Chapter 3
Mehreen's P.O.V:
Okay... this is the last class of the day... After school I have to met Cuphead by the back of the school to start my training. I tap my pencil to my desk as I stare at the clock for the final minutes of class to end. I tear my eyes away from the clock as I look at my school work. Huh... can be better, but I have more important things to do than this. The bell rings as my heart leaps into excitement. I can't tell if this is out of anxiety and worry, or just plain happy to finally start this training to protect the ones I love. Probably both. I quickly put away my papers in my binder as I stuff that binder into my backpack and then I zip it up and off I go! I run down the stairs and out of the school. Middle schoolers and other kids my age pass by me. Some looking at me strangely but I ignore those assholes like always. I take out my phone as I see its buzzing with the picture of my sister on it. I guess she's calling me night now. I pick it up as I immediately go straight to her voice.
"Hey sis! I'm walking to your school now... do you need me to pick you up so we can go home together?" Janis asks me as I feel my face fall. Oh no... how stupid am I!? Janis always picks me up from school so we can walk home safely together! I clear my throat as words rumble my mind.
"No need! I'm gonna hang out with a new friend I made!" I quickly make up.
"Whoa no way really!? Well congratulations on that! But... are you sure your gonna be fine? I know lots of the kids your age like to pick on you. So I'm just worried is all..." Janis whispers to me in a sad tone. It's true... I'm not one to make friends and such. It sucks and Janis my own sister is my only friend I have... I sigh as I hum to her.
"I-I'll be fine Janis... I promise."
"Okay... Just call me again if you need me, Okay?"
"Okay Sis... Love ya..."
"Love ya too... bye."
My phone call with Janis ends as I lower my phone in my hands. I can't believe that I lied to my own big sister! But... this is for us. I sigh as I feel guilt drown my ass as I start to feel sorry for her. My sister is so nice and caring... yet here I am betraying her to go train to werewolf kill. That's something pleasant to think of. I shift my phone back into my backpack as I sigh to myself. I turn myself around as I start to walk behind the school to wait for Cuphead to come. I tap my feet to the ground as I wait minute after minute for Cuphead to come. I sigh as I review the same conversation with Janis on the phone over and over again. I can't help myself but point at myself to lie so terribly to my own older sister.
I guess that means I have to lie to her more often now if I want to keep her safe...
My P.O.V:
I stare at my phone for a second as I shortly after continue to play my music as it beats out of my earbuds. Well... looks like Mehreen is doing fine with this new 'friend' of hers. At least I can't worry so much about her. After all... this is my little sister I'm talking about! She wouldn't lie to her best big sister! At least I hope not. I continue to stroll down the streets of small apartment complexes and small brushes with trees. I can't lie... this is a very nice day! I wish I can be young like Mehreen though... High school is scaring me. I wish I can turn back time to back then when I can't possibly have a single worry in the world. But that's not happening... everything and everyone I love is slipping away. Before I know what's going on, I'm all alone. My deepening thoughts can drive me insane no doubt. I just wish everything can be easy. But nope... I start to loose my smile as I instead start to drive my cheeriness. Into a deep feeling or depression and OR sadness. Now that I rethink about EVERYTHING. It's all so sad now. But that shouldn't matter.
"... Maybe I should call mommy to let her know Mehreen's not coming home yet..."
I sigh to myself sadly as I pause my music and I tap my mom's contact number.
Mehreen's P.O.V:
I snap out of daydreaming as I hear the honks of a car horn go off. I blink as I see from a short distance Cuphead with his head out of his window. Slamming his palm on his car horn to signal me over. So much for a 'Werewolf Hunter' to be sneaky with the actual hunting. I look both ways before I cross the street and I make it to Cups in his car. He unlocks the passengers seat as I hop in and I toss my backpack off. He shifts his body over to look at me with hopeful eyes.
"Mehreen... your positive you wanna do this?" Cuphead asks me with seriousness and with softness in his voice. I nod as I rub and crack my wrists from cramps.
"I-I'm sure Cups! This is something I want!" I exclaim with full positivity. Cups Sighs and turns his body back around. He shifts the handle of his car in reverse and finally driving forward.
