The Alpha and His Nerd

Im alright

Lilian.

One minute I’m

Sitting in the library and the next minute I know it’s time to go home and get attacked and dragged to the back of the library.

She and someone else are dragging me by my hair before throwing me to the floor. I'm screaming and kicking but it’s useless. Next thing I know Sarsha runs off and her mother remains standing in front of me.

She is cursing at me, calling me names and then his tall figure appears out of nowhere after she slaps me and I drop to the floor. Only when I mention the Alphas name does she run off.

He comes over and grabs me pulling me to my feet, his eyes scanning over me as much as he could. It’s pitch black so I hardly doubt he could see much.

“You're bleeding.” He says

“I know.” I reply as we walk towards his car.

He opens the door for me and I stop, this isn’t right I shouldn’t be sitting in that car after getting my ass beat. Who knows what could be out there knows who is still around and looking.

“I shouldn’t.”

“I don’t care.”

“You don’t care but the last time I checked it’s me getting the beatings not you.”

“Why don’t you fight back Lilian.”

“Why don’t you just tell them the truth, Nilian.”

“What…”

He went silent and I guess he got angry because he just looked at me, jumped in his car and drove off. Deciding that it was best to not be on the road any longer than I have been, I decided to pick up my steps and get home quickly.

I avoided anyone and everyone but stayed in the crowded parts of the pack grounds until I reached close to my house and when I did I ran until I got inside.

Mom didn’t greet me when I got home, which is the usual and I just hurried upstairs and got in the shower. Looking at myself in the mirror I noticed that my lips had split, my cheek had a scratch and under my eye as well.

That must have happened when I was trying to fight back.

“Why don’t you fight back Lilian.” His words linger in my ear like some sort of haunted ghost.

I dropped on the shower floor and allowed the water to run over me, it’s not that I don’t want to fight back, it's that I’m afraid.

I’m afraid of what might happen if I do, I’m afraid of how far I’d go if I fight back. I know the level of anger I have buried deep within me, the amount of hatred I have just enough to snap and go rogue and burn this pack to the ground.

I’m afraid of what type of monster I’d become.

I didn’t go to school the next day, I don’t want anyone to see me the way I am and I definitely don’t want Sarsha to make me a laughing stock.

For the day I stayed out in my room making art, going over my subjects and even looking for little apartments outside the park and in the human world.

I’ve officially made up my mind that I’m done with this pack life and I’d find life somewhere else.

PING!

“Would we be meeting today?” Nilian messaged

I didn’t want to respond but again I also needed to pass that class.

Before I could respond a knock on the door caught my attention so I hurried down and opened only to see Beta standing there.

“ I went to the school but you weren’t there.” He said.

“I didn’t go today.”

“Well this is just formality, just checking up on you after the incident on the hike.”

He looks at me and I at him.

“I’m fine.” A thud both catches our attention from upstairs.

Nilian, I say to myself.

“Is everything ok up there.” He asked

“Yes, it seems that my project fell, if that be all I should get back.”

“That’s all, if there is anything you need Lilian anything at all I need you to know you can come to me or Alpha. You are one of us.”

“It doesn’t seem so.” I respond and close the door

“What are you doing here?” I ask as I open my bedroom door and find Nilian sitting on the edge of my bed.

“I came to study and get this over with. The quicker we’re out of each others lives the better.”