~Avery~ "Well... This is awkward..." I trailed, not able to look at the person sitting in front of me. More like I wasn't able to look away from my food. My stomach grumbled at the sight. I'd been so hungry. I still couldn't believe Dylan ditched me to handle this by myself. "Honestly." Liam sighed, watching me stuff my mouth with fries. "Geez." he rolled his eyes, irritated by how I ate. "Whatever." I rolled my eyes, chewing, not embarrassed at all by how my cheeks popped up. I felt comfortable around Liam. I felt natural. I loved his aura but I couldn't imagine loving him as a mate. I decided to stop wasting his time and bring up the topic. "Be honest with me and yourself. Do you want me as a mate?" I asked as soon as I gulped down my food, reaching for the juice immediately, feeling choked. I swallowed too much. He remained quiet, while I drank, finishing in few seconds then re-filling and going for a round two. It surp
~Avery~ "Out of everyone, you were stabbed the most. You were meant to doe but somehow you managed to shift though in a very bad condition. You weren't even in the right environment for a first shift. As soon as you shifted back, it was expected that you'd die out of either the stabs, forceful shift or energy loss but you didn't. Instead you woke up with a small amnesia. Don't act stupid blaming yourself for anyone's death when you barely survived." Liam scolded, glaring at me like I was some kid. "Besides, you'd get depressed if you do and wouldn't even be able to comfort Dylan. He really needs you, you know." he continued, pausing to give me time to internalize all he said. "Yeah." I gave my short reply, thankful for the lecture and more thankful for him telling me what happened. The fact that I wasn't the one who killed my dad really hurt. The fact that I was the one who killed Tessa gave me a bit of joy but it wasn't enough. I couldn't be happy
Avery "Are you gonna eat that?", I asked, starring at the fruit salad that stood, untouched, in front of Liam as he gazed at me, probably expecting me to jump out of joy after hearing what he just said. Liam remained quiet, ignoring my questions and piercing glares through me, annoyed that I found a salad more interesting than his added information. "Well are you?", I frowned, annoyed by his silence. "You're not ready." I said when I figured he had no plans on answering my question then grabbed the plate of salad, sliding it closer to me and grabbing a fork, ready to dig in. "You seriously don't care?" Liam asked, watching me poke a slice of kiwi before throwing it into my mouth. "I do. I really do.", I admitted, chewing while poking a grape "But then I have to be real. My wolf is never going to care about me enough to accept Dylan so I'd just have to wait for her to fall for him herself and that might take a while consid
My eyes remained on my dad as I wondered how he could beat up his six year old daughter like he just did. It was usual, but still surprised me. "Avery, tell Arthur you need a new phone.", the heat of my dad's breath hit my wounded, swollen face while I did nothing but watch him with dead eyes. Blood dripped down my face, from my forehead to my chin, from my chin, to my shirt. I was soaked. I could barely move, could barely breathe. I wondered how I was still alive. The fact that I get beat up like this on a daily but somehow still survive it really hurt me. Why wouldn't I just die and meet my mom. That's what I really want. There's nothing to live for here. "I've... already... given... you a- a phone this week. Why do you.. need another... one?"Every word came out with a struggle. My voice was shaky not cause I was scared but cause of all the injuries I had. I knew perfectly well that questioning him would land me a few blows but I didn't mind. I was tired of
~Avery~ "What?!", Dylan's mom yelled, with her eyes growing wider every second. "No.", Dylan said calmly with a blank expression. "That's not happening.", he added when he noticed his dad had no plans of answering him. "Shut up.", Mr. Arthur said with a stern voice, forcing Dylan's mouth shut, same with his wife.? Now all eyes were on me. One pair hoping for a yes and the other two pairs shooting daggers. "No, thank you. I just came to ask-", I got cut off before I could go on. "If you live here you'd never need to ask for anything again. Your wishes would be right in front of you before you can even think of asking and you'd be away from him.", Mr. Arthur dropped the advantages, trying to avoid saying my dad's name. I could guess that Dylan doesn't know about my 'family' but I'm sure his mom does. "But I'd be around him.", I said, glancing at the red angry eight year old boy who kept shooting daggers a
I laid on my bed, with my head facing the ceiling. Ignoring the feeling of tears flowing down eyes to my pillow and hair. "Why am I still alive?", my voice came out cracked. It was morning already, meaning I'd been unconscious for a while. I lived to see another day. Pathetic. My heart raced when I got my answer, "Cause of that stupid healing gift your mom behind. Your head injury healed quickly. You just took time waking up.", he didn't seem excited that I was awake. It's not like I was expecting that, just hoping. A part of me just wants him to act like a father to me. Just once. "What? Were you expecting yourself to die? Don't tell me you wanted to go, leaving me alone. I'd be heart broken.", he said, his voice laced with sarcasm as he left the room. "You've got dishes to do! And don't forget to clean the house!", was the last thing he said before leaving. I sighed, releaved that I was home alone. I definitely didn't want him around. I l