"You know Mehreen... your really brave to be taking a job like this. Even if your just a small girl!"
"I'm eleven thanks very much..."
"Either way... this is a scary job, but you have a lot of guts to do this. I'll admit that!" Cups informs me with surprise as he keeps his red eyes on the road. I simply hum and nod as I can feel the emotion of tenseness and nervousness rise to my throat. But I hold it all back as I know for a damn well reason why I'm doing this! No way I'm gonna lose my sister to a werewolf! I can't! I can't allow it! I can't even risk it! I stop my thoughts as I take a moment to gaze out the window. All the trees, bushes, and other kids like me and older or younger walk like there is nothing wrong The this world. When everyone knows damn well as hell there is so many things wrong. Especially the werewolves. It's like so many things are gone thanks to them, no Halloween, no walking at night for most kids, and you can't even convince your parents now-a-days to let you hang out with your closest friends. This sucks like hell. Yet this infection to turn others into werewolves is spreading like wildfire. If you get even the tiniest of bites of a werewolf. Your hands down a goner. If your just unlucky and are born as one, that's just as bad. I sigh as I think of all the possible werewolves there can be. I slam my forehead against the glass as I hear in front of me Cups hum in confusion.
"Hey Mehreen? You alright?" Cups asks me with concern. I let off a small chuckle of laughter as I remove my forehead from the glass of the window.
"I'm fine Cups... just some thinking on things is all..." I simply ensure Cups. He nods as he continues to focus on the road ahead. How long is the place? It can't be insanely far right? If it is... I swear Janis my sis and mum and dad are gonna chew me inside out. They all want what's best for me, yet everyone... but Janis of course wants me to always stay on task with safety and right choices.
"Hey Mehreen?"
"Yeah Cups?"
"We're here... so I hope your ready!" Cups tells me as he stops his car. Cuphead opens the drivers seat door as he exits his car and comes over to open my door for me, "You can leave your backpack in here if you want... Everyone knows by now not to mess with a Werewolf Hunters stuff. Trust me, lots of people and cartoons learned that the HARD way..."
I smile at his comforting as I do leave my backpack in Cuphead's car. He locks it up as I see in front of me a three-story building made out of solid bricks. Some claw marks on the walls, but I guess these are supposed to act as trophies. Cups pats my shoulder as I look up at him, and he meets his eyes with my brown ones.
"Get ready to become a Werewolf Hunter."
Time Skip...
My P.O.V:
I stare at the ceiling as I'm in my T-shirt with pajama shorts. What is taking Mehreen so long to just hang out with a friend? She's starting to worry me, and it's going to be night soon. Which happily adds onto my personal list for worrying about my sister. I hear a door close from the front entry way of our apartment room. I hop to my feet as I hurry and look to see Mehreen all tired looking with one hand on one strap of her backpack. My mum and dad all hurry to Mehreen and check all over her to make sure my sister doesn't have any bites. Nothing... oh thank god for that! Mehreen smiles sweetly as she nudges away from mum and dad and into our bedroom. I let her in as I slowly close our bedroom door. Mehreen throws her backpack to her side of the room and flops herself onto her bed. I go to my bed on my side as I stare at Mehreen from afar.
"So... I see you got to have lots of fun with that friend of yours!" I say quickly to break the awkward silence. Mehreen looks up at me with a soft smile and nods.
"Yeah it was lots of fun! And I'm sorry I worried you Sis... I had too much fun and I lost track on time..."
"It's okay sis... you just made us all a little worried. But hey as long as your happy and safe then that's what matters! At least to me... mommy and daddy have it safety first..." I sheepishly say to my sister. Mehreen smiles as she hops off her bed and walks to me and hugs me. I hug back as I rub my hand up and down my sister's back.
"I'm so glad to have someone like you sis... someone who cares more about me than just my safety..." Mehreen whispers to me sincerely.
"Of course... I trust you and you trust me. So of course I care about you than like what mom and dad see..." I say to her calmly. Mehreen, my only sister I have. She's everything someone can want in a sibling... I need her to be more than just safe.
I want her to see happiness, even if I'm her only source for it.
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