CHAPTER TWO.
"Dude, what is wrong with you?" Megan screamed, hitting the door of the Jeep. Aria and Tanya ran to the other door of the vehicle and banged on it."Get out of this car!" Aria let out, making attempts to remove the side mirror.Austin Quavo and Jordan stepped out of the car."Behave yourselves, will you?" Jordan directed her next question to Megan. "Miss, who issued you a driver's license?""I see it's you." Megan gazed at Jordan and Austin Quavo."Yes, it's me," Jordan replied. "What you gon' do?""I'm sorry." Austin Quavo said, looking up at Megan."Sorry?" Megan wasn't prepared to let go.Not wanting to create a scene, Austin Quavo quickly pulled Jordan inside his Jeep, and in a bid to speed off, he scratched Megan's car again. As he drove off, Megan scrambled for a stone beside a flower vessel and at his car.She didn't miss the target, as the stone landed on the rear windscreen of Austin's Jeep and broke it."Come and fight me, cowards!" She screamed angrily, packing her hair into a ponytail, ready for the worst.Austin Quavo stared at her from his side mirror, shook his head in amusement, and kept driving."You should have let me teach her some lessons." Jordan allowed a small disappointed sigh to escape from her lips. "You can get her arrested, you know."Austin Quavo struggled to find an appropriate response before giving up. "What's the need? Her father will get her bailed the next minute."Jordan's eyes dilated with anxiety. She nodded her head. She was alive, young, strong and safe. She pulled herself up to lean on her elbows. She had all it took to remain the shooting star. She had all it took to make it to the Olympics this year, defeat Dream Chasers and win her first gold medal. She had all it took to win the money and get the fame. She wanted it all!"It won't be bad if you make her your friend," Austin Quavo said."Who? Megan?"Austin Quavo nodded."Why will I want to be friends with someone that hates me?""Why does she hate you?""Because she is a bitter loser, period.""She's beautiful though," Austin Quavo said in admiration."Can we change the topic please?""I have my reasons for selecting that lingerie myself, please wear one of them tonight." ***Megan was flushed with a whirlwind of emotions every time she thought pictured the future. Her thoughts grew deep as she sat at the Spices Lounge and Cafeteria. She had thought it would be easy to send Jordan away, far away from Ocean, from her life, and have her dream life. But it seemed impossible. Jordan was everywhere in her face.Aria and Tanya looked at her with concern. Realizing her friends were looking, Megan faked a smile to brighten up her face."What? I'm fine. Let's just order something really nice, eat then go to the gym. I don't want to be late.""I'm not hungry," Aria said, scrolling through her phone. She felt something sharp inside her. This was not how her life was supposed to be. She was not some pawn to be tossed from one man to another, and abandoned as they chose. She would not let it happen. If anyone deserved heartbreak, it wasn't her.Before Aria could get her emotions in check, the tears drizzled down her face and ruined her makeup. Megan and Tanya couldn't have been more surprised."Hunie, what's wrong?" Megan asked."Why are you crying?" Tanya looked at her in confusion."Jasper broke up with me," Aria responded, heavy tears running down her cheeks. ***The gymnasium was filled with gymnasts training ferociously. Coach Maleek was in no mood for jokes. He went around supervising. He stopped, then observed Alex closely. He was impressed. She had improved greatly over the past weeks. Moving towards Monica, he paused and tried to control his anger."Monica!" Coach Maleek called out."Yes, Coach," Monica answered, offering silent prayers and hoping that all was well. From the tone of his voice, she couldn't decipher if she was in trouble or not."See me in my office after class."Coach Maleek moved around the hall carefully observing all the students."Has anyone seen Megan, Aria and Tanya today?" Coach Maleek threw the question at everyone. His eyes were serious.Jordan smiled and fixed him a smile. "They are...""Right here, Coach," Megan sharply answered, cutting Jordan short. She stood at the entrance door panting.Megan, Aria and Tanya ran inside the hall, dropped their backpacks and shoulder bags, then