Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
It’s been close to two weeks since Micah showed up at my place. She is terrified of going home, and has finally told me everything about her and Scott. I know I need to talk to Maddix, but Micah has asked me to wait just a few more days. I started school last Monday, and I have been so busy with studies and cheer practice that I honestly haven’t had much time to spend with her. I feel bad, but all she really does is sit out on the porch swing and read, or sleep. When I bring anything up about the baby, she shuts down on me, so I have learned to stop asking. I have a late class tonight, so I left her a note letting her know.
I received a text not long ago from her telling me that she was going to go to the park before it got dark, and that if I made it home before her there would be dinner in the fridge. Thinking of the park, reminded me of that Josh guy. I hadn’t seen him since, but had seen the car that seemed to follow me parked in the student parking lot a few times. I wondered if he attended classes here.
This late class was an economics class that Maddix insisted that I take. He said that it would benefit the pack if I chose to work for the pack. I think he wanted me to take it so that I could teach him about it. I didn’t mind teaching him. Anything to help my big brother. My phone dinged, and I picked it up to check it. It was a text from Maddix, and it said to call him ASAP. This couldn’t be good. I had a feeling I knew what it was about, and if it was what I thought, I needed to be home and with Micah. I shot him a quick text letting him know my class was almost over, and I would call as soon as I got home. He sent me a thumbs up, and I put my phone back in my bag.
The class drug on for another thirty minutes before we were dismissed, and I hurried out the door in hopes of catching a ride with Ashley. Unfortunately, she was already gone, so I started the short walk home. About 2 blocks from our townhouse, I noticed the same car following me. This was getting old real quick, so I stopped on the sidewalk and let it come closer. I threw my hands up and yelled, “If you are going to fucking follow me, at least show your face!” The car stopped in front of me and the window rolled down. In the driver’s seat was Joshua Connor. “No need to yell, beautiful. I was just making sure you made it home. It’s dark out, and you never know what creeps are roaming around here,” he said. I cocked my hip and crossed my arms. Did he really think he was that smooth?
“Well, Josh, nothing screams creeper like slowly following a young girl in a car that you can’t see into. Especially when it’s happened multiple times. Don’t think I haven’t noticed,” I recanted. He started to chuckle and leaned his head against the headrest of his seat. “Well, Miss Alette Young, next time I will just ask if you need a ride. How’s that? Less creepy?” he asked. I squinted my eyes at him, trying to figure out if he was being a smartass or not, and I finally replied. “Yes, it would be less creepy, and a lot more appreciative.” I waved at him and finished the walk to my house. He didn’t follow me, and I was thankful. Being bold wasn’t my forte, and I didn’t have the energy to keep it up.
Micah was just approaching the townhouse as I walked up the sidewalk. She looked as if she had been crying, and I just wrapped my arm around her and led her into the house. We went up to my room, and I plopped on my bed. I patted the spot beside me, and she came and sat with me. “Micah, I have to call Maddix. I have a feeling I know what it’s about, and I have to be honest with him. I can’t lie to Mads. He calls me out everytime. It’s like a sixth sense to him or something. You can trust him 100000000% sweetie. I promise you. You and I can’t keep avoiding him and running from the situation,” I told her.
She nodded her head, and started to cry again. “I’m afraid Maddix will make me face Scott. I can’t. The sheer thought of it sends a terror through my body that I didn’t think possible,” she cried. I gave her a slight smile and said, “Listen, Maddix won’t make you do anything you aren’t comfortable with, but if he doesn’t know what’s going on, he can’t help. What Scott did to you, is a horrible thing. No girl should ever have to go through that trauma. Trust him. You can. He’s one of the best people I know.” She finally agreed, and I took my phone from my bag and called my brother.
“Hey Lettie. Hold on one second. I’m going to go into my office for privacy,” he said. If he was going for privacy, I was certain he already knew what was going on. I heard his door shut, and then he sat at his desk. He put me on speaker, and I did the same. Everyone in the house already knew, so it was alright if anyone heard. I was just thankful Pheonix had left a week ago. “OK, is Micah with you?” he asked. I told him she was and that he was on speaker. “OK good. So, girls, we have a situation here. It’s time for you both to be honest and come clean with me. Micah, why did you run away to Seattle, and why didn’t you even tell your mother why? I don’t have time for games, because what I am dealing with is pretty serious,” he stated. I quickly replied and asked, “Mads, what is going on back home?” He was silent a moment, and then said, “I will explain after you both tell me what’s going on with Micah. The whole story, Lette.”
