Chapter49
L’sPOV
Thenextmorning,Iwokeupwithsome kindofstrangefeeling rushingthrough me.Mysenseswereheightened somuchthatIcouldheareventhefaintestofsoundsfromtheforestbehind thehouse likethe littlenoises madebythe
insectsintheforest.
“Doyou feelittoo,Jasmine?”Iasked andshemadeasoundthatseemedlikeagroan.“Canyou trynottoscreamnexttime,please?“,Shegroaned again.“IthinkIhave itworsebecauseI’myourwolfside“.
“Whatdoyouthinkishappening?”Iaskedher inawhisper,Ididnotwanttohurt herifIcouldavoidit.“IfIknew,I wouldn’tbeinsomuch pain.It’salottogetusedto“,shemurmuredbeforeshewentsilent.
Shewasright,itwasa lottotakein.Icouldhear Adrian’sevenbreathinginhisroom.Icould hearthenkingoftesandRose’sgentlesinging.Icould hearthesoundofthe
newspaperthatJaydenwasfl*ppingfromthelivingroom.
Iclosedmy eyesandtookadeep breath,hoping that itwasamalfunctionofmyb*dy that willgo onceIopenmyeyes.Iopenedmyeyesbutitjustgotmoreoverwhelming.
My phonesuddenlyrangandIhadtocovermyearstoreducetheshrill sound,evenJasminegrowledalittlein my head atthe suddensound.
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Icheckedthephone andL’snamewasonthescreen.Imentally preparedmyselfbeforepickingup the call.“HeyL“,herloudvoicecamethroughthe phone,makingJasminegrowl againinmy head.Iresistedthe urgeto snather and tookadeepbreath.
“HeyL.Canyou pleaselower your voice?Ihaveahugeheadache rightnow“,Ipartiallyliedtoher.Well,Ididnotwanttotellherwhatwasgoingonwithmewithoutfullyknowingwhat’swrongwithme.
“Oh,Isee.I’msosorry“,shewhispered.“Iwantedtoinvite you toagathering that’shappeningatthe pack orphanagetodaybutitseems you won’tbeableto makeit.Iwasthinkingyoucould inspirethemsincewell<b>,</b>since youtoldusaboutyourbackgroundtoo“,she tookadeepbreathafter thatprobablythinkingshehadoffendedme.
“Youknowyouweresupposedtotellmebeforemakingmevolunteerforsuch a thing,right?”Iaskedherand shetookadeepbreath.
“I’m sorry,IwasgoingtotellyoubecauseIjustsigned upforit thedayAvianca turned18butthenwhathappenedhappenedand Iwasn’tabletotellyou againand thenitistoday and I didnotwanttoturnthemdownand,canyoupleaseforalittlewhile?”She rushed outinherloudvoice againandIgroanedinpain.“Oh,I’msosorry.It’sgoingtobeashortevent,I promiseit won’ttakelong“,shewhisperedandI sighed.
“Fine,I’lebutI’mnotgoingtostayforlong“,Isaidandshescreamed in excitement.“Laaaaaa“,Iwhined andshequicklyapologized.
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“Theeventisby12pm,pleasebehere by<b>11</b><b>“</b>,shepleaded.Icheckedthetimeandit wasjust8inthemorning.“Fine,I’llbethere.You’re luckyIlikeyou,L<b>“</b><b>,</b><b>I</b>saidassheblewmeak*ss.“Ilove youtoo,seeya“<b>,</b>andwiththat,thelinewentsilent.N?velDrama.Org (C) content.
Ifloppedback onmybed andidinastarfishposition. IguessIhavetogoouttoday.Igotup,brushedmyteeth and washedmyfacebeforegoing downstairstoassistRose.
Since theincidentwithGreg,Rosebarelyallows metohelpherwithanythinginthehouseandifIaskherwhy,she’djustignoresoIstoppedasking.
