Never In My Wildest Dreams (Slow Uploads)

Chapter 6 Troubled

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~ JESS' POV ~

CHAPTER 6 –

“So, Lilli, are you happy your first week is officially over,” my mom asked, smiling over at Lilli.

“Sure,” she blurted out dryly.

“Is something wrong?” she questioned further.

Lilli looked up suddenly, realizing there was a conversation going on around her that she hadn’t been paying attention too and almost a little shocked at herself for answering that way to my mom.

She sighed deeply and sat a little higher before speaking. “Yeah, I’m more than happy that this week is over, and no, nothing’s wrong.” she finished, looking Mom in the eye.

“Lilli hasn't had the greatest week at school,” Patrick started but paused when I kicked his shin hard under the table.

“I don't wanna talk about it, so please just leave it alone,” Lilli jumped in, shaking her head at him.

“Whoa, hold on a second, what happened Lilli,” dad asked, leaning his hands on the dinner table. It was safe to say his attention had been grasped and he wasn’t going to stop until he got to the bottom of it.

After the first day of school, I tried numerous times to explain to Lilli that the kids at school acted funny around new students and for her to ignore it. Actually, I gave her any and all excuses I could come up with for their strange behavior. She was just way too perceptive for that, though; she would catch their stares and their eyes watching her; there was only so much I could do.

When we got home from school, Patrick had tried to talk to her about what was bothering her. Even though he already knew, he wanted to hear it from her. I stayed away, though, knowing she needed space.

When she pretty much ignored all his attempts at getting anything out of her, he came to me. He already knew that mostly everyone was acting strange around her, but Patrick being Patrick still wanted to hear it.

Patrick was livid that everyone that was a member of the pack were acting strange around Lilli. I had made him go fro a run to cool off. Once he came back, we had decided to try and make the rest of the week go as smoothly as possible for Lilli, even though we both knew she probably wouldn’t be the problem. It was the rest of the student body that would. I think they could sense something off about her but couldn't tell exactly what it was. They wouldn't be able to tell that she was like us but they wouldn't sense completely human either.

Our parents had spoken to the alpha, my mother’s brother, about Lilli coming to be with us and he was perfectly fine with it. He already knew of Lilli’s particular situation and if anybody were to understand the importance of family in a pack it would be the alpha. Plus, speaking to him was just a formality, as my father put it. My uncle was a big softly; he wouldn’t have said no to his own sister and brother-in-law. The Alpha and my parents had agreed that they would wait to inform the whole pack about Lilli. For now the only people who knew were people that needed to know.

Patrick and I decided we didn’t want to say anything to our parents about the way people were acting too soon; we wanted to give it a chance to settle down.

When I looked over at Lilli, I caught her giving Patrick a pointed look along the lines of learn to keep your mouth shut next time. Lilli and I had known each other forever; she didn’t have to tell me she was uncomfortable at school. Wolf senses or not, I could tell. The fact that the shot she had been given that holds off the change was wearing off probably had something to do with it.

“Nothing really happened. Jess and Patrick keep telling me it’s because I’m new and people around here aren’t used to new people, but I don’t know…” Lilli said, unable to finish her thought.

“What, what don’t you know?” My dad pressed further.

I saw Lilli looked into his eyes before answering. “The only people who talked to me were their friends! I think that’s strange; don’t people normally want to be a nosy and ask you a million question?! Why doesn’t anyone think it’s weird but me?!” she cried out, exasperated.

“You have to understand that people here teach their kids to be guarded. I bet next week some of the kids will start to lighten up and, ya know, it won’t feel so awkward for you anymore,” he said gently.

“Yeah, awkward isn’t the word I would use,” she said.

“Patrick, I thought I made it very clear that I wanted to know how school was going,” my father’s voice was stern. I flinched from the tone he used, and so did Lilli. “I don’t understand why a whole week has gone by and we are just now hearing about this…” my dad blurted out.

“Dad, Jess and I didn’t think it was a big deal,” Patrick replied.

“It is not about it being a big deal or not! The point is I asked the both of you to fill me in on anything that happened!” My dad said, no, more like shouted, through our link. He didn’t allow Patrick the chance to answer back before he was speaking again, locking eyes with him.

“And about the way students have been acting towards her, why do I have to find out from her, huh?! We have all sat at this table all week wondering why she is hardly speaking to any of us, when the both of you knew it was school that was bothering her.”

I watched my father close his eyes before taking slow breathes in and out. My mom got up from her side of the table by Lilli and walked up to him, resting her hands on both of his shoulders and immediately washing away some of the tension and calming him.

“You’re right, Dad, I’m sorry,” I said through the link, apologizing. I knew he was disappointed in us. It hurt me knowing I let him down.

“I’m sorry, too,” Patrick added, not looking up from the table.

“Can I ask a question?” Lilli asked quietly looking down at the table.

We all snapped our attention towards Lilli. It had been so quiet, especially with us speaking through the link, which to Lilli probably looked like my dad was giving Patrick a death glare.

“Of course,” my mom replied sweetly.

“Why am I here?” she asked abruptly.

I watched my father’s face out of the corner of my eye turn into one of panic before he quickly covered it up.

“I don’t understand what you’re asking,” he replied smoothly. I glanced across the table at my brothers and I noticed that their eyes were focused on the table, almost like they didn’t want to be here anymore.

Who am I kidding, I don’t want be here anymore…

“I’ve been here a week, Scott. Tell me what you know, please,” Lilli replied, her voice more stern than I have ever heard it.

My dad took a deep breath. “Okay…” he agreed.

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