Blizzard: Josie's path

13) truth

I stood up and backed away from Thomas. "What the hell do you mean?"

"You're a true alpha." He remarked

"No! I'm not! Scott is, how on earth could I be!?" I snapped at him

Thomas looked at me suspiciously, "who's Scott?"

I ignored his question and began pacing, "and what about my pack? Or the alpha of the pack that I should be in?"

He sounded more serious this time, "Joanna, what pack? Who is Scott?"

I took my gaze off the floor and looked at the lockers, "Skylar. That's her name, Skylar..."

"Joanna! Who the hell is Skylar!?"

I ignored him again, "But if she is our alpha, how could I be a true alpha?"

"Because you don't belong in her pack! Now tell me," he stared at me. "Who is Scott, Skylar, and what packs are you talking about?"

I looked at Thomas in shock, "I never told you, did I?"

"I've only known you for a few weeks."

"Scott is the one who bit me. He's my ex-boyfriend..."

"Oh. Why did you break up?" He replied quietly

"He found someone else." There was a long pause after that. I had to get off the topic, and rid Scott and Skylar from my racing brain. Before I drove myself insane, I began talking again, "so Thomas, what do you prefer to be called?"

"Thomas, why?"

"Well I've decided I should give you a nickname, or something. What's your middle name?"

"Thomas," he mentioned

"Interesting. And your last name?.... Wait... What's your real name then?"

"My middle name is Thomas, and my last name is Davidson. Unfortunately, if I told you my first name I would have to kill you."

I rolled my eyes and began walking away, "yeah, yeah, whatever. You shall forever be known as, 'Thomas: the lame-o who won't tell me his real name."

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He stumbled after me, "what's your full name then? Sense we're on the topic."

"If I told you I'd have to kill you!" I yelled as I took off running down the hall way

"Hey! No fair, you got a head start!" He hollered as he tried to reach me.

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Days turned into weeks, and eventually Thomas earned his spot on the lacrosse team.

One misty evening, we were walking home from school; first to my house then his. "Well, thank for walking me home."

"Yeah, no problem," Thomas replied shyly

"So I'll see you at school tomorrow?" I asked

Thomas let you a small laugh, "tomorrow is Saturday."

"Right... well, bye Thomas."

I walked up the steps of my porch, in the door, shut it behind me and closed my eyes. 'dammit' I thought, 'I should have at least hugged him... something'

The sudden creaking noise on over my head ended my thoughts. 'mom and dad are both at work' I thought to myself.

"Hello?" maybe I was just loosing it. I made my way upstairs and toward my bedroom.

A sharp pain filled my left side as I screamed and fell to the floor, holding my rib cage. suddenly the room fell black. A tall shadowy figure above me was the last thing I remembered.