“Goodmorning,Rose”,IgreetedasIenteredthekitchen.Thenkingofpansandherhummingintensifiedmyheadacheand Ihadtoholdmyheadtosteadymyself.
Rose noticeditandrantowards me.“Hey,pumpkin.Youokay?”She askedworriedly.Iforgottotell youguysthatshe’d beencallingmepetnamesandtreatedmelikeherown.Iwouldn’tbesurprisedifsheasked meto callher‘Mom‘.
“Mysensesareheightenedthismorning,itmusthavebeenduetotheshockyesterday“,I repliedin afaint voicebefore.givingherasmile.Shedidnotlookconvincedbutledmetothekitchenstoolsandsat meononeof them.
“Youshouldeatandthenliedownabitmore”she said,sorryevident inher eyesandIfeltbadforbeing thehatmadeherhave thelookin hereyes.
“It’s finereally.IhavetoattendagatheringattheorphanagetodayandIpromisedLthatI’ll bethere“,Itold herwithatiredsmile.“Ican havethewholemeetingrescheduledifyou’refeelingabitundertheweather”.I shookmy headatherstatement.
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“No,please.I’msureI’dbefineonceIsee my friendsand havefunabit“,IhopedIhadsomehowconvincedherandsentaquickthankstothe moonwhenshedid notargueanyfurther.
IateasmuchasIcould,thankedRoseforthefoodandleftformyroom.Iwashedmyhairandb*dyandgotdressedinacutetopandblue jeans.Irabthroughmyhair,appliedl*pglossand mademywaytothevenueafterbiddingRosegoodbye.
Imadeit tothevenuejustintimeand sawthe girlswaitingexpectantly.L’seyeslitupwhenshe sawmeandtheydraggedmeovertoourdesignatedseat.
Itwasalmost timeformetogivemy talkandmypalmsweresweatyandIwasabitjittery.Mynamewassooncalledandas I mademywaytowardsthemakeshiftstage,Fayappearedinfrontof mewithherminions.
Lwas besidemeinaninstant. “Whatdoyouwant,b*tch?”ShesnarledatFay,whughed humorlessly.“Idonothavebusinesswithyou,elf.Ionlyhaveeyesforfreakoverhere“,shesaidandherstupidminionughedlikeitwasthefunniestthingintheworld.
“Whatdoyouwant?”Iaskedcoolly.Iwasn’tafraidofher,Ijustwantedhertobegoneoutofmysight.“Soshespeaks,theorphan speaks.I thoughtyouwere goingtohideundertheshadowofyourfriendsforeverbutitlookslikeyou’vegotsomeguts“,shesaidandijustlookedather.Shewasboring
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“Isthatall?Ihavechildrentotalktoand yourpresenceisn’tneeded“,Itoldherandmademywaytowardsthestage.“Youreally thinkyou’regoingtobeLuna?Adrianwillnever
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chooseyou,freak.Anorphanedfreaklikeyoucanneverbegreat“,shesaidandIstoppedinmytracks.
Ifshehadsaidsuch<b>a</b>monthago,I’d have coweredandcriedinacornerbutnotanymore.Iturnedtowardsherandshelookedtakenabackbythemomentumbeforemaskingit.
“Whatdidyoujustsay?”<b>I</b>askedandshesmirkedbeforetalking.“Isaidanorphaned freak likeyoucanneverbeLunabecauseAdrianwillneverchooseyou“,sherepeated.
“Hellno,she shouldn’thave“,Jasminegrowledinmyheadandhadtakenovermyb*dybeforeIcouldresist.Iheardafewpeoplearound usgaspbutmyfocuswasontheb*tch infront ofme.
BeforeIcoulprehendwhatwasgoingon,shehadbeenflung tothe othersideoftheroomandeveryone letoutacollectivegasp.
Itookcontrolofmy b*dybackandLwas besidemeinaninstant.BeforeIcouldaskher whathappened,Ihadbeenpulledintoaworldofdarkness.
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