Her Rebound, His Mate

Chapter 6

"Gen, you're gonna be late." I hear my mother scream. 

Blinking my eyes, trying to wake from my sleep, everything was still dark in my room. Thank God for blackout curtains, my head was pounding and my hair was all over the place. I was debating if I wanted to lay back down, play sick, or jump up, and than I hear it again. 

"Gen, get up, now!" Well I guess, my mom just made that decision for me. I knew she wouldn't go for the sick excuse, because I went out last night. I look over at my phone and noticed that I had some missed calls and texts from Maya and Lynn, but I ignored them. I would be seeing them at school, so I decided to prepare for the unknown at school. I made my way to the bathroom and washed the sleep off my face and brushed my teeth, I threw on one of my regulars, oversize golden yellow, Lakers shirt, with some purple Lakers sweat pants, and a pair of converse. I decided to put my hair in a ponytail because I didn't comb it out last night so it would take me forever to do a complete hairstyle. I grab my things and make my way downstairs, trying to avoid any questions about last night. Just when I grabbed my keys, my brother decides to open his big mouth. 

"So, Gen, how was your date?" Not realizing that I was still affected by it I grabbed my keys and walked out the front door, slamming it behind me. As soon as, I got in the car, I could feel my eyes staring to blur. I held my head back to stop the tears from actually flowing down. I started the car and turn the radio on, and headed in the direction of the school, hoping and praying that I can dodge Jordan. Making my way to first period, the girls finally caught up with me, asking me about last night and I told them that everything went great, trying to brush off the conversation. I told them I couldn't be late and I'll catch up with them later. I sat in first period, tapping my pencil against my notebook, staring at the time, wandering When will this day be over. Finally, the bell rung and I made my way through the next few classes, with a breeze, managing to avoid, Jordan and Hannah. The girls finally caught up with me during lunch.

"Genesis, what's going on with you? You have been avoiding us all day." Lynn asked in her concerned voice. 

"Oh girl, it's nothing (I lied) just a little tired, that's it." I replied with a fake smile.

"That's what I'm talking about, Jordan must have worn that ass out, last night. So how do you feel, I mean being a new woman in all?"  Maya asked, with a sneaky and excited look.

Just as I was beginning to open my mouth to speak, the cafeteria was in an uproar. I felt many eyes on my back, but I was too ashamed to turn around to see what was going on, too scared to face Jordan, to angry of the outcome I would give today. And before I knew it I could hear my brother yelling, "I KNEW SHE WAS TOO GOOD FOR YOU!" I whipped my head around seeing my brother standing in front of Jordan with his' hands balled into fists to the side of him, being held back by Chase and another football player, ready for war. Jordan was standing there dumbfounded, as if he was in shock, and right behind him stood Hannah, with a smirk on her face, that I was ready to slap off. I immediately jumped up, ran to my brother and stood between the two, pushing Greg further away from Jordan, trying to claim him down. 

"Greg, chill, let's go before you get suspended or kick off the team." I pleaded.

"It will be well worth it, how dare he disrespect you, bringing this b***h in here, kissing on her in his arm, like y'all not together."  he stated, angrily.

As tears started to form, "Because we aren't, so please just drop it, you are embarrassing me." 

He began to relax in my arms, and looked down at me, "Sorry, sis, I didn't know." I could see the confusion in his eyes because he knew we were just  together last night, and I also noticed all the eyes in the cafeteria staring at us. I quickly made my way to the door, heading to my car. Maya and Lynn were calling for me, but I didn't stop, it only made me move faster. I drove off as fast as I could, no phone, no books, no one, just me. I couldn't stop crying and I knew that I couldn't head home because I'm quite sure the school called my mom and told her I left without permission, or that coach would notify her that I didn't attend practice. I couldn't deal with any of it so I just drove. I drove until I realized that I had no ideal where I was, I'm glad I had a sense of direction to get back home, but right now I didn't care, I continued to ride, the music and scenery around me was comforting me. I didn't have to deal with pressure from coach, telling me to be an example, or Maya and Lynn, asking questions or starting a fight with Jordan, or my mom, explaining how I deserve so much better or telling me to hear him out, or give him another chance. I am tired of being the bigger person, turning the other cheat, or getting stepped on. For once in my life I didn't have all the nagging and complaining, for once I can drown everybody out, for once I could just breathe. 

So lost in myself, I drove up to a barn bridge, I could tell that it was worn, and that many people doesn't pass this way. I paused for a second, thinking if I should continue, and than, I slowly drove across the bridge. Once I made it over, I kept riding for a while until I came to a dead end, I turn the radio down, trying to figure out a way to turn around, and I noticed a open path with tire marks, so I followed that path ignoring the sign, knowing that that was a warning to turn around and go back the way I came. As I rode the path, curiosity getting the best of me, it seemed as if the trees were touching the sky, birds were flying freely, and I began to smile. I came to the end of the rode and the view in front of me had me shell-shock. I cut my car off and got out. The wind began to blow and whistle, as if it could sing, the beautiful scene before my eyes had me mesmerized. I have never seen a patch of sand that was so white, trees that stood so tall, and a stone mountain half the height of the trees, and a scream of water was flowing down the mountain into the riverbank. It all seemed so magical surrounding by all the trees, it seemed as if the sun shining through the trees and kissed the water. It was so breathtaking and before I knew it, I was striping from my clothes down to my sports bra and panties, to head towards the water. I edged my right foot into the water to see if I could stand it and to my surprise the water was warm. I decided to dip my whole body in the water and relax. Even though this place was wonderful, I couldn't truly relax. I constantly kept thinking about Jordan and the punishment I would receive when I finally made it back home. I laid there for a while longer and decided it was time to head home, without my phone I had no ideal what time it could possible be but I knew it wasn't super late since I had left school super early. As I was putting on my clothes, if felt as if someone or something was watching me. I started to move a little bit faster because I didn't know if I was on private property, being paranoid, or if an animal would come to attack, claiming their territory. Fine time to think about all that now. I made it back to my car and unlocked the doors and stared at the view a few more minutes, and started back down the way I came. It seemed as if I had seen a shadow or something move in the trees, and since I wasn't sure I decided to pick up my speed a little. I made it back to the paved street that led to the bridge and I noticed the trees were moving, suddenly. Although we are in the fall season, the wind wasn't blowing and I knew it had to been an animal of some sort. Without hesitation, I turned onto the road and as soon as the bridge came into view, I noticed a big gray dog, with blue eyes. As I continued to get closer, I realized that it wasn't a dog I was looking at, it was a wolf. I have never in my life seen a animal this big, so I panic. I hit the gas going full speed in the direction of the wolf, hoping to scare it away, and just as I was close to it, it jumped back into the trees. I didn't stop, I crossed the bridge, and headed back in the direction I came to get here. My mind was in such a turmoil from last night events, my brother confronting Jordan at school, and now almost being killed by a gray wolf; I couldn't believe that I had left school, the way that I did, and driving to an unknown sanctuary, that'll I never be able to return to. Even through those thoughts, the image of the wolf, was overpowering it all. Yes, I was scared when I saw it, because I have never seen anything so huge, but his eyes, they seemed curious to me, I was somewhat drawn to them. As I pulled up home, my mother ran to the car, trailing behind her were my favorite girls in the whole world, Lynn and Maya, leaving my brother and his best friend, Chase, and the police officer on the porch.