Chapter 3

My parents always forced me to stay home study rather than have a social life because my brains were the only thing they could brag about. Like when all the parents would talk about how gorgeous, or pretty, or handsome, popular, or sometimes intelligent their child was, my parents would say how smart I am; and all the other parents would be kind of jealous of that because they want their children to get into a good college and get a high class job because they were smart. "Alright, well, goodbye then" He shooed me, and then continued eating. I walked outside the door just waiting to go to school today. - Note to sarcasm. So I started walking to school though the dirt road from my house. Both of my parents had a car but they both were too lazy, drunk, had a hangover or just didn't want to drive me to school or anywhere for matter of fact; so I had to use my feet as transportation. While I walked to school, I thought about myself when I was younger. I was a happy little girl. I can remember when I was playing in my backyard with my mom and dad and my older brother. Oh, I forgot to tell you; these wicked people that I live with aren't even my real parents. When I was 9 years old our pack was attacked terribly and we lost a lot of people; including both my parents. But eventually our pack became strong again. And I also have a brother named Brett who was 14 when we were attacked, but when the pack was being attacked, Raven and Dom (the people I live with now) found Brett and I wondering around in the middle of the fight, clueless, scared, and sad. So they took us back to their house and got permission from Alpha Maxwell to raise us for about a month until they realized they couldn't raise both of us so they sent Brett away somewhere to another family in another pack and I have never seen him since. I miss him and my REAL parents more than anything in the world and I would give anything up just to be with them as one big happy family again. So I was drifted out of my alights when I heard a group of laugher to my right. I looked over and found Jackie and her crew laughing at me like they always do at this time of day. So I just rolled my eyes and kept walking. Faris and his crew of manwhoring players payed no attention to as always as I passed them in the hallway. I was actually grateful that they didn't give two shits about me. I didn't want to be involved with any of them. They were known in this school for being their manwhore selves, but Faris was known of all because he was next in line to be Alpha, and also that every girl in our pack thought he was hot, incredibly sexy, and amazing in bed. But I thought of him as the manwhoring asshole who took a lot V-cards of about half the girls in our school. Okay I was exaggerating but he really is a player. But I just got those thoughts out of my head as I walked to my locked to exchange my books. "Hey" A voice come up to me. "Hey, Steph" I replied as my best friend Stephanie who came up to me. She was actually the only person in my pack who treated me right. I just sill wonder why she still wants to be friends with me after all the suffering she's had to experience because of me. "So what he do to you this morning?" She asked; referring to Dom. I sighed, "Nothing besides threaten me to get an A+ on my AP Calculus test today." "You know, Tallie, you should really leave this place; I still don't understand why you haven't yet." She said. "Trust me, I want to but it's not that easy Steph, the Alpha has guards guarding the borderline, I wouldn't know where to go, and I could never leave you." I explained. "Aww that's so sweet but you should worry about me, I'll be fine... Sort of; but if losing connection with you means you being free then so be it." She smiled. "Thanks, Steph, but it's never going to happen." I said as we walked to first period. "And why not?" "I just old you why" I said. "Look, l help you. I know it sounds like I'm rushing you out of here but trust me, I don't want you to leave, but you have to, Talisa, you have to. Everyone here except me has torn you to pieces already; Dom and Raven are the worst parents ever, everyone except me and the teachers bully you in this school, and a lot of people in are pack treat you like nothing and I'm sick and tired of watching that happen to you." Her breathing ragged. I sighed in annoyance and realization. I was annoyed she always kept bothering me about this but she was right. I should leave and I alway have wanted to, I'm always treated like a piece of dirt on the ground and I can't take the pain anymore. For 8 years I have been holding in guilt from my parents death and pain from being here for this long. "I'll think about it, Steph." I said and sat down in my seat. "Okay" She said and opened her book.