ARAIA'S P.O.V
"Mmm!" I stretch my arms and back because it feels stiff from a long time of sitting and waiting for literally nothing.
It's really unbelievable that Alpha Alejandro let me sit beside him without doing anything for a long period of time.
He just made me stare at him. Nothing else.
He doesn't talk to me, doesn't glance at me, and doesn't even move away from me. I know that he noticed my boredom, I made sure that he'd see it but although he knows it all, he still snobs me and continue working.
He'd mumbled but when I paid attention to it, it was just about work.
I also thought that I would starve to death since he's not letting me go, but I was surprised when he ordered one of his servants to bring him snacks. Which I later found out that it was for me.
I still remember the glare that I received from the servant that brought the food when Alpha Alejandro gave me the snack that he ordered.
He told me to eat the food, and he said it in front of the servant. The one who likes to bully me. That's why both I and the servant were shocked.
I mean, who wouldn't be?
What is he doing all of a sudden? Ordering food and giving it to your servant- which is me?
Although I wanted to leave that place at that time, I still decided to ignore the servants' look and just ate the food because I'm famished.
I just managed to get out of that room when I told Alpha Alejandro that I'm sleepy. Which is a lie. Its just that I'm so bored there and my back's aching already, I want to move my muscles.
Ha…
Looks like the maids and the others would bully me more because of what happened earlier. I just know that they wouldn't let it slide.
"Ha…"
I can already hear Giselle's voice in my mind shouting that I am like this or I am like that.
It's funny because I am doing my best to ignore them and to stay away from them but when it involves the Alpha my plan isn't working at all.
From the moment he carried me when I sprained my ankle to giving me the food that he ordered is enough reason for his servants, especially the maids who bullies me to be mad at me more.
Will I even get a chance to walk peacefully around here?
I wouldn't even be surprised anymore if one of the servants here would grab my hair out of nowhere. But of course I'll never let it slide. I'll fight back. Who are they to do that to me?
"Hey!"
While I was on my way to my room when I heard Geronimo's voice.
"Hey." I greeted him.
I looked at him but I was stunned because of his attire right now, he is wearing something formal and he looked really handsome.
He looked neat and clean. Contrary to what his usually looks.
"Do I look handsome?" He asks. There's a smirk on his lips, a cocky smirk.
"Yeah." I shrugged, there's no point in lying.
This is the first time that I saw him looking like this. Although he looked decent before, those clothes that he is using doesn't compliment him at all, it's different to what I am seeing right now.
"What's the occasion?"
I continued walking and he followed me. I wonder where he was going…
"It's my girlfriend's birthday today!"
Woah!
"You had a girlfriend?!"
it's a news to me that made me stop talking and face him. I know that my face doesn't look good right now as I'm shocked.
"What's with your reaction?" His right eyebrow was slightly tilted, he has this expression saying that how could I not believe him.
I raised both of my hands to defend myself jokingly.
"I didn't mean that way, okay? I was just shocked that you had a girlfriend because you never mentioned it before!"
I also thought that he likes me because he is sometimes clingy to me…how embarrassing!
I should never judge someone just because of what they're doing or showing…
"Well, I am not really that open when it comes to my relationship, but yeah! I have a girlfriend for almost four years now." Geronimo looked proud while saying those words.
"Woah…"
That's all I can say because that really shocked me and I am embarrassed because of what I used to think about him.
We continued walking, and of course, he is teasing me because of my sprained ankle and the way I walk, I would just glare at him whenever he's at it again.
Meanwhile, I learned that he is going to his hometown. That's why he will be gone for a few weeks. He also told me to take care of Alpha Alejandro.
"How could I take care of him when I am like this?" I told him, pertaining to my sprained ankle.
He shrugged and answered, "Who knows?" Huh?
Wow. What an answer.
I don't get him at all.
"Is your home town far?" I asked. I am simply curious.
He nodded his head.
"It's too far away from here that it'll take me three days to get there even if I run."
Woah, that's really far.
If only they get a vehicle here. Everything would be easy. Now, it's coming to me how I miss the technology.
Sometimes, I feel like I've been pulled back to where everything is done manually, well, except that everyone here is a werewolf.
How I miss my old life…
"Don't worry, I'll get you something when I get back."
"Hm. Thanks."
He walks me to my room before he leaves to go to his hometown. He told me everything that I should do while he's gone, I'm just nodding my head because I'm not listening at all.
I'm just excited to go inside my room…
I suddenly felt so sleepy and tired from sitting all day.
When he's finished, I went inside as quickly as possible.
I lay down on my bed as soon as I reached it and stretched my arms.
"What a day!"
This day is really uneventful to the point where I need to sit on a chair quietly while waiting for Alpha Alejandro's orders which never came. It was so uneventful that I had to watch someone working without saying anything…
I feel crazy thinking about it…
I wonder what will happen tomorrow…
***
"ARAIA!"
I turned around to find who just called me but was disappointed to see that it was just Giselle and her friends.
As usual, she's wearing her smug face together with that deathly glare.
Why didn't I recognize her voice in the first place? I should remind myself to never look back when she's the one calling me.
I was about to turn around because I knew for sure that she'd just complain about my work and my existence, something like this and something like that, but she didn't let me.
She grabbed my arm and stopped me from turning around.
Argh!
"What?" I asked irritatedly. Her grip's a little too tight!
Her brows meet.
"Don't 'what' me!" she shouted.
She is angry at me again…Nothing's new… What's her problem now?
I rolled my eyes and faced her.
