CHAPTER 6

"I'll give you a moment to clear out your locker alone. The classes are going on now, so you have enough time to get what you want and leave without any drama" The school principal, Miss Johnson, said to me after my mother told her on the phone that I was leaving school.

By now I'm guessing half of the parents in the pack would've heard about the drama between my parents.

I told her to plead with Miss Johnson to make my move as stealthy as possible, because I knew how much mockery I was going to get if the other students knew I was leaving.

"I heard about what was going on between you and the other students," she said behind me as we walked to my locker. "You lost so much weight," she added after I didn't say anything.

She knew about it.

The whole school knew about my bullying but no one did anything about it, they rather enjoyed it.

"I'm sorry I couldn't do anything about it, and I'm sorry about your parents" she said.

"I heard your father found his mate. Do you know her?" She asked and I knew that I was fed up at that time.

"I can take it from here Miss Johnson" I said as I stopped walking, I was tired of hearing her talk already.

"What?" She almost bumped into me as she had been too engrossed in the gossip she thought she was about to hear.

"I can walk to my locker from here" I told her and she nodded.

"Right" she pursed her lips and stopped walking.

“You don’t want to say bye to your friend?” She called after me as I walked away

“I’d rather not Miss Johnson.” I said to her before adding more steps to my walk.

“Alright, just go clean out your locker. I’ll be waiting for you outside” she said but I ignored her, I was already too tired to talk.

As I cleaned my locker, I saw the pictures of me and Lucy together.

The ones on some of our hikings and small outings, and I noticed something.

I was always behind in every picture and my smiles were forced.

Sighing, I squeezed the picture one after the other in my hand, letting them scrunch into a ball before throwing them in the trash.

"You're finally taking my advice?" Someone said from behind me and my movements froze.

Even inside my sleep l knew that voice.

The reason for my tears these past few days.

The week it took for my life to crumble.

I sighed, ignored him and continued to pack my books from my locker. 

He was standing behind me and I was sure I could hear him breathing, he could hear mine and hear my heartbeat I was sure.

“Why are you cleaning that out?” He asked after a while of silence, I ignored him and continued to take out my properties.

I was almost done.

"You're changing schools?" He was right behind me now and my breath caught in my throat.

His smell, his warmth, him.

I mentally slapped myself back to my senses and stepped away from him as gently as I could, before walking away towards the entrance of the school.

"Is it because of Spencer and the rest? I can have them punished if you want" he was walking behind me now.

Why was he trying to help me now, when a few days ago he told me I didn't belong here.

"Is that what Lucy said to you? We're not an item, she just made up stories"

Why would he think I cared? He fucked her after all or did he know that I liked him?

Did Lucy tell him?

Caine just confirmed to me that they were not dating.

Why would she lie to me just to hurt me?

Mrs Elena's words came back to me "She's just been horrible to you"

Was Lucy truly my friend?

"You should be in detention Creek, you are still not off the Alpha's hook" Miss Johnson yelled at him as she saw him coming behind me.

"Can you just talk to me?" Caine's voice dropped to a whisper as we approached the woman.

Miss Johnson quickly saved me as she stepped up between us, stopping him from coming any closer to me.

“Walk away from her Creek, you’re never up to no good” she warned him.

"Miss Johnson, I just need a minute with her" he pleaded and my eyes widened to hear Caine begging to talk to me.

Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that.

"No! Go back to detention or I will have it doubled" she threatened.

Caine ran his fist through his hair in what looked like a gesture of frustration.

"Fuck!" He cussed.

"I'm adding a week" Miss Johnson told him and he stared at her with those cold gray eyes of his angrily.

"Gigi" my mouth nearly dropped as he called her by her real name.

"Two more weeks Creek. Leave now before I call the cops on you. I wonder what the Alpha will say about that?"

They both had a stare off competition before Caine gave up and walked away in rage.

I just stood watching both of them.

Miss Gigi Johnson was the second person to ever stand up for me and it was against my biggest bully.

"Stupid ass punk" she sighed and arranged her suit before leading me to the taxi that would take me home to my mother.

Later that evening, I shut the door of the truck and put on my seatbelt, giving the house I lived in for seventeen years one last look.

I didn't know if I was going to miss it or this pack of the town at all.

As she pulled out, I hoped my father would be standing behind us smiling and telling me goodbye, so I decided to turn and give the house another last look and pray that my wish came through.

But I was met with another surprise.

Caine was at my house, staring at the truck drive away instead of my dad.

Our eyes met each other's and he stared at me for too long, looking like he had something to say.

He made a move like he wanted to run after our truck.

I turned away and never looked back.