Nalina Romirez
Everyone deserved to fit in. That's what I always say. For me, I was different than most of the girls at school. Well, I was born with a missing hand. Growing up wasn't easy because I needed help in everything I did. My parents spent alot to have a professional construct an artificial hand for me. It was hard to operate at first but nothing was impossible to achieve.
It was so well built that no one actually realized that it was fake. The only persons aside from my parents that knew was my brother Avantae and closest friend, Kailee. At school I was an introvert and I always liked to keep a low profile. I didn't have much friends and the ones I used to keep weren't real at all. Times like these you can never know who to really trust, even your enemies are more worth trusting than your actual friends.
I didn't like my long hair so I cut it to my shoulder's length. I was a blonde with aqua - blue eyes. Some persons are crazy about their appearance but I wasn't over mine. I would barely look in the mirror as much as my family thinks am the most beautiful girl in this town. I wasn't planning to stay in this place forever. After I finish my academic studies I'll leave and get a good paying job. I wanted a life of my own.
Presently, I was sitting at the back of the class with my head on the desk. Professor Stewart gave us some worksheets before leaving the class in a rush. The place was a bit noisy but that didn't bother me. I was just too focused on the group that sat closely together on the right of the class.
It was the 'wolf gang'.
They were from a pack called 'BitterFang Pack' that I heard was located deep into the woods. No one in class ever messed with them unless they wanted a death wish. They didn't talk much and all of them were built like the hulk. There were a few girls but they were outnumbered by the amount of males present.
It always fascinates me how they transform from human to wolf and vice versa. I took the liberty to research them and turns out they have a leader in their pack. The Alpha. One of the most powerful types of wolves and they were considered very territorial. They also had higher ranked members in the pack but I had never seen them.
And I didn't want to. They were ferocious creatures and these regular wolves were scary enough and just imagine meeting The Alpha. I may shed my skin on the spot.
"Lina, you ok? Your head has been down for a while now", Kailee say as she ran a hand through my hair. She was the depiction of melanin beauty. Beautiful chocolate skin, deep brown eyes, black shiny hair and her personality was beyond incomparable.
"I'm fine", I replied before sitting up and unzipping my jacket.
"I know you are hun, but I still got to check", she stated before taking up her phone. We've been friends since I started at this academy a year ago and I wouldn't switch her for anyone.
"How are my two girls doing?", Avan asked as he took a chair and sat between the both of us. He was tall and had an arm tattoo with his favorite music band on it. His hair was short and black and he had the same color eyes as mine.
"Your girls are fine, but I would be happier if you could buy me a ticket to the concert tomorrow night", Kailee stated as I remembered about the concert. I wasn't a fan of loud music and huge crowds so I told Avan that I wasn't going.
"Ah baby girl, I would but first, a kiss", he replied pushing out his lips to her. I laughed because they were always messing with each other. Kailee only pushed his face away erupting a laugh from him.
The bell rang signaling that it was lunch time and everyone got up except the wolf gang. They always stayed behind until everyone else left. We packed up our stuff and left the classroom. We made our way to the cafeteria and went to the lunch line.
I looked over my shoulder and sure enough the gang was entering the Cafe. It's like they had this strong presence that screamed dominance whenever they entered a room. They never joined the line. Their lunch was always brought to them by one of the chefs.
"So damn presumptuous to have their lunch brought to them everyday", Avan said as he looked at the gang in disgust.