More Than Life

Birthday Party

8 years old Ryan's POV:
It is my birthday today. The whole house has been covered with balloons and glitters. Some of the balloons even have chocolates in them! I wanted to grab them but they are too high up on the ceiling. Hung high especially for me, so that I don't grab them before time. Elders call it "The Ryan Safety." I just wanted to have something like 50 toffees! They won't eat them? And they would eventually give them to me. Then why not now? I don't understand why they are so heartless! It's my eighth birthday!

All of a sudden someone tapped me in the shoulder. I was too engrossed into my toffee admiration that I didn't know that Lotts was standing behind me. She leaned into my ears and said,"Hurry up! Come to your room! I brought toffees!" And thus we ran towards my room.

Rick and Sasha were already there waiting for me with Brandon and Beck. They both go to the same class as us four. They were sitting on the bed when we entered the room. Lotts spread out the toffees in the middle and we all lunged to grab the most. Lotts is by far the fastest among us all and thus she gathered the most. Then was I, Sasha, Rick, Beck and lastly Brandon. He could only take 1 while Lotts had 7 in her hands. Having noticed it, Lotts was beaming at everyone while Brandon was as red a tomato. It didn't sit with him somehow.

"What do you wanna do with so many toffees Violet?" See not all are allowed to call her Lotts. Only us three, our parents and the Alpha and his Luna(Sasha and Rick's parents) can call her that.

"Why? I will eat them?" she asked with an amused smile. How silly!

"Don't you know that girls shouldn't eat so much? And that too sweets? It makes them fat and father told me that no one likes a fat girl. She just sits in a spot and weep while others laugh at her." He said laughing.

Hearing this, Lotts' eyes welled up. As for us, I, Rick and Sasha emitted a sound that would be warning growl in the future. Rick and Sasha being the offsprings of the Alpha, get easily infurated especially if it comes to us four. And I never tolerate disrespecting Lotts. She is my bestfriend, all of ours. So disrespecting her equals to disrespecting us.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw Lotts darting out of the room crying into her hands.

"Why did you say that to her?"

"What? I said what's true."

"No it's not. You are stupid."

"I'm not stupid. Go ask your parents. They also think so."

"I'm also a girl. So does that mean I would sit and weep?"

"Well probably. But you are the daughter of the Alpha. So you might not. You will be respected none the less."

"And what makes you think that Violet won't be respected?"

"She won't be. She is not Alpha's daughter silly."

"Don't ever call me silly!"

"Or what?"

"Or else we will banish you from our group! Don't forget I'm the Alpha's son."

Just then our Alpha's voice thundered.
"What do you think you are saying Rick? Have I not told you to misuse your position? What made you think that I would accept that?"

There stood our parents with Violet. Her eyes were puffy and she was still whimpering a bit. I darted to her and embraced her. One by one everyone came and did the same, just not Rick and Brandon. Both were shaking at their places.

"Anyone care to explain what this is all about?", the Alpha thundered again. This time Sasha went forward and explained everything. We were quivering more or less at this point.

After hearing everything, Brandon's father was summoned. Adults talked to him on another room while we all glared at Brandon. After what seemed like eternity, his father came to take him home.

While he was exiting the room, an idea popped into my brain. I quickly turned him by the shoulder and asked for the toffee from him. He was a bit shocked but gave it none the less.

He made Lotts cry. He won't eat those toffees. Those are only for Lotts. And I made sure that she ate it while Brandon watched it all.

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