ARAIA’S P.O.V
“Don’t get involved with her.”
I overheard the conversation of those in front of me.
As if I want to get involved with you.
I don’t want to get involved with you guys either.
I rolled my eyes.
They’ve been like that ever since that incident happened. Although I want to ask them why they are like this to me when it is clear that I am not the one who started it, I just keep it to myself.
I know that whatever I do, they will always just be mad at me for no reason.
I don’t even know why they are like that to me, like, did I do something wrong?
What’s there to be mad at me?
Am I dangerous? I don’t see myself as one so why are they so triggered at me like I did something terrible to them for them to act like that?!
But I don’t really know why or where they even get the hatred towards me, I am just thankful that they are not doing some pranks on me anymore just like before.
Now, all they do is to avoid me and mumble something whenever I am near them but they are not daring to attack me physically.
Well, sorry for them because I am used to mental battles because I’ve been mentally unstable since childhood.
So, I am proud to say that they can say whatever they want to me, their opinion about me doesn’t matter anyways as long as I am safe and they are not talking to me physically.
Ever since that incident, I haven’t seen Alpha Alejandro and his right hand man Geronimo.
Now that we are departing I still can’t see them as I am here at the end of the party and it is quite far from where the Alpha is.
We are working as usual without caring about where we are. I think it would take us a few days to get to our destination, it’s really tiring but I can’t say anything.
I really want to get out of this place but I am always saying to myself that this is better than roaming around this unknown place where there are monsters around. The event regarding Orlando is another example of the danger in this place.
If I leave this place, I am not certain that something like that won’t happen to me again.
Especially since there are monsters here, it isn’t the same on Earth where I can just contact my family or friends to pick me up.
I miss them so much…
I am just thankful that they didn’t believe what iI told them but if they really believe my words, being sold as a slave is the least thing that I could imagine that would happen to me.
I need to work hard to have a place to stay until I find a way to get back home. I should wait a little longer so I can gather information to get back.
We keep on walking until we finally see a land, there is a village ahead of us and it has a different atmosphere compared to the village that I used to live in the first time I got here.
It’s like it is more civilized here compared to the village.
There are werewolves everywhere and although they are not having fun as much as Freya and the others do, it’s like they are more disciplined and they are giving this strict aura.
Our party went straight to the village and we didn’t stop when we reached the gate. The one who was guarding the gate just let us walk straight.
Maybe because they know Alpha Alejandro?
It must be the reason…
When we reached the city, although everyone wasn’t gathering around us, they still kept on looking at us.
Especially to the person leading this party, his position is far from me but I can feel the aura from him.
I managed to see where he was earlier because the road before was somewhat round so I got a glimpse to where the alpha is.
He is riding a wolf, just like what I saw before. But now his appearance has changed. He isn’t wearing the same type of clothes that he was wearing before. Now, he is wearing something like a sweater but I couldn’t explain it at all as I didn’t get to see it up close.
Hours later, one of the Alpha’s hands told us that we will stay in this village because the Alpha has business here and we will wait until he finishes all his work before we leave.
They told us that they already booked a room for us, but since they don’t like me that much they didn’t even hesitate to tell me that I don’t have a room. If I want to sleep under a roof I need to talk to others by myself.
If they want to stay with me or if they even want to share a room with me.
Should I just punch them?
I want to scream at them and tell them that they are bullshit but every time I remember that they are not ordinary I always contain myself.
Just how good a day is?
How can day stand this kind of treatment? Don’t they even have guilt?
What if I die?
Well, I bet they would just laugh at me and say I deserve it because that is how they are.
“Ouch!”
I was walking casually to find a way to have a room inside this hotel when someone bumped into me.
I looked at who it was and saw me from head to toe.
She’s at it again.
I sigh heavily before I rolled my eyes on her and walked to where I was about to go. I heard her mumble something. I just mind my business. She couldn’t help me to book a room anyways.
I went to the person who is in charge of the rooms and talked to her but I just wanted to shout when I heard her answer.
“I am really sorry but there are no available rooms anymore.”
