More that a monster - Tyler Galpin (Wednesday series short fanfiction)

Woman in red

'Can I get one matcha latte please?' 'One matcha latte is coming up, do you want anything else?' 'No darling, one latte will do for now.'

The woman in red was reading some files, I see the logo of the Nevermore Academy on top of the paper. 'Are you studying at the Nevermore academy?' 'No silly, I'm teaching the students there. Learning them all about plants and nature.'

There was a short silence. 'What is you name?' 'Eh, Tyler.' 'Well Tyler, I am Marylin. I am in quite the hurry, so can I get my coffee please?' 'Oh yes, your latte, of course.' Better is the coffeemachine working now, not in the mood to fix it again.

'Here is your matcha latte.' 'Thank you, Tyler.' She grabbed the cup out of my hand. Her skin touhed the skin of mine. She smiled at me. 'Eh... that will be 2.95, do you want to pin of pay cash.' 'Cash please.' 'She gave me 10 dollar and left.' 'Miss, you forgot your change.' 'Keep it.' She said while she left in her car.

The rest of the day I keep thinking of this women. Who is she? I have never seen her before. Maybe she is new in town.

Next day

The little bell at the top of the door rang and the woman in red came in and walked straight to me. 'Hey Tyler, can I get the same as yesterday?' She remembered my name. 'Eh, yeh of course, one latte is was right?' 'Don't forget the matcha.'

I was making the coffee when she pulled some other files out of her bag. I bring the coffee to her table when I saw the picture of my mom. 'Wh...What? Why do you have a picture of my.' I didn't finish my sentence. 'When I heard your name, I remembered a file that I have seen at the academy. Francoise Galpin is your mother, isn't she?' 'Well, yes, but....' 'Very interesting file.' 'I never said my full name, so how did you know?' 'Yes, you did, Tyler Galpin, I remember quite well.' I must have forgotten that. I looked at the Nevermore file. 'My mom went to Nevermore academy?' 'Yes, she did.' 'So, she is an outcast?' 'Yes, she is, you didn't know?' 'What, no, she can't be. I am a normie, I mean, no.' 'Did your father never talk about her?' 'Not really, but an outcast. He would have told me that right?' 'Maybe not. Maybe he was ashamed.' 'Never, he... he loved my mom.' Here is my number, call when you are done with your shift. I will tell you all about her. I will be in my car.' Without saying another word she left. 

My shift ended 4 hours later and I called the woman. The telephone went over. 'Hello, I assume this is Tyler.' 'Eh, yes.' 'Wait 5 minutes and I will be in the parking lot.' She didn't lie. Not even 5 minutes later and she was there in her car. 

I am walking towards it, thinking of a thousend things at the same time. Is my mom an outcast? Am i an outcast? Did my dad know all this? De women opened the door and I went inside. The woman was smiling. 

'Here is her file.' I looked at the piece of paper, but all I could see was the picture of my mom. Dad never hung a lot of photographs of her at home. 'She is a hyde.' 'Sorry, a what?' 'I am sorry honey, my fault, that was a little to straightforward, a hyde, it is a creature that is not that well known, outcasts tried to, well how do I say this, delete al the hydes. Because of that hydes are no longer allowed at the Nevermore academy because of its aggressive nature.' 'But my mom wasn't aggressive at all.'

I look at the file and tears are starting to fill my eyes. 'I am so sorry.' She puts a calming hand around my neck and touched my face. 'I know this is much information, but hydes are only aggressive when their master is aggressive.' 'Master?' 'Hydes never act alone, never.' 'I don't know if I believe you, no offence.' 'You better do, because I think that you are one.' 'Me, a monster?' She came a little closer to me. 'Not a monster, a hyde.'

'Why do you think that I am a...' I didn't finish my sentence again. 'Because you have the same genes as your mother sweety.' What does a hyde look like?' 'Well, I have to be honest with you, it isn't the prettiest creature out there, I wouldn't say ugly to be honest, it is unique. 'But I am as normal as can be.' 'Now you are, but when a master needs it's hyde, the beautiful claws will follow.' 'I think I'm going back. My dad is waiting for me' I opended the door, but it was locked. 'Don't think so sweety' The last thing I feel is a sharp pain of a needle in my neck.