Mama Hale

1.2.2

Hello all! I just edited the first chapter of this book so I'm posting the second one now. Enjoy!

-Recap-

"Isaac, what did your dad do?" I ask, worried for the teen's safety.

He moves a hand to cover his mouth as tears start slipping from his eyes. "He abuses me."

(Lyrica's P.O.V.)

I gasp and stand, walking around the desk and pulling him into a hug. "Isaac, I'm so sorry. No child should have to go through that."

He just sobs and buries his face in my shoulder. "I-I don't know what to do. I don't know if I should tell the police. But I'm so scared that if I do, they'll take me away and put me in foster care."

I carefully pull away and crouch down in front of him. I place my hands on his cheeks and wipe away his tears with my thumbs. "Listen to me." I say. "We can go tell the sheriff after school. I'm sure he'd allow you to stay with me and Derek."

"I have lacrosse practice after school." He sniffles.

"Even better. I can go get Derek and we can all go together. Just stay on the field after practice, okay?" I say softly.

"Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Hale." He mumbles.

"You're welcome, Kiddo. Do you wanna stay here for a while? I can excuse you from your other classes. And you can eat lunch in here if you want." I offer, moving back into my seat.

"That sounds nice. Thank you." He says with a yawn.

"You can lay down and take a nap if you want. I actually have a small pillow in my cabinet." I smile at him.

"Yes please." He mumbles.

I smile and walk over to the cabinet, grabbing the pillow and handing it to him. He goes and sits at a desk, laying his head on the pillow. He falls asleep after a few minutes and I sit and work on random things until the bell rings. I sit and play on my phone for a minute when my classroom door suddenly flies open and Scott and Stiles come rushing in, slamming the door behind them. I drop my phone on the ground, letting out a startled shout.

"God boys! Don't do that!" I exclaim, I picking up my phone and setting it on my desk.

"Sorry. We just need your help." Scott says as they walk over to my desk.

"With what?" I stare at them.

"This." Scott says, lifting the side of his shirt to show a giant bandage on his side.

"Okay, it looks like a big bandage." I sigh.

Scott sighs and lifts the bandage, showing nothing but smooth, healthy skin. "There's nothing there." I sigh again, rubbing my temples, feeling a headache forming somehow.

"Exactly. There was a huge animal bite right there." Stiles exclaims, making Isaac stir.

"Lower your voice. Don't wake him up." I snap. "Where did you get an animal bite in the first place?"

"We were in the woods looking for that half of a body. We got separated and Scott fell, lost his inhaler, found the body, and got bit by what he says is a wolf." Stiles says, making my head snap up to them.

"Dude, I bet that body was so cool. I've always wanted to find a dead body." Stiles sighs.

"Yeah, right. I'm gonna have nightmares for months." Scott sighs, lowering his shirt.

"Get out." I seethe.

"What?" Stiles asks, confused.

"You have no respect for the dead and their families. Come back when you learn some. Until then, leave." I stand up.