The runaway mate

The rays of light seeps through my window, I groan, turning to the other side, not ready to wake up. But then, my alarm decided it's the right time to ring. Ugh! Just great. 

Sighing. I reluctantly stood up from my bed. People wouldn't call this a bed. It's just a tattered foam mattress, but it's not like I have a choice. I went to my cupboard to pick up clothes to wear to school. Yes, I don't have money, I can't afford a tuition fee. I attend werewolf school, mainly the one from my pack. Their tuition fee is free, a rogue or not. 

I don't own many clothes, so I settled down for a black tank top and washed jeans. Putting the said clothes aside, I went to the small adjoined bathroom to bathe. 

Did my normal morning routine, wash my hair, body and brush my teeth. When I was done washing up, I took a towel from its hanger to dry myself. Coming out of the bathroom, on my way back to the room, I stopped by the mirror. I hate looking at myself, it reminds me how horrible my life is.

I look back at my reflection in the mirror. I hate what I see. My brown hair looks so out of place, the bags under my hazel eyes didn't go unnoticed. Not to forget, my bone wants to poke out of its place. I don't even have any thick flesh. Looking at my short lifeless body makes me wonder, ask myself a lot of what-ifs. Just what if…

Sigh. I wonder if my mate would want me when he sees how terrible I am. What if he rejects me? 

'Calm down, Stacy. Don't go there yet, remember, be positive.' 

My wolf, Star, said to me. Right, be positive, I told myself. I wonder what I would do without her, moving from one house to another, being on the streets at night. I'm so grateful to the moon goddess for giving me a mate like her, even when my life isn't the perfect one. 

I became a rogue the moment I ran away from home. Everyone believes a rogue is someone who doesn't follow rules or does something unspeakable. No one will believe the other side of the story, a rouge is always a rogue. If a rogue tresspasses, the warriors of a pack kill them. Hence why I'm always on my best behaviour. I don't want to be treated like trash or get bullied so I avoided everyone, especially Alpha.

The alpha, I've been avoiding him like a thunderstorm, I don't want bad eyes at my angle, the ones I have are enough for me. With my jobs, I was able to save enough to put a roof under my head. I live in a human way, and also work there. That way, no one will know I'm a rogue. I can't live in the park, I need to avoid my parents at all costs. I do not think I'm ready for trouble. 

My parents are family friends to the alpha and all. They also hold a high rank in the park. I wouldn't want to destroy what they have built. I'm not that wicked. So, I just decided to let peace reign.

I have a job though, one that gets me money for me to eat daily. I work as a waiter in a small diner. After school, I go there for my shift till close up. 

Well, I hope today ends my suffering. I turned 18 today. At 18 a wolf gets to meet their mate. So today, I hope I get to meet mine and I wish he'll be good to me. So I'm looking forward to seeing him today, my mate. 

I wore my clothes, took my backpack, keys and left the house. Not before locking it tho. I don't own anything good to steal, but it's better to be safe. 

I walked down the road to the bus stop, when it stopped at my front. I got in. 15 minutes later, I got to school. I opened the front door, entering inside. "Good morning, Mrs. Adam." I greeted the front desk woman. Strange, she's the only one I talk and smile to in this school. She's nice.

"Stacy, morning. You seem happy today." She smiles.

"Yeah, it's my birthday." I told her, grinning my ears off. I moved closer to her and whispered the last part, "I'm gonna find my mate today." 

She giggled, "good for you, kid. Strange to know you are not related to the Colin family."

I shrugged. This is a sore spot for me. I do not like talking about my family, they'd hurt me a lot of times. But what can I do? Once again, I'm helpless. "Strange to know I'm related to them." I grin.

She laughed, "have a great day kid."

She thinks I'm joking, I don't blame her. Anyone in her shoes will think the same thing. But what's bitter is that it's true. I sigh. Forming a smile on my face.

"You too, Mrs. Adam." I said, walking down the hallway to my locker. No matter how many times she says I should call her by her first name, for some strange reason. I can't.

I checked my schedule for the day when I got to my locker. I have math for the first period. Nice, I love math. Suitationship landed me in this and made me love calculating. How funny. I dropped all my unneeded books in my locker, taking my math and a novel. Putting them in my bag, a novel because I can't say for sure if class will be interesting. At least I won't be bored to death. 

I jammed my locker and started walking down the hallway, going right and up the stairs to get to my math class. Then I smell him. I giggle like a 5 year-old kid who just got candy.

Decide to follow up the smell. And surprisingly it took me straight up to my math class. I stopped when I tracked down the smell, I smiled in victory. I raised my eyes to see who my beloved sweet handsome mate is. My eyes almost bulged out of their sockets when it landed on the last person I expected to see and the last person I would want to call my mate. It's him.

The Alpha.