The Alpha

Eleven

Walking through the double swinging doors I am greeted with the bustling noise of teenagers talking, walking. The cafeteria is full to the brim. Taking in a deep breath while feeling my hands become sweaty and sticky.

“It’s fine you can do this Phoebe.” I hush to myself. As I smile a little bit as I set off walking towards the huge line for food. Readjusting my bag on my back. “It’s fine, nothing wrong so stop acting like it is.”

“Hey you!” Harley’s voice came from the side of me just before she came into my peripheral vision.

Her strawberry blonde wavy hair tied back into a high ponytail by a satin dark purple scrunchy. Her make-up flawless, nude eyeshadow and a dramatic black wing eyeliner and her lips covered in red kind of purple gloss, which is darker towards the waterline of her mouth and paler as it gets to the edges. Her outfit is made of the school's cheerleader uniform. In the school colours being white, black and gold. With ‘LIONS’ printed on in gold metallic writing on the chest. The top part in white with black and metallic gold boarding of the neck and straps and the black scooping below the chest, the skirt of the dress is pleated and in-between the pleats is the mat laic gold again. Hers being sleeveless. Knee high socks white and a pair of white trainers with hot pink accents.

Books and a pencil case held on her arms against her chest. A smile on her face leaning a little to the side.

Compared to my bed hair, a horizontal white, baby blue, lilac striped tank top and cream cardigan, light blue ripped jeans and two year old lilac fake leather low top converse.

“Oh hi.”

“Come on, let's go over to our table.” She said confidently before she walked off, to only turn back around. “Are you coming or not?”

“Oh yeah but what about food?”

“Oh don’t worry Maggie is getting our food.”

“What?”

I say as I follow her to the table. Once seated she pointed in the direction of a girl standing at the end of the table. “That’s Maggie.”

Long blonde hair, blue eyes, small and thin, wearing a crop furry baby blue cardigan with fake pearl buttons, cream straight leg jeans and Dr Martin boots.

Harley took a seat and motioned for me to take the one opposite her next to Tabby as she sat in-between Leah and Sky.

“Oh Harley! What would you like?” Maddie asked

“ I’ll have some pasta salad and a pot of fruit salad please.” Harley said sweetly to Maddie.

“Okay.” Maddie said scribbling in her note book with a pencil. “And … sorry I don’t know who you are.”

“Oh this is Phoebe.” Harley said before I could even open my mouth. “Get used to seeing her here.”

“Oh yes.” Maddie said as she gripped her pencil and notebook. “So what would you like, Phoebe ?”

“Oh I don’t know. What is there?” I ask.

“Well you can give me some things that you like and I can just get what’s there that you like.”

“Yeah umm well I don’t mind wraps, sandwiches, pasta…. Oh if there is any ginger cake I'd like some.”

“Okay.” Nodding Maddie rips the page out of her notebook as the other girls take out some money and hand it to her.

Before she leaves she comes over to me and hands me her pencil and a slip of paper.

“Do you think you can fill this out for me please and I would really appreciate it if you got it back to me as soon as possible.”

“Yeah sure.”

Smiling at me she places her bag and notebook next to me.

Unfolding the paper I see that it's a whole form to fill out. Looking over at me Harley smiles and lets out a little laugh. “Maddie is really passionate about doing this for everyone, she is sweet like that.” A soft genuine smile plays on her lips and just as fast as it comes it's gone. “If I were you I would fill that form out soon.” Turning back around to talk to Leah.

I look around the table again seeing another girl, bobbed dark brown hair. Sitting next to Tabby. Not long of a wait and Maddie was back with two trays. Putting them on the middle of the table then taking a seat next to me.

Reaching towards the tray closer to us. “These are for you Phoebe.” Maddie says sweetly with a lovely genuine smile on her lips showing her teeth.

“ Oh thank you Maddie.”

“No problem.”

“Sorry I don’t have any money to give you.”

“Oh that’s fine, don't worry about just worrying about filling out that form.” She smiled while taking a bite of her sandwich.

In front of me is a ham sandwich and on a white napkin sits a brownie.

“They didn’t have any ginger cake so I compromised.”

“Thank you, again.”

Once all finished and done I found out the other girl sat on the table was Maisie and the majority of the time she talked they ignored her, I am not too sure why she seems nice.

For some time I forgot all about Edric and what happened but that only lasted till the bell rang for break being over and the start of reality again.

Luckily for me I head chemistry with Mrs Clem and my lovely partner, Emmett. Who I haven’t seen or heard from coming to think of it. Weird. mmm.

Walking into the chemistry room I take my normal seat waiting as patiently as I can for Emmett. But he never came through the door.

“Right class we will be working with our partners on …. “

Wait, why isn’t he here?

Zoning out I take my phone from my pocket and unlock it. Nothing from him.

(Hey your there? ) - P

(How come you are not in chemistry ? Are you off?) - P

( if so how come you didn’t tell me you were having the day off?) - P

(Emmett?) - P

(???) - P

Nothing back from him.

Soon it was the end of the day.

{ new unread message from Oh schnitzels ? - i********: }

( sorry Phoebe me, Leah and sky have cheerleading. ) - H

( so I won’t be able to drop you off.) - H

( Sorry ) - H

( also I left early due to having to work in mum and dad’s shop as Jen hasn’t shown up. No shock there then. ) -T

( Idk why they just don’t sack her. Its so annoying. ) - T

( aww that sucks ) - H

( It's okay, I can just walk.) - P

( have fun) - P

Letting out a deep sigh I pocket my phone as I walk outside towards home. Praying that I would bump into Edric or that once I get home he would be sitting on his spot on the sofa and everything will be back to normal.

Sadly once I got home without spotting Edric on the way there and once inside there is no evidence of him. My heart sank as my eyes welled up. I take a seat on the floor of the living room to steady and anchor myself.

What am I meant to do? I just want my big brother back home and safe. Is that really too much to ask? Please you can’t take him away from me as well.

I don’t know how long I was there but I woke up cold, my eyes puffy and red, sore throat and the world around me is dark.

Taking out my phone.

No new message from Edric or Emmett.

Unlocking my phone I text Edric.

( I need you. ) - P

Before closing my heavy eyelids.