Chapter 2

After I finished up with everything I had to do at home, I grabbed my backpack and walked to school.

On my way, I spotted Raquelle as she zoomed pass me in her car.

I'm lucky she didn't see me. She would have probably made fun of me or something.

On the street, I saw a young couple. They stared into each other's eyes lovingly while they talked. They kissed passionateky.

I smiled to myself as I passed them. I wish I had what they had.

I wish I had someone to call mine. I wish I had someone to run to when life gets too hard. It'll be nice to have someone to hold; someone to talk to and just be with.

As badly as I want this, I doubt I'll ever find love.

Who would ever love me?

This question bothered me a lot. Everyone made me feel unlovable, including my family. I can't even consider them as my family. They're just people I live with. I'm never included in anything they do together. I was even surprised when Janet invited me for dinner with the Alpha..

She's probably just doing that to keep up appearances, so she doesn't seem like a bad step mom.

I don't think I can ever be loved by anyone. It's pretty clear to me.

A lot of times, I wonder what my mate would be like. I don't care about physical appearance. I just hope he's kind to me. I've been through so much. Having a cruel mate would make my life miserable.

I just hope he doesn't reject me because I'm an omega.

I've heard stories about omegas being rejected. Nobody wants to be mated to one.

I was so caught up in my thoughts that I hadn't realized I had reached school already.

I did my best to keep my head down as I entered the building. I don't want any trouble. I do my best to stay out of people's way.

Unfortunately, that didn't work out because I tripped and fell.

While I got up, a bunch of girls laughed at me.

"Look girls" one of them said "Now, she's down to earth"

"What are you made of?" another girl spoke "Air? You're so fucking light"

"Such a shame to skinny girls. She's not even pretty"

"The moon goddess must really hate your mate"

I dusted my jeans and went straight to my locker, not minding their snarky comments. Believe it or not, I'm used to it.

People don't fail to remind me how unattractive my body is because I'm skinny. You should know by now, skinny isn't in vogue anymore.

Most people pay millions of dollars for ass and boob shots. The only accepted way of being skinny is if you're a super model but I'm not which causes me to get bullied for it.

I gathered the books I needed for my first period.

Everything was going fine until the R-train decided to pass.

The R-train is a group of the three most popular girls in the school.

People refer to them as the Queen Bees but I don't agree with this. To me, they're more like termites. At least, bees are useful.

Their names all start with the letter 'R' : Raven, Rachel and my step-sister; Raquelle Raquelle happens to be the leader of the group. It's ironic, isn't it?

"Hey Rose" Raven called

I didn't answer her. Maybe if I pretend not to hear her, she'll eventually go away. I don't want problems with anyone.

The next thing I felt was my hair being yanked.

"Ow!" I exclaimed.

I struggled to break free. Before I could do anything, she slammed my head into my locker.

I groaned in pain.

"I can see you're growing wings" Rachel said "You were actually going to pretend like you didn't hear me call you?"

Raquelle made a tsk sound "I wonder what gave you the guts to do that, sister"

I just kept quiet. Replying them would only make it worse.

"Face us when we talk to you" Raven said.

Slowly, I turned around to face them. Rachel moved closer to me. I guess she was going to do something but she paused when a teacher passed by.

He looked at us in suspicion.

"What are you guys doing?" he asked.

"Uh..." Raquelle trailed. She smiled sweetly at him "Nothing sir"

"We were just talking to Rose" Raven said "Just girl talk"

I held my nose in pain. Rachel slammed my face into my locker pretty hard. I'm sure my face is as red as a tomato right now.

The teacher looked at me "Why is your nose swollen?"

"Yeah" Rachel spoke "I was just about to ask her that"

The teacher looked at me, anticipating my answer.

"I fell" I muttered.

He didn't look convinced

"You fell?" he sounded skeptical "Are you sure?"

"Yes sir"

He eyed the three of them

"Bullying is not allowed in this school" he said "You know that, don't you?"

Raven gasped "US? Bullies? How can you think such a thing?"

Raquelle waved her hand and scoffed "Rose is my sister. We were just having a conversation with her, right Rose?"

I was silent. I was scared that if I opened my mouth, I would cry which would get them into trouble. If they get into trouble, I'll get into even bigger trouble because they'll make sure they punish me for it.

I just want to crawl into a corner and lie down there. I'm tired of everything. I wish all this could stop.

"Rose, is this true?" he asked me.

Do I really have a choice?

I have no choice but to lie for the sake of my own safety.

"Yes sir" I replied "We were just talking"

He still didn't look convinced. However, he had no proof.

"Very well then"

He gave us a nod then walked away.

"You wont be so lucky next time, bitch" Raven said "You're lucky we're all in a good mood"

"Let's go, girls" Raquelle said.

While walking away, she bumped into me, making my books fall down. They all giggled at her action.

When they finally left, I let out a deep breath.

At least, that's over.