The seventh chapter!
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EMILY
Emily had other plans than Aria after school. She was walking the new girl, Maya, home. They enjoyed each other's company and it felt like they had been best friends for ever.
''Thanks for walking me home.'' Maya said to Emily.
''It's no big deal. Practice doesn't start till four. ''
''Never had a jock friend before.'' Maya said 'never' with a really high voice which she sometimes unconsciously did. Emily laughed at it and Maya joined her even though she didn't know why.
''I guess that makes you my first.'' She poked her and smiled. A loud noise drew Emily's attention and she immediately grew serious. Two work men were throwing Alli's stuff in a container, roughly. ''You okay?'' Maya asked. She faced Maya.
''It's hard for me to talk about. I didn't tell you everything about the girl that used to live here.'' "Allison?"
''She disappeared last summer, she' s still missing.''
'' That must've been awful for you.'' While they were talking, they were walking towards the house that had brought up so much memories.
"I used to think: If I wouldn't talk about her, I wouldn't think about her."
''But you still do.'' Maya almost whispered, feeling a lot of empathy for her.
''Yeah.''
''I'm sorry.'' Was all Maya could think of to say. Looking into each other eyes, they smiled Emily feeling good for telling this to her and Maya feeling good for knowing what had been bothering her new friend. The two girls wanted to kiss each other a goodbye, like friends do, but it almost ended up at their mouths, not their cheeks. Both pulled surprised away. After smiling a little bit awkwardly , Maya spoke first.
''See you tomorrow?"
"yeah."
''Bye.'' Right after turning her back to the little girl, she smiled widely.
Swim practice was over and after the usual shower, Emily went to her locker with the bath towel wrapped around her naked body. Trying to open her locker, Spencer came to hers which was five lockers away.
''Hey.'' She greeted.
''Have you been hanging out with Aria? ''
''Not really.'' Emily answered. Finally, it opened. She frowned. There was a white folded paper next to her backpack. Before practice, it hadn't been there yet. Curious what it was, she folded it open and read the handwritten words inside, over and over again.
Hey Emily, I've been replaced, you've found another friend to kiss! –A
''Emily?'' Spencer asked worried. She saw the look on her face, a panicking one. ''Is everything alright?'' she said, leaning against the locker next to Emily. ''Why wouldn't it be?'' She tried to put her best smile on, hoping it would convince her. Spencer left so it must've worked.
SPENCER
Spencer was in her bathing suit, taking something to eat out of the fridge. A door clicked open and a breeze of hot air came in.
''Perfect time for a Jacuzzi.'' Wren said after entering, cleaning his feet at the doormat.
"I thought you guys weren't moving in till next week.'' Spencer answered dryly.
''Melissa wanted to settle before classes started. You wouldn't happen to have a towel, would you?'' He asked, looking at the one on Spencer's shoulder. She smiled and threw it at him. The half-naked guy in the Hasting's kitchen, caught the towel easily and dried himself. Spencer put down her drink, rubbed her sore shoulder and almost groaned but kept it in. She had been running through the woods last night, as a wolf. Cold wind running through her coat, the smell of nature and animals, running away from her and speed. That was what she liked the most of all. The feeling that she was faster as everyone else, that she could run, run far away from her to take a break. But after a few miles, a brute force had thrown her from her feet, to the ground. Her shoulder had landed first and the rest of her body had gone in a weird angle right after it. Her nose suddenly not anymore up in the wind but down in the grass and sand. A voice, a human voice, started talking to her but she was still a wolf, she couldn't understand what he was saying. Changing back to her human shape, she looked over her good shoulder to see who had been so stupid to this. It shouldn't been such a surprise it was her cousin. He was sixteen now, on his strongest and hadn't learned his own power yet.
''I'm so sorry! '' He said, looking at the angry look on Spencer's face. ''I thought I bumped you soft, I only wanted to scare you a bit, not hurt you! I really am sorry, if I had known that it would turn out like this than…''
''Stop, I'm fine. I think.'' She interrupted him before he could say a hundred times sorry. Still on the ground, she raised one eyebrow at him.
''Oh yeah, I'm sorry.'' And he turned around, with his naked butt towards her. Trying to stand up, even with the sharp stings of pain, she eventually managed it but it would heal soon, she was a werewolf after all.
''I'm going to walk home, so I don't have to use my shoulder to run. Don't say you're sorry again, I'm fine. Really. Just watch out the next time.'' After that, she turned around and went back home, walking the distance with no clothes. Thank god it was warm.
Back in the now, Wren heard her sigh and saw her rub her shoulder.
''Tough day at school?''
''Tough field hockey practice.'' She automatically said. It was her excuse for almost everything.
''I wrote for Oxford.''
''Oh, that looks good on a med school app.''
''I did it, because I loved it.'' She just nodded. He looked at her shoulder and
named some scientific things that could be causing her pain but it sounded just like a lot of difficult words.
''I bet you say that to all the girls?'' Spencer joked, not wanting to admit she had no idea of what he just said. He smiled and walked to her, stood behind her back and held his hands up to ask permission.
''I can help.''
''Okay. Doctor Wren.''
He started pushing with his thumbs right beneath her shoulder blade and at first, it caused more pain but it soon changed. Instead of causing it, he was taking it away.
''That's awesome.'' She closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of the pain going away, the hands of Wren on her back and breath of him in her neck. She was enjoying it a little bit too much but she couldn't care less. ''Better, right?'' Wren asked, seeing her reaction.
An annoying voice from the hall called Wren and made the wonderful experience end. Pretending like nothing happened, Spencer walked out and the doctor stood still in the kitchen. Behind him was the almost empty can from her and he quickly took it in his hands, so he had a reason to stand there. ''Who were you talking to?'' Melissa asked, coming inside with her usual fancy clothes, many clothes bags and her hair loose. He looked behind him to the door and turned back to Melissa. ''No one. ''
