Firefly
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Chapter two: FireFly
“Hey, Safiya! Wake up!”
“Wake up!”
“I’m up!” I yell. I look around to see my room is a mess. I smell a familiar scent, cotton candy. So sweet.
“So, you wanna tell me what happened?” Harlequin asks.
“Harls, it’s getting worse,” I respond.
“The dreams?” He asks with a knowing look on his face. This has been happening since that day. And they are becoming more and more vivid as the years go on and as we get closer to the anniversary. The hatefulness is getting worse too.
I nod my head in response, and he hugs me, enveloping me in a sweet hug, his scent calming me down a little.
“I keep reliving the day. I know people still think I… I…” I say while tears roll down my face. “You are literally the only person to stay by my side. You, and your family, I’m thankful to have you in my life, but... I just wish people didn’t believe it was my fault. All because of this stupid power.” I say as I get out of bed.
“I wish people would stop blaming me. I can’t even talk to my own family. What if I find my mate and… and he doesn’t love me just like the rest of the pack.” I say as more tears roll down my face.
“Safiya, don’t think like that. He will love you just like I do. And if he doesn't, I will personally make him hurt." Harlequin claims with love and anger in his voice.
"But Safiya... do you want me to stay here, and you can go back to sleep? We still have a few hours until training time.” Harlequin suggests.
“No, I think I’m going to go for a walk. If I need your help, I’ll come to your room. Thank you, Harlequin.” my voice coming out quiet, barely a whisper. If we weren't werewolves, we probably would not have heard it.
“Using my full name." He says in an accusing tone with his hand on his chest.
"No problem though, Safiya, I’ll always be here for you. What are best friends for!” I can tell he is sad that he can't help me right now.
As Harlequin exits my room, I head to my drawers and pull out some sweatpants and a crop top. I throw on my slides, and I head out the door.
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As I walk the trail near our house, I started to think.
"I’ve been living with Harlequin and his family since the incident. Then we, Harlequinn and I, moved out when we turned 18 a couple of months ago. He and his family were the only ones to even be nice to me. Everyone blames me for my parents’ death and even the Alpha, Uncle Levi. Because of my powers. I didn’t ask for this power. I just want to be with my family."
"Remember you have me!" my wolf, Rosemary, states. I only shifted a couple of weeks ago, and having a wolf is still new to me.
"s**t, speak to me more often, so I know you are here. We talked about this." I stated, she knows I get startled and in defense mode easily.
I continue to walk in silence, noticing the fireflies. Glowing, lighting the midnight sky, matching the glow of the stars. Watching the glowing beings fly slowly calming me.
I heard a noise, and it pulled me out of my thoughts. I instantly went into defensive mode. I turned to see it’s just my team leader, Isaac. I relax a little when I see him.
“I heard things have not been going well for you.” He states matter-of-factly.
“No, s**t. Why do you think I’m out here.” I say with my hands in my pockets, glaring at him.
“Well, you wanna share with me your issues?” He says, questioning me, but I can see something else in his eyes, I think concern. The only time I see it is when I talk to Harlequin or his family.
“Not really. But I know you’ll just keep asking,” I say, frustrated and running my hand through my curls.
“So.. you know how Founder’s Day is approaching…" now I feel super nervous. I can not go back now.
“And I know you are newish to the pack, so you don’t know what happened.” Oh, goddess, I might throw up.
“But on Founder’s day 10 years ago, my…… Ummmm…. My dad, the old Beta, and my mom were killed by rogues trying to protect me.”
“They…..they were trying... try... trying to take me away with them,” I say as tears slowly fall down my face. This is the first time in a long time that I could say this and not feel hate by the other person.
“Because of the power I have,” I say, anger taking over with every word.
“I remember screaming and crying, and when I finally stopped, everyone was dying around me.”
“I don’t know if that was me or someone else.”
“And as it gets closer to the day… that day. My nightmares become more intense, more vivid, and my power becomes more uncontrollable.”
“I just really miss my mom and dad. I would have had a little brother or sister if they were still here. They would have been 9 this year.” I said, breaking down in tears again.
“I would be teaching them about fighting, maybe even how to control their power.” I stared into his soul when I said that. I wanted him to feel what I feel.
“And everyone hates me because of my power. And I barely even know what it is. I know my emotions activate it because every time I have a nightmare, my room is a mess when I wake up.”
“I’m terrified of the exam because I feel like I will be putting everyone in harm's way because people might still be after my powers.”
“Isaac, I….. I just don’t know what to do.”
"This is a lot to take in. Like I know there is something, but... but not something this big," I can sense I kind of freaked him out.
"You have been holding that all in yourself, without anyone to talk to. Goddess, man..."
As he said that, I felt a little weight lifted off my shoulders.
"There was a reason why I was assigned as your team leader, though." He states.
"Why is that?" I question him, knowing he is going to give me the answer soon.
Then out of nowhere, I see a fire in his hand, and then he throws it at me.
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