Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Cora dropped her bags beside me on the ground.

"I heard from your parents that you are going to your grandma's house over the weekend."

I uprooted some grass and threw it before me randomly, "yeah," I deadpan at her.

"What's with the face? Don't you like visiting your grandma?"

"No, I would love to, but it's kind of far, and I am going by train since my parents are pretty busy."

I stood up from the ground dusting off the dirt from my uniform then sling my bag over my shoulder.

"OHHH, I didn't know they could be on our campus," I look to where she's looking and find Matteo laughing at something Jay says.

"Yeah, our English teacher brought them on campus. Something to do with knowledge exchange or something to do with our preparation for College or College we go to. It's almost the end of the school year, and she just brought them for what I wonder."

Cora nodded her head in amusing, "that is strange, usually every year we do not allow any male students on our compound but interesting to see we are accepting their help."

I shrug my shoulders, "come on, let's go. I have to go before I miss the train to my grandma's Pack, and you have your cheer to get ready to."

She huffed, "yeah I wish I could go with you, but our cheer camp is this weekend," she said walking beside me making our way to the bus.

We made it home, and Cora went straight to prepare for her camp cheer.

When it's six, a car stopped in front of the house. "Cora, Janice is here," she quickly runs down from the stairs hugging me, then continues to go

"Have fun," I call after her.

'What are you a mom,' Alera says through our link, and I shut her up.

I was almost done with packing when a knock was heard on the door. It was strange because I didn't expect any other visitors.

The last bus around here is seven, and the last train to my grandmother's Pack is 8 pm.

Quickly I threw in my last clothe zipped my suitcase, and pull it with me downstairs. I left it in the doorway and went to look through the doorbell hole and saw Gia standing outside.

"Hey."

I awkwardly wave my hand to her after opening the door. She looks behind me and saw my suitcase.

"You’re going somewhere today?" She asks.

"Yeah, I have to visit my grandma," the door was still open ajar.

"Would you like to come in?" She was hesitating for a moment. "I probably shouldn't, you have somewhere to go," she wipes her hands on her skirt.

I take a look back and saw my dad's first car keys hanging on the wall near where he usually leaves other keys to.

His 1969 dodge charger along with his old pickup keys are hanging there.

An idea forms in my head, and Alera warns me that my father wouldn't approve. She also reminds me of my mother’s last warning if I am ever to be driving the car without a license, but I ignore her.

"It's okay, I'll use my dad's car. Now come in," and so we talk for while catching up on things. She has apologized again for her behavior, but I told her it's all in the past.

When it was time for her to leave, I saw the time it was 9:00 pm. "Are you sure you can use your dad's car?" I nodded my head

"Yup."

"You know Evan can drop you."

I cut her off, "I said I am sure, and besides I want to take my time."

Gia stood there at the door folding her arms, "then, what if the authority finds you? What would you do?"

"I'll show them my teeth," and I flash a smile to her.

Her jaw drops in awe "you know that they ticket us, and it's double the amount the humans ticket their people."

Being too sure, I say, "as I say, I am going to show them my teeth."

She furrows, "what? What's wrong with my teeth?" I ask, and she nodded her head, throwing up her hands in defeat.

"Fine, you and your sarcastic way, but remember to be careful," she hugs me, and I bid her goodbye.

I load my stuff in the car, taking a breath in before starting the engine. It has almost taken another hour to decide which car to be used, and I ended up using the pickup

"It would lessen my punishment when I come back," and I drove off to my grandmother's.

I was almost out of our territory when I hear the authority's car calling me to pull over.

Cursing to myself, I pull over with Alera sarcastically remarks through our link, "now show them your teeth and see where it takes us."

The guard came to my window demanding, “license Ms." I grin widely

"Wait right up," I pretend to look for it, then act to be surprised, holding my chest.

"Oh my! I am sorry sir, but I think I left mine at home," the shithead didn't give me a chance.

"Ms. Please get out of the car."

"But sir," he pulls out handcuff links, "Ms. Get out of the car."

"Fine gosh," I went out, and immediately he handcuffed me.

'Well did your teeth save you then,' Alera says in my head.

"Shut up," I growl, but she was full-on teasing me, 'I'm sorry but did your teeth save you,' she laughs out loud.

The guard presses me hard against the car, and I didn't like the way he closes himself to me. It was like he was pressing himself together with mine.

He turns me around, and again he almost pressed his front to mine, I was to call it out when I saw another light.

A car stops near us, the guard still held my hands, this time he presses my front against the pickup.

The car door opens, and again I am faced with the Alpha-to-be. "Matteo," great I thought to myself.

He sneers at the guard before looking at me, and somehow I get this weird feeling like I don't know, but it's weird.

I think I am falling right now.

Don't know if it's from him or the guard not giving me a space to breathe.