BRANDED OMEGA

CHAPTER 10

THE CALMNESS BEFORE THE STORM

TWO DAYS EARLIER

Betty's POV:

“Betty!!”, Jasper shouted out startling me.. when did he get so close..I wondered..I was doing it again..damn it.

“I zoned out again, didn't I?.. sorry Jasper” I apologized. I had been spacing out a lot recently ever since I got back from the woods and it was getting worse..

“Are you sure you're okay,sis?”, Jasper asked, from the sound of his voice I could tell he was worried..I inwardly cursed myself..I was older and shouldn't worry him for no reason..

“I'm okay..so don't worry too much, okay?” I told him , hoping he believed me even a little bit.

“.. Okay..but you know if there is anything you can tell me..you don't have to handle it yourself as you have always done.. I'm here” and with that he ran out through the front door following the other omega kids.

I froze for a second,just realizing now how much Jasper had grown..he wasn't the same little boy that followed me around anymore..I chuckled and glanced from out of the hut..to the fields bathed with the warmth of the already setting sun,it was breathtaking and I believed this was bliss that I hoped will never end but sometimes ..hope is such a fickle thing.

A DAY LATER

We were in the fields, the air was a little moist and cold from the rain that fell just the night before, but I liked the feeling. Rain doesn't usually fall a lot around here,so it was a little surprising when the heavy rain poured out yesterday. And most of the omegas were thankful, hoping the rain could help the crops. The sky was still a little dark and gloomy even after the heavy rain that poured out yesterday..it was almost like a storm before the rain and I know how silly it may have sounded but I couldn't just shake the feeling that something was about to happen or like I was missing something..for the following few days..Eva had been a little off,it was almost like she was waiting for something.. whatever it was and no matter how much I asked her,she wouldn't budge or say a word.. rather she would brush it off by saying I was just being too sensitive..but I didn't believe her one bit ..but hoped whatever it was.. wasn't serious.

I bent over, wiping the sweat off my face , while glancing at Jasper's direction to see how he was doing. Right now,he was trying to pull out a pig weed from the ground and it seemed from how much he kept on pulling it..it would take a day or more to get it out of the soil,it must have been too hard and too rooted into the soil to come out.

“Let me help you with that”,I suggested, noticing the tired frown on his face.

“Sister,I can do-” I cut him shut while ruffling his hair a little, a habit I just couldn't shake away.

“I insist. I know you can do it but let me help you,okay?” I smiled gently at him. Remembering how just yesterday he had thrown a huge tantrum because I had called him little during dinner and afterwards he had refused to eat dinner. It was new,he was growing.. sometimes a little too fast for me.. I liked how much childishness he showed me everyday..it was new and something I wasn't able to feel or be but he could..cause we were safe here…I was starting to realize that everyday and was thankful to every omega here.

“How about after we are done with this, we'll rust some walnuts, how does that sound to you?”I noticed how his tired brown-chestnut eyes seemed to magically light up,it was almost like looking at a puppy.

“That sounds great..”,he mused but frowned at the end almost like he had just remembered something.. something he didn't like.

“Is there a problem?” ,I bent over to his small height.. something told me..one-day he would be the one looking down on me..sadly so I was small even for an almost grown female …not that I would ever admit it.

“...” ,He hesitated before finally gathering his confidence.

“... Are you going.. to leave me?..”I noticed how he trembled slightly and how afraid he was as he stared at me with those innocent pairs of large eyes. What would make him ever think that..I would ever... leave him for anything or anyone,even Eva agreed with me. My brows furrowed in confusion.

“What would ever make you think that?”, I needed to know , what could possibly make him think that. He played around with his hands nervously, something he always did when he was picking his words carefully.

“..Emm..a few of the other kids said so..they said once you found your mate, you would leave me and go with him..I don't want you to go!!..I want you to stay!.. please don't leave me..just take me with you..I promise I'll be good,I won't cause trouble”, he cried out and I noticed how much he was trembling pretty bad..why didn't I notice this earlier just the other day he was asking when I would turn 18 and about mates and stuff ..I thought he was just curious or excited to have one of his own..I should have noticed how he seemed scared as I explained and should not have imagined the fear for excitement…well enough of regrets and scolding myself.

“Listen here Jasper, I will never ever leave you. I won't leave you for anyone or anything..we are bond to each other, even if you grow tired of me when you grow older, I'll still be there,so throw that idea out of your head..because I'm never leaving you even if you beg me to”,I concluded while staring into his gleaming blue pair of large eyes, showing I meant every word. I saw how his face lightened up but he refused to give away how happy he was, though a smile was plastered on his face reminding me no matter how much he acted older than his age,he was still a kid at the end of the day.

“You promise?”,he asked, reaching out his little finger towards me.

“I promise”,I smiled at him as I crossed my own little finger with him..

“Now let's hurry up with this so we can rust the chestnuts, it's getting dark”, I winked at him, reminding him of his prized chestnuts.

He blushed and out of nowhere hugged me before running away.. leaving stunned for a second..I can use this and tease him for a few days..I laughed out loud and got down to uprooted the weed.

“Eve, nothing else has ever been so perfect ”, I spoke to her. For the past few weeks of arriving here,I had still been unsure of staying here with Jasper here ,after all it was at the borders of the park and was self guarded by only the Omegas but after all this time..I had never felt such happiness and peace before..this place was perfect.

“..Maybe we have truly found our home..our park”, She replied before cutting the link and going back to the back of my head.

“Yes..maybe..”, I muttered to myself.