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Tala's POV
I opened the kitchen door, to be greeted with the heavenly smell of freshly baked cookies and cakes. I walked over to where Emily was bending over to retrieve a batch of cookies from the oven. "Smells great, Emily." She mustn't have heard me come in because she stood up so quickly that a couple of the cookies fell off the tray and onto the floor.
"Oh! Tala! I didn't hear you come in. Are you feeling ok? That door hit your head pretty hard." She smiled at me, before quickly picking up the cookies off of the floor and placing them in the bin. I just stood there, mouth agape. I don't get it, why do all these people… well Jake and Emily at least, care about me already? I barely know them!
"I… umm… I-I'm sorry I startled you. I guess I kind of put the cookies to waste, huh?" I said, looking down at my feet. Emily giggled before grabbing the oven mitt off of the table.
"Well, even if they were put to waste, it doesn't matter. The boys eat so much that always make over seven batches." She smiled slightly, as she pulled two more batches of cookies out of the oven. I laughed.
"Well, it's a good thing you're hear 'cause I could eat an elephant for every meal." I smiled. Wow… me. ACTUALLY smiling. It was official. I liked Emily. I moved closer, to help her with the cookies (I really just wanted to snatch one), when suddenly the kitchen door flew open and all the boys poured in. The table was soon crowded with teenage boys, waiting for food. Jake went to grab one as he sat down, but Emily smacked his hand with the spatula.
"Not until they're all out, and the girls get them first." She scolded in a motherly way. Jake pouted, making me giggle. Yes, you heard it right… I giggled. How humiliating. Everyone spun towards me, mouths wide open. Jake was smiling slightly, mouth only slightly open in surprise.
"Did you just… GIGGLE?" Sam said to me. I glared at him and shrugged my shoulders (my way of saying 'whatever') I turned back around and grabbed a cookie, chewing on it slowly, savouring every taste as if it were my last meal. Someone sighed behind me, before I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Listen Tala, I'm sorry about what I said before," Sam said. "I know it was wrong, but that doesn't mean you can give me the silent treatment." I spun around to face him. I had a look of pure horror on my face. The whole room had gone quiet, as everyone watched our confrontation.
"Did you just tell me what to do?" I raised my eyebrows in annoyance. Sam's face went red and he growled at me, taking a threatening step towards me.
"Yes, I did. I am your older brother and you WILL do as I say. As long as you're under my roof, you follow my rules. Got it? I'm doing this for your own good." he growled/yelled. Emily was looking at Sam in shock.
"Sam, you can't…" Emily began, but one look from Sam made her stop mid-sentence.
"Oh please. 'I'm doing this for your own good?' As if you even give a crap about me." I scoffed. Sam growled again. Damn, those growls sounded familiar.
"Believe it or not, I do care about you Tala. I always have." He was right in my face, glaring at me. I shoved him away. He hit the opposite wall with a thud. Everyone was staring at me in shock, even Emily. I guess they weren't use to a girl being strong.
"You care about me? Please Sam, I heard everything you said about me in the other room and you know it!" Sam had unleashed the beast now, and my inner beast wasn't holding back.
"Sam, what did you say about Tala?" Emily said, with a scowl on her face. Sam flushed red under her disapproving gaze. I continued as if she hadn't spoken.
"If you REALLY cared Sam, then you wouldn't have said that." I was shaking in fury now. I knew I had to get out of here soon before someone got hurt, but first I was going to finish what I had to say.
"I didn't say a thing!" He growled, shooting a quick glance at Emily. This just made me madder. How could he lie like that to his own fiancé?
"Oh please! 'It's not your fault Jake. She's just a klutz, a moron. She's a mistake and always will be.' Yeah, sure you didn't say anything Sam!" I stalked towards the back door. I grabbed the handle, and opened. I turned around to say one last thing.
"You know, if you didn't want me here than you should have just said no. I'm used to not being wanted, it wouldn't have been a big deal." And with that last remark I ran out the door. Tears began to stream down my face as I flew into the woods. I couldn't control my inner beast any longer. My body began to convulse. Next thing I knew I was sprinting through the trees on all fours. My inner wolf had taken over.
Sam's POV
Everyone was staring after her, but one by one they turned to face me, slouched against the wall. Emily was the last to face me. Emily, my beloved Emily, had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Sam," she whispered, as everyone turned to her in shock (no-one has ever seen her cry before), "what have you done?"
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