"What do you want?!" I can't help but to raise my voice, thinking how she locked me up in that room causing me to sprained my ankle, and now she is shouting at me?
How dare she get mad at me? I should be the one who should be mad at her and not the other way around!
I'm doing my best to avoid these little fights but she's the one coming for me all the time! I want to hit her just once and tell her to stop pestering me but I think that'll never make her stop.
I am so done with her!
She gasped for a minute.
"Hey, hey, is what I am seeing correct? You are shouting at me?" She asks, there is confusion in her eyes.
I couldn't help but to raise my eyebrow.
"It's pretty obvious, unless you are deaf?" I said sarcastically.
I didn't know that she couldn't distinguish between shouting and talking calmly.
My answer seemed to hit her ego, her face became red in a second.
"How dare you!" She raised her hand, oh, I think I know what's coming next. She was about to slap me when I caught her hand and stopped her.
I won't let her do what she want this time. Even though I have fought with her in the past, it seems like she doesn't like to stop harassing me.
I am in this situation right now because of her, and I am the one who is suffering, can't she see my ankle?!
I won't let her do what she wants, because whatever I do, they'll be mad at me anyway.
I threw her hand away and took a step forward. That made her step back for some reason, oh, so she's also scared huh?
"You don't have the right to slap me." I said as I ready myself to slap her.
I made sure that my hand is in its hard mode because I just knew that Giselle's face is hard. Hard as rock.
A soft slap wouldn't work on her.
As soon as I got myself ready, I slapped her face as hard as I could.
As if all of my frustrations on her were with that slap. Now that I've done it, I kinda feel relieved and satisfied.
Her face turned on her right and everyone around us was shocked by what I just did.
I even heard everyone gasped.
They shouldn't be shocked by this because they're also the one who is always insisting on a fight, so they should expect things like this to happen.
What do they think of me? a pushover?
"If you are doing this because of Alpha Alejandro, then let me tell you one thing, it is not my fault that Alpha favors me instead of you, you got it?"
No one opens their mouth, they are just looking at us with a shocked impression on their faces.
"Why don't you do better, maybe if you do that, Alpha Alejandro would favor you as much as he does to me, but as far as I know…" I cut myself off and looked at her from head to toe. "-it's been so long since you have worked for him but why did he favor me more than you?" I took a step forward, leaned my face on her, and continued talking. "-Maybe because you're not enough?" I added.
I watch them as their eyes widen, they must be shocked again by what I said but I'm just telling the truth.
They just need a little common sense to think about why Giselle's still in that position although she's been desperate to rise to the top.
"You must be ashamed of your incompetence."
I couldn't help but to add, I waited for them to talk back to me but I received none.
Now what?
I thought they would fight me?
I mean- I'm ready!
Where did the amazona and aggressive Giselle go?
I waited for a few seconds but they're still not saying anything.
Argh, whatever!
I'll just go to Alpha's office because my duty is near, I'll prioritize my work more than them since I already gave them a bit of my time. It should be enough for them.
I rolled my eyes before I turned around. I was ready to go when I felt someone pull my hair.
"Ah!"
"How dare you insult me! You're just nobody like us!" Every word from her mouth has anger in it.
"Stop it!" I shouted back as I'm trying my best to stop her.
"You're a btch!"
Argh!
She was still pulling my hair while shouting at me. I can now feel the pain in my ankle and scalp as well.
It hurts! I feel like my scalp would tear apart!
She's swaying me too much!
"You're not from here! You should go back to where you belong!"
"Then go back to yours as well!" I screamed on top of my lungs.
I would do it if only I could! She doesn't need to tell me that! I will gladly do it!
"You're messing with our system here, you should disappear!" I can feel her nails, digging my scalp.
That hurts! D*mn this girl!
"Why don't you disappear instead?!"
I feel like all of my strengths are coming to me right now just to help me give this girl a lesson.
I can't lose this chance to avenge myself!
She'd done many problems and it's threatening my life already, she should stop her obsession with me right now.
She's swaying me too much. Her grip on my hair's really personal. Is she waiting for this moment as well?
Well, I'm waiting for this moment too! I'll never let her win!
"Ha!"
When I felt that she didn't have a plan to stop, I started to search for her hair. When I had it in my hand I immediately pulled it.
We're now tweaking each other's hair, no one wants to stop. Even the crowd's not doing anything, they're just there, standing like a mannequin!
Damn Giselle! I won't lose to her!
I grabbed all her hair before I pulled it in one go, I heard her shout telling me to stop but why would I?!
She started it first!
I swayed her hard as well, who does she think she is?!
"You-!" Giselle's shouting but I'm focused on pulling her hair.
I was about to snatch her hair downward when I heard everyone gasp. Even Giselle stopped moving. I was shocked when she let go of me in an instant and stepped back. She didn't even fix herself.
What's wrong with them?
I look at them confused, they're all standing while keeping their head low. They're not moving and as if they're not breathing!
They're funny! What's all this? Are they playing pranks on me?
"What are you playing right now?"
I asked in annoyance, how dare you attack me suddenly and stop whenever they want?
This is making my blood boil!
I was ready to grab Giselle but I felt a presence behind me.
There's this deep and intense feeling that I don't want to feel ever again.
My body's telling me to just run, run far away from here and never look back, but I know exactly the owner of this intense aura, because this is the last thing that I want to experience again in this world.
I inhale a couple of times to calm myself down, still, no one's moving. Should I just run?!
Argh! Why am I in this situation?!
When I turn around, there's Alpha Alejandro, staring directly at me.
Fck.