Micah’s Decision
*Alette POV*
I started to explain everything to Maddix. Everything from the second Micah got here, what was going on with her, and why she was so afraid to go home. Micah told my brother about the continuous rape and abuse that Scott did, and how she would need to surrender the child to Nick’s place when it was born. I could hear the hurt and anger in my brother’s voice when he finally spoke. I definitely wasn’t prepared for what he revealed.
“Lette, Micah, Nick’s place isn’t an option right now. It may be by the time the child comes, but as of right now, it’s being renovated due to an arson. Coffee & Thyme was a total loss, and so was the pack vital statistics offices. Henry, Celeste and Hazel were attacked ‘and left to die in the fire. We have caught the arsonists, and one of them told me already about Micah’s rape.” Maddix said. I was in shock, and quickly replied, “Arsonists? So there is more than one? How would they have known what happened to Micah?” I heard him sigh, and he said, “It was Scott and Jace Combs that started the fire. Jace tried to stop him, but Scott was hell-bent on revenge. There’s more though, Lette. Scott is Willow’s biological father. He had raped her birth mother, and the day she gave birth, he had beaten her pretty badly. Dosed her with Wolfsbane in hopes of causing not only her to die, but the baby too.” I could hear the absolute fury in his voice, and I wished I was home to comfort my brother.
He went on to tell me that it was safe for Micah to come home, and that he would make sure she was protected. I knew my brother and Riley would do everything they could to make sure she was safe. “Micah, would you be against moving to Starry Moon until after the baby is born? My uncle Jason and Aunt Rebecca would be more than happy to take you in, and your mother could also go if you wanted. They have a prime medical facility, and a great mother’s home. They also have a top of the line children’s home that could take in the child once it’s born. It is totally up to you, but even if you stay here in Blood Moon, you will still be safe. Due to the nature of his crimes, I have no choice than to sentence Scott to death. Jace will get a long jail sentence, but I cannot and will not show mercy to a treasonous rapist,” he asked. Micah agreed to come home, but only after Scott’s execution. She didn’t feel safe there as long as he was alive.
We disconnected the call, and Micah was eerily silent. I shook her knee, and took my finger to lift her chin. “No sad eyes. You are too gorgeous to allow those baby blues to be sad. I told you Maddix would take care of things, didn’t I? I asked. She gave me the first genuine smile she had given in days. Hell, weeks at this point. Her belly was starting to show a little pooch, and I noticed her rubbing it more frequently. She says she can’t raise it, but part of me thinks she will change her mind once the pup is born. Part of me wanted to beg her to go to Starry Moon, but in the end it was her choice.
We spent the rest of the night talking and laughing, just like when we were in school. I told her about Joshua, and how I thought he had a thing for me. It only made sense, at least in my head, because of following me and stuff. She warned me to be careful, because she thought following me and watching me from a distance was weird, but she knew I wasn’t the type to back down from something that intrigued me.
Before we realized it, the clock on my phone said 3:45am. I had class at 10am, so I told her we had better try and sleep. I shut off the lights, and crawled in my bed next to her. I thought she had fallen asleep when I heard her say, “Lettie, thank you for being the best friend in the whole world. I don’t think I could have gotten through all of this without you.” I snuggled in close to her, and told her I would always be beside her. She was one of my closest and best friends, and I wouldn’t let her go through hard times alone.
My alarm started blaring way before I was ready to get up. I begrudgingly turned it off and crawled out of my bed. I tried to be as quiet as I could, so not to wake up Micah. Maddix said he was carrying out the execution immediately, and that meant she would be leaving me sooner rather than later. I had a short class schedule today, and I planned on taking Micah shopping before she left. Thankfully, she had a car, and we wouldn’t have to take an uber.
I threw on a comfy outfit of dark green leggings, an oversize white tshirt, and my black old school Vans shoes. I threw my hair up in a messy bun, and grabbed a bagel and bottle of OJ as I rushed out the door. I was definitely going to have to talk to Maddix about supplying us girls with a couple of cars. Walking down the street towards the school, I saw a familiar car parked at the end of it. Josh was leaning against it like he was waiting for someone. I slowed my pace, because something felt off, but I was probably being paranoid. As I got closer, his big smile spread across his handsomely chiseled face.
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