Daniel's povI truged down the hallway on my way home when Lydia joined me."Hey loser," she bumped me with her waist."Hey, Lyd." I said to her ruffling her hair lovingly."Thought you'd have gone home by now.""Yeah, I had an after school club meeting…" she answered as she pooped open a lolipop and shoved in her mouth."Oh, that's right you still are part of that dead club.""It's not a dead club!" She huffed."It's a prestigious club that has lost it's touch but with my help, I'm going to revive it. Lolipop?" She asked after saying all of that in one breath.She sounded sure of herself as always and it was one trait I absolutely admired about her."Sure," I shrugged. "Thanks."I took it from her and tore yof the wrapper before taking a lick."Anyway, wanna go out today?* Lydia asked."I don't know… I have a few assignments.""So do I but I'm bored and Maya is busy helping her aunt out today.I winced at the sound of Maya's name. I had not said a single word to get today but I had
Daniel's povI opened the car door for Lydia as soon as we got to Tony's and she grinned and gave me that constipated "royal' expression she always wore whenever we went out together.I rolled my eyes at her and helped her out of the car and led her towards the entrance of Tony's.It already looked packed which was just the way I wanted it. I planned on having fun tonight without thinking about Maya or Micah or what those two could be getting up to."This place is stunning." Lydia's eyes widened as we both stepped into the bar.It had a ghotic yet futuristic feel to it that impressed me. I just knew Tony's was about to be the next big thing among the higghscoolers and college students in the pack, that is until it is finally deemed unworthy by the popular crowd."It sure is," I said, mesmerized by the tables and chates that were modelled after pods. Their placement gave the impression at first the table and chair was floating in the air.Lydia was bubbling with excitement and I found
Maya's pov.I stood at the front door of my house, waiting for Micah to arrive. The paper he'd slid to me during class today had said he'd be coming over to my place around 5pm to get me so I could go tutor him but it was already 5: 30 and I didn't want my father coming to meet us or my aunt.I frowned when it began to drizzle and went back into the house to wait.I plopped down on the couch and texted Micah, asking him where he was.He didn't text back immediately so I assumed he was probably driving.I decided to play a game on my phone while I waited for him to arrive.As I played, I couldn't help but think about Daniel. He'd ignored me the whole day in school and had also ignored my text messages. I felt like a desperate ex that couldn't take the hint.I had asked Lydia to help me talk to him and I had even seen them going home together but I still hadn't gotten a text from her.I key out a sigh, feeling out of sorts. A lot of things had happened this week that was driving me in
Maya's POV There was a palpable awkwardness between us as Daniel and I stared at each other.I shifted awkwardly and before they could look up at him again, Micah was pulling me towards Luke and his other teammates."Hey man," Luke high fived Micah and so did the other guys surrounding the snooker table."Hey, didn't realize you were coming out today." Luke said."Yeah, me either."I tuned their conversation out and my eyes shifted to where Daniel and Lydia stood.Lydia waved at me and I let go of Micah's hands but before I could take a step, he interlocked his hands in mine again, stopping me.He pulled me gently towards him and I heard the guys laugh at him, calling him a lover boy."Where are you going?" He asked in hushed tones."To my friends." I said and looked over at the snooker table but Daniel was no longer there and Lydia was practically glaring at me."You mean the one glaring daggers at you?" Micah questioned.I peered up at Micah and he looked back at Lydia. She was wal
Maya's PovI woke up the next day, feeling a bit hungover. I hadn't even drank that much tonight. Why did I feel like shit? I wondered as I dragged myself out of bed and walked towards the bathroom.As soon as I got to the vanity, I quickly turned on the tap and splashed water on my face so I'd wake up properly.I didn't feel like going to school today but I didn't have much of a choice.Aunt wouldn't stand for it and neither would my dad and neither would my perfect attendance."Plus you get to see Micah and ask him what yesterday was all about."My wolf chimed in and to my surprise she wasn't being sexual with Micah.I dragged my feet to the kitchen and found my Aunt drinking coffee."Good morning sunshine," she grinned at me."Good morning, Aunt," I yawned as I walked towards the fridge.I opened it, took out a bottle water and went to sit on one of the stools under the kitchen island."You look tired, did you get any sleep at all?"She questioned, touching my face."Yeah, a littl
Maya's povI watched as Daniel walked past me feeling sad all over again.I had thought going to him to straighten things out would do any good but it managed to get things worse.I groaned as I massaged my temples, still wondering why the hell I had done wrong that was making Daniel so fucking upset.Lydia still hadn't said anything yet and it saddened me even more.I felt like everyone was against me for reasons I didn't quite understand, okay, I understood but everything seemed to suddenly be blowing out of proportion.I let out a tired and frustrated groan.My phone chimed in my hand and I checked to see who texted me.Micah's name appeared on my screen. I tapped the message icon to read what he'd texted.Micah; Hey, sorry about last night. Can you meet me at the library during recess so we can study?At least one person was behaving normally.I quickly sent him a text telling him that I hadn't accepted his apology just yet but that I'd be there.I turned around, about to go back
Maya's POV“Look at me when I'm talking to you!” He barked. I didn't dare look at him. He was too close, so damn close. I could smell him, smell his cologne, his aftershave, his being, all of him. I was currently pinned against my locker, and those eyes, a perfect mix of the prettiest blues and the deadliest greens were staring- no glaring- at me. “What…” I couldn't even say anything.“What did you see this morning?”I had been elated to feel my mate and when I began to walk towards where the sensation was coming from. As soon as I entered the class and saw him smoking with his friends, I knew it was him. The one I had spent years waiting for.He was the one I had been dreaming about, his every feature etched into my mind like a masterpiece. Everything about him seemed perfect. From that long mane of hair, the colour of rich copper, to his gentle eyes, his tall intimidating height and those broad shoulders. We locked eyes briefly before I backed out of the classroom and proceeded
Maya's POVI was looking down at my book, trying to get the calculations of my statistics right, but my hand was shaking. I couldn't even control it. Not with Micah's glares boring holes into my skin. It was foolish, I never should have come to the cafeteria for lunch. I should have avoided it like I had been doing all week. I peeked at my lunch tray, it had been switched with dirt and garbage by one of Micah's accomplices. The entire place reeked and anybody who passed by squinted their noses before walking away hurriedly."Move," I silently pleaded with my legs, but I couldn't find the courage nor the shame to get up. I didn't want to see him win. Two weeks into Crystal High, and I had realized just what a horrible person my mate was, or ex mate rather, and I found myself thankful for the rejection. There was no way I would enjoy being stuck with such a horrible human.He found several means, excuses to bully me. I tried avoiding him. I tried getting a new class schedule done s