Chapter Three

Vanessa's POV

My alarm blared through my ears, I groaned as I tried to shut off the annoying sound. It hit the floor with a 'thud' sound.

I grunted putting my hand over my stomach, I was getting cramps which meant my period was getting close.

Rolling out of bed, literally. I got up and took a shower getting myself ready for school. I was in a much better mood these past two months, I felt lighter. Making my way downstairs, I walked to the front door slipping on my white converse.

"I'm ready, Val!" I called out to her, who was busy scrolling through her phone and drinking coffee.

As I got closer to her the smell got stronger and started to make my head hurt. "That brand is way too strong" I muttered walking away from the strong smell.

"Let's head out" She grabbed her keys off of the table and we left.

"Don't forget we have a pack meeting at five so try not to be late, they'll be introducing a new pack ally," Valerie said, pulling out of the driveway

If you didn't catch it before basically, I'm a werewolf. Even though I don't live with the pack doesn't mean that I don't attend the school they go to. I mean it's a school full of humans and werewolves none of them know of our existence, well except Micah.

My sister and I live far away from the pack, our parents left us the house before they moved across the state.

Valerie pulls up into the parking lot, I open my door quickly pick up my book bag, heading towards the school doors.

"Make good choices" Val shouted. 

She drove off and I went inside to meet my best friend waiting by my locker for me.

"Hey Van" she greeted me, she had on a dark blue sundress and her hair was up in a bun.

"Hey yourself" I bumped my shoulder with hers.

"Are you feeling any better, I know you haven't been feeling yourself for the past few months"

I nodded my head timidly and tucked my hair behind my ears. "Yeah, I mean it happened. I can't change anything."

She nodded and put her hand around my shoulders.

The bell rang for class and there was still no sign of Mikey.

I sat on the side of Lizzie in class "Do you think his car broke down or he got sick" I questioned.

"Maybe he got kidnapped" she joked.

"That's not even something to joke about" I scolded her.

"I was just joking, ill text him" She took her phone out of her black hoodie pocket and hid it under the desk.

I looked up to see Ms.Rowens still writing notes on the board. "He said: I'm not going to be able to make it today, I had to stay home with  Mum" she mumbled.

I was surprised he even stayed home, about a year ago Mikey came out to his parents and his Dad supported him, but his mom didn't. Since he loved her too much he couldn't give her up even though she practically disowned him, something must've happened for him to stay home with his Mum.

It was time for lunch. Lizzie went on the line to get both of our lunches, and I being the lazy bum that I am sat down at our table scrolling through my phone. I spotted Liyah in the crowded cafeteria walking towards our table with two trays in her hands.

"Here I got your favorite" She got me meatloaf and mashed potatoes, and I smiled at her in thanks.

"Thanks, Liyah" I picked up my plastic fork.

As soon as the meatloaf hit my tongue, I spat it out. It tasted different than before, it tasted horrible.

Have you ever eaten trash? Me neither but I think this is a close cousin.

"Does this taste spoil to you" She tasted it with her spoon and shook her head?

"No it doesn't" She looked at me weirdly. I pushed the tray away from me, it even smelt weird.

"I'm not eating that garbage" I grimaced, the cafeteria food is normally good, I honestly don't know what happened today.

Didn't they follow a recipe?

Sorry, Linda, I apologized mentally to the lunch lady.

"Can I have your apple?" I asked her.

She gave it to me and I bit into it, sighing at the juicy taste in my mouth I devoured the red apple quickly.

"That's the first time I've ever seen you eat an apple like that" she giggled.

She meant that I never ate apples, they are my least favorite fruit and if I did eat them I would have to peel all off the skin.

I rolled my eyes. "It tasted good though" I retorted and stuck out my tongue at her.

After we finished up, the bell rang. My stomach started to growl.

"Liyah" I gasped out.

"What, what's wrong?" She asked.

"I'm so hungry" I whined.

She laughed."Do you want some candy?" I gratefully took about five minutes what she had in her hands.

"Let's get to class" She grabbed my hand and dragged me to class.

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The bell rang signaling school was over. I walked out of the school door with the rest of my peers and spotted Valerie waiting for me.

"How was school?" she asked as soon as I hopped inside the car.

"It was great but I'm hungry" I replied.

"How come you didn't eat?"

"Didn't have an appetite, but now I do" I patted my stomach

Once we got our food we headed home, I went straight into my room. I'm pretty sure Val had already locked up herself in hers.

I took a picture with a lone fry in my mouth and with my food on my lap.

Sending it to the group I was in with Mikey and Lizzie. As I waited for one of them to reply I ate my food wholeheartedly.

I huffed out a breath of air, I was stuffed.