and Roses 015: Jealous
×Griffin×There are many people I despise in this world. And I'll admit it up front to any of the hopelessly naive sack of shits in this pack, I hate Theodore Roosely. The shining knight of Grimsborrow. It might confuse some people why a town like ours, and a pack like ours would have a nickname like that for a teenage boy. You see, Grimsborrow is a cursed town. The people of the pack don't have a lot of fine moments in the eyes of others who don't live here, and Theodore is the nicest person in the entire town. He would drop everything just to help someone out. I find it easy to hate him because I'm the devil of the pack, and he's the angel. But if you speak ill of Theodore, his father will ruin your entire life. And if he doesn't do that, you'd be shunned by the members of the pack. My father openly said he wished he had Theodore for a son. Believe it or not, that's not why I hate him. I hate him because he's pretentious. And we used to be best friends until he dug a knife into my
Blood and Roses 016: Nightmare
×Anastasia×I awoke in the middle of the night. Sweat dripping down my forehead, I wonder if the AC is busted. Because the room should be cold. I turned my head on the pillow, the bed was empty but warm. I could have sworn I convinced Griffin to sleep on the bed with me. I scooted further towards the end, he was laying on his side on the floor. I shook my head, and kicked the blanket off. I stretched my arms high, and yawned. I feel like I've just woken up a six year sleep. I feel refreshed, and rejuvenated. I haven't slept this well since…..Look at me, destroying my own mood. I slipped out of the bed, and tiptoed towards the door. Being careful not to wake Griffin as I turned the key to the side. Once I was in the hall, I stretched again. Last night was terrifying for me. Being followed by those men, who I'm sure the old me must have known. Otherwise I wouldn't have gotten that flashback. My memories are a mess. It's like they keep popping up one at a time, and not in complete for
Blood and Roses 017: The truck
×Anastasia×I received Griffin's text to ditch class so we could check out the truck that almost ran me over a few nights ago. As someone who valued her academic grade in middle school, I was very inclined to reject it. I would have normally told him that I wanted to keep my grades. That I actually fall under the 2% of students who enjoy going to school and studying. But seeing as the school hates me and study or not I'm still going to fail, I said yes quickly. This time, I was the one to avoid Alexis. She tried to start a conversation with me, but after my night with Dell and my nightmare, I just can't trust her. Besides she hates me, so I do not think I have to worry about her trying to talk to me constantly. When I made some excuse that I ahd to leave, she looked generally put off by my attitude. Which I found to be absolutely strange.But who cares about strange. Griffin said we had to meet at one of the town's more deserted parks. And since I still can't remember how to dri
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Blood and Roses 58: Unanswered questions
×Third Person's pov×Griffin's uncle, much to Anastasia's dismay, gave her no further explanation to the Bombshell he had dropped. Instead he began to laugh, laugh hysterically like there was something funny. His shoulders rolled, his back arched and her eyebrows met.Her body was suddenly let free, and she felt dizzy and unsteady on her feet. But before she could ask anymore questions, he charged after her. Foot barreling through the floor. Anastasia's heart pounded in her chest as she faced off against the man who had caused her so much pain, her mate's sinister uncle. The memories of her parents' murder flooded her mind, giving her strength and determination to protect herself and those she loved.With every fiber of her being, Anastasia fought back, her body moving with a grace and power she never knew she possessed. Her movements were fueled by a fierce mix of anger, vengeance, and a desperate need to survive. The air crackled with the intensity of their clash as their weapons
Blood and Roses 57: Immortal, how?
×Anastasia×With me being left here, there's only one thing to do. 'Break out!'Sneak out, girl. Sneak. I'm not leaving yet. I reached for the key I'd been hiding for only god knows how long, I stopped counting after I snatched it out of the masked man's robe. I picked at the locks with it until I found the right angle and it opened up. A sigh of relief left me. I hid the key under my robe, and tiptoed out of the cage..The floors aren't squeaky, but the stairs are. So if I'm going to do this, I'll need to do it fast. Vanessa has been gone for a half hour now, and I've contacted Dell and Griffin to come save her from the clutches of that psycho Max. I was very gentle with the wooden steps but they still made their very loud creek. Leaving me with no choice but to hurry it up and just run up the rest of the way. The front door was locked and I wanted to face palm. I'd forgotten that the door to this basement area was usually locked once the masked people had left. Or arrived. Which
Blood and Roses 56: Theodore the wicked
×Alexis×I was thrown into some sort of arena made of clay, and dusty bricks. Not the most hygienic place to be in but I'm not exactly worried about catching something when my life is on the line. My mother threw off her robe, she wore only her leggings and tight tank top. Two of the mask people approached her. They offered her a wrap of bandages that she used to cover her knuckles..I can't fight. I never knew my mother could fight. So this isn't the best situation for me to be in. Why did I mention fighting for my life? Right, I didn't want to be some pawn for her and her madness anymore.That doesn't seem like it's worth anything right now. Well, I better hurry up and do something before I get my ass handed to me in seconds flat."Mom, don't do this.""Don't do what? Ugh, I didn't want a failure for a child. So why are you pleading? You won't change my mind so get your fist up, and fight for your fucking life." She threw the first swing and I barely got out of the way before my
