18th Birthday 18 Debut Program Novels & Stories

"Tuesday." "Tuesday," she repeats slowly, her mind whirling. "Yeah Tuesday it comes after Monday and before Wednesday." "That was the eighth?" "Yeah the 8th was my birthday and I got no presents in case you are wondering." A thought briefly crosses her mind before she dismisses it as the odds would have to be astronomical against it. If he is not lying and truly did turn 18 years old on Dec. 8th, he shares the exact same birthday as Randy.

Hayden “ Come on we are going to be late guys, Kayden will start his presentation very soon.” I tap my fingers on the table impatiently. When we turned eighteen earlier this year, Kayden was finally able to get his tech company launched which we are all supposed to be attending but Mum and Dad seem to be having time in reverse. “We are coming! Pick Maya up please” Mum says and I roll my eyes. Maya may be my little sister but she can be annoying as hell as right now, I want to be on my best behavior because beauty will be there today.

I can't believe the fact that I had not cleaned my room for two weeks, Elektra would kill me and what would Alcinder think of me. He loves me too much. As a Friend, of course. I started picking up my jeans into the laundry basket while the loud music I played blasted in my ears. I turned to the calendar and the date was July 31st, 2022. Oh shit! I'm eighteen today. Eighteen and broken Eighteen with pills Eighteen with pains and holding on to the past Eighteen with broken dreams and spiteful family Eighteen and depressed... I wasn't going to celebrate anything. Today my fate was going to be decided. The healer was going to mock me again and speak coldly, telling me I would die without a mate.

She was utterly bored—rather than going out with her friends, she had to come home early because Cristy picked her up. "That's good to hear, then," Cristy replied with a smile. "Just a few more weeks until your 18th birthday. Do you have any plans? Your nanny told me you don’t want a party—" "Yeah," Aviannah quickly cut her off. "Yaya is right. I don’t want any party on my debut." "May I know why you don’t want one? I mean... you know, a girl only turns 18 once. It would be nice if you could also experience having a grand debut party—"

Suzie asked. Most of the students started when they were seventeen. Every semester, new seventeen-year-olds could enroll. The only reason a sixteen-year-old is able to join is if their birthday is really close to the entry date for the program. It would be a shame if they had to wait almost four months to attend. “When is your birthday?” Zev asked. “Um, next week.” Atalanta said softly. “And you’ll be going home this weekend to party?” Lisa said excitedly. “My seventeenth birthday was great! I can’t wait for my eighteenth birthday, though. Meeting my wolf is going to be so amazing. And then I can finally, -“

Happy birthday, how old are you now? ""I'm 18."" ""I see."" ""Goodbye!""

Suzie asked. Most of the students started when they were seventeen. Every semester, new seventeen-year-olds could enroll. The only reason a sixteen-year-old is able to join is if their birthday is really close to the entry date for the program. It would be a shame if they had to wait almost four months to attend. “When is your birthday?” Zev asked. “Um, next week.” Atalanta said softly. “And you’ll be going home this weekend to party?” Lisa said excitedly. “My seventeenth birthday was great! I can’t wait for my eighteenth birthday, though. Meeting my wolf is going to be so amazing. And then I can finally, -“

he spoke, prolly repeating what he'd said before. My stomach flipped. Oh. Right. Two days from now. My eighteenth birthday. "Hold up,"Xavier cut in, frowning. "Your birthday's in two days?" I nodded. "And you weren't going to tell us?"Dickson added. "Oh, c'mon guys. It's not that big a deal." Red frowned like I just cursed his entire future. "Not big a deal? Like, you're being serious right now? This is your 18th birthday, sweetheart. It's like...the most iconic milestone before twenty-one."

Maybe the full wolf moon is affecting me too, or is it just because of my birthday who's coming near. "Wow, sounds like your hungry already." Beta Derek chuckled behind the wheels. "Yeah, I don't understand why but it's been like this since the full wolf moon." I smiled and looked at the clear window of his car. "Oh! That could be affecting you if your debut is near. So when is your eighteenth birthday?" "Uhm..please don't tell anyone but it's next week." Beta Derek's jaw dropped and his face turned to looked at me. "Does Alpha know about this? We ought to give you a good celebration Princess. You will only celebrate debut once."

My soul longed for a time long past, for a celebration, dancing, and sweets. As the gap between an Unfortunate's birth and their eighteenth birthday closes, we grow more anxious. It's a day we pray never comes. To us, our eighteenth birthday doesn't equate to freedom. It means servitude. It means death. Overnight, we become tradable goods. Livestock. Disposables.