I tried to talk to her about it but she just showed me away as if she wasn’t interested in talking to me.
I saw Giselle and her friends laughing at me.
Since I couldn’t do anything about it anymore, I just walked outside to get some fresh air.
I went to an alley beside the hotel and sat on the box there.
I bite my lip in frustration.
What am I going to do now?
I can’t spend my night here outside because it is too dangerous for me but I can’t find a room inside either.
I couldn’t think of a way to reserve a room inside…
Should I book a room at another hotel?
But I don’t have money, I was just about to charge the bill to the Alpha if I managed to book a room but since I failed, I don’t know where to find a room anymore.
This is why I don’t like being broke!
Back on Earth I always put money in my pocket so I have something I can spend in case of emergencies like this.
But now I don’t even know what the currency is in this place and I can’t even read letters here.
I am just thankful that I can understand them but there’s still other words that I haven’t heard before that is why I am having a hard time understanding their words.
I remember when I was still a child, I was with my mother when I was still a child. I used to play whenever my mother and I went outside.
I always make sure that I get to enjoy everything that involves her because that moment rarely happens.
But my worst nightmare is when I was just having fun but my mother left me without saying anything.
I really cried a lot that day, I didn’t think that she would do that to me.
Thankfully, I have money in my pocket that I managed to get home, but what happened after that made me realize that I am not something she would go crazy if I’m not around.
When I got home, she’s just there, sitting on the couch while eating an apple peacefully.
She didn’t even pay attention to me, she didn’t even ask me what happened and how I am.
Imagine, I was just so young back then but she left me, alone.
I tried to talk to her but whenever I tried, she would shout at me, saying that I was interrupting her leisure time.
That is also the reason why she hired a maid, so she won’t have to take care of me anymore.
I can’t remember anything other than that. Maybe, those memories hurt so much that my brain doesn’t want me to remember it anymore.
But if I was given a chance, I would choose to forget it all. I don’t want to remember those memories at all.
I know what happened, I know that those memories will just bring nightmares to me and those will just make my life miserable even more.
“Ack!”
I couldn’t help but to shout.
Just why is this happening to me?
“Ha…”
“I’m so tired…”
Am I going to sleep outside tonight?
I look around, it’s dark everywhere.
“I haven’t eaten dinner yet…”
Should I ask someone to let me stay in their house for tonight? Even in their garage or whatsoever- oh shoot.
They don’t have a garage here…
Stupid!
But if I do that, what if they’re bad wolves?!
“Goodness…”
I’m not sure if I’m still sane at this point…
I stood up and started to find a house that would help me, when I spotted an area where there are houses, I slowly walked towards that direction.
I made sure that I won’t bump into someone, I don’t want to get into another trouble again…
Every house has lights outside their house. The amount of wolves that are walking outside hasn’t lessened since we arrived. There are kids playing outside their houses and adults doing stuff.
I wonder what time is it already?
I walked through the alley so I could see better which house I would approach first. I peek through the windows secretly to see what kind of family is there.
I just wish that I wouldn’t get punished because what I’m doing is wrong.
Please…I’ll just do it once…
That’s what I did to five houses.
So far, they’re like so-so.
Some of them are a huge family while others are not.
Which house should I ask for favor?
I trust my guts before, but after what happened, I have now trust issues to my guts.
That is why I am having a hard time deciding what I should do…
I am just holding to the fact that we’re here in the village where Alpha Alejandro is around and they wouldn’t dare to do such things to me…
I looked around one more time before I decided to go to the first door near me.
I can do this…
I need to do this…
Please, let the wolf inside this house be kind and safe…
“Hoo…”
I stand in front of the door and calm myself before I knock.
This is it.
I knocked three times and waited for someone to open the door.
“It’s her!”
I almost jumped when I heard someone shout behind me.
“That girl over there!”
There’s this shout again.
I turn my head to where that shout is coming from, one of my eyebrows automatically raised when I saw who is the one shouting.
What’s with her again?
I stare at her wondering what’s gotten into her this time until I realized that she is pointing at me.
“She is the one that I’m talking about, look! She’s about to steal from that house!”
Huh?