Chapter Eighteen

                                    

                                          

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Chapter Eighteen 
I hopped in my car right after the last period, unable to remain at school any longer. 
The resurfacing tension of Jason's words haunted my every thought and kept me from paying the least bit of attention. 
Even Mr. Jeff's roaring voice didn't break me out of the faze.
I kept seeing Jason's disappointment and couldn't help picturing how furious he'd be if he found out the whole truth.
How would he react if he knew Blade and I kissed?
How would he react if he knew we'd been meeting secretly? 
I tried to shake the thoughts away but they just kept coming back as if attracted by an invisible magnetic force.
He really had no right to be to angry at me, though. I couldn't help that I've been destined to be with Blade. If I could, I'd change it. 
I'd change it all! 
Jared would be my mate and mom and dad would be happy. 
Jason wouldn't hate me so much all the time and just for the sake of happiness, I'd learn to maybe possibly not hate Amanda so much.
But I couldn't change anything. Hell, I can't even control my feelings let alone change life! 
I let my head rest on the steering while despite the risk and drove using my knee to stir. 
When I reached home, my stomach began to twist. An unsettling feeling drooped over me and I walked slowly inside .
Mom was there, watching the blank TV screen while biting nervously at her nails.
She jumped up when she saw me.
"Emerald, I didn't see you."
"Mom, are you okay?"
"No, Emerald, I'm not. Sit down please."
Nervous, I obeyed and took a seat. 
She placed her hands on top of mine and I cringed when I saw that she had bitten her nails until the skin. 
They were a blotchy pink color, some of it oozing red with blood. 
"We need to talk," she said, her green eyes bore directly into my identical ones.
"About what?" 
"I think you already know."
I stayed silent.
"Where were you last night?" 
"H-home, where else," I stuttered.
Her face turned a bright red with anger.
"Don't!" she yelled then fought to control her angry," Just don't lie to me anymore. What's going on Emerald? Talk to me."
"Nothing."
She shut her eyes and stood up. She paced around the room. 
"First, you go into this depression faze after Jared, and you don't talk to anybody. Then you shift with no mate and start disappearing at night, don't think we haven't been noticing. You slowly start to go back into depression right after we thought it was over and you start too look all pale and sick. 
We find out you've been attacked by a rouge and you didn't even tell us! We had to find out at the meeting with the enemy pack!"