Filed To Story: Falling for the Alpha As a Student Novel
I told him.
He began to fill it out when the door opened, and Skylar poked her head inside the room. Her aura and energy could be felt right away, and everybody looked up to see her. I heard Matt and Kayla both gasping when she walked into the room.
I told Kayla we were holding the meeting late because we had a vampire but seeing it and hearing about it were two different things. I don’t think any of us would think that she would actually show up.
“Am I late?”
She asked, glancing at the clock on the wall.
It had just turned 8 pm.
I shook my head.
“You are right on time, Skylar,”
I assured her.
Without saying anything more, Skylar walked into the room and found a seat on the opposite side of the table and furthest away from everyone else. I don’t think that surprised anyone.
Almost immediately after, the door opened again and a skinny, nerdy-looking guy walked into the room.
“Is this the student committee room?”
He asked peering around.
Before I could answer, Becca spoke first.
“Hey, Luis!”
She said cheerfully. He smiled pleasantly at her. “I saved you a seat next to me,”
she added, waving him over.
He quickly walked further into the room and toward her. I handed him a signup sheet and a key as he walked by and murmured, “Thanks.”
I got a key for Matt as well and slid it across the table to him and another for Skylar.
“Everybody in the committee gets a key to this room,”
I explained. “Even if we don’t have any scheduled meetings, you are all welcome to come here to get work done. I am planning on having a meeting at least once a week. But I’ll keep you updated via text messages, so make sure my number is in your phone.”
I felt like I was truly in charge; the feeling was surreal. I spent my entire life watching my father be in charge, so I suppose it was like second nature to me.
The door opened again, and I turned to see Rachel running into the room. I was honestly surprised to see her.
“Hey,”
I said to her, trying to act casual.
“Sorry, I’m late,”
she said, rushing past me and taking a seat at the table. “I had some stuff to do beforehand.”
“Seems you always have stuff to do lately,”
I said; not trying to sound mean, but I was a bit annoyed and a little worried for her.
She glanced at me, pressing her lips firmly together.
“I’m busy,”
she said, her voice much dryer than it ever has been.
Her eyes were dark; they weren’t like her normal bright ocean blue. Looking into them made me feel uneasy.
“Sorry,”
I said, not wanting to get into an argument. I grabbed a key from the baggie and handed it to her. “Everyone gets a key to this room,”
I explained.
Without saying anything, she took the key and shoved it into the pocket.
When she did so, I noticed there was a light red stain on her pants, making me narrow my eyes at her. She smelled off; I couldn’t explain it. Just different. But I didn’t say anything to her about it out loud; I just shook my head and clanked at the clock.
It was 10 past 8, which meant I needed to start this meeting because Skylar had class at 9.
“I guess this is everybody,”
I said, shrugging and glancing at Brody who looked disappointed.
I sat down and opened my notebook, starting from the very first plan idea Becca and I had. A fall formal. We never had a back-to-school party and we’ve already been back for a little over a month, so we decided on a fall formal instead.
“So, I’ll need volunteers to prepare that. We’ll need a venue, preferably one with a ballroom, and some to help with decorating and catering,”
I explained. “We have plenty of funding, so money isn’t an issue, “I added.
Before anyone could say anything, the door of the room slowly opened, turning everybody’s attention in that direction.
I heard Kayla gasping loudly and the color of Becca’s face drained. I didn’t have to look to know who it was, but I did anyway.
“Hey…”
Sarah said in a low and awkward tone. “Sorry, I’m late…”
Lila’s POV
“You aren’t late at all,”
Brody said a little too quickly, making me furrow my brows at him. He pulled a seat out beside him and motioned for her to sit down.
She stood in her place at the doorway though, staring at me almost sheepishly.
“Come on in, Sarah,”
I said, motioning for her to enter the room and sit beside Brody.
“What the hell is going on?”
Rachel asked, staring at Sarah with the most disgusted look on her face. “Why is she here?”
She said the word “she”
like it was a bad taste on her tongue, which surprised me. I knew Rachel didn’t like Sarah, not a lot of people did, but I didn’t expect her to be so rude.
“She is here because she is joining the committee,”
I answered simply, taking a signup sheet and a key, and handing them both to Sarah as she took her seat next to Brody.
“I thought she wasn’t allowed to,”
Kay said, glancing at me and then back at her curiously.
“Headmaster Prescott made an exception,”
I explained. “It’ll be good for Sarah to learn how to work with a team and it’s her way of giving back to the school. She’d like to right her wrongs and there’s no better way than to join our committee.”
“But she can’t participate in any school activities. But she can help us plan them and be part of the committee,”
Becca helped me explain.
“You both discussed this without me?”
Rachel scoffed; I looked at her feeling all sorts of shock and disbelief.
“You haven’t been around to talk,”
I reminded her, my force becoming much flatter than I meant it. “I’m sorry that we blindsided you with this, but you haven’t been here.”
“I don’t want that bitch here,”
Rachel hissed.
I looked at Becca who was staring directly at Rachel with her body tense.
“It’s not up to you,”
Becca surprised me by saying. “Lila is the president, and it was approved by the headmaster.”