The decision - dino fanfic -

🐱 Chapter 5. Argument

I am day dreaming again. My mind got distracted so easily lately and I kept thinking about the Autobot spy. I never felt anything like that before, but he made my heart flutter. The bell buzzed and I jolted a little, 'why on earth is it so loud?' I grumbled to myself before getting up. As I wanted to leave the classroom, the new girl here stuck out her foot and I saw it too late. With a loud groan, I collapsed on the floor. She laughed and she wasn't the only one. I believe her name is Tracy.

"What are you doing, freak?" she mocked as I got up and gave her a hurt look. "Awh... are you hurt?" she mocked. I turned around and quickly excited the classroom. Why on earth is she picking on me? Most people are giving me a cold shoulder and didn't want to talk to me because of my mom. I love my mom but sometimes I wish she was less protective, no one wanted to sit with me during class or during break. She demanded the teacher that I am making my projects alone.

I sat down in the cafeteria, taking out my food. My mom always wanted to do everything for me and I didn't want to hurt her. I am not five anymore and she still wants to make my lunch. I let it happen because I love her and she nearly lost me. I sighed again, taking my first bite. I don't know what to do with my life after this, my mom didn't want me to go to college because I am a neko. In fact, she wants me to stay with her till she dies. I just want my own life, get a boyfriend and build up a life. She keeps reminding me that the image I have in my head will never be reality. Only because of what happened and what I became.

Tracy whispered something to the other girls and they looked into my direction. If I tell my mom about it, then she won't allow me to go to school anymore. I'll be homeschooled and perhaps she doesn't want me to work anymore. So, that means I am stuck at home, isolated from the outside world. I guess, I have to keep it a secret.

As I came home, my mom was home surprisingly enough. She wasn't happy. "What is this?" She showed me the sports leggings I bought. The one where I cut a hole in for my tail. "Sports leggings," I replied, removing the shoulder bag from my shoulder and dropping it on the floor. She showed me the other clothes I bought. "I like them... Dino says it looks good on me..."
She cut me off. "I DON'T CARE WHAT HE THINKS!" She shouted, making me flinch. "Did you wear this to work?" she questioned, snapping. "Not the sports leggings, the other pair of trousers... I can hide my tail in it and the top, I like it. I think it's sexy..." I replied. "Oh, so you are wearing it to impress Dino with?" she snapped. "What?! No... I wear it because I love it. I think it's pretty and I don't care what Dino thinks or says. He just told me that it was inappropriate to wear dresses and skirts..."

She snorted and shook her head. "Don't you get it, Skyler... you will never be normal!" she sneered, throwing the clothes on the floor. I could feel my eyes fill with tears. "Perhaps you should stop working!" she snapped. "NO!" I jumped forward and grabbed her arm. "The people are nice and Dino... he's a little different too. Okay fine... I do like him, but we are only friends. I don't have friends... I don't want to be isolated from the outside world and I already feel like a misfit. He treats me normally, he cares about me."

She grabbed my jaw, forcing me to look at her. "He's just like everyone else, Skyler..." she said. "You make me feel that I am not like the others and I know, but you treat me like I can break any moment. Are you really going to keep me indoors for the rest of my life? I want to live... I want to be around other people and... I do want someone who loves me the way I am. There are so many guys in this world... I am sure one of them will accept me the way I am..." I said. She pushed me aside, "I don't want you to go to work anymore..."

"You can't take that from me... you just can't... It gives me joy and Dino teaches me things.I am not going to stop..." I stated. "Then I won't see any of this clothing in your closet anymore... " she snapped, pointing at the floor. I sucked in a breath, blinking the tears from my eyes. "Okay... okay..." I whispered and picked them off the floor. I headed upstairs and petted my cats, tears kept streaming down my face. Dino is more to me than just my boss. He's different too, he would understand me right?

I cried myself to sleep and the next morning, my mom woke me up. If it wasn't for seeing Dino today, I would have found the motivation to get up and make myself ready for school.
Tracy is making my life a hell again, even worse than the previous days. She's turning everyone against me with her gossips. Telling my mom is a psycho and I hated it. I felt like running away but would that solve my problems? No, not really.

After school, I reached the base and I think Dino noticed I was upset even though I was trying to hide it. I couldn't tell him the whole story of why I am upset. I told him a big part of what my mom told me, about the clothing and Dino listened carefully without interrupting me. I felt relieved after I finished talking. He offered me a weak smile and brushed a lost tear off my face. "Do you feel better?" he asked as I sucked in a breath to calm down and nodded. "Yeah, I do..." I replied and my sad expression changed for a happier one.

"It's not a big deal... we'll figure something out."
I nodded and sat down behind my desk again.