The Mating Bond

Chapter 3

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"You are late home from school. Where were you?" My father stood at the front door of our house, arms crossed, and face full of anger. I walk up the steps to face him. I keep my head down to stay submissive, not wanting to anger him or, challenge him.

"I'm sorry, Janelia went over to her friend Kevin's house so I had to walk home."

"Pathetic! Blaming your sister. You always have an excuse! You never stand up for your actions. You're nothing but a coward! Now go and do your chores, we are expecting guests and I don't want them to see this house in the messy state that it is because of you."

"Y-Yes father."

I bowed my head lower like a nod and make my way inside.

The house was a mess. There were bags of empty chip bags all around. There were also beer bottles piled in the corner. Some were shattered on the ground of the hallway. And the smell--- It almost made me vomit. What the heck do they do while I'm not around? I'll probably never know, nor do I want to. All I know is that this is very normal in this house and my hopes for finding my mate have begun to rise. I have 1 month left to wait so... I might as well get to work on this place. Don't want to get yelled at anymore than necessary.

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1 month later.

The last month has been very difficult. Trying to balance exams, studying and running constant errands for my dad. But it all come down to what's in my hand.

I look at the envelope in my hands that hold my future. Have I passed high school? I don't think I could withstand another year in this school.

"Open it!"

"I'm going to."

"We'll... Do it faster!"

"Alright! Alright!" A small giggle leaves my lips from her anxiousness.

I open the envelope and pull out my paper. I read my marks as anxiousness grows in me too.

I look at the papers and see that all of these are passing grades! I passed!

"We'll of course you did! With animal instincts like mine!"

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"It means that I was a huge factor in you graduating, so you should be thanking me!"

"Well then thank you" I bite my inner cheek to suppress a laugh but, she is part of me so that probably wouldn't stop her from feeling my emotions.

"Hey! I was useful! Without my help, you wouldn't have been able to climb that rope in P.E."

"I'm not sure about that but, I guess Thank you?"

Anara seems happy with my statement as I can feel just how happy she is. She has been super happy recently since the Mating Bond is tonight. She even got me to go by some new clothes to wear to it. Wanting to impress our mate. I never get any money but I had been collecting all the beer bottles and brought them to a bottle depot. Since how many dad and his friends drink, we ended up having enough. I've been doing it since I was 16 but don't have much savings to show for it cause I generally use it to buy food for myself at school or on weekends. And occasionally around Christmas time, with how much food we get gifted, I can save the money to buy new shoes or a backpack. Though I haven't been able to afford those for a while now. My shoes are pretty ripped and dirty.