I got kicked out of my sleep, sitting up immediately and rubbing my cheek to calm the stinging pain I felt. My dad woke me up with a slap today. "Dress up and head over to Dylan's house. Arthur'll be the one dropping you off at school.", I simply nodded, already forgetting about how I was woken up.? I hopped out of bed, rushing to the bathroom. I was excited. I couldn't wait to be away from this mad man and his house but then I wasn't ready to be in the same car with Dylan. I didn't know the school's location so I couldn't walk there. I didn't bother being picky with clothes. I had nice ones because Mr. Arthur kept buying me some but I didn't want to stand out. I wanted space. After making my dad breakfast, I hurried to Mr. Arthur's, hoping I wasn't late. I was glad to see he was the one that opened the door today. Anyone else would have been awkward.? "You're up early. I see you don't want to be late on your first day of school.", he smiled, moving aside
"Don't hang out around me. Don't talk to me. Don't look at me. We don't know each other.", were the instructions Dylan have to me as soon as we got to school. "And don't you dare try to get popular with my name. Don't lie to people that you're buddies with the Betas son", he continued. "I had no plans to.", I shrugged, walking out on him. "Hey! I wasn't fine talking!", he yelled, sounding like his dad whenever I say or do something stupid. "I don't want to be seen talking to you." I said, not to loudly but loud enough for him to hear. He was quiet for some seconds like he was trying to process what I had just said, after a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke up. "WHAT?!", he definitely wasn't expecting my reply. His last yell earned us a lot of eyes, making me shrink and release a low hiss. I increased my pace so I could get as far away from him as possible but then he ran up to me. "What do you mean you do
I laid on Dylan's bed, waiting for him to come out of the shower. No one had said a word since Mr. Arthur came to pick us up. Mr. Arthur himself hadn't even looked at me. I felt more uncomfortable than ever but there's nothing I can do about it. I had to stay since that's what Dylan said he wanted. The part of me that felt I had something to do with why Dylan and Mr. Arthur were in a bad mood was dead. Now I'm just worried about them. I already picked up a hint of what was going on. "Sorry to keep you waiting.", Dylan said as soon as he came out of the bathroom. "Don't worry about it.", I said, sitting up and turning to him.? He was fully dressed but his hair was still a bit wet. "Uhh...", he trailed, proceeding to sit next to me. "You can ask me what's wrong. I don't know how to start explaining if you don't." "Oh... Hehe.", I laughed awkwardly, sighing after. "So what happened?", I finally asked. He forced a sm
Mr. Arthur didn't give Dylan and I the chance to talk yesterday. He kept asking questions about school and why Dylan didn't want him to come and pick us up. Most times Mr. Arthur over thinks but that's cool. He never fails to show how much he cares. "Tch.", I hissed, struggling to inhale the next breath. Waking up with pains was normal now. I never go to bed, I pass out. The mad man can't learn to give me a break. "Shit.", I swore, glancing at the clock then standing up immediately and stretching, enjoying the sounds of my cracking bones and letting out a loud sigh as soon as I was satisfied. "I'm late.", I said, rushing to clean up the mess my dad made last night and then to the bathroom.? I had to have a long bath though if not I wouldn't be able to wash of the dried blood on my hair. I always feel disgusting everytime I wake up but I could get used to it. After I had made breakfast, I rushed out. I didn't want to keep Dylan and Mr. Arthur
"Remind me to never let you sit never let you sit next to me in class again.", I frowned, pushing my books to the side as soon as the bell rung. "And why should I do that?", Dylan asked with a smile playing on his lips. It's been there for a while. "Cause I learnt absolutely nothing.", I sighed, glancing at the board, wondering when they wrote all the science stuffs they did. I didn't even know the topic. "Oh...", He trailed, leaning on the chair and slouching a bit. Dylan literally talked through out school today and I couldn't tell him to stop. I didn't want to stop hearing his voice. It was comforting, but then again I wanted to listen to the teacher as well. I was hoping at least one teacher would tell him to shut up and one did, but he completely ignored him. It went like, "Dylan, please if you could just lower your voice.", the class let out a gasp when the teacher said that. "Avery I've told you to try putting yo
