The Moon Child

Chapter 20

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Thank u for reading the last chapter. I'm dedicating this chapter to my greatest fan ' eXtreme wanderer', who wud always send me messages commenting on the updates. And I'm really sad to know dat she has left this wattpad world as i missed out on saying good bye.

Also, a very big thanks and dedication to 'janehmj' who has also been a regular reader to my book. Thank u for sticking to my book.

Po's PoV :

"So this girl you are talking about... What happened to her?",He asks me while trying to track down her scent from the bloodied shirt I had to fish out of the waste-bin. I throw back the shirt that he handed me back into the bin.
" Some guys hurt her. Messed her up really bad. Even burnt her with wolfsbane. And before she could get treated, she ran away.", I tell him as I follow him outside.
" Damn!! That's really really really bad dude. If what you are saying is true, then we better hurry. Come on, I think I picked up her scent.", He says before taking off towards the school building. I run behind him all the while praying that I'm not too late.

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" Damn that girl.", Says chuck as we pause to catch our breath. Following her scent, we nearly cleared more than half of the campus and finally reached the stairs to the Northern tower. And even after climbing a few hundred steps, we have reached only half way to the top.
" Du...dude... You sure she is hurt? I mean... What the hell dude....", Chuck yells at me while gasping for air. The truth is, I didn't care if my lung was on fire. I need to find her. Ignoring his protests, I continue up the stairs. I hear Chuck swearing at me and after a pause, following me up.

Finally we reached a huge wooden door which was slightly ajar. Without pausing to knock, I barge in. The room is nothing like what I thought it would be. It is well lit and ventilated. There is bed, a wardrobe and a few other stuffs. And on the bed was Maggie, whos seems to be drenched in sweat. The more shocking find however, was a girl standing near her bed with a vase held up in a menacing way.
" Stand back. Or I will hurt you.", She growls at me when I try to get to Maggie. I watch her more carefully. She is definitely shorter than me and petite. I can take her down easily. But it's her aura that holds me back. It's something I'm familiar with. 'Alpha blood' runs through her. Last thing I need is a spite with another pack. I hold up my hands to show her that I'm no threat and slowly continue walking. But somehow she mistakes my gesture and throws the vase at me. I dodge the vase which crashes on the wall behind me.
" Watch it!!", Yells Chuck who just happens to enter at that very moment. But the girl just armed herself with a table lamp and stood her ground.
" Listen, we not here to hurt anyone. Maggie is hurt and she disappeared before the doctor could give her these." , I say holding out the medicine.
" Come on Anna. Drop the act. You know who did that to her. Or you wouldn't be here.", Saying so Chuck pushes past her and pulls the sheets off Maggie. Propping her up he says," well what are you waiting for? Get here and give her the meds."
I reach into my pocket and bring out a vile of purple liquid and a small jar of foul smelling salve. I hand the jar to the girl ," rub it on her wounds."
Sitting down next to Chuck, I gently open Maggie's mouth and pour in the liquid. And the medicine seems to take effect immediately. She stopped sweating and her breathing became more even.
" I think it's working." Chuck says, gently placing her back in bed. A wave of relief washes over me when she opens her eyes. I hear an audible gasp, and the next thing I know is Anna throwing herself Maggie with tears running down her cheeks. Exchanging wierd looks, Chuck and I decide to slip away unnoticed.

Just when I'm about to step out of the room, I feel a tug on my hand. I turn around and face Anna. " Thank you for what you did for Maggie. She didn't deserve to be treated that way. ", She tells me apologetically.
" Well one thing is for sure. When I find who is responsible for this.... It's gonna be hell.", I respond gritting my teeth in frustration. I see fear in her eyes which she hides quickly. She holds my hand a little longer and finally releases it saying," I got go apply the salve. See you later."
I nod my head and tell her that I would be back to check on Maggie later. As I climb down the stairs, I see a really pissed off Chuck.

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Apparently Chuck did have an idea about who hurt Maggie. The answer - literally everyone in the whole school. Maggie is considered a corruption, a mistake, an embarrassment. She is probably the last Horc. Our history books describe Horcs as savages with blood lust who developed a liking for lycan blood. Horcs were the only threat big enough to unite all the different clans to come together. And as the story goes, the pregnant mate of the Horcs alpha was held captive within these walls to weaken him. But she died at childbirth and that just worsened the situation. The loss made him a devil incarnate and more routhless. But like all tyrants, he too fell.
Since the child was orphaned, he grew up here in this school pretty much like a slave. And Maggie is the fifth or sixth descendant from her mother's side. And like all her relatives she is bound to this school. Being from Horcs blood line is bad enough, but compounding to her I'll fate is the fact that she was born out of wedlock. Her mother never told her who her father was.

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I checked in on Maggie after school. And she was in a way better condition. So after staying for a few minutes, I said goodbye and left for home.
Now, as I lay in bed thinking about Maggie, I realise that we are all just a bunch of hipocrits. We love to boast about the new world where all clans have united as one, and yet there exists people like me and Maggie. The last of our kinds. One tortured and the other forgotten. Slowly my eyelids begin to get heavy and the exhaustion from today catches up to me.

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