°Ariella°
"She just screamed for no reason?" I asked Allison as I sat behind my desk, hearing her story about the double date she had went on.
"Yeah. Scott and I were taking pictures when we heard her scream. When we got in the rink she was sitting on the ice scratching at the ground. Stiles was trying to calm her down and hold her back but she was terrified of something." Allison paced my office, pulling at the roots of her hair.
"Hhmm, maybe she has cryophobia." I questioned, crossing my arms over my chest.
"Ugh, not helping Ariella." Allison told me.
"Sorry, I'm just trying to lighten up the mood. You're too young to be this stressed. I'm sure she's fine; it might be side effects from the bite. You know hallucinations and stuff." I offered, leaning my elbows on the desk as she sat down in the seat across from me.
She sighed. "Yeah, I guess. I'm just worried about her you know? With my dad questioning me about her and Gerard being here it's all just bad timing. I feel like I have to help." She looked down at her hands in her lap.
"Yeah, actually, I do know how you feel. I was sort of in the same situation; I dated a werewolf, an alpha to be exact. He, uh, he lost control during a full moon and I was in the wrong place at the wrong time." I sucked in a deep breath and blew out a shaky one.
"Wh-what happened?" She asked looking at me.
I sighed and stood up "This-" I lifted up the front of my gray sweater and revealed the five scratch marks going across my stomach. I heard her gasp and I turned around, where the scratches continued to the middle of my back.
"Oh my god, Ariella." She looked at me with a pained expression.
"He was poisoned by wolfs bane. I didn't know until I felt the wolfs bane in my cuts, he must have had it under his nails. And let me tell you it hurt like hell." I laughed a little. "Kate was home at the time and I didn't know. She was supposed to be gone and she heard me scream when it happened. It all happened so fast, the only thing I remember is being on the ground screaming; I heard a gunshot and next thing I knew he was laying on the ground next to me, not breathing. And then I woke up in the hospital. I always felt like it was my fault, that there was something I should've done. I felt like I could have helped" I finished, finally looking at her.
"I'm- I'm so sorry." She said, continuing to look at me.
"Eh, it's okay. The past is in the past blah blah blah. Just let everything play out, and things will be fine. Be a teenager god dammit." I told her with a laugh as I sat back down.
She chuckled, "Yea but-"
DING
DING
She was cut off by the bell indicating that school started.
"You should get going." I told her as I stood up and walked towards the door.
"Yeah. Thanks for letting me vent and uh, and for sharing your story." She said as I opened the door for her.
"No problem. I told you if you ever needed anything that I'm here for you. Have a good day." I said with a smile.
"You too." She told me before giving me a hug.
She let go and started out the office. I smiled and looked to my left and saw Gerard staring intently at me. I waved at him and he narrowed his eyes at me. I dropped my hand and my smile before creasing my eyebrows at him, walking back into my office.
