LORRAINE“With the way you're walking, you look like you're going to collapse any minute from now” Jayden observed. I paused, my anxiety returning within the space of a second. The class has just ended and I am relieved. I wanted to rush to the bathroom to find some sort of reprieve from this chaotic day. “I'm fine,” I said as I looked away. Somehow I felt uncomfortable looking at him for a long period. The way he looked at me made me anxious. So composure was difficult. I closed my eyes and sighed, I racked my brain for a reply but I couldn't seem to find one. Somehow, my brain always seemed to do this thing where it shuts down, leaving me empty of answers. “You don't look fine. Your hands are trembling” he observed as his gaze traveled down the length of me. I shifted from one foot to another because I was uncomfortable. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was feeling beyond exhausted. I just wanted to have some time to myself. Was it so much to demand from the universe? “You're comin
LORRAINE“I didn't expect you to notice that I was missing” My shoulders flinched visibly as Jordan’s voice sounded in my ear. It was a little closer to be than I would have liked and the sight of him sitting so close to me put me on some sort of edge. I closed my eyes, trying to compose my emotions. Somehow being around them made my tummy twist into a bundle of knots. It made me feel a certain kind of way that I didn't exactly know how to put into words. Maybe it was the way they both looked at me. Like they both wanted to pounce on me. Like I was the prey and they were the predator. I needed to get away from both of them. I didn't think that the proximity was going to affect me this much. Except I couldn't abruptly stand up and hurry to the other side of the room. I wanted more than anything to do it but at the same time. I didn't want to draw unnecessary attention.“I'm surprised she noticed” Jayden finally spoke up. His gaze gradually lifted from the plate as he stared at me. I
LORRAINEI felt the painful collision of the wall against my back but then I forced my face not to give it away. The last thing that I was going to show was how intimidated I was by her. I closed my eyes for a minute or at least just long enough for me to gather composure. I knew that I was going to be very upset with myself if I cried. If I cried, it would be admitting to myself that Lisa had some sort of power over me and I wasn't ready to admit it to myself yet. “What the hell do you want Lisa?” I huffed. Unfortunately, I was unable to keep the irritation away from my voice. In the space of a second, I could have sworn that I saw surprise flash through her eyes. I blinked again and it was gone. “So you can speak for a moment, I was worried that your nonexistent brain cells wouldn't be able to comprehend what I'm about to say” she growled, I could have almost sworn that I saw a flash of her canines. A tremor passed through me and all I wanted to do was get the hell away from her
LORRAINE The teacher looked far from pleased to see me. If anything, she looked incredibly disappointed that I arrived in time. After the twins had humiliated her earlier. There was no way that I could have been her favorite person. My heart raced heavily within the confines of my chest. I had been running so hard and fast and I was trying to regain composure as quickly as possible.“Two minutes to time could also be classified as being late you know” She glared at me but I ignored her as I headed towards an empty seat. I've had enough of people of people picking on me today. It gets so exhausting sometimes and all I wanted to do was breathe and be left alone. “It still doesn't change that I'm here before the time Miss Brimley. I'll need to take the test now please” I said. My voice trembled slightly but I didn't allow my face to give off the anxiety that I was feeling. She looked almost surprised that I had spoken. It was almost as if she wasn't expecting me to and there was certa
LORRAINE I paused staring at the car for a moment longer than necessary. I wasn't expecting her to be here. She stared at me, exasperated as I tried to convince myself that Chloe was really in the driveway waiting for me. I blinked. “If you're just going to keep on staring at me then I guess I'm just going to have to drive past you. Since you don't want to get into the car like a normal person” She rolled her eyes so hard that I was convinced that it would enter back into her eyes. I closed my eyes and I was finally able to snap out of my shock. “I'm sorry” I mutter as I hurried to the passenger seat of the car and I hurriedly scrambled in. I was tempted to pinch myself. How could I even convince myself that this was real? How could I come to terms with the fact that I wouldn't have to walk under the sun today? All I felt was relief. All I felt was uncertainty and a burst of excitement because it was so foreign, having to see someone care about me. Maybe Chloe won't think too muc
LORRAINE“You can't keep running away from him forever. You know that right?” Chloe lifted her head from her book and raised an eyebrow at me knowingly. I wanted to act like I was oblivious and I wanted to pretend like she didn't know what I was talking about but a part of me knew that she was right. We both knew what she was talking about. I couldn't keep avoiding Josh forever. Eventually, I'll have to find a way to develop the backbone to tell him off. I closed my eyes and for a moment, the idea of confiscating myself within the darkness seemed alluring. If I had a way to make it happen, I would have done it a long time ago. I forced myself to open my eyes and face reality. The reality of what was happening to me. As I opened my eyes. Chloe's confused expression came into view and I swallowed nervously. If things continue to keep being awkward between us. She's going to think that I'm a fucking weirdo. “In as much as I want to argue with you. I have a feeling that you might be
LORRAINEThe room was shrouded with silence as I watched them eat. I stood in a corner with my hands folded behind my back. I rushed forward to refill their cup each time it was empty. Josh's hands mistakenly brushed my fingers and as I caught the wicked mischief in his gaze, something told me that it wasn't by mistake. None of them found it necessary to make conversation or break the silence. If I hadn't been tending to them for a long time, it would certainly come off as awkward but it would seem that they were comfortable with the silence. “Mum, Dad” Chloe broke the silence, and all the attention focused on her as she spoke. “I don't think I want to be homeschooled anymore. I applied to Werewolf High and I got accepted” she said as she shot the both of them a look. “Wait what?” Josh sounded almost breathless. If I wasn't imagining things, I would have been convinced that the color drained from her face immediately when she said it. “You're kidding right?” He said again and sh
LORRAINE“You've got to be kidding me. What on earth do you even think you're doing?” Josh shot her a look of irritation. For a moment, I could have sworn that he shifted his glare over to me and I bent my head almost immediately as I pretended to be more intrigued with my fingers than with what was happening. “Don't buy into my conversation, Josh. Can't you handle laying off from the attention for once and not interrupt me ?” She raised an eyebrow at him. For a moment, he seemed at a loss for words. I would admit that it was a sight to enjoy. The image of him being so speechless would be forever imprinted into my memory and I'm not certain that I would be getting rid of it anytime soon.“Don't talk to your brother like that” Luna's brows furrowed and I could see the panic dancing into her eyes as she stared at her Chloe. All of them panicked at the sudden change. All of them except me. I was intrigued as I observed her from the corner. Something about her had changed and I couldn't