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was in a supply closet with my pack member. The only reason Jed wanted me to be his girlfriend was so that I wouldn’t date anyone else. The pack’s mind was so close that I was basically just dating the pack. Jed was only the spokesman. If I had said I wanted to wear leather pants and dye my hair purple I would have been in the supply closet with Rodney.
“We better get to class,” I told Jed.
“Yep,” his lips popped. “We wouldn’t want to miss Mr. Cl-cl-cluck.”
“You’re so mean.” He laughed and pushed open the door. There was no one to see us, but Jed still held my hand down the hall to our class.
Mr. Cruff glared at us when we entered and wordlessly handed us our tests that the others were already taking. Only after I had taken my seat and begun my test did I notice that the seat next to me was empty.
When the lunch bell rang, Carlie rushed up to me as if we’d always been friends. My eyes narrowed when she wrapped her arm around my waist. Rueben must have talked to her. I really needed to have a talk with these boys. “I talked to Coach Clinger,” she gushed, “she’s agreed to let you try out next week. It’s the middle of the season, but …” She winked dramatically at me. “Oh, and I heard about you and Jed Flannigan.” She kept her arm attached to my waist even as we walked down the hall. I didn’t consider myself clumsy but I found it difficult to keep my balance with another person attached to my side. “He’s a good choice, believe me.” Giggles erupted around us. What was that supposed to mean?
I felt my teeth grinding in the back of my mouth. I’d never had a friend, in fact I’d always wanted one, but as Carlie’s voice faded to just background noise I found myself wishing to just be invisible again. Jed dared to enter the pack of girls wearing too tight clothes that were surrounding me so that he could hold my hand to the cafeteria.
Carlie and her gang stayed close to our heels, talking nonstop about things I knew nothing about. Rueben slid in and wrapped his arm around Carlie. She clung to him confidently, knowing everyone was watching us, wanting to be us. All around me things seemed to be moving in slow motion.
We passed Colby and Tyson, who gave me a thumbs up and a grin; and Rodney, who just stared. Rueben leaned forward to whisper in my ear, “I told you we could make this happen for you.”
Part of me wanted to be ecstatic. Here I was, Willow Bennett, in the middle of the popular crowd. Soon I might even be wearing one of those short pleated skirts that would signify that I had made it. And next to me, walking me to lunch, was a cute teenage boy.
The only problem was that he wasn’t just a cute teenage boy. Jed was a werewolf. And so was Rueben. The way Rueben had his hands all over Carlie, it was easy to see that their relationship had already gone too far. And what had Carlie said about Jed being a good one? My eyebrows knitted together. What were they thinking? Carlie was only a human girl. It would be way too easy for her to get hurt.
Just as I’d always felt sorry for myself I began to pity Jed and the others. What kind of life had they been robbed of? There was so much now that they could never do. My chest tightened uncomfortably.
Rueben whispered something in Carlie’s ear that made her blush and swat at his arm; but I didn’t miss the way she pulled him closer to her.
I pursed my lips. I had been given the task of helping this pack. There were things they needed to know. Tonight the lessons would start. Lesson number one would be Mikhaul. I shuddered at just the thought of his name,
“We better get to class,” I told Jed.
“Yep,” his lips popped. “We wouldn’t want to miss Mr. Cl-cl-cluck.”
“You’re so mean.” He laughed and pushed open the door. There was no one to see us, but Jed still held my hand down the hall to our class.
Mr. Cruff glared at us when we entered and wordlessly handed us our tests that the others were already taking. Only after I had taken my seat and begun my test did I notice that the seat next to me was empty.
When the lunch bell rang, Carlie rushed up to me as if we’d always been friends. My eyes narrowed when she wrapped her arm around my waist. Rueben must have talked to her. I really needed to have a talk with these boys. “I talked to Coach Clinger,” she gushed, “she’s agreed to let you try out next week. It’s the middle of the season, but …” She winked dramatically at me. “Oh, and I heard about you and Jed Flannigan.” She kept her arm attached to my waist even as we walked down the hall. I didn’t consider myself clumsy but I found it difficult to keep my balance with another person attached to my side. “He’s a good choice, believe me.” Giggles erupted around us. What was that supposed to mean?
I felt my teeth grinding in the back of my mouth. I’d never had a friend, in fact I’d always wanted one, but as Carlie’s voice faded to just background noise I found myself wishing to just be invisible again. Jed dared to enter the pack of girls wearing too tight clothes that were surrounding me so that he could hold my hand to the cafeteria.
Carlie and her gang stayed close to our heels, talking nonstop about things I knew nothing about. Rueben slid in and wrapped his arm around Carlie. She clung to him confidently, knowing everyone was watching us, wanting to be us. All around me things seemed to be moving in slow motion.
We passed Colby and Tyson, who gave me a thumbs up and a grin; and Rodney, who just stared. Rueben leaned forward to whisper in my ear, “I told you we could make this happen for you.”
Part of me wanted to be ecstatic. Here I was, Willow Bennett, in the middle of the popular crowd. Soon I might even be wearing one of those short pleated skirts that would signify that I had made it. And next to me, walking me to lunch, was a cute teenage boy.
The only problem was that he wasn’t just a cute teenage boy. Jed was a werewolf. And so was Rueben. The way Rueben had his hands all over Carlie, it was easy to see that their relationship had already gone too far. And what had Carlie said about Jed being a good one? My eyebrows knitted together. What were they thinking? Carlie was only a human girl. It would be way too easy for her to get hurt.
Just as I’d always felt sorry for myself I began to pity Jed and the others. What kind of life had they been robbed of? There was so much now that they could never do. My chest tightened uncomfortably.
Rueben whispered something in Carlie’s ear that made her blush and swat at his arm; but I didn’t miss the way she pulled him closer to her.
I pursed my lips. I had been given the task of helping this pack. There were things they needed to know. Tonight the lessons would start. Lesson number one would be Mikhaul. I shuddered at just the thought of his name,
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