Aaliyah

I have one day left. One more day until my birthday. One more day until I can find my mate. One more day until I'm rejected at first sight. I couldn't be happier.

Walking through the crowded hallways at Oakmont High School was always an experience in itself. I was forced to be constantly on alert in fear of being trampled or tripped by the hurrying students around me. I was still not anymore comfortable wearing the same drab attire I had worn for the past 4 years. The clothing made me feel further out of place even though it ensured that I was never bothered or noticed. My valiant efforts were finally going to be paid off. I was hopeful that I would get lucky and find my mate straight away. It would make the entire process a lot easier. However, waiting another week or two wouldn't matter in the long run as long as the end result was the same; that I was set free. 

As I strode to my class I was careful to make sure my eyes showed no emotion. This wasn't a particularly hard feat but I had to be careful, I had worked for years to get this far. No family, friends or acquaintances. I was always the kid left over when the class paired up. God it felt good. My mate couldn't possibly want me how I was, or at least how I pretended to be. I was a nobody, an unlovable unknown presence. It was the only way to survive. I wasn't going to get my heart broken. I wasn't going to have to depend on anyone.

Being invisible at school was tiring but worth it. There was an incredibly high chance that my mate would be from our pack as inter-pack mates were rare. I got through each week knowing I could reward myself on the weekends. I could do anything as long as it wasn't in our pack territory where I could gain unwanted attention. This weekend would hopefully be the first where it wouldn't matter where I was. After a mutual breakup with my mate I wouldn't have to worry about people actually liking or caring about me. The only love werewolves get are from their family, friends and their mate. This weekend would leave me with zero out of three. I couldn't wait.

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Hey guys, thanks for starting my book, I hope my lack of writing skills hasn't disappointed you too much. I seem to have too many ideas in my brain but find it difficult to put them in words. This is probably a sign that I shouldn't be a writer but I'm a persistent bitch so I'm not gonna give up yet :) Anyway I would love any feedback you have on my characters (I guess this should be character since there's only one character so far), my plot or my writing style. Also:

What do we think of Aaliyah's outlook on the werewolf life and mates?

Agree? Disagree? 

Finally, any character aesthetic ideas? I'm really lost (I was planning on waiting until I finalised character aesthetics to publish this chapter but the aesthetics aren't going well so I guess they're on the back-burner for now).

Until next time,

Mistry <3