walked straight to Coach Maleek."Our sincere apologies, Coach," Megan said. "We got into an accident on our way.""Excuses! That's all you are good at these days." Coach Maleek spat out the gum he was chewing into the waste bin. "Listen, three of you, be on your best behaviour or you will leave me with no choice but to take certain actions.""I'm sorry, Coach." Aria bent her head and wiped off a tear. "It won't happen again.""Get to work." Coach Maleek turned and walked to the stage. He looked at the students sternly, smiled briefly, then cleared his throat to address them. "Auditions start in thirty minutes at the multi-purpose hall. I wish all of you good luck. Not everyone will make it to Olympics this year, but however, hope for the best."The hall suddenly went cold and dropped dead. The gymnasts looked around in anxiety and exchanged glances. Coach Maleek left the hall with his head held up."Don't worry, I know you will pass the audition." Monica walked to Megan and rubbed her shoulder gently. "You're the Queen of Ocean.""Yes, I know," Megan replied.One after the other, the gymnasts quietly left the hall. Jordan Sparks didn't leave, rather she sat on the beam, staring outside the window."She knows she won't make it," Tanya said mockingly.The nervousness on Megan's face didn't let her speak further. She nodded quietly and headed towards the exit, hoping her nightmare would not turn into reality. She stopped by the exit, then stood on her toe to wipe a tear that rolled down Aria's cheek. The trio held hands, looked back to stare at Jordan, smiled cornily, then raced out."It doesn't matter if you pass the audition or not." Tory Sparks sat Jordan, looking directly into her eyes."Tory!" Jordan couldn't have been more surprised. She hurriedly embraced Tory as he sat on the beam, with a bright smile smeared on his baby face."Don't just sit here like a loser." Tory jumped to his feet and stretched his hands. "Let's go.""Where have you been?" Jordan frowned. "Why didn't you call me or mom?""I've been out hustling, trying to secure the bag," Tory replied. "Call you? I didn't want to trouble you, Mom. Now, don't be funny, we both know she doesn't care. That is by the way, cheer up.""Truth be told, Tory," Jordan stood to her feet and walked outside with Tory, clinging to each other. "I need to pass the audition.""Else what will happen?""Else it's over for all of us.""We'll be fine, with or without this your audition and the Olympics." Tory looked around, carefully studying the multi-purpose hall as they walked inside. "Besides, you sound like you don't believe in yourself, which is bad."Jordan shook her head in disagreement. "I have faith in my ability. I believe in myself...""But?" Tory interrupted.Jordan stared at Megan for long, then looked away. "Nothing. Sit here in the visitors' arena. I'm going to join my teammates.""Make it shine." Tory relaxed on a long bench. He didn't look bothered or worried. He had absolute faith in his elder sister. To him, with or without an Olympic gold medal, she was the best gymnast in Ocean Academy. ***"Mr. Trainor, I don't mean to disrespect you, but we cannot grant your scholar admission into the academy." Zain fixed his eyes boldly on Mr. Trainer as he spoke. "I'm sorry.""I do not appreciate jokes like this," Mr. Trainor snapped. "You ought to have issued Jigga an admission letter by now."Zain looked away. "He is not qualified to attend here, you should try another district."Coach Maleek knocked, then pushed the door open. "Zain, it's about time. They're all waiting.""Start with the junior gymnasts. I'll join you in twenty minutes," Zain responded.Coach Maleek gave Zain a pleading look. He left the door open as he scurried to go about the day's business."I need to leave now," Zain said in a dismissive tone. "Any special slot aside Megan?"Mr. Trainor inhaled deeply. "With or without my presence and affluence in the academy, we both know my daughter will always be qualified for Olympics. So don't sound like I am the reason why she always makes it to the Olympics.""We both know if you weren't involved, she'd be long gone." Zain snapped back."Don't rob Megan of her glory. She works hard, she deserves the spotlight."Zain smiled. "She won't have that moment forever.""We'll see about that." Mr. Trainor stormed out of the room, maintaining