Chapter 12

I wiped my tears and turned around to face Dolphus. I didn't want him to see me cry, he never wanted to see me cry either.

"Alaya, are you okay?" He asked quietly

"Ofcourse, I am. Why??"

"Well, you don't look fine to me. What's up with the whole Elders meeting"

I knew this point was a very serious one. So he knew about the elders meeting and he's hoping that there's been a solution. But the reality was that there was no solution.

"Alaya" he called out as I came back from my long trip of thoughts."What's the end point?" He asked hoping for a great response but I knew there was none.

I didn't want to lie to him, so I hoped to sugarcoat it. I started "Dolphus, I played my part well and the elders played thiers too. It's not like we finally decided on one particular thing but....."

"Calm down, Alaya. You don't have to beat around the bush. I know that they didn't agree to it , right?" He cuts in

I took a deep breath and started "Okay, so they want it thier way and I want it my way. Only oke way can go actually and which do you think?" I asked smiling sheepishly

The skin of his forehead twisted Abit as he looked at me speechless. When. He was able to finally open his mouth, he said to me "Alaya, you know this people's ways would have to work because the whole pack will stick with them."

"Well, I don't care about what they think or what they want. I'll make it fun for the pack, you know. Trust me." I replied exuding this full confidence like I had the whole world under my feets.

Dolphus looked at me in awe, I was sure he didn't understand what I was trying to do. But I understood myself. I know that most of the werewolves didn't go to college or weren't allowed to go. And I, as a teenager craved college every day of my life, so I believed that they were teenagers too who would be craving college. The youths were the majority ok the pack and I knew too well to include them in all I had to do, that would be the best way to solve the issue.

"So what's on that silly mind of yours?" He asked

I smirked and replied, "They think everyone in the pack would be against my going to the college....."

"Well, they don't think, they know" he cut in

I stayed quiet for a while giving him a stern look of his life. He immediately caught the fire and apologized. "Sorry, I was telling you the reality. I'm sorry Alaya"

I sighed and continued, "It's not the reality, it's not happened yet. It's a fact but that's not my reality. My reality is that I would lead this pack and balance it with college and the majority of the pack would have to support me with it, is that understood?"

"Hmmm...... Okay I support, thought it's not understood cause How on earth are you planning to do that?"

I looked at him, I could feel everything he was feeling inside. I almost was feeling the same way but I knew better to be positive at this time. He wanted to believe so deeply in what I was doing but he was looking at the present condition and state in the pack. I just believed so strongly in what I was doing even though I wasn't sure what exactly I was going to do.

"Dolphus, we'll work it out and you'll assist me at every step tho. I'll kill every dog in my way though"

"Wait, What?" He blurted out the question curiously

I sighed and said, "When I said I'll kill every dog, I didn't mean kill as a word. I was exaggerating, I mean that I'll put everyone aside who is against me, I won't let them win. Better?"

"Ofcourse the explanation is better than the normal saying, don't be doing figures of speech cause you're going to college. It just one day in college and you're using figures of speech. Ho ho" he said jokingly

I arched my brow and he stood still, we kept quiet for a while and started laughing loudly afterwards. I've barely been with Dolphus but I knew he was a great guy.

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I was lying on my bed and looking at the ceiling, so many thing running through my mind. I was just eighteen and it felt like I had the whole world on my mind. I had loads of things to think on and a big part of my world would be crushed if I didn't do something immediately. I closed my eyes slowly and said a prayer.

"If there's a God that hear, please answer my prayers. Please let everything run smoothly and let me win this race triumphantly."

I picked up my phone, called the only person that loved me from day one, Skai. I really needed to talk to someone. Skai had been teaching me to talk to God most often but I feel like it's pretty crazy sometimes. A god who isn't ever physical, the same way I have great issues talking to the moon goddess. Skai wantd me to have nothing to do with the moon goddess, she said there was one true God, my dad use to say that too despite being a werewolf.

Skai was on the line almost immediately, "Babes, What's up" she asked enthusiastically

I took a deep breath, wasn't even sure of where to start. Skai always understands me.

"Girl, you know you can talk to me about anything, common spill the milk" She said and immediately I poured out my whole heart to her. My emotions took a whole of me and I cried in the process. Skai was the only person on earth permitted to see me at my worst cause she always knew how to make it good.

When I was done, she prayed for me and told me how much God loves me, I usually hear that alot from her. She told me how unique I am and reminded me of the mysterious things I did as a child and still came out victorious. She just knew how to spice up my mood.

She ended by saying, "Lay, I've got you. I'll always be there, I'm not with you now but God is right there, Lay you've got to learn to feel him and believe he's there. My heart is right with you, we'll see tomorrow. Have this one thing in mind till you fall asleep and wake up again, You're the youngest in charge, therefore you're the best in charge. Goodnight my baby."

I couldn't stop smiling after that call, I kept on smiling and feeling good till I slept off. Everybody needs a Skai Jackson in their life.