CHASING AFTER THE REJECTED

Well deserved, bitch. I looked at them again; their faces were not good at all. It was like the world had turned against them. They belong to a notorious group whose intention was to talk down on people who are not willing to join them. They drive around town like the other girls don't exist. Back in those days in school, they were no better than I was in class. I assist them in doing most of their class assignments. Just because my parents died untimely, denying me the opportunity to study to be a medical doctor. The most annoying amongst them is Eve; teachers usually scold her for her poor performance. She wants to be Andrew's mate and future Luna. One who can't stand the crowd to speak fluently wants to be the future Luna. It is disgusting. I scoffed and moved farther into the group of people gathered. Instead of happy faces, all I was seeing were confused, shocked, and sad faces. "Please could you tell me what is going on?" I asked the lady who was standing next to me. "It seems like Andrew didn't find his mate." I was shocked. I had expected everything but that. How was that possible? The people would be shocked and might revolt, because it was a bad omen. "So what's the next line of action?" I tried to find out from the other slim girl who was holding hands with the one who responded to me. "His father will make a speech; it hasn't happened before. Maybe a new date will be given for selection." She spoke as she knew much about the process. I looked forward and saw Andrew, where he was seated, like he didn't care. While I was digesting the answers given to me, my phone started ringing. It was Avery. My heart started pounding uncontrollably. My hands were shaky to pick up the call. I excused myself from the crowd to avoid them noticing what was happening. I managed to pick. "Take an available taxi to the workplace now, there's an emergency." Avery hung on. It appears that something was wrong and needed urgent attention. I walked down to the gate of the park to get myself a taxi. "No young lady should leave the premises; selection will resume and be concluded today. All the young girls at home must come over for the process to come to an end." That was the voice of Alpha's spokesperson. Everyone knows his voice whenever he makes an announcement. "Where are you heading? Didn't you hear the announcement?" A strange voice spoke to me. I looked around to know who was talking. It was a middle-aged woman, coming with her daughter. I tried to ignore her but she called me by my name. I pretended like I wanted to talk to someone on the phone so she could go her way. "What if she reports me to the authorities? What if she tells my uncle and my wife that she saw me going home?" My questions had no answers. My attention was to go and see what was happening at my workplace. Looking to my left, a taxi came and I stopped it. He moved his car when I entered. Speeding up as I instructed him. My ringing tone pumped out, and my mind was that Avery was calling to find out why I hadn't gotten to the place. Without looking I picked. "You must be mad for not being here. If I get fined, you will see the other side of me, and I will not spare you this time." That was the voice of Wendy. She was calling with a different line, presuming I wasn't going to pick up her calls if she called with her number. A few miles before I get to my workplace. Confusion came over my head. "Driver, stop, reverse, and take me back to where you picked me." I ordered the driver who was on a high speed. "I have a few seconds to get to your destination. Pay me first before I can reverse." He said as he slowly stopped, I realized that I had sent Avery a text who assured me of paying the cabman. I was having an argument with the driver when a colleague passed. "The manager is mad at you, quickly go and answer for yourself." Elvis' words worsened the situation for me. I begged the man to take me to the front of my place of work or allow me to go get his money he refused. I turned around to see Avery who brought him some money. "Have your money, but wait, you are taking her back." Avery handed him some money; he started the car and moved towards us while we were running to see the manager. "You didn't sign your reports before going. The manager will always frown at it, but I begged on your behalf." My mind was a bit calm hearing from Avery. I rushed to the manager's office. "Append your signatures and leave immediately. I was told you guys have an important event." The manager said handing over the biro to me. I signed immediately and rushed out to the cab waiting for me. I jumped into the cab and he drove away on the speed lane. I didn't remember to say even a thank you to the manager and Avery. Wendy must have been looking around to see me. Who knows if the event was over? The chosen mate will be happy, but I don't feel jealous of her because Andrew isn't worth it. He sleeps around with many girls. Those were things I was meditating about. In a few minutes, the driver was at the gate. I jumped out of the car, ran into the pack looking confused I sat on a chair trying to catch my breath. The crowd was more than what I saw before I left. All of a sudden, a sweet smell reached my nose, and my normally quiet wolf, Adelaide, started whining in my head, trying to force her way out. I was really confused as I looked around. Through my confusion, I noticed that all the people around me had moved away and were looking in a particular direction. I looked there too, and then I noticed Andrew walking towards me, his eyes set on me. The sweet smell was getting stronger with every step he took, and my heart was pounding faster. I wanted to step back, but something held me in place. When he reached where I was and stood right in front of me, he brought his face closer, sniffing me. He was shocked by his next words.