"C'mon, he's not that strong. Give me a break.", I rolled my eyes, increasing my pace so Dylan wouldn't be able to keep up but he's not as sluggish as I thought. "What do you mean he's isn't that strong?!", he wouldn't let go of what I said about his favorite anime character while we were in the car. I didn't intend to piss him off this much. His face was red and he kept yelling.? "Why can't I think what I want to think about him? It's my opinion anyways.", I said, ignoring the attention we were able to draw already. "Because we're talking about Saitama!", watching anime became a hubby for us ever since our first try out. We always had different opinions and always argued about every little thing. He just doesn't know how to let go. I can be the same most times but still. "Your opinions are always crap.", he argued. I stopped by my locker, opening it and noticing as people around left without thinking twice. I was used to it and
Of course, after that day, Dylan and I started talking more but then we were never fully comfortable with each other. Most times, we avoided talking about personal issues, probably because we feel like we don't trust each other or whatever but to me, all that didn't matter. Even though I can't say I had someone to share my pain with, I at least had someone I could talk to and that's okay. Dylan was a good distraction. He's annoying, funny and can be off. He takes my mind off things. It feels good to feel something other than pain and burden. At first, Dylan didn't seem to care. After the day he called me best friend, he barely looked at me or even talked to me. I was always the person walking up to him to say hi and start a discussion or something. Later on, Dylan got used to my presence, not really used to it but he actually started talking... a lot. "Don't barge in you idiot. Learn how to start knocking.", I groaned, rolling my eyes as soon as I heard my door slam ope
I woke up the next day, with new clothes on. I was cleaned up. I felt comfortable but that was only for a second. "Shit.", I swore, remembering the later I show up home, the more the beating. I had to get out. After bouncing on the bed a few times, I rushed to the room's door, opening it as fast as I could. I rushed to the sitting room where Dylan sat with his mom. They both turned to look at me, surprised a bit like they forgot I was around. "Sorry.", I whispered out of embarrassment, then headed for the door. I wasn't embarrassed about startling them. The PJ I had on was what's was embarrassing. A onesie with kitten faces everywhere. I could remember the day Mr. Arthur got it for me. I was the one that chose it myself. It was so soft. I knew it'd be comfortable.? Now that I'm in it, yes it feels as comfortable as it looked but then I was sure I looked like a baby. "Where are you rushing to?", I heard Dylan ask as soon as my hand touched the
Because of school, I found excuses I could use to avoid staying at home. Life was more bearable now but then again, it was still unbarable. What do I mean? Right now I'm kneeling beside my dad's couch, being forced to watch his lousy team play while bleeding non-stop from my arm and lap. My dad was sitting comfortably with his eyes fixed to the television, grumbling everytime his team made a mistake. He held his knife tight, like he was excited to use it on me again. "You better pray my team doesn't loose.", he said, boys bothering to look at me. Everytime the opposing team scores a goal, I get cut pretty deep. At the moment, I was in so much pain, barely hanging on to consiousness.? I was more terrified than I've been in a while. Not only did my whole body hurt like hell, my injuries were taking too long to heal. Watching blood gush out of my body was terrifying. I no longer felt excited feeling myself slowly loose life, things changed after my talk with Dylan. I c
"Don't hang out around me. Don't talk to me. Don't look at me. We don't know each other.", were the instructions Dylan have to me as soon as we got to school. "And don't you dare try to get popular with my name. Don't lie to people that you're buddies with the Betas son", he continued. "I had no plans to.", I shrugged, walking out on him. "Hey! I wasn't fine talking!", he yelled, sounding like his dad whenever I say or do something stupid. "I don't want to be seen talking to you." I said, not to loudly but loud enough for him to hear. He was quiet for some seconds like he was trying to process what I had just said, after a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke up. "WHAT?!", he definitely wasn't expecting my reply. His last yell earned us a lot of eyes, making me shrink and release a low hiss. I increased my pace so I could get as far away from him as possible but then he ran up to me. "What do you mean you do
I got kicked out of my sleep, sitting up immediately and rubbing my cheek to calm the stinging pain I felt. My dad woke me up with a slap today. "Dress up and head over to Dylan's house. Arthur'll be the one dropping you off at school.", I simply nodded, already forgetting about how I was woken up.? I hopped out of bed, rushing to the bathroom. I was excited. I couldn't wait to be away from this mad man and his house but then I wasn't ready to be in the same car with Dylan. I didn't know the school's location so I couldn't walk there. I didn't bother being picky with clothes. I had nice ones because Mr. Arthur kept buying me some but I didn't want to stand out. I wanted space. After making my dad breakfast, I hurried to Mr. Arthur's, hoping I wasn't late. I was glad to see he was the one that opened the door today. Anyone else would have been awkward.? "You're up early. I see you don't want to be late on your first day of school.", he smiled, moving aside