Soulmate Of A True Alpha
Scene 67

Pdv Hannah

I’m drawing in my notebook and not listening to the teacher. Her history class is so boring anyway.

Mrs James: Hannah. Would you do us the honour of following along a bit?

I look up. A couple of pests are laughing behind me as if they were listening like good students.

Me: But I was listening!

Mrs James: Were you? Can you tell us what I was talking about?

I look for help in my notebook, but it’s closed and I can’t see the page in my neighbour’s because of the sun’s reflection. Luckily, there’s a date on the board and thanks to the vision training I’m doing myself, I can say the answer without any problem

Me: It’s the creation of the first Royal Canadian Mint in 1908.

Mrs James is surprised but hides it and continues her lesson. I smile victoriously and forget about the mockery behind me.

Two weeks later

Pdv Stiles

Parrish uses Lydia against him. We nearly lost her but now she’s fine. Only one thing to do now

Me: Let’s get Hannah.

Scott’s the next day

Scott: Mom! You told me to fix things and I did! What’s Dad’s address?

Melissa sighs but writes the address down on a piece of paper. Finally! Hannah, we’re coming.

*

Me: F**k off!

I slam against the steering wheel of my bloody car. F*****g broken tank! Scott looks at me uncomprehendingly. I sigh, grab the petrol can and get out of the car to refill the tank. I hear Scott join me.

Scott: We’re going to replace her, Stiles. We’re not leaving because she didn’t get in the car, even if I have to fail my exams because of it, we’re staying.

Me: I know… it’s just… it might be stupid but her birthday’s coming up and I… I’ve got nothing…

Scott: You’ll think of something! And it’s only a week away.

Me: Yeah.

I finish filling the tank and we get back in the car. Only two hours to go… without traffic of course!

3 and a half hours later

We finally arrive in front of his building. My heart is pounding. I’m so scared. The night she came over, I fell madly in love all over again and when she left, I nearly cried. She was there… in my arms… like before or… different from before. Hannah has changed but I also know that we’ve all changed. The car with Lydia and Allison arrives.

Lydia: Sorry. We got a little lost.

I smile with Scott.

Allison: Shall we go?

I nod and climb the stairs first, followed by the others. My pulse quickens with every step I take. Maybe because of my lack of cardio but also because I’m afraid of his refusal.

Scott: It’s here.

Everyone stops. There’s not a sound. I’m the first to ring the bell. I hear footsteps. The door opens…

Scott: Dad…

Mr. McCall: What are you doing here?

Scott: We’re… we’re here to pick up Hannah. You know she belongs in Beacon hills.

Mr. McCall: Yeah, but… she’s not there.

Me. Where is she?

Mr. McCall: Stiles… where should a teenage girl be at 10:00 in the morning on a Thursday?

I sigh.

Twenty minutes later

At last! Here we are in front of Hannah’s school.

Allison: Wait. She’s in class at this time. We’re not going to barge into her class, are we? We should wait until dinner.

Me: What, but… fine.

I sigh and sit down, my back against the school wall.

Allison: I’ll go for a walk in the meantime.

Scott: I’ll come with you. You’ll get lost if I leave you alone!

She smiles and they walk off. Those two… they’re meant to be together. Lydia comes and sits next to me.

Lydia: I’m going to go shopping. Maybe I’ll replace something for her party. Do you want to come?

That’s a great idea. I’ve got an idea for a present too.

Me: Yes!

At dinner

With my present safely hidden in my bag, we head back to her school.

Allison: She’s the .

My heart stops beating. Hannah is sitting at a table, alone, doing her homework at the same time as eating and with her headphones in her ears. Doesn’t she have any friends here? I don’t remember her telling me that. However, one thing hasn’t changed. She’s still so beautiful.

Allison: Shall we go?

I nod and swallow hard. We all walk behind Scott. People are looking at us but I don’t care. My eyes are focused on Hannah. Scott taps her gently on the shoulder and she turns with a start.

Pdv Hannah

I take off my headphones. They’re… all… here. How? How come?

Hannah… we’re… we’re all so sorry. You were always right. Theo is bad. We know that now. I figured it out the night you told me.

My eyes burn with tears. So many times I’ve wanted him to say his… I meet Stiles’ eyes and my tears disappear to be replaced by frustration. The frustration I haven’t been able to express since the night everything changed.

Me: You’ve… you’ve let me down.

Stiles: I know… there’s no excuse for the hurt I caused you. I was so lost and… exhausted from all the drama and it fell on you… I’m so sorry. When you disappeared, I realised what a horrible thing I’d done. The .. super pack… still exists and so do we!

This time I couldn’t hold back the tears. Everything I wanted to hear, he said.

Allison: You have to come back to Beacon Hills! We need you to be here, super pack, and face everything.

I was about to crack. Jump into their arms and go back to Beacon Hills. But instead, I run inside my school.

Scott’s Pdv

We all stare at the entrance, shocked. She’s gone… but I’m not giving up hope. I could see in her eyes that she wanted to follow us but she’s scared. Whatever happens, I’m not going home without my sister.