Crescent Night

Chapter 3

The next day I go down for breakfast because I’m starving, I can’t believe I had only a bar of chocolate yesterday. I couldn’t go that long without eating even when I tried intermittent fasting. I guess it’s easier to lose weight when your life is falling apart. My mum immediately rushes to meet me the minute I reach the last step of the stairs. “Sienna you can’t be acting like a child.” I glare at her, is that the first thing she should be saying when she sees her poor daughter looking like she just crawled away from death. “ Yeah good morning mum, I love you too. Thanks for selling me to a creep.”

I said walking past her. I went to the kitchen and started getting out ingredients to make pancakes. That’s the only thing that can cheer me up right now. My mum walks in after me apparently not fazed by what I said earlier. “What do you mean we are trying to sell you Sienna. We love you. We are trying to make sure you are set for life.” I start flipping my pancakes. Trying to themselves up for life sounds more like it. “Why didn’t you say you owed the pack a lot of money. Is that the money you used to get this house? Or the money you are using to send Craig to a private academy? Or the one for daddy’s new car which let me remind you I have never set a foot in that car.” My mum shakes her head. “Sienna no one is fighting against you. We are fighting for you.” I plate my pancake pour a generous amount of syrup before turning to leave. I wasn’t going to answer her when she was lying through her nose. “Sienna this is actually for the best.” I turn back and yell at her. “Do you know he harassed me yesterday. He forced a kiss on me and no one was there to help me. Not you, not dad.” My mum shrugs softly. “He was just being affectionate to his mate. All wolfs are like that, you will know that if you were one. I don’t know where we went wrong with you.” I turn and leave her. I should have just kept quiet. Of course she will act like it was the mate pull. I know the mate pill makes wolfs go into a frenzy but they are forgetting something. I’m not a wolf, I didn’t feel anything yesterday for Beta Ted, I was too busy trying not to throw up. I walk upstairs and slam the door. Nothing I said will make a difference to them. My brother comes rushing into my room. “You didn’t make any food for me, I’m late already.” He grabs one of my pancakes before I can stop him and ends up dripping syrup on my sheets. “Craig you numbskull. Don’t ever come into my room and don’t touch my stuff.” I throw a hardback book at him and it hits him right in the back of his head and he drops the pancake on the floor. He glares at me throws me a f**k you sign. “You know what Sienna, I’m happy you are getting sold off cause you are just a big nuisance to all of us.” He grabs another pancake off my plate and leaves my room. I just stare at my room door he left open before I continue eating my food. At the very least I can confidently say I’m an only child, I don’t have a brother because he just stabbed me in the chest multiple times without a thought. I stayed in my room for the rest of the day. My mum comes in and nags me for not taking my dishes back to the kitchen. I just ignore her, I mean if they are so willing to sell me off they should at least try and please me. My brother - my next door neighbor, I’m not going to acknowledge him as my sibling ever again, the numbskull gets back from his academy bangs on my door just to rattle me then goes off to his room to play video games. A few minutes later I sneak downstairs and grab some snacks. I’m going to hoard food for my escape. I decided to pack a small duffle bag to use. I kept it hidden in my closet so no one can know I’m planning to run away. A few hours later I hear dad's car pull up in our driveway. I always wondered how he could afford such an expensive car, well not anymore. When I’m leaving I’m taking that car with me. It will serve as the apologies for all they have done to me my entire life. I haven’t even spent up to 18 years on earth and it feels like I have been here for a hundred years. I pray the moon goddess will pity me and just help me out for once. I went back into my room and blasted my music really loud. Daddy yelled at me to turn it off but I didn’t listen, if they weren’t going to listen to me I should keep the same energy.