Helanie:
"They will not bother you again," Emt said after they had left. Sydney had actually passed out, so she was taken to the hospital by the warrior from her pack who ca to pick her and Salem up.
"Lamar is a good friend, huh? He had been waiting outside and had actually spoken to the warriors about the fact that you two were in the library last night," Kaye was cracking his knuckles while speaking about Lamar.
"He also told us that you have been numb this whole ti and probably even in denial," Maximus added, "which is not a good thing, Helanie. You need to understand, it wasn’t your fault, and your friend will co back soon."
Emt had cald down from earlier, but he still sat in his seat, focusing on the letters he was writing to the packs whose mbers had bullied today.
"We will continue with the holidays then. But fear not, you will receive justice, and all the students, once they co back, will apologize to you in front of everyone once again," Norman added, shaking his leg. He looked anxious as well.
"You have your bags packed?" Maximus inquired, and I guess it was ti I opened my goddamn mouth too. I had just been nodding all this ti.
"Lamar packed them for ," I replied but didn’t know my response would get another bone crack from Kaye. He was standing beside Norman, cracking and stretching.
"And where will you be staying?" Maximus leaned over the table, his eyes now even more prominent.
"I—" Norman stole his brother’s attention back to himself. "I have booked a hotel room in a nearby pack for her," he replied.
I didn’t want to be in the Dark Eclipse pack; this was the pack where Benita’s café was.
But I didn’t have a choice. However, I was contemplating how to deny taking Norman’s help.
"A hotel room?" Maximus inquired.
"Yeah." Norman leaned ahead to look over at Maximus through Emt. I watched Maximus and Norman stare at each other in silence before Maximus nodded, agreeing with his brother.
"Actually—I am thankful for your help, but I will manage sothing myself." As I declined his help, I noticed the three of them staring back at , like they were certain I would be so happy to have their support and help.
"Yeah, she doesn’t have to stay at the hotel," Emt mumbled under his breath, his head down as he continued to work on the complaint letters.
Emt cocked his head as he stared at the letter, confirming he wrote it right before signing it, and while doing so, he added, "She is staying at the mansion with us."
The silence thickened. I watched all their faces one by one. First, I saw Maximus zone out with a little smirk on his lips. Then I saw Kaye smile at . However, when my eyes moved to Norman, I noticed the look of sadness and worry etched on his face. Of course, he didn’t like .
And then my eyes moved to Emt, who still had his head down but his eyes were up, watching . I quickly straightened my posture and looked down once realizing Emt had been noticing stare at his brothers for a reaction.
"I think she will be more comfortable at the hotel. Given how her mother and the others don’t want her around either—" Norman gulped, speaking to Emt while gently elbowing him.
"I think Emt is right," Kaye rolled his eyes, finally agreeing with Emt for the first ti.
Yep! They did not have a good relationship.
"Helanie has been through a lot, and she needs soone to bring her back to life by taking care of her. Usually, such trauma—seeing your own friend—it leads to great depression, and Helanie being in denial is already a hint that she’s headed that way." Kaye was so quick to explain why I should stay with them.
I wasn’t sure how good of an idea it was. I actually agreed with Norman on this.
"Can I have a say in this? I think Professor Norman is right. I don’t like being in that mansion. I want to be alone by myself for so ti," I stated, but noticed how Emt began shaking his finger at .
"Weren’t you upset that you left Lucy alone only for a few hours when she was showing signs of depression? Yeah! Not taking any chances, and Helanie, I’m making that decision for you with a lot of hopes that you will not say no to . So think before you make a decision." The sudden sadness in Emt’s voice, the idea that I didn’t feel safe or comfortable at his mansion, made feel guilty.
He wasn’t trying to control my life. He was just overly concerned because he thought if I were left alone, I might go deeper into depression.
"It is my request," Emt added, and everyone’s eyes now narrowed at .
How could I say no to Emt?
"Okay." With that, I concluded that I would be going back to that mansion again.
But this ti, I would not be taking any shit from anyone. I swear those three won and this demon called Norman would not be allowed to co near or insult .
"Thank you," Emt mouthed those words with a smile on his lips, and Maximus narrowed his eyes and weirdly shared a glance with Kaye.
The two nodded to each other after speaking with their eyes.
"But may I have a request, please? I want to stay in the guest room, as I will be just staying there as a guest," I requested, and Emt was quick to nod in agreent before the others. I got up to leave, but when I was out of the office, I found Norman storming after .
I already knew what he was going to say, so I saved him so ti. "I am not going to decline Emt’s offer and upset him because I have to prove myself to you."
I noticed him hovering over with a blank look on his face as he corrected , "I was going to say, you should pack and et us at the front exit so that we can take you ho with us."
There was a subtle anger in his eyes at the fact that I misjudged him.
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