I stopped when my eyes fell on the man sitting on the head chair with a displeased look that was always present on his face.
I glanced at Faith who did not say anything about grandpa being in the town. She shook her head and pointed towards the empty chair next to her, without saying anything I sat down silently.
Ruhee took a seat in front of me, next to mom.
"We are pleased to have you back with us, Eleanor," grandpa said in a gruff voice with no signs of happiness on his face.
I had never seen the old man smile in my life. He had a balding hairline and light brown eyes that always study the tiny details of the room. Grandpa hated changes and maybe that's why he was still wearing his plaid shirt.
"Thank you, grandpa," I gave a tight smile.
"Be nice," Faith whispered in my ear.
I suppressed the urge to roll my eyes, "I am always nice, people around me are the problem."
Instead of saying anything, she gave me a
The opportunity I was eagerly waiting for was finally there. No one was at home. Mom and Faith went out to do some work, dad and grandpa went to meet some friends while grandma was gone grocery shopping. All of them had something to do, I could hear the sour lies hidden perfectly behind their reasons to leave the house. "What exactly are you planning to do?" Ruhee whispered even though we were alone in the house. "How do you know I am planning to do something?" "You have that weird smile on your face," she whispered again. I gave her a look. "I need to find some proof." "Proof?" she followed me as I left my room. "Grandma gave us wolfsbane yesterday, it was clear she wanted to confirm if you were a werewolf or not. I want to know what she would have done if you were a werewolf." I didn't know from where I should start but I had a feeling I could find something in grandma's
I sat in silence as the sound of my cries echoed in the empty room.Adam was dead.The words seem far away from being real. No matter how much I tried I could not stop the tears from flowing.I lost the track of time I spent sitting in my room alone, mourning the death of my friend.What happened to him?The door opened after two knocks and Ruhee entered with concern and sympathy in her eyes."I heard what happened, I am sorry," she hugged me.I hugged her back instantly, "I just can't believe this.""I know," she brushed the hair away from my face, "if you want to talk, I am here."I wiped the tears away, "I want to be alone for a while."She gave a reluctant nod but respected my decision and left the room silently.I went to wash my face but paused to stare at my reflection. My face was stained with tears and my brown eyes were red and dull from crying.If Damien
We froze the moment we stepped out.Dad and grandpa were sitting on either side of the desk with a chessboard in the middle. None of them passed us a glance but I knew they were well aware of our presence."About time you played your move," grandpa's eyes were on the wooden chessboard but I felt the words were directed towards me."What's your next move?" I questioned.He turned his sharp squinted eyes in my direction, "You tell me, Eleanor, what do you think about the filthy creatures."I clenched my fist tightly but kept the neutral face, "Ironically that's exactly how the werewolf who tried to kill me in the woods addressed you.""Eleanor, that's not a way to talk to your grandfather," Dad said calmly.Just then the door opened and everyone else walked in."What is happening here?" Mom asked sternly looking at the four of us slowly."Our little Eleanor seems confused," grandma said moving
"Why are we here again?" Ruhee whispered while looking around the room carefully."They are planning something and I have a feeling I can find something here."I opened a file from another stack, it had information about the different packs, their territory map, the family tree. They were keeping an eye on almost every pack."How do you know that?" Ruhee was standing in the corner skeptically."Faith said something about a war and I know werewolves are not going to start it."Ruhee gave me another confused look."Damien used to tell me everything about the packs," I whispered, "he was worried about catching the Alpha so I used to ask him questions about werewolves as a distraction."She opened a file and started turning the pages, "Do you miss him?"She was looking at the words written on the white pages but her ears were waiting for the answer she already knew."It is not wrong to admit your feelings," she w
I tried not to react to what Faith just said, "I don't know what you are talking about?"Faith put a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth, "I have a feeling you do know what I am talking about."I decided to stay silent."What's the point of hiding the truth, baby sis? We all know you can not lie," she added the last part with a small smirk on her lips."If you are here to get any information about him, I am not telling you anything."I put the bowl of ice cream down and was about to stand up but Faith stopped me before I could."Oh, I know you are not going to tell me anything and that's completely fine," she smiled giving me the bowl again.I was about to walk out of the room to check up on Ruhee but Faith called my name, "How did you get in this mess, Ela."I paused when I heard her call me by the name she had not used since childhood."It was inevitable, I guess," I whispered."It's a shame after eve
The sharp ray of the sun entered through the window, hitting me directly on the face. I opened my eyes slowly and looked around the room in a daze.With a yawn, I stretched my arms getting out of the bed.I rubbed my eyes as I tried to get rid of the sleep after staring at the blank purple wall of my room. But as soon as I remembered about last night my eyes opened wide forgetting everything about sleep.Faith...ice cream."Faith!!" I yelled opening the door of my room not caring if anyone was sleeping or doing some work.I banged my fists on the door of her bedroom, "FAITH OPEN THE DOOR!!"I kept slamming my fist on the door until I heard the sound of footsteps."What is your problem at 7 in the morning?" Faith asked with her eyes closed halfway."What did you do?" I ignored her question."What?""Oh, stop that. I know you added something into my ice cream yesterday when I was
"What happened there?""They kept on asking me questions about your soul mate," Ruhee said in her soothing voice, "and I kept on changing the topic.""They didn't hurt you, right?" I asked with worry. I did not want her to suffer more because of my family.Ruhee shook her head with a smile, "Your mother was there the entire time and she did not let them take any extreme measures. In fact, she was not happy with their decision at all."I bit the inside of my cheeks."Get some sleep."I stood up and left the room silently. Ruhee probably did not get the chance to sleep and needed some rest.I did not get much far before Faith stopped me, "El...""Save it," I continued walking."That is not a very nice way to behave with your sister," a gruff voice made me stop.I turned towards grandpa with a frown, "I was not trying to be nice."The corner of his already down lips turned f
I knocked on the door and waited for the response while holding my breath."Eleanor, what a lovely surprise," grandpa said in his gruff voice with no sign of emotions on his face.I gave him a tight smile."Are you here to apologize for your barbaric behavior?"I bit my tongue to stop myself from giving him a remark that would not be good for my plan."I am sorry for my behavior, grandpa."I tried to make the words believable but from his squinted eyes I had a feeling I was not much successful."Very well, if you don't mind I am in a hurry."He closed the door and started taking quick steps.I didn't stop him and continued following him, "I know I have made you very upset in the last few days but I want to make up for that.""You are wrong my child, it is not the last few days it is the last few years."I rolled my eyes but kept walking knowing very well where he wa