een'

arrives?' Lucia asked me after

ery day and any day he couldn't come he would call me. I ha

w she was impatient to get home. Her father was off

e wouldn't pick, what makes you think

n. I am only trying to show concern,'

I am sorry, Lucia, it's just that he has been a

ed to me.' You know what

with it?' Lucia asked lo

ber on her phone, put it on speaker, and pushed the phone on her to sp

other side. I breathed a sigh of relief that he

g lost for words. I signaled for her to

ked, his voice seemingly losing its sleepiness. Lucia's

ou would be coming for Maureen or if you would be se

a asked not sure of what to make of his silence. I looked at

right now?' Lance asked. I shook

her teeth. Lucia was all sorts of trouble rolled into one p

ke care of herself,' Lance's words broke my

me. I didn't want her to feel bad and spoil her time with her fathe

? Because you turned eighteen?' Lucia got back

a lot I am trying to process right n

number all day but you are no

home or better still slee

with her.' Lucia and I wer

you forgotten that I have my wolf now? I

r forgetting the fact that we di

s well as my sight. Imagine your sight better tha

d his name with

aid and cut the call pretending

n my eyes. I did not understand what he

me this way, Lucia?'

and patted me on

. He said he is going through a lot. Why

n to get his wolf. Why the

their wolf but how many Beta wolves hav

at me, she wrapped her hands around my shoul

e till we got to the bus station

rted a conversation to break the silence. 'I am

o him yesterday,'

hard-heade

not like the way he is pushing me

to talk to. Maybe then he c

than most siblings. I expect that if anything is

y not want to bother you with

ill he both

now and then. You know boys and thei

d rolling my eyes. I know her too well

ped and shook her head lightly before she

I would not let go, so just

ething. Is it possible tha

I have never known crawled

red they were both going to die soon. You know y

ands started trembling. Losing Lance was th

beginning of my life. I tremb

m behave like this?' I asked Luci

him so that by the time he is gone, you

cing my heart. The thought of him dying tu

. As I was about to open my mouth to ask Lucia how best to ask

ed the bus. I intentionally wen

that I burst into tears without even knowing

ng anyone was strange to me. The fact that I m

too carried away in my thoughts. But the bus driv

ha and Beta's houses were built on the edge of the park's land, c

ta, I was well-known in sc

he fear of opening the door and finding Lance

was stopped when I heard a sound in the kitchen. I t

ce drinking directly from the bot

forgetting that he might no

his windpipe as he coughed

you,' I said when his

ve paid more attentio

e talk?' I repeated

all

you are dying, I can take anything. B

e?' I am not dying,' Lanc

ore? If I did something wrong please tell me I will apologize Lance. Stop punishing me th

crying like that. He came close to

dn't know.' He paused a little cleaning my tears with the pad of his hands. 'You will understand someday but until then

crying profusely. For the first time in my life, the fear