Wild at Heart (discontinued)

Help Me

Chapter 8:

     Monday already... I groan loudly earning a few bewildered stares from fellow students. But honestly, I couldn't care less right now. Once again I stayed out too late and waited too long to come home.

     It's just so easy to stay out there in the woods and fields, I don't have to worry about Claire or Aaron or school or other people. It's just me, I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm reluctant to come home because my life is sheer and utter crap.

     But hey, on the bright side, I'm alive. Now if you could call this thing I'm doing a life, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I'm alive. Even worse I didn't finish my math homework.

     Seriously math homework just shouldn't exist. I'd take all the science homework in the world for no math homework. Or no math in general, that'd be better. I mean when am I ever going to use this in the future?

     Where would I need to find x? In an open field?
     I continue to grumble in my head as I go to my locker. Speaking of which nothing has happened with Claire and I'm starting to become a little scared. Where's her crazy revenge? It's been too long.

     As I'm rolling all of this over in my mind someone steps in front of me. "Excuse me." I say as I side step to go around them but end up being blocked by the person again. That's when I looked up.

     Ooooh shoot... And there in the flesh staring down at me with those magnificent electric blue eyes, the one, the only, jerk-asaurus.     

     "Hello Emily." I don't know why but at the sound of my name a shiver went up my back. I ignored it and put on my defiant glare reserved just for him. "What do you want Glen?" I said putting a good amount of venom in my voice.

     He noticed but hid his reaction. "You still haven't agreed to give me information on that Rouge mare, and I have a feeling you're hiding something. Information which is very valuable." My glare faltered as I turned a few shades paler.

     There's no way he knows. How could he possibly know what I am?! Just as I'm about to panic none other than Claire latches herself to Aaron's arm. Gag.

     "Hey Aaron, I was wondering if maybe you'd want to come over tonight? Have a little, fun." The way she said that. Double gag. As Aaron was occupied with the leach on his arm I slowly backed away. Aaron noticed and sent me a look of pure fear. A look that screamed help me.

I smothered a laugh and smirked while giving him a playful salute. After that I spun on my heel and took off disappearing into the crowd. Once I was a good distance away I burst out laughing. That face! That got me. I wiped a tear from my eye and calmed down. But that was when I remembered.

Oh shoot, it's Monday. Which means not only do I have to tutor that one back there but Claire will be home before I am. Crap crap crapola!! Well I'm screwed. Today's gonna be fun, I can just feel it.

I'm scared. Nothing bad happened today. I wasn't tripped, shoved into any lockers, not even a glance in my direction. Whenever I go up to someone all I hear are whispered messages.

All of which are, guess-ably, about none other than the Rouge mare. Me. Welp I'm done with. Throw me into a river. Maybe I should run away.

But that would raise suspicion, I can see the headline now: girl disappears at the same time as the Rouge mare. Dang it! Nothing works! Now I have to go back to tutoring jerk-asaurus.

  Fun.

I make my way to the library only to be greeted by the boy himself jet black hair and blue eyes in all. "Hey teach, ready for my lesson?"

I grimaced at the new nickname. "Don't ever call me that again. I resent the day I was assigned to be your tutor." I scowled back at him.

"Ouch fine. Let's just get into it." He answered back somewhat bewildered. I guess he was just joking. Man, all this horse hunting really has me on edge lately.

I don't apologize of course, he probably deserves it. We finish the lesson quick. His determination to learn surprises me almost as much as the fact he's not dumb.

He's actually really smart. He's a year older than me but still on top of all his classes, besides science. Even then, with my tutoring he's improving quickly. Once again though, as the session ends he brings it up. But this time it's closer to home.

"So I went over to your house this past weekend but you weren't there. Your sister said you disappear every weekend and she had no idea where you were."

I winced when he said sister but covered my reaction quickly with a glare. "So tell me Emily, where were you? Where is it you go?"

Shoot he's suspicious! He's getting too close! "I was...camping. Yea I go camping every weekend." I quickly lie.

"Really? All by yourself? Don't your parents worry?" He asked unconvinced. I winced again at the word parents but covered it once again answering rather harshly.

"Yes alone, my parents are fine with it they know I'm safe." His eyes narrowed and though I could be mistaken I thought I saw a glint of worry in his eyes. Maybe even understanding. That's impossible this is jerk-asaurus we're talking about!

"Please Emily, I know you're somehow linked to the mare. Are you protecting her? Have you tamed her? Does she trust you?"

Please stop asking questions!! Before I know what's coming out of my mouth I blurt. "You know what! Fine! You want to see the mare? Go to the big tree on the edge of our properties and bring only yourself. No one and nothing but you."

I stand to leave and make my dramatic exit when I'm stopped by one more annoying question. "Why?" I clutch my already aching head.

"To gain trust. From what I've seen you're not stupid so you've probably noticed this mare isn't either. If you want to potentially catch her you have to gain trust." And with that I left, my head still reeling at how the heck I was going to pull this off.

I watched in utter bewilderment as she stormed out of the library. Her words still rang in my head. Her reaction to my questions. She seemed disgusted about Claire just as Claire didn't seem to like Emily.

She also seemed pained by the word parents. I wonder what happened with them. She's so much more complicated than I thought. Not to mention she may have just hooked me up with an opportunity to catch the Rouge mare...tonight's gonna be fun I can feel it.

Hey everyone long time no see. It's been a while since I've updated I know. I've been more focused on my other book Raindrop and for those of you who haven't read it check it out it's getting a lot of attention lately! This was supposed to come out earlier today but wattpad was weird and it didn't work. I ended up having to refinish this chapter now which it's really late and I'm so tired but I got it done, again, so I hope you enjoy. Thank you guys for being so very patient with me I can't thank you enough. Love you guys, till next time!

Cya! -W.D.