Chapter Two

An encounter with him

Azaria’s POV

“Ash…” I said in between tears as I wrapped my arms around her. “I feel so stupid”

“Aza you are not. That buffoon with a face on the toilet seat is not worth your tears okay” Ashley wiped my face and I nodded. If I wasn't going through a breakup. A public embarrassment at that too. I might have laughed. Ashley's vocabulary was quick and rich with funny words.

“Okay okay, I'll not cry again” I furiously wiped my cheeks and plastered a smile. Ashley stared into my face for like a minute “I have cried enough” 

“Oh Azaria come here” and then she pulled me in for another hug and just like that, the tears began to pour again. She would release me to find out I was crying again. This was what we had been doing all through the night.

After this last hug, Ashley looked at me. “You know what, let it all out okay? Cry now and never again. Logan is an idiot” I nodded wiping my eyes.

“No I'm okay”

“You sure?” Ashley stared at me, worried about marring her beautiful face. I nodded eagerly. 

“Yes yes”

Ashley hugged me again. “Oh I wish I had smacked him in the face” that caused me to snort and then she released me. We laughed.

Our happiness or rather my happiness was short lived when she got a call. She looked at her phone and smiled goofy. And that's how I knew it was her boyfriend.

She mouthed the word Declan and I smiled.

“Go go” I mouthed back. She walked out of her bedroom and disappeared into the darkness. I sighed as I sank deeper into that bed.

My brain dredged back what had just happened hours ago. Logan kissed Arya in that game and also marked her. It was like a slap to my face. I felt it. I flinched. The moment he did it, people zoomed their eyes on me. I jerked up almost tripping. I couldn't see anything. Ashley tried to touch me but I was running. It was when I saw Nicholas stare at me. My crush was there to witness my embarrassment with the whole school.

A tear slipped past my eyes, followed by another as the humiliation sank deep. I was literally crying as I brushed past Ashley, fleeing the scene.

When I got to the garage, I burst into a loud sob. I scrunched to the ground and cried ugly. What have I done with such an unlucky life?

It didn't take long for Ashley to find me. She took me into the biggest mansion, up in her room. She gave me some water and then I went off to sleep.

When I woke up, she told me she had called my dad, telling him I won't be home tonight and we were having a sleepover.

She was a life saver. I couldn't be in this condition and go home. Dad would not stop asking me questions and that might not end well. He was ready to make a scene at Logan's house.

After I sat like a zombie, I was rudely awakened from my slumber by the need to use the bathroom.

I put on the slippers and got out of Ashley's room. The light was not on. I tried to find the switch but I couldn't. So as I touched the wall, I made my way to the end of the hallway. I clicked the door and I was surprised it opened. Where am I? One can easily get lost in Ashley's house. But one question is why is the hallway dark?

I managed to go to the bathroom. I make use of it and walk out. Then I left the bathroom door open to light the way back to Ashley's room but when I looked ahead I couldn't find her door. That's strange. I wander through the halls.

Finally I'm in a room I don't know. I looked around. Posters of different bands are on that wall on one side and on the other side is a clean slate. Like the owner of the room is of two personalities.

I clasped a hand over my mouth. This must be Nicholas's room then I remembered Ashley saying he wasn't going to be home tonight. I calmed down. All I had to do was leave the room. I made to move to the door and I promptly slammed into a wall and surprisingly the lights went out, followed by a crack of thunder.

Oh dear from the wetness on my arms I think it's a person. 

“Hey” he staggered back. His voice is deep and raspy. Who was this?

“Sorry! I'm so sorry I didn't know you were there, the lights went out “

“It’s cool” came the reply and immediately the lights came on. I gasped, my eyes wide open and I stared back at a wet body shirtless Nicholas. His black was dripping wet and he had a towel around his waist. Fresh from the shower. His abs and torso. He works out. Oh. My. Gosh. It's him.

My heart thumped like crazy in my chest. Heart failure.

He stared at me and I’m alarmed by how beautiful his eyes are up close. They aren't actually black as everyone thought. They were blue black. As if he needed any further weapons against the female werewolves.

Ashley was right after all. Every girl in school wanted her brother. And I was just like them.

Without even thinking, I ran as fast as I could out of his room and called this coincidence the next room I found myself was Ashley's.

I sat on the bed, my heart beating fast, my breath ragged like I had just run the marathon. What just happened?

That night while Ashley slept I kept tossing and turning in bed. I kept seeing blue black eyes staring back at me. A few moments later I couldn't take it and decided to go downstairs and take a glass of milk.

Just as I poured a glass, someone entered the kitchen. I spun around and gasped. Almost knocking over the glass of milk on the kitchen counter.