Raised By Wolves

Chapter 16:A Toast.

(Scarlet's P.O.V)

*BEEP*

*BEEP*

*BEEP*

I groaned as my alarm went off on my phone.

My face rested against the pillow as my hand search for my beeping phone. Finding the phone on the edge of the bed, I quickly grabbed it and swiped the screen to silence the alarm.

I glanced at what the time was as it read 6:30. I groaned again as I knew I had to start getting ready.

I sat up and got off the bed to head towards the bathroom. I turned the cold water on, knowing it would fully wake me up. I discarded my clothes that I had wore for school and threw them in the dirty hamper, next to the sink.

Stepping into the shower, I shivered as the cold water hit my skin. I stood still for a moment while I let the cold water settle on my skin.

After scrubbing my self clean with my awesome smelling shampoo and body wash, I shut the water off and stepped out the shower. I grabbed the towel that hung on the door knob and wrapped it around me.

I glanced at my self in the mirror for a minute. Was I ready to be 18? Could I handle being an adult?

Thinking about me turning 18 really had me wondering. If my parents were still alive would they be worried about their little girl growing up? Would daddy give me the "being an adult is important and I have to start focusing on my career" speech? Would mom be sobbing about how much I've grown? Would they be proud of who I've grown up to be?

I winced in pain as my head began to pound, distracting my line of thought. I placed my hands on the sides of my head as it felt like my head was going to explode. I slid down to the floor, sitting with my knees in the air and my head was pressed against them tightly.

I heard some one open my room door and call out for me. I was thankful I showered with the bathroom door closed. If any one saw how much pain I was in they'd freak. I was trying to pull off the pain as much as I could today. But the more I tried to hide it or ignore it the more it hurt.

Being the only human in the mansion has it perks and defaults. The wolves always thought of me as fragile but the ones that really knew me, knew I was the devil in disguise.

"Scarlet?" I heard Ella's voice on the other side of the door, as she knocked.

"Uhh yea? Just a sec," I yelled back trying to hide the pain from my voice.

I held my breath as a wave of pain hit me.

"Scarlet is everything ok?" Ella asked.

Damn wolf hearing, she could probably hear me holding back the pain. Another default when living with wolves.

I toke a deep breath and tried to relax, to subside the pain. As I sat there a few more seconds I could feel the pain becoming bearable. I slowly stood up and wobbled to the door, as I tried to get my head straight. I fixed the towel that was still wrapped around me and pulled a smile on my face, as if I wasn't just hiding in a ball of pain in the bathroom.

I opened the door quickly to see a concerned looking Ella on the other side.

"Are u alright? Your breathing was as if u were in pain?" She continued to look at me as if I was ready to drop any moment.

"Huh? Oh yea, I just stubbed my toe and when I slid on the floor to nurse it I hit my head on the counter, like the klutz I am," I said chuckling slightly to distract her hearing. It technically wasn't a lie. I mean I was in pain cause of my head, I just added the toe stubbing part.