Wolves Of Eclipse

Chapter - 3 (Get kicked)

Ethan is sitting on my bed, I turn around walk out of my room and close my door. Sometimes mind makes up the most stupidest thing possible, human mind is fascinating like that, but it's fine because they are not true. Now when I will open the gate again, he won't be there. I am just scared so I am imagining things.

I open the door again and he is still there. I close it again.

NO NO NO, it can't be. What should I do.

Does he remember?

No it can't be.

Should I run? But where will I go?

He will hunt me down and kill me.

I try to breathe but that also seems impossible right now. I am crushed by crippling fear.

I wait for five minutes, then I open the door.

The bed is empty. I sigh. I guess it was my imagination after all.

I walk inside, throw my bag in the chair.

"No. It was not.", a voice breathes in my ear.

I try to move away but end up stumbling and falling face first on my bed.

"You know Hel, it is said that when people go to hell, they live the same day, the same painfully gruesome day, every day, you know like a never ending cycle. Now obviously since I am not a monster you get one day off you know Sunday, when you are not at school. But today is Tuesday isn't it, today was not the day off. Was it?"

I am face first on the bed and trembling with fear, no words coming out of my mouth. There was no place in my world that I could say was a cruel free zone, except this room. This room was mine, it was my safe place, whatever bad happened it was always outside this room. But now, this place is also not safe for me.

"ANSWER ME!!!"

He yells.

Tears for in my eyes.

"no", I mumble.

"Good. Now as you know this cycle has been broken so you need to get punished for it."

He pulls me by my leg and drags me down to the floor. My face hits the floor and before I can brace myself, a kick lands on my abdomen and then another and then another. By the time he stops, tears have formed in my eyes.

Every day three people kick me and it hasn't hurt this much. He has really strong legs.

He waits for me to get up, when I don't after a minute, he pulls me up by grabbing my arm and throws me on the bed.

Then he walks towards the window.

"Punishment will start from 9pm on Sunday, meet me at dark woods"

My whole body shrinks from fear. I keep looking at him, my eyes definitely doing nothing to hide my fear.

He doesn't even turn,

"Why are you staring at me?"

It is so scary sometimes, it feels like he can hear my every thought.

I sigh and finally say,

"I thought this was the punishment"

He turn around to look at me and my eyes look down. I don't know why I can never look him in the eye.

"you think getting kicked is the punishment, don't you. You think getting kicked in the school is the hell, I have created for you."

He climbs on the bed, grabs me by the chin and forces me to meet his eyes,

"The hell I have created for you, is not getting kicked. It is getting tortured infront of hundreds of people and no one standing up for you. Hell is knowing that you are walking towards your doom every damn day and not being able to do anything about it. Hell is not being able to change a damn thing about your own life. Hell is being scared every damn day. HELL IS BEING ALONE. THAT IS YOUR HELL AND THAT IS WHERE YOU BELONG."

My eyes start to fill with tears, my body trembling, but not with fear, with sorrow. My heart hurts and it hurts more than my stomach. He jumps out of my window but my mind is filled with what he said.

He is right, eight years I have taken this torture and no one has come to my aid, nobody in these eight years has shown any compassion towards me. Eight long years of me being docile and getting beaten up has not yet convinced people that I am not a threat.

Even Harvey, though he has been good to be, has never tried to do anything to keep me safe, all he has done is give me company and mentor me once or twice a month.

But I can't count it as nothing, because it is everything for me, it is my hope.

Maybe he is right, I have not been able to change a damn thing, but there is something he doesn't know.

I have hope.

The sun is setting outside my window and Ethan's words have not yet left my mind.

Helpless. Scared. Alone

These three words keep circling my mind. I go down to cook dinner, get smacked, take my dinner and come back to my room. I see a note on my bed. It says "Meet me at midnight at our usual location, Harvey".

This note is enough to make me happy. I quickly eat dinner and wait for midnight, constantly trying and failing to get Ethan's words out of my head.

When it's finally midnight I rush to the forest. My speed increasing.

I come to a stop near the rock we always use to sit on.

"You have improved", I look back and see Harvey.

I smile, "I will be better when I get my wolf, I will be majestic."

He smiles, "Indeed, you will be."

"I am sorry I couldn't come, that night, well Ethan was….."

I nod, "It's okay, I know. It's fine."

He smiles a sad smile and I almost feel bad for not telling Harvey but, I can't risk it.

He shakes his head and stands,

"Anyway, I know your birthday is two days from today, and well, I know your parents won't do anything grand, but I will be there to celebrate your birthday and be with you when you become a wolf. I will help you with the ritual."

I smile, "thank you Harvey".

He nods, "Also I am going to declare Ethan as the alpha of the pack."

I am shocked, "So soon."

"Yeah, I know it's your birthday and I wanted it to be about you but, well he insisted it should be on that very day so."

"But it's it too soon."

He nods, "Well a little, but he is capable, strong, everyone obeys him and I will be behind him to guide him."

Ethan already hates me and if he becomes alpha, he will be sure to make me his servant or probably punching bag.

Live Human punching bag.

Harvey's expression changes, he can probably read my face, I am sure it reeks of fear.

"He is not that bad you know", Harvey says with a sad smile.

Maybe because he knows he is not entirely right.

I just look at nothing.

"I know. I will work hard to make everything okay."

He smiles.

"That's great, see you on Thursday."

I nod and rush back home, excited and terrified at the same breathe. I know, Ethan would be unreasonable with me, but maybe if I do something good. Someone will eventually see me and be my friend at least.

But for the first time I am looking forward to the next day.