FREYA'S POV: “Elena freaking planned this,” I scream in a hushed tone to Xena. She stares into space deep in thoughts while I panic like a crazy person right beside her.“What am I going to do? This is obviously some trap. How am I going to win against her?”She’s definitely going to rearrange my face if I try. I hyperventilate, feeling anxiety take over me quickly.“Calm down, Freya, you're going to kill this.” Her focus is back on me and she’s rooting for me. “Go show her who's boss.”I gulp down the tight ball in my throat and slowly approach the center. The crowd’s mumbling is incessant and all eyes are on me and my opponent now.She smirks like the witch she is, cracking her knuckles. I say my final prayer and look at Xena one last time before my end. She winks at me with a thumbs-up, her conviction is sure that I am going to emerge victorious. Mine isn’t.The gong rings as we enter our stance. She flexes her shoulders first, walking round in circles and I follow her lead, mos
FREYA'S POV:“You okay?”Her voice breaks into my raging thoughts and I’m startled, jumping right in my seat.I look up, noticing Xena for the first time with a worried look in her eyes. I look round at the empty seats around and turn behind me. He’s also not in class too — Silas.“Where’s everyone?”“Freya, class ended 5 minutes ago. Everyone’s at the cafeteria.”“Oh.” I realize half of my day has passed in a haze.“What’s up with you? You’ve been like this since this morning.”I say nothing. After I had woken up from that dream, I feel literally chills down my spine. Unable to sleep, I'd stared at the ceiling till the sun was out and just haven't felt up for anything since then. My hairs stand up at the back of my neck like I can sense something isn’t right.“I’m fine, just a little tired. Couldn’t sleep last night.” I rub my tired eyes and yawn, rising from my desk. Xena watches me like she doesn’t want to believe my bullshit story and wants to pry further. But she sighs, giving i
FREYA'S POV:I’m extremely pissed as I storm away from them, tossing what’s left of my meal in the nearby trash can and walking out of the cafeteria. There are still a few minutes of lunchtime, so the hallway is barely filled with students.I’m fed up with Elena and that high horse she’s always sitting on that makes her think it’s okay to talk shit about anyone because she could. And then there's Silas, sitting there and watching his bitch girlfriend talk shit about me a few minutes after asking me out on some stupid date. It’s like everyone is crazy and on some drug and I’m the only sane she-wolf walking around.I can’t imagine why such toxicity is even allowed to exist.I don’t have a destination, so I just walk to let some steam out of my system whilst having half the mind to turn Silas down later. Stay away, Xena had warned from the very beginning. Damn right, I will.I’m already thinking up some excuse to bail when I briefly feel a chilling breeze pass by me, which is strange as
FREYA'S POV:After hours of battling with my curls with various detangling instruments, we’re finally able to get a sleek bun and curled edges. Xena places a butterfly hairpin as a final touch and falls back onto her bed, sighing from exhaustion.“Finally.” She exhalesI take a look at the finished results. It's giving everything I need and more. On my face is a very mild undertoned makeup that enhances my milky skin and then cherry pink lip tint with a glossy finish. I’m impressed by how good I look.“Wow, you really outdid yourself today, Xena. I look great.”“I simply brought out what was already there.”I roll my eyes at her classic cheesy comment, standing up to put a few finishing touches to my outfit. It’s a dark brown mini dress that clings to my shape, paired with a black leather jacket just in case it's cold outside.I slide on my black heeled boots and I’m ready to go.“You sure you want to go on this date?”Xena starts again with her second-guessing my date with Silas. It
FREYA'S POV: Curse Silas and his stupid excuse of a date and that damn Wizard for making me go through all this shit… but damn, I’m really royally fucked at this point, aren’t I?Mentally, I take everything I had said in the heat of my anger back. Silas is an annoying prick, but he isn’t worth more than my life and that of my family.I sigh, slapping the heel of my palm against my forehead. Getting close to a guy isn’t supposed to be this hard, is it? Or maybe he is just a special case?Every time I give him an inch of a chance, he fucks it up with his huge-ass ego, but I can’t let him fuck this up for me again.The words had already been said seconds ago as I make my way to the exit. I want to turn back and maybe laugh it all off as a joke, probably overlook the fact that this place might just be crawling with exes from his past but my pride won’t let me. I groan at the already ruined date.Ugh, this is all his fault.I’m halfway there when someone bumps into me, splashing a cup of
FREYA'S POV:“So, you’re telling me you went on a date with Silas Bloodmoon and all you did was get ice cream?” Xena questions in disbelief.We are currently making our way out of the female dorm and to the building where our classes are being held. She casually hangs her bag over her shoulder by my side.“Yes, basically. It was nice actually.” Especially the part where we had a real conversation.“And he didn’t make a move on you?”I smile nervously.The truth is, after heading back to school and getting in trouble for returning late, Xena had incessantly queried me on the details which I had given… with the exemption of the party, of course. She was already sensitive and touchy about the idea of hanging out with Silas and I didn’t want to possibly give her a heart attack relaying the details of it. The truth is, despite her views, I need to get close to him and I don’t need her getting in the way.“Yes, he didn’t.”“Bullshit, there’s no wa
FREYA'S POV:Now, the crowd is thrown in a full-on buzz and we all know why of course. For some reason, Silas finds this amusing because he smiles brightly despite the confusion bustling all around us.“Are you crazy?” I whisper the words to him while watching the eyes around me. “This isn’t the time to be pulling crazy stunts, Silas.”He seems full-on amused by all this, unaffected.“I’ve chosen you as my partner, Freya, you should be honored.” He talks loudly without bothering to tone it down, making me more embarrassed.Xena just stares dumbfounded whilst Lucas watches with a foreign look in his eyes, saying nothing about it. I had half expected his friend to talk some sense into him but he remains silent.“Well then, I refuse.”Silas snorts. “You can’t refuse once the red thread is tied.”“Well, then untie it.” I make a move to twist the knots open but he stops me.“That’s a taboo, Freya. You don’t want to receive some kind of libera
FREYA'S POV:The chilly silence is more painful than the embarrassment flooding through me while I sit there covered in fluid. I can’t even look up at Silas, wondering the look he would be giving me right now.The crowd reacts finally and all I hear is laughter that echoes around me incessantly. Just like that, I’ve become some sort of laughing stock to the whole school — most likely to Xena and Silas as well.I bite my quivering lips, squeezing my eyes shut. I’m fine, no matter what I was going to be fine.I don’t notice when the flames from the arrow start a fire that licks up the flammable liquid spilled everywhere. In seconds, it runs up the trail to a larger puddle around me, bursting into a flaming wall of fire that engulfs everything around me. Too shocked to move, overcome by my fight adrenaline response, I remain frozen in place till Silas tackles me out of the way before the burning flames combust around me.I open my eyes, breathing hard