12. Tomato juice

MEL 

"Ohh shit" I heard someone curse into the silence of the hallway. There was a brief moment of complete silence again, before I began to hear the clear sound of laughter from different sides of the hall. From the students around. 

I was seating there on the floor opposite my locker covered in blood and people were laughing?. What in heavens name was funny?. I was still in shock from seeing blood all over me and I was struggling to breath because it hit my nose first. I licked my lips as I was struggling to breath to realize it was tomato juice.

It reminded me of my Dad!, Blood always reminded me of how he was covered blood before he died. 

Their laughter reminded me of my old school, the bully, the pranks, the same pattern of laughter, I felt like I was back at Beverly hills and my life was in shambles again. Those means girls that bullies me because I was prettier than them or they just hated my guts.

"Mel!."

"Mel!." 

Maia and Naia came to both sides of me gasping in concern. They went on their knee beside me looking at me in shock. 

"Who did this to her?" One of them barked turning to the crowd. 

She was met with another uproar of laughter and no answer. 

"It's just tomato juice" Maia said taking my shaky hand, "let's get out of this place." 

Tomato juice!?. A low budget prank. I scoffed to myself. 

Maia helped me up, and lead me away from the hall. We were followed by sounds of laughter which kept ringing in my ear. All those idiots were laughing. 

"Those low brain dummy, how could they do this to you?" Maia was wiping my wig hair with a tissue. 

"I swear I'll spank them all when I get my hands on them." 

As she wiped the tomato juice off I face, I bowed towards the sink and retched, I threw up. They pulled my hair out of my face as my breakfast came out. 

"Sorry!." 

"Maia, where are we going to find new clothes?." 

"I'll go check my locker for spears."

Before she could drop the tissue, the bathroom door open and there girls walked in. The same three girls I saw with the werewolf earlier, with Sadie They had smug proud looks on their faces. 

"Are you okay?" The shortest girl, Andrea asked sarcastically and pout. 

"You did this?" Naia asked in believe. 

"I'm afraid so" the third girl that wasn't Sadie said. 

I watched all three of them, the short one Andrea, my roommate Sadie and the other girl, I won't let them have the fun they crave.

"How pathetic!. Three heads brought together and this is all you could come up with. I've seen elementary kids do better but what can I say, with your short brain you couldn't have thought of anything better" I said with a snicker facing them after washing my mouth. 

Andrea tensed up and scoffed, "Bitch you wanna die?. Do you know who you're messing with?." 

Since Andrea was Wulfric's best friend and Freddy's enemy. Since Freddy said he belonged to Red moon pack and he also mentioned Prime moon pack that means that's where Wulfric and Angela belonged to. 

I blurted, "Prime moon pack, uh!."

Andrea didn't seem shocked at all but Maia and Naia could have collapsed with the gasps of shocks they made.

"She figured it out already" the third girl said. 

"Shut up Kenzie!" Andrea snapped at her. 

"Yes I figured most of you at this school are werewolves already" I said proudly. 

"Why would you prank the new girl?" there was a hint of disappointment in Naia's tone, like a kid who's parent said no to buying a dog. 

"You messed with the wrong pack Mel Howard and you will pay for it. You think you're some hero because Wulfric let you go free yesterday!. You insulted my height and that I will not take that" Andrea stumped her foot.

"The wrong pack?" I asked with a scoff, "The only wrong thing is you bring born at all." 

Andrea groaned in anger and balled her fist at my comeback. Exactly what I wanted, to piss off the bullies. 

"Give me back my necklace" I said directly to Sadie. 

"W...whatt..?, What necklace?" Sadie asked stammering. It pissed me off hearing her stammer and lie.

"You thief. I saw you with my necklace. You three must be dumber than I thought. Stupid tomatoe prank and stealing."

"Watch your mouth" Andrea began to enraged, "You made a mess at Wulfric's store and went away with a new phone without paying, you're the thief."

The bathroom door opened again causing all of us to turn our attention to it and this time Naomi came running through. She shuffled past Andrea and came straight to me. 

"I just heard what happened to our new heroine. Oh my gosh, what pathetic loser would prank a new girl" she was chewing down on a chewing gum. I inwardly wondered how she was so much adjustment to her cloth, they were so tight. 

A threw a glance behind her and she followed my face. 

"Ohh!. Those suckers again" she rolled her eyes and faked a smile, "Andrea, Sadie and my old friend Kenzie. Been a while." 

"Walk out, you're not welcome where we are" Andrea said. 

"That only makes me curious darling" Naomi blew a long bubble. I thought she hated me, why was she on my side.

The school bell rang at that moment and Andrea shot glares at me before saying to her friends, "We have something better to do. Let's go girls." 

I watched the 3 girls leave. 

"I brought new cloths for you my love, here you go!" Naomi pulled out a pair of cloths from her tiny bag and handed them to me. She eyed Maia and Naia before turning to leave. 

Was Naomi being nice because she's sorry she broke my phone. 

After she closed the door and left, I turned to the nerd twins "Thank you!. You two better get going to class too. I can take care of myself."

"Are you sure?." 

I nodded reassuringly at them and gave them a dismissive wave. 

After I changed into Naomi's hoodie and shorts I didn't feel like attending any class anymore. I snuck out of the school building and towards the back where a garden was. I lay on my back on a nice bench I found. 

The original plan was just to lay but I found myself drifting off to sleep. I had the most terrible dream ever. The scene of my father's death replayed all over again in my dream. 

My father was the best father in the world before he died. I was very close and attached to him, he was playful and a good comforter. Few weeks before he died, he suddenly changed. He looked stressed and aged and didn't allow me to leave the shed house.

For a few weeks I could just watch my father turn and twist to a shadow of himself. He locked mum and I in and didn't sleep at all, he kept watch on the house like a bodyguard and refused to say anything to me. Mom was no help either, she just sat and cried. 

One day mom rushed into my room one evening and covered my ears. She covered them so tight that I couldn't hear anything at all. 

"Stay here" she ordered after taking her hands off my ears. Then she left.

I didn't know how many minutes passed after that but after a while, I followed her. I left my bedroom to the seating room and met my mom sobbing loudly beside my dad.

And my dad?...

In a pool of blood in the seating room floor was my dad ..... dead.