Littlest Wolf

37

"Eli!" I say before he can get into his car. It's even colder out here than it was before.

"Yeah?" He asks. I look around and throw my hands up.

"Don't be mad at me." I say pulling the sleeves of his jacket down over my hands.

"I'm not mad." He says and I shake my head.

"Yes, you are," I said stepping closer to him. I know this isn't right. I know I love Landon. I know he is my first love. But I have this feeling for Eli that I can't control. That I have no power over.

"You have a boyfriend, Hope. I get that. You don't want to kiss me because you don't want to break up with him. I get that. He doesn't have a family. He has nowhere to go. I know you're stuck with him. And I know that you hate it." He says and I back away from him.

"I don't hate it," I say in my defense.

"I love Landon with everything I have," I say and he laughs.

"You love him so much you kissed me?" He asks as I stand there getting angrier and angrier.

"You were confusing me."

"You wanted it too."

"You too advantaged."

"You want me just as much as I want you."

"Stop trying to change my mind!"

"Stop lying to yourself, Hope!"

"I'm not lying, Eli!" I say and throw my hands to my side as the torches around my house light up with fire.

"Ooo still no self-control I see?" He says and I close my fists.

"Leave!" I say feeling the storm inside me build. He's making it all worse.

"You can't even stop yourself from burning down one house for one day can you?" He asks and I close my eyes as I grind my teeth together.

"Stop!" I yell opening my eyes as I show him my yellow eyes.

"You don't scare me, Hope." He says and I glare at him. I rip off his jacket and shove it into his chest.

"Stop pretending like you're actually nice to people. Just start being your true dick self." I say turning around and walking off.

"Wait! Hope!" He says in a low boring voice. I roll my eyes and turn towards him.

"What?" I ask and he shakes his head.

"Do you really love him?" He asks and I shrug.

"Yes," I say and he nods.

"But that doesn't mean I don't have feelings for you," I say and he nods.

"But I can't deal with you being a dick," I say and he smiles.

"You secretly like the bad boy type." He says and I shrug.

"I don't have a type." I say and he laughs.

"Bye, Hope." He says and I smile.

"Bye, Eli." Eli finally gets into his car and leaves. When he does I become very lonely. I don't know where Landon is. He won't answer my calls or texts.

*Hey, Rafael is Landon with you?* I decide to text Raf myself since I know Landon is with him.

*Yeah he is. He's not coming home tonight.* He texts me back with a simple text.

Well, that sucks.

***

When I wake up I realize it's Monday. It's been a whole weekend that Landon hasn't come home or even talked to me. I'm not sure what's going on. It's kind of weird but it's like I'm not sure if I care or not. I don't want to waste my life on a boy who want to text me back or won't come home. I put on my uniform for school and some makeup. I curl my hair a little and brush it out. I look pretty good even though it's a Monday. Eli and I have been hanging out all weekend. He said he would give me a ride to school today. Which I thought was nice of him. Since I don't personally have a car of my own. I just use whoever's car isn't being used.