~Rosemary~I was daydreaming so much that I didn't realise had arrived at the school. The car stopped, and Dad looked back."Be nice, kids. You're here to learn, not to be bullies."Dad said as he looked at Rylee and me. I was sure the words were directed at me. Rylee was his favourite, obedient son. And he would always be Dad's proud son. "Okay, Dad," Rylee said like a sycophant."Rose!" Dad called my name in a suppressed tone. I knew what that meant. I was not too fond of it whenever I saw Dad looking at me that way.I rotated my eyeballs and then pulled the corners of my lips up to the max. "Fine, Dad," I said with fake enthusiasm."I don't want another summons from school. Do you understand?" Dad said, his eyes fixed on me.Last week, Dad got a summons after I hit Sonya. Sonya and her friends are sucky. They're always picking fights with me. Even though I've tried to be quiet, they always have a way of bothering me.I also slapped Sonya for no reason. That time, Sonya made fun of
~Rosemary~Rylee did not let go of my hand. I could feel his emotions rising as his grip tightened."I know my sister is guilty, but please don't talk dirty to her," Rylee said.The well-built man in front of us snorted sarcastically. He looked away momentarily and then back at us, his eyes bulging. The veins in his temples twitched with his rapid breathing. He was Sonya's father. "Your brat sister already broke my daughter's arm. Even if I tear her mouth open, it won't take away the pain my daughter feels!" Sonya's father snapped, pointing at me.My body quivered as his voice boomed and shook the room's walls. But that didn't mean I was afraid of him. I stayed here because Rylee wouldn't let go of my hand or let me say anything. My brother acted like a good cop, protecting me from the wrath of the victim's family. Damn it! I had the feeling that Rylee was reading me my Miranda rights.I wanted so badly to contradict Sonya's father and tell him that his beloved daughter had caused th
~Rylee~ I saw Rose suddenly stop. When I approached her, she was reading a message on her phone and cursing, "Oh shit!" "Don't make another problem when your new one is not ready," I muttered. Rose tiptoed and spontaneously turned around. She glared at me, hid the phone behind her, and said, "Are you snooping?" I didn't get a chance to look at the message. But I was sure it was from someone close to Rose. I never knew who that person was because Rose was very private. "There's no need for a sneak peek to know you're up to something," I replied. Rose gritted her teeth. Her eyeballs rolled to Dad, who was walking toward us. Then she said, "Mind your own business! Stay out of my business!" After saying that, Rose turned and ran away from me. Sometimes I wonder about her. She doesn't like me getting involved in her business, but she's always making trouble and forcing me to get involved. My goodness! Doesn't she think like that? Every time she makes trouble, if I don't take care of
~Rylee~"You can punish me all you want, but I don't want to move!" Rose was upset because Dad wanted to move us to a new school."It's all for your own good! Can you imagine if the other students knew you were a werewolf? They could do worse than what Sonya did to you!" I could feel the strong emotion in Dad's tone.I admired Dad. Even though Rose always fought back, he never lost control. Ricky once told me that his father was very cruel. His father once beat him so badly that he broke a bone just because he came home late.Sometimes, Dad should act like Ricky's father when dealing with Rose because Rose's behavior is sometimes out of line. "I won't do that! You don't know how hard it is for me to adjust to a new environment. It's fine if you want to hide who you are from the world, but don't force your ego on me!"Rose's face was slapped hard."Ace!" Mom exclaimed after the slap.I was surprised. I had just imagined that Dad was going to be harder on Rose, and that was what really
~Rylee~Collin was a popular student. All the girls adored him except Rose—at least, I thought so all the time. Rose was never close to a boy. Even Ricky said he had fallen in love with her several times, but Rose had never responded. However, Ricky was pretty good-looking and played on the school basketball team. Isn't that cool?I did not want to care about Collin. I had tried to tell myself that the Rose Collin mentioned was not my sister. But curiosity gripped my heart until I decided to find out more about Collin.That day, I had to lie to my father. I said I had an extra practice before the basketball game, even though I was deliberately taking the time to stalk Collin. I got a lot of information on the Adams family but didn't find what I was looking for.Since breaking up with Naomi, I haven't heard that Collin was involved with another girl. I don't know if it's because I'm out of the loop or if he's not close to any girls, but Rose was nowhere on the list of girls Collin might
~Rylee~What is wrong with the Adams family? I thought it was a harmonious family. In his speeches at school functions, Mr. Adams often expressed his pride in his family. He seemed to love his wife and children very much. However, what I heard and saw a while ago contradicted the image that Mr. Adams had built up. What was going on? Why was Collin so unhappy when I spoke with his father?When I got home, I saw Dad fixing the car. I went over to see what he was doing."What are you fixing?" I asked, which startled Dad into dropping the screwdriver. Then I said, "Sorry."Dad sighed, bent down, and picked up the screwdriver. "I didn't see you coming," he said."Because you were too focused on your car," I replied.Dad moistened his lips and shrugged. "There's a little problem with the engine." I applauded him for trying his best, even though I knew Dad was no expert on car engines. Eventually, though, he called his regular mechanic. "Hey, how was your practice?" Dad asked."Good," I rep
~Rosemary~It was my first day at school. It was so annoying when all the eyes were on me. They were like looking at a very disgusting turd."Useless piece of rubbish!" "Watch your language, or you'll be expelled from this school completely!" Rylee smothered my mouth and then pulled me away from the corridor."Let go of me!" I yanked at Rylee's hand and took a step back. "Don't you see how these people are looking at me? They're looking at me like I'm a disgusting piece of sh*t," I said."They're scared of you." Rylee was still searching for justification, but...Okay, I didn't know I would shift and didn't notice. I felt my emotions running high, and what I did to Sonya was spontaneous. I was defending myself."Come on!" Rylee gestured with his head, inviting me into the class. "I won't let you off my watch this time. I won't let you mess up again," he continued, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.I didn't like being tied down, but Dad had said he would remove me from this school
~Rose~I didn't understand what Mr. Adams meant to say. Is he making me an offer? What does he want? Was there something wrong?"What do you mean, sir?" Rylee expressed my curiosity.Mr. Adams laughed. I didn't know which part was funny—Rylee's question or our curiosity. After that, Mr. Adams sighed and pushed a folder before me."You can see for yourself. You only have one more chance, Rosemary. One more infraction, and you will be expelled from this school." Mr. Adams' eyes were fixed on me.This sentence pierced my heart. I unconsciously grabbed Rylee's hand.I couldn't allow myself to be expelled, as I had promised him. "He" had helped me with so many things, and he only asked one thing of me: that I stay in this school. However, Sonya and her slaves became a complex problem for me to control. They always put me in a difficult situation.Mr. Adams' offer sounded very convincing. I didn't know what he offered, but I thought it would keep me safe."What should I do, sir? I hope it's