17 Stood Up

40 minutes later...

"OK look in the mirror and tell me what you think." Lyra says.

I turn to the mirror and my jaw drops to the ground, who is this person? The dress hugs my body perfectly complementing the black heels. My hair slings over my shoulder in loose curls and Lyra's golden earrings that she let me borrow reflect off the mirror. A golden heart necklace hangs from my neck.

"Lyra, I look... Fuckable!" I scream out with a smile on my face. I don't really use profanity, but honest to god I actually look fuckable. I haven't dressed up in years.

"If I wasn't dating Jack, I would totally tap that." She says with a smirk on her face and a lifted brow, I don't think she's joking.

I squished my face up at Lyra shaking my head at her, she's really something.

I gave her a hug and thanked her for dressing me up and doing my hair she pats me on the back and tells me that one day I'm gonna owe her and I know I am it's Lyra she's lets nothing go. As I head out the front door she tried to hike up my dress telling me that I'm not showing enough leg I angrily pushed her hand away to tell her to stop it God she really is something you know but I love her.

20 minutes past and I'm heading down the empty road to the restaurant where I'm going to meet Myers. Wow this is my first date I'm 17, a junior in high school, and this is my first date God I mean what do I do on this date what do I talk about I mean I'm interesting, but is he gonna wanna hear what I have to say I mean obviously he's gonna wanna hear what I have to say he asked me out God Quinneth what the heck is wrong with you ? I stop at a red light on Chestnut Street before the light turns green I pick up my phone from the passenger seat in to see if I have any message. 0 messages. I sit it back in the seat and remain driving.

30 minutes later...

I pull my car is in the parking space at the restaurant I look around there isn't really a lot of cars here meaning there isn't a lot of people here so just in case I embarrass myself nobody will see me. I head on in the restaurant and a whiff of seafood, it smell so good. The smell of catfish and shrimp it's gonna be a good night. I head over to the front desk to check the reservation. She kindly escorted me to the table we have a booth by the window I sit down and adjust my dress and wait for Myers.

While waiting for him I lean my head over to the window and look up at the midnight sky the moon is at a lunar eclipse, the stars are bright as a diamond. I find myself always looking at the moon and the stars something about it calms me down. I fumble with my fingers it's been about 20 minutes now he still isn't here where is he? Somewhere deep down inside I knew this was gonna happen I mean nobody ever asked me out it's not far fetched I look around the restaurant again looking to see if he's here and he still isn't. I knew this was too good to be true. Maybe he's stuck in traffic you know sometimes this is a small town but there is awful lot of car crashes I'll give him an hour he'll be here by then I know he will.

1 hour later...

It's been over an hour he still isn't here. For this to be my first date it isn't going the way I planned. I grab my purse and head out of the restaurant to my car. The wind blows the locks of hair across my skin and slays against my bare legs. I can't believe he didn't show up, how embarrassing to sit in a restaurant by yourself watching other couples all happy and eating pasta like the lady and the tramp while I sit off to the side like a stray dog looking in to what I could possibly have. Arriving to my car I hop in and head down the open road. This town is so small that everyone literally goes to bed at the same time so no one is actually on the road.

With it being a benefit that no one is one the road there is a lot of wolfs and deer's that be in the street at night so I came to an conclusion that it is rather better to be driving when it is light out. I see the red light so I stop, tapping my finger against the rim of my steering wheel I look up at the sky and see the full moon out. I know that full moons are associated with wolfs and stuff, but besides that the moon is so beautiful. Untouched my man and unhabituated it's just in the sky creating tides and giving us a light in the dark. If you can't rely on anyone you can always on the moon to shine a light on you when your light is dim. The light turns green and I proceed down the dark, foggy road.

Within 20 minutes I arrive at the house. Grandfather is in downtown with his friends partying. For him to be in his 60's he parties like he's in his 20's. Hell, I wonder who the adult and the teenager are. I take my keys out of the ignition while grabbing my purse and heading to the quiet but quaint house. Unlocking the door I immediately turn the lights on I get so scared when it's dark feels like someone is going to capture me. I stand in the foyer of the doorway and just stop there. I look around as the emptiness surrounds me.

Not a foot moving nor a pillow falling just me listening to my breath cascade out of my mouth.

The only constant, the only thing that won't let me down. In the distance I hear a sort of scratching at the back door my head wipes in that direction as I began to walk with a pep in my step to see what the noise is. I arrive at the back door to see a furry body on the wooden steps. I edge closer to the unknown figure my eyes widen with disbelief, it's the wolf.

With haste I open the door and kneel down to him, I don't know what came over me but I gave him a big hug. The weirdest part is that I actually liked it maybe it was because I actually missed him or because I just got dumped and no is here for me to hug. I let go of him to let it have some breathing space. Those big green eyes glare at me, almost like it's trying to read me find my most deepest and darkest secrets and desires.

"What are you doing here, you left me remember?" I tell it while readjusting my position. Originally I was just bending down now I am fully sitting on the wooden steps of the porch. I swear to god I just saw a smirk plastered on his face. We sit there for about 30 minutes while I rant to him about how Myers stood me up and how I couldn't wait to see him in person so I could tell him off. The wolf rested his head next to my legs and looked up at me as though he understood everything I was saying. I start to get tired of my own voice and tell him to go on home. He reluctantly got up and walked into the dark to not be seen again for the rest of the night.

"God, I need to go to sleep."

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