Chapter 23: Beginning of trauma 1

Lucian's POV

' Is that Gale? What is she doing? ' I thought still focusing on the bully in front of me.

"Just stop. You've done enough." I heard Gale say. She was hugging me from behind. I gazed at my hands and saw that my nails were longer than normal. This isn't right. Even though Philip deserved it, I went too far that I unconsciously awakened my beast nature which is surfacing already. My hands were red with Philip's blood. Finally, my body went back to its normal state.

"See sir! There he is." I heard Jesse shout. She was running towards us with Mr. Slater next to her.

"What are you kids doing here? Don't you know that classes have begun already? Wait." Mr. Slater stopped short before his eyes dilated. Long story short, I was called into the year tutor's office and the injured were taken to the clinic. Philip was taken to the hospital after it was stated by the nurse in the school that he sustained many injuries and internal ones too.

I was relieved after seeing my friends doing well especially Enoch who sustained a lot of bruises.

"What?! They are suspending you?!" Sheila shrieked. Everyone in school had heard of what happened. I received more stares and I became the most popular gossip in the entire school.

"I wonder why they are even suspending him. He is meant to be expelled." One Senior said.

"I know. It is such a disappointment that a handsome kid like him could get that type of punishment especially since he is still in junior high ." Another said.

"So how long are they going to suspend him?"

" I heard that they are suspending him for a month."

"I heard that it will be for the rest of this term."

I'm so dead if Mom finds out what happened but I have to face the music. I decided not to take the bus and walk home alone. Immediately the bell rang for closing, I left the class and started to walk on the sidewalk.

"Um... Lucian..." I heard her stammer but I couldn't face her after what I did earlier.

"I think he needs some space, Gale," Enoch said as he restrained her from calling me.

I didn't look back and just continued to walk forward. Finally, I reached the house. I opened the door using the spare key I had only to meet Mom and Daffodil in front of me with grave expressions on their faces. Fortunately, they allowed me in and no one said a word till dinner.

"Lucian, I got a call from your school that you got into a fight and almost killed someone." My Mom began.

"It wasn't my fault Mom. That guy and his friends beat my friends to the extent that they went unconscious." I tried to defend myself.

"Will you shut up? Can't you see that Mom is still talking? Plus that doesn't give you the right to break his nose and injure most of his internal organs." Daffodil said angrily.

"Then I should have left them to get tortured by him. No wonder you don't have any friends you selfish.." I said with the same tone of anger.

"Enough!" Mom yelled. "Both of you. Look, Lucian, Protecting your friends wasn't wrong but you almost killed the lad. Also, you can't have injured him to that extent unless you allowed your emotions to surface causing your nature to act on its own." Mom said.

"You are still so young Lucian, you have so much to learn. Your sister will be going back to school tomorrow in the dorms plus your father will be here soon. I just hope... " Mom stopped short when we all heard the doorbell.

"I'll get it," I said standing up from my seat and walking towards the door. I know Dad won't be happy about what Mom and Daffodil will tell him. It's best if I keep the grim attitude aside and focus on his arrival.

"Welcome home D..." My eyes suddenly lost its light."Da..d." I tried to say hoping he would get up and it was not a dream. There he was in a pool of his blood. My mind was clouded with so many thoughts. How? When? and Who?

"Lucian, what's going on?" Mom asked coming next to me before she gasped. Her eyes began to water as she knelt next to my dad and started sobbing.

"Ashley! Please get up! How could do happen? Please get up Ashley!" She started pleading. Within the blink of an eye, I saw a shadowy figure behind her.

"Mom look out!" I exclaimed but the next thing I saw tore me to pieces. Her body was lifeless on the ground as her head was rolled next to me. I was stunned.

"Mom, why are you crying..?" Daffodil kept shut when she saw what happened. "That was their final..." She drifted slowly and I knew what she meant. She looked at me shocked.

"There there now. No need to be scared." The figure said as it walked closer to us. Daffodil suddenly appeared in front of me. The figure barely spared a glance at her only focusing on me.

"Should we kill them?" Two hooded figures slowly approached from behind.

"Kill only the girl. He said we should bring him alive." The leader said pointing at me.

"Why do we have to take I the weak one? I mean she is a girl. She would be crying in agony." One said.

"No orders are orders!" The leader replied harshly before facing us.

It was dark and I could not see anything but I could sense Daffodil next to me. Her beast nature starting to surface. I wonder why I wasn't feeling so angry. I was still overwhelmed by the fear of being killed. Although Daffodil looked at me one more time, her eyes were no longer green but silver.

"Oh someone is gonna get hurt and cry! But it won't be me!"She said.