Root Of My Curse

Chapter 5 - Naked

THERE IS AN ENTIRE (short) CONVERSATION IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE IN THIS CHAPTER :) TRANSLATIONS BELOW WITH THE A/N <3

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JESENIA

USA – CALIFORNIA

As the last bell of the day finally rings, we all speed out of the torturous class and head towards the science classroom. The halls are packed with rushing students, and I'm pretty sure I saw a couple fall down due to the commotion.

The whole day dragged on as I couldn't focus on anything else than Mr. Elliot, his perfect smile, the curls in his hair, those gorgeous eyes. How could you not think about him? It's only natural... I think.

I'm leaning against the cold brick wall, all the other students gone, and the handsome teacher storms out of the classroom. He looks around frantically and visibly relaxes when his eyes lands on the five of us. "I thought you might've left, sorry for being late" he says still a little nervous, as his heart is still beating quite fast.

"It's alright" I reply, pushing off the wall and jerking my head towards the entrance of the school, trying to not be bothered by the sudden flood of his scent. We all start walking, Mr. Elliot struggling to keep up with our fast pace. Ric slams the doors open and is hit by the fresh air, much different from the thick and tense air in there. I take a deep breath, my lungs silently thanking me for it.

"So, what's your name?" Alouette says from in front of me and Mr. Elliot. She looks over her shoulder at us for a second before turning back to Grim. "Marcellus, but you can call be Marcel" he replies quickly.

Young warrior. I smile at the thought of his name, it reminds me of an old friend of mine. Lou nods in acknowledgement and flashes us a small smile. We get to the cars and I see Marcel walking towards the teacher's lot.

"You won't get in with your car, Mr. Elliot, you'll have to ride with one of us" I state, rising my voice slightly as he was already a bit far from us. His face lit up in realisation and looks at us expectantly. Ric and Grim then turned to me and raise their eyebrows suggesting, or more like demanding I take him. They probably want some alone time, so I agree hesitantly.

"You'll ride with me, if that's alright with you?" I ask carefully, my palms already sweaty. He nods his head and makes his way towards me. Ric and Luci walk towards their dark blue Bugatti whilst Lou and Grim are already inside their red Ferrari. I realise that I would've had to take him either way, seeing as they only have two seats. We'll have to bring bigger cars next time.

I take out my car keys and raise it towards my black Lambo, pressing the button as I walk towards it with Marcel right in my heels. Plopping into the car, I see the others drive off keeping close distance. Marcel nervously sit down in car, careful not to ruin anything. For a fully grown Lycan descendant, he sure is fidgety around us.

"I'm going to call Grim" I state nonchalantly and put my phone on speaker when I dial his number. Starting the car, I see we're right behind Ric and Luci. The phone rings three times before it answers, and I'm greeted by the lovely Lou instead of Grim.

Some noises in the background made Lou stop greeting me and becoming quiet. "Lou? You still there?" I ask worriedly as I follow the blue Bugatti.

Finally, the noises stop and Grim speaks loud and clearly. "Yeah, I think we got lost" he says slowly. I can only imagine their faces right now. Just as I was about to ask what they could see around them, Marcel cut me off and said, "What do you see? Describe it."

Lou starts describing a red brick house with a white fence. That there's trees all around them and a grocery store called Joe's market. Marcel hums in response and directs them to the correct path now that me and Ric have stopped the cars on the side of the road. Once again, I smile at Marcel's willingness to help others without asking for anything in return. Minutes later they arrive behind us, still on the phone with us.