Her Decision

His Return

Jamar

I was madder at Aliana then I had ever been. Not only had she falsely claimed me in front of Amber to hurt her, but she didn’t see anything wrong with her actions.

*me*

Can you pick me up early?

*Mama*

Sure baby. What’s wrong? I may have to go back later this evening since I’m leaving now.

*me*

Can we talk about it when you pick me up? I just really need to get out of here.

I closed my phone and put my head on the library table during Study Hall. It was my second to last class of the day and I had office aide next period so I wouldn’t be missing any assignments. Gideon? I thought. Can you please talk to me? Silence. I knew he was upset, but he had never given me this type of treatment. I didn’t know what to do. I needed my dad more than ever and he was gone. Just living his life without us. Like we never mattered. Stop wallowing in self-pity and tighten up. Gideon! He was back! He was talking to me! You need to end things with Aliana and Mya. I’ve tried to let you handle the situation, but now it’s spiraling out of control. We are not their mates. I will not disrespect the Moon Goddess with her lies. I’m sorry if I’ve disappointed you. I thought back. I didn’t know what to say or how to feel.

He was right though. I needed to end things with Aliana. She couldn’t keep pushing boundaries and expect me to do nothing. She outright lied. She knew what the bond meant to me. I felt someone tapping me gently and looked up. “You have a early release note. Your mom is here to pick you up.” Mrs. Greene said. She was the librarian at my school and didn’t give you trouble as long you kept quiet. She handed me the note and I put my laptop in my backpack. I pushed open one of the doors and almost blacked out. Aliana and Terrance were sharing a deep kiss. She had never kissed me like that before and we’d lost our virginities to each other. “How long do we have to keep pretending?” He said as they pulled back from their kiss. “I don’t know Terrance. I feel the mate bond with you, but it’s wrong. I want Jamar and I think I love him.” Aliana said softly. “Well if he wants Amber then you should let them be together. Everyone wins. We will all have our mates. I can feel it every time you’re intimate with him. Please Aliana. End things with him. You admitted that you know you and I are mates.” Terrance pleaded.

“No need Terrance. Aliana, you and I are done. Don’t even think about even looking in my direction ever again.” I said coldly as I began to walk away. “Ja- SHUT THE f**k UP” I roared at Aliana. I was really angry now. I noticed some teachers had opened their doors to see what was going on. Terrance grabbed Aliana and pulled her away. I just walked to the front office and my mom grabbed me. “Jamar Antonio DeLeon! Was that you cursing in the hallway just now?!” I felt a hard smack coming across my face. It stung and I tried my best to keep my composure. “Mrs. DeLeon we don’t cond-“ now it was my mom’s turn to tell someone to shut the f up. “Don’t tell me how to discipline my child when he’s clearly out of line! Let’s go now!” I opened the door for my mom and waited as she angrily stormed out. I followed her out to her blacked out Chrysler 300.

“I need an explanation right NOW! If you even think of lying, I promise you will regret it. Speak!” My mom yelled at me. I told my mom how the day went bad after Aliana falsely announced that we were mates to get a reaction out of Amber. I kept going as I explained how that had set Gideon off and then how we ended up witnessing Aliana plotting with her real mate. “That’s trifling as hell Jamar. I told you I never liked that girl. Then you slept with her too? What were you thinking? Or should I ask which head were you thinking with when you were with that girl?” My head snapped up. “How did you know I was having s*x with her?” I asked. We had been careful and I always cleaned up if we did it at my place. “Jamar I’m your mom. We know these things ok? Don’t try to distract me.” She replied back to me. “I’m sorry for slapping you, but I thought you were being disrespectful and you know your dad and I didn’t raise you that way.” my mom said to me as she drove us home.

“Well you get more credit than he does since he left us.” I replied to my mom. I was on a roll now.

*Aliana*

Jamar please talk to me.

*Aliana*

I promise it wasn’t what it looked like!

*Aliana*

You’re who I want to be with! I want you to be my mate! I will reject him!

*me*

I don’t even know why you’re still texting me. Lose my number. If you really wanted to be with me then you would’ve rejected him as soon as you figured out he was your actual mate.

*me*

Instead you continued to hurt Amber and created unnecessary problems. You just made things easier for me in the long run. I was going to wait until after your birthday, but now I have no reason to. Aliana we’re done and over. I don’t want anything to do with you. Leave me alone.

I could see that she was starting to type but I swiped out of the message thread because I was done talking to her. Terrance and Aliana didn’t know how easy they had just made things for us. Now I just had to find a way to make this up to Amber. We pulled into our cul de sac and I saw a white Dodge Challenger in our drive way. “Mom?” I turned over to see my mom completely ashen. We pulled into the driveway and a figure emerged from the front door of our house. Wtf is going on? I got out of the car ready to protect my mom and house. “Dad?”