his cool.Zain Adolphus, silent billionaire boss, CEO and businessman in his early thirties. He lived in the gymnasium basement, and, was a major shareholder of Ocean Academy. Mr. Trainor worked directly under him.To everyone, he was just that homeless man luck shone on, that was able to afford to be part of Ocean Academy. He had just moved into the city a few months ago, no one knew he was a billionaire in the city, with numerous investments and companies.When it came to looks, he was indeed a charming young man women had eyes on, except the spoilt brat, Megan Trainor.The most interesting part of his life; Zain Zaza was the alpha of Atena pack. He broke out of home, and was representing well.Zain ran his fingers through his hair, staring at the door. For each time Mr. Trainor spoke to him rudely, Megan would pay for his sins through her teeth.CHAPTER THREE.Coach Maleek rang the bell. The sound echoed in the multi-purpose hall while the stage lights lit the entire hall. He reached for the clip microphone, and adjusted it to sit perfectly on his T-shirt."Olivia Diego," Coach Maleek cleared his throat, then continued. "The stage is all yours." "Not so fast!" Zain interrupted, walking to take his seat beside Coach Maleek. "My apologies, but I'd like Megan Trainor to open the stage for our senior gymnasts this evening." He looked at Coach Maleek pleadingly, then fixed his gaze at the arena, searching for Megan. "Miss Trainor?" Megan frowned. Was there an end to Zain's tantrums? She whispered into Aria and Tanya's ears, "You see why I don't like this man? I'll talk to my dad to get him fired or transferred to another district, I can't deal." "Just ignore him," Aria whispered back.Tanya frowned. "He is..." "Miss Trainor your time starts now." There was finality in Zain's voice. "If you are not ready for Olympics this yea
CHAPTER FOUR."Moon goddess, why do you choose to punish me this way?" Megan murmured to herself as she walked inside the empty classroom. Zain was inside working on his MacBook. Megan looked faintly amused, and dropped her shoulder bag. So Zain could afford to wear a decent suit after all? "Good morning, Sir." Megan studied him. As far as she could see, he was only an arrogant man full of pride, and probably struggling with finances. Zain looked up at Megan. There was something about her, a lot of things about her that didn't make sense to him. He just couldn't connect the dots. "How does it feel to qualify for the Olympics?""You still can't figure out how I did it?" Megan smiled. "One second you're talking down on me and the next second you sound impressed." "I'm impressed." Zain's voice was deceptively calm, but his eyes narrowed, and darted around the room. "Jordan.." Megan's heart skipped. What about Jordan again? Zain continued studying Megan's reaction. "She shouldn't b
CHAPTER FIVE.The sounds of the chains echoed through the passages as the werewolves' prisoners were pushed out to the backyard where the annual ceremony would take place. Each year, on the day before the full moon, a ceremony would take place where the werewolves captured were experimented on by Dr. Matt. His experiment usually last till the full moon was over. Dr. Matt sat patiently, watching as the soldiers pushed all the werewolves out. ***Mrs. Sparks and Caroline sat in Sparks' living room gossiping and giggling. Mrs. Sparks stole surreptitious glances around to convince herself that no one was around. "I have filed for divorce," She whispered. "I hope I'm doing the right thing." Caroline's smile broadened. "The best decision you will ever make in life. Have your kids read it to him?" "Not yet," Mrs. Sparks answered. "It'll come in today. I feel bad for them.""Don't. They'll be fine," Caroline assured. "Jordan's a strong girl." "And Tor
CHAPTER SIX."Megan!" Trainor and his wife called out loudly, as they downstairs. "Megan!" They searched all the corners of the house without finding her. "She left," Josie said as he walked into the living room chewing an apple. "You both look serious, why are you looking for her?" "We needed her to see the psychiatrist at the rehab centre," Mrs. Trainor said. "You still want her to go to rehab?" Josie's facial expression deepened in surprise and amusement. "Tell me it's a lie." "What do you know?" Mr. Trainor snapped. "I know Megan doesn't do drugs," Josie snapped. "She's clean." "Did she tell you where she was going to?" Trainor asked. "No," Jose replied. "I didn't bother asking. I guess she's at the gym training, she's always there." "Thank you." Trainor and his wife raced out to their car and drove out."There's something they are not telling me," Josie thought out loud. "And I'll find out myself. Could it be she is truly a werewolf? But, Megan is scared of dogs, so how
