Rebellious to Rejection *Young Writers Prize*

Chapter 10

“Alana why are you avoiding me,” Liam asked as we walked up my driveway. He had followed me home after the fight, his protective motive kicking in. I had told him that I wanted some time to think and clear my mind, that everything was now catching up with me since the adrenaline pumping in my blood had cleared. Truthfully, I was feeling down after Anna’s thoughts… I don’t even think I can consider myself his friend.

 

I let out a sigh, turning to face him. “I am honestly not avoiding you Liam,” Lie again. “I told you I needed to clear my head, really you didn’t have to follow me home. I was going to be ok, I mean I did take down a full grown werewolf today.”

 

“Do you think you can fool me with your lies?”

 

Maybe I wasn’t as good as I thought I was growing to be.

 

“I have watched you enough times to know that your eye twitches when you lie,” He let out a breath as he looked up at the setting sun. “What is bothering you? Why are you avoiding me?”

 

“I am just confused ok?” I said, finally giving in. “I am confused about everything that is going on. The protection you say I need, everything Anna keeps talking about, your feelings, and heck I am even confused on how I feel at the moment.” I walked over to my steps and sat down, placing my head in my hands.

 

“What does Anna keep talking about?”

 

“Why are you so protective over me? Tell me the truth because I really don’t believe that it was only because you didn’t fight hard enough to keep me away.”

 

“I already told you,” he replied with a cold tone. “You remind me so much of her…” He moved to sit down next to me, his movements uneasy as though I was going to push him away. He was doing it now, he was fighting with himself just like Anna said.

 

“That is a lie,” I yelled tiredly. “I have grown to notice when you are lying too if you haven’t caught on! Why do you keep doing that?”

 

He let out a deep breath, he was annoyed and so was I. “I can’t just tell you why I do things, I don’t even know why I do things. I just know about two things, they have always been clear to me my whole life. Fighting and protecting, they come natural to me… not other emotions like love or even just being friendly in our case!”

 

“You sure do know anger,” I mumbled. “That is why I am confused, I know you aren’t fighting with yourself because you don’t understand emotions, you just don’t want to accept them.” I was trying to make this all clear in my head also as I continued with my little rant, why was I so dead set on knowing things. “What really happened that caused you to be like this, please do not bring up the girl because I am pretty sure this goes farther back than that.”

 

“I am pretty sure we would have to be friends for me to tell you that,” he snapped venomously.

 

“Well that cleared up one thing for me…”