Blood and Roses 55: Fighting for life
×Vanessa×"Max, don't do this." I pleaded as she strapped my arms to the circle she had drawn on the floor of this empty room. The only thing the room had was a statue of the town's leader. Grim. The madman who cursed out bloody town. Anastasia was right when she said this cult went back for years. Because something was never right from day one. Especially for my generation. Ninety percent of us have been unable to find out wolves, some can't shift and others lose the ability to shift. Something was wrong but we thought it was normal because that's how things are in this pack. Whenever something strange happens, everyone looks the other way. We were already dealing with fucked up shit whose to say this isn't one of the natural side effects of being cursed. If we looked deeper we might have seen the dying students. We may have been able to stop this. I looked left, then my neck turned the other way as Max tied on the last leather strap to my right arm. "Max, please, I begging." She
Blood and Roses 54: Taken for death
×Vanessa×Seeing Alexis being dragged out like an animal about to be slaughtered made the weight in my heart sink to the very bottom. This is madness. They can't do this. Her mother cannot do this to her. Yeah, I'm aware of what she tried to do but she's still a teen. This ….. this sort of death isn't right. Where is Griffin? He has a demon, he can save her. Why isn't he here? Oh right. He's handling his father's problem. Anastasia said that. Or did she say he's handling his father being a problem, I'm not even sure anymore this place is trying to make me mad, that's the only explanation I have for the twitching way I've been feeling. I rubbed my arm, and moved a way from the bars as Alexis continued to scream holy hell at her mother. She bit one of the men, and he grunted. "Should we sedate her? No, there's no need. Just drag her to the location and throw her in there. I will handle it from there."Turns out I'm not the only one with a psycho mother. And what are the odds of being
Blood and Roses 53- To die with regrets
×Alexis× Griffin never came back, Anastasia was plotting something and Vanessa is actually a tough cookie. I'm all alone here. Those two have each other, I have no one. Because I chose to…. I wish I'd taken a different route. Anastasia forgave me so many times and I tried to get her killed. I wouldn't forgive me either. I've been having these thoughts for days, I'm tired of the self loathing. There isn't a word I haven't called myself. Every bad word I can think of, I've thrown it at myself. I fucking suck. I got up this morning feeling the same way. My shower was done in silence while I listened to Anastasia and Vanessa flash their friendships around. They were talking almost in code. If I closed my eyes, I can pretend like they've included me into the topic. It's said, yes, it's pathetic, I agree. But I'm lonely. I need to converse with someone. Anastasia is not interested in talking to me, again, I don't blame her. Vanessa won't talk to me because she's too busy with Ana.
Blood and Roses 52: The half assed truth
×Griffin×This week only gets worse and worse, but not for me. I actually don't feel anything. I stopped feeling things after the first day. My mother was hung up like an animal. The contents of her stomach were removed. Most of her organs were stored in front of her. I hate alot of things, I really hate alot, but nothing had been able to cut close to seeing my mother that way. Not even my father. And he had hurt me bad. I'm supposed to be this badass who doesn't feel anything but isn't that a lie. I couldn't keep my face straight when I saw my mom in that position. To the best of my knowledge she was buried.I doubt my father even knows about the horrific way these people have hung her body to a wall. Right below a shrine. I wonder if they're praying to my dead mother's body, or if she was placed there as a sacrifice to whatever this cult serves. The door opens again, and I kicked the plate they offered me. I don't need food or water. Dell can keep me alive even after I'm dead. He'
Blood and Roses 51: I've got the key! Nope, I've got A key!
×Anastasia×I think we've been here for weeks, but I can't be too sure. Everything is weird. They're feeding us, and treating us like we're at a two star motel. No one was actually doing anything. Griffin had secluded himself to the back of his cell, but he wasn't feeling any sadness. He was just curious. And I could feel it. Dell told me as well. Alexis was…. To be honest I haven't given her much thought. While my bunk mate, Vanessa was in a weird state. She was in between happiness that she could walk and sadness that her mother had been the reason for the depression she had felt after she thought her chances of walking were zero to none. Can I just gloat about being right? I called it years ago that her mother was a bitch but everyone who didn't know said it was a classic Gastillo trying to start a fight. NOW WHO'S RIGHT YOU SELF POMPOUS FUCKERS!It's me.Okay, now that I'm done with that little gloating moment, we can try to focus on getting some answers. It seems like they'r
Blood and Roses Chapter 50
×Vanessa× I awoke to soft sounds of my mother tapping her knuckles against my door, I wondered why she was up this early. She usually woke up my six am on the dot. Not wanting her to know that I was awake, I stayed still and force my body to go back to being limp. She knocked again, this time her voice followed through. "Vanessa, sweetie, are you awake?" She called. Her voice was louder than her knocking. She twisted the door knob, and I quickly closed my eyes lids. She knocked one more time. "Vanessa, are you awake honey?" Her voice still sounded like it was far away and I took sustenance in that. She hadn't entered my room just yet and that was perfectly fine by me. Her footsteps were loud, like she was trying hard to see if I was awake. Or maybe she wanted me to wake up. Whichever one, I remained quiet and continued to fake sleeping. I learnt this from Anastasia. She and I would pretend whenever we had sleepovers just to mess with her mother. It only lasted a year before her
