Pack Obligation

            It’s been a week since training now and Jade gave me our schedule for work. When I say work I mean the packs obligation, security detail assignments. I mean I’m fine with it, protecting people from harm. It’s my life goal to help people; I want to go to college to become a nurse, because that’s what I enjoy the most. A sense of happiness surrounds me whenever I can be useful and show compassion in this cruel world. Not only is this security job helping out the pack, it’s helping me and my grandma also. It keeps us safe as well, us being on pack territory. Not knowing this whole time we’ve been protected by the pack still even when we weren’t actively in it. It shows that this pack has a strong bond, like a huge family. That is the feeling that I’ve been waiting for— love, family and the fullness in my heart that comes with all of it. So if this is my way of giving back to those that helped protect us all of these years, that I’ll give all the time I possibly can without hesitation. 

                        The more I think about my birthday and being able to shift, the more I’m ready for it. To be able to protect everyone and myself if there ever was an attack, I would be ready. I wouldn’t be hiding behind screens that show the packs border, I’d be running as a wolf out there on the border. I want to be more useful and be strong, fierce and make any intruder regret ever attempting to hurt our pack. 

            A low rumble in my chest as a growl forms out of my mouth. I guess Mia feels the same protectiveness as I do for our pack.

            Tonight is our first shift watching cameras. I sit down next to Jade in the security room and I’m stunned at how many screens there are.

            “I’m glad you’re here with me Remi. It makes this more bearable and a bit less stressful with another set of eyes” Jade sighs.

            “Yeah I’m glad we’re doing this together too. It’s a bit overwhelming” I nervously giggled.

            As we watch, the hours go by and wolves are seen guarding the perimeter. I look at one screen and notice those bright silver eyes, the same silver eyes that I had caught watching me shower from in my backyard. Those eyes belong to a bigger wolf than the others. A big, black wolf with silver eyes.

            “Jade, who is that?” I asked.

           “Well I guess you wouldn’t know yet, but that’s Alpha Wyatt” Jade replied.

            “That’s why he’s bigger than the others” I played it off.

            “Ooohhh looks like someone is crushing on us too” Mia was enjoying this.

            “Maybe he’s just watching over us. He might guard the other homes of the pack members as well” I told Mia.

            “Yeah watching them shower too?” Mia laughed.

            My face was as red as a tomato now. I turned my head away from Jade and focused on finishing this shift. Nothing crazy happened tonight thankfully as enough was going on in my head. Was Alpha Wyatt just simply watching over me and didn’t purposely see me through the window? Or does he feel the same as I do and we both feel the same attraction and pull to each other? The thought of him liking me back, wanting me sends chills through me. I won’t give into this, I’ve been fine without guys and I’ll be fine now. I have plenty going on in my life as it is, I don’t need anything else to add to it.

            I’ve done 3 days this week with Jade watching the security cameras. While I’ve been in town on the pack territory, I found a cute little diner that was hiring. I had put in an application and set up my interview to be hired. I really hope to get the job as they’d work around my security schedule and school It would be nice having a job that understands my pack responsibilities and that they’re wolves too. I might make some wolf friends besides Jade. I’m excited to learn about this new world and make friends and possibly meet any relatives if I have any. I still have yet to meet my parents, I’ve been holding off on that for now. Adjusting to everything else still going on, being a wolf, school, pack job and possibly a new paying job. I mean, I want to see my parents but I wanna make sure I’m ready for that.

            Today I went in for my interview and they hired me. The little restaurant is called “Mel’s Diner”. An the owner, Mel told me that the Alpha put in a good word for me. Hmm.., It’s nice to know that I’m wanted around here. An Mel knows my parents too but didn’t push the topic thankfully.

            “You start this Monday” Mel said.

            “Thank you Mel” I smiled back.

            Monday arrived before I knew it. My first shift was today and I really am excited to make my own money and be independent. I’ve always liked taking care of myself. I’ve had a few jobs in the past, bakery shop, movie theatre and a clothing store cashier. I wanted to always take the financial burden off of my grandma to raise me. I know she never said anything, but if I could make her life a little easier then I’ll do whatever I can. After school I’ll be heading home to grab my lunch that grandma had packed for me and then head to work. Then I have a small shift with Jade watching the security cameras. It’s a good thing that I have the energy to do two jobs and school.

            I picked up my lunch from grandma and she gave me a snack to eat on the way to work. She knows me well being hungry all of the time, especially after school. I made it to work 15 minutes before my shift just to feel my way around. I learned how to clock myself in the system to log my hours and I’ve already practiced the food menu since I'm a waitress here. I make my way to my first table and thankfully it’s a couple that are in their 40’s. They look really nice from afar. As I make my way closer, a familiar feeling hits me. I start looking at them curiously wondering why I have this feeling. I remember, these two people are my parents!