CHAPTER SEVEN. The room lights went off. Megan turned around terrified, a bit terrified. Picking the gym as her hideout was her worse mistake. What was she thinking? She reached for her phone and checked the time, it was midnight on the dot. It was time to transform, alongside a human. She screamed in pain as she transformed. She wailed so much that anyone within the gym premises could easily hear her.Zain turned around in the direction of the sound. It sounded like a wolf's wailing. He quickly transformed into his wolf form. Maybe this was destiny happening and the prophecy trying to come to pass. Before he could think further, Megan jumped out of the room, and met him. They stared at each other, trying to read each other's minds. ***The wolves in Matt's large garden were howling in jubilation, and it surprised Matt and his assistant. Never had they seen them rejoice this much. Suddenly they woke up from their nap and started howlin
CHAPTER EIGHT. It was 4am. Trainor kept driving around the city, with no particular direction in mind. He was on the lookout for Megan and her kind.He jolted in the middle of the road, and halted the car abruptly. He stared at the road, there she was standing in the middle of the road, looking all clean. Her hair was in place. She didn't look messed up at all. She looked pretty good and was glowing. Megan smiled, waving at Trainor. Trainor wiped his eyes to be sure he was seeing clearly. "Megan?" He spelt out. Megan walked to his car, and knocked on the door. Trainor came down from his car immediately, breathing heavily. "What have you done?" "Nothing," Megan replied. "I had fun. By the way, my car broke down in the middle of this road, I've been stuck here for thirty minutes. Good thing you're here."Trainor stood there looking at his daughter, weak and speechless. She looked so innocent and cute. He brushed off a tear from his cheek. He grew weak. He couldn't bear to bundle hi
CHAPTER NINE. After spending the afternoon on phone calls about advertising opportunities for Ocean Academy, and catching up with Dr. Matt, Trainor leaned back in his chair, exhausted. He raised his arms over his head and stretched backwards, feeling the pull on his cramped muscles. Drumming his fingers against the desk, he buried his mind in thoughts. Just then Megan barged into his office. "Listen, Dad, you can't do that," Megan said. "No, you can't." "Get out of my office." Trainor pointed towards the door. "I will not let you mistreat mom." Trainor reminded himself that he cared about his daughter and family, and certainly didn't want to hurt their feelings, but he needed some alone time. "Do you want me to make a flashy scene?" She asked him. "I didn't create myself, neither was I born with this curse, you let it happen. It is because of you that I am the way I am! I was the tool for revenge for everything you did to them. Why wouldn't you just let them be? Why were you
CHAPTER TEN."Ooh, the hell!" Megan screamed in pain. Her left foot got stuck in a trap. She struggled to get free. She winced in pain. "Zain?" She called out. "Zain help!" As agreed they came to the woods for hunting. They were still in their human forms but ravening like wolves they were. Zain was trees away from her, he was searching for a specific rabbit to use for dinner. "Those silly rogues!" Zain bent down, pulling Megan's feet. "Who are they?" Megan asked."Shhh, keep your voice low." Zain got up. "I have an idea." "Okay..and who are they?" She asked again. "They are lone wolves, they attack and destroy packs for fun." Zain explained. "The plan is, let's leave you here while I hide in the bushes, they will sense that you've fallen into their trap and boom! They will come out, then we will strike." "What if they kill me?" "Kill you with what?" Zain frowned, remembering he was dealing with a naive wolf. He looked at her, her chocolate-colored eyes locked with his. A gr