The air was somber and the stench of grief was palpable. One could almost taste it. Arianna stood beside her mother in front of the bier. Many people from diverse packs were present to pay their last respects to him. The common denominator was the late Alpha." We are all gathered to witness the burial of our late Alpha, father, brother. We know that he is in the great beyond and is looking down on us with a smile on his face. His works are a witness that one can be good. He lived an exemplary life that people from all walks of life are here to offer their condolences."As he was speaking, Arianna stared at the culprit behind her dark shades. She and her mom wore it so that their expressions would be hidden." If you have anything to say about the deceased, pleas step forward." The priest said.Arianna looked at the bier, seeing her father made the incident come rushing into her mind and anger rose up within her.Many people spoke of how helpful he was to the growth of surrounding pac
The Next Week,The alarm rang by 6a.m. Arianna was on her bed reluctant to stand up. She leaned over the bed and switched off her phone. Huh, she was really tired and didn't want to leave the house.The alarm rang after thirty minutes, and she groaned loudly. She thought she switched off the alarm.On cue, someone knocked on her door." Hey, baby. You have school today." Hee mother called from outside." Arggh." She screamed into the pillow. All she wanted to do was rest. She ignored her mother's voice.The knocking stopped and she decided to sleep a little more. School began at 8a.m. She could do all the necessary things in thirty minutes and run to school or better still take a car.As soon as her head hit the bed, the knocking became louder and persistent." Wake up. It's past 7." Her mother called.She woke up with a start. She could swear that she hadn't closed her eyes for a minute and now this was happening." I am up." She said, and was about to lay her head down on the pillow
Alice heaved a sigh of relief when Arianna cracked a smile. She went through Arianna's things but found nothing incriminating. She was sure that Arianna was hiding something but couldn't find it. How does one look for what he doesn't know? She followed her back into the room, and Arianna put her through the Algebra equations. Her mind was far away from what she was being taught, it was until Arianna touched her arm before she looked up. " Where did you go?" She asked.Alice shook her head to get rid of the malicious thoughts that clouded her mind." I am with you."" What did I say?"" Huh?" Alice asked." Admit it, your mind was far away. What are you thinking about? Do you want to share?" She asked."No, I've just been spacing out a lot lately, I think I should see a specialist."" Well, I wish I had powers, I could have healed you." Arianna answered with a laugh, though her words were not playful." Powers?" Alice feigned surprise.Arianna dropped her pen and closed her book, " Yes,
Alice turned and stared at Arianna like a free caught in the headlights. " I-I wanted to dish the food since you cooked." She stuttered.Flimsy excuse! Ariana thought and looked around, there were no plates in sight. Wow." Okay." She replied warily." I'll step aside, now that you have arrived," Alice replied attempting to leave the room in a hurry." No, go ahead," Arianna replied and watched her as she dished the food into the plates." Shall we?" Arianna said as dinner began." Let's say grace." Brianna turned to Alice, " Go on."" We thank you for this food we are about to receive. I pray it nourishes our bodies. Amen." She prayed.They dug into the food quietly and after the meal, Lucas rubbed his stomach. It has been a long while since I ate such a great meal." He muttered." Not everyone knows how to cook delicious meals these days. Makes my daughter a perfect bride." Luna Brianna commented. It might have sounded like an innocent compliment, but the backhanded insult didn't go
"You are doing the same." Lucas retorted not backing down."Break it up, you two." Brianna intervened. "Go your separate ways, come down when you are calm." She ordered and each of them went to their respective rooms.Alice rolled her eyes, why didn't Brianna allow them to fight?" What is causing their spat?" Brianna asked Alice who shrugged." I'll be in my room." She announced and went upstairs.Brianna knocked on her daughter's room door. " What the hell happened downstairs?"" He wanted to guilt trip me."" Because you didn't take him along with you."" Like we expected. How could I have been foolish to love such a manipulator?" She asked." You couldn't have known, you have always loved him ever since you could express yourself, and he preyed on that. He had us all fooled. It is such a pity that he turned out to be this way." Brianna replied." I just wish I can drive some nails into his head. I wish I can make them feel how hurt I am feeling right now. They took Dad away from m
" Alice?" Luna Brianna called.Alice released her hold on the doorknob and Arianna heaved a sigh of relief at the sound of her mother's voice.'Take her away from the room.' She prayed."Please come to my room, I need your help with something," Brianna said." Okay, ma," Alice replied and followed her to the door, and into her room.Arianna took the brown envelope and ran straight to her room, locked the door after her, and let out a deep breath she didn't know she was holding. 'Thanks for the timely intervention, Mom.' She whispered.As she moved toward her bed, a knock sounded at her door. She stashed the envelope under her dressing table before going to open the door.Alice smiled on the other side of the door, " Hey. Where did you go?" She noticed Arianna's hold on the door.Arianna wrinkled her nose. " I had a stomach upset, so I decided to take a nap." She lied and faked a yawn, still not letting go of the door."Aww, that's so sad, so you will have to skip dinner tonight again?
Walking down to school with her head held up high, Arianna hummed a song, it was from kindergarten, and it stuck to her head. " Where are we gonna be tomorrow?" It depicted her real-life situation. No one knew where they were going to be in the next minute. One minute she was dead and the next, she was on a mission for revenge. Her father was in the great beyond." Will we still be friends tomorrow?" She was lost in the song that she didn't know when Lucas caught up with her." Hey." He touched her, causing her to stop. He was panting heavily." I have been calling you forever. Where is your phone?" He inquired." My pocket, I didn't hear it ring." She replied." Why did you not take the car today?" He asked when he caught his breath.How was she to tell him that she felt suffocated whenever they rode together to school? " Nothing, I have been very lazy, I needed to stretch my legs." She replied." Why don't you come to the gym? get your muscles toned and all, not that they are not to
Alice walked straight into the toilet and stop when she got to the doorstep.Her mind a bit bothered as she had words spoken to herself about what had just happened.“Could it be she saw me or noticed I was up to something, Alice said perambulating her room in annoyance.“I hope I don’t get caught this time around”, Arianna said to herself.She stood still in the bathroom to avoid making any sound that might catch Alice's attention.But luckily for her, Alice didn’t suspect that someone was in her room because she was engrossed with the issue going on in her own mind as well.After a while, she took a deep breath and went ahead to get the antidote.She lifted the bed and stretched her hand under the bed to get the parcel which she had wrapped in a cloth.She unwrapped the parcel and hid the antidote in her cloth and left the room immediately without putting the bed back in place.Arianna on the other hand was joyful that she found the parcel, but had to wait for Alice to leave so she