Chapter 18

Chapter 18

"Beta? But I smelled alpha pheromones in him. I'm sure of that."

That was Amanda's words earlier at the mall. I'm now heading home after we ate, inside a bus. Amanda kept on telling us that she's not making up story. She told us that she really smelled alpha pheromones on John.

I know John since I was 10 years old. Since that day that I met him, we became friends. His parents were working at Atlis, leaving him alone during day. That's why I'm always inviting him home to play since the twins was no longer there. John's the one whose fill in the gao when my brothers left us to Laliola. John's even close with mother and father. He often slept at our house. He was allowed to enter our house anytime. My parents was fine with it sincen

we found out that he's beta and he's not affected with my pheromones.

"You okay?" I lifted my head when I heard someone talked. "Why are you here?"

I'm sitting at the park, alone. I'm getting used to this, it's been a month since the twins left. They are my only playmate, though they're older than me. No one choose me as their playmate because I'm an omega, but it's fine, I don't need nasty creatures anyway.

I looked him. "Why? Am I not allowed to be here? Is this park yours?" I said. He looked at me with annoyed reaction.

'Just pissed off, brat.'

"You have nasty mouth for a little brat." He said. My blood rises because of his words. I got up from the swing I'm sitting on and grabbed his shirt

"Who are you calling brat, huh? Your so small!"

I saw him gritted his teeth. "We're about the same height, stupid!" He said. "You should respect me! I'm older than you!"

"Huh?! How come?! You are so small! How old are you?!" I asked.

"I'm th--- ten! I'm ten years old!" He said. I can't believe him! I let go of his shirt. I can help but to laughed.

"HAHAHAHA! I'M TEN TOO! BUT YOU'RE SO SMALL!" I said.

I heard him clicked his tongue. "Tsk. Whatever." He said and fix his shirt. "It's John."

I stopped laughing and looked at him, dumbfounded. "Huh?"

"My name! I'm John!" He said and averted his eyes. "Y-You?"

"Kyle." I said and extended my hand but he still not looking at me. "Take my hand!" He startled and took it.

"Don't shout at me!" He saud then pushed my hand off and sat at the swing I'm sitting on earlier.

"Hey! That's mine!"

We so kind and sweet with each other during our childhood. I know all the things about him. He never kept something untold to me. I share all the shits about me, so is he.

And Amanda's statement earlier really caught me in shock. I want to think that she's just playing a prank us. That she's wrong about his scent. That she's going to say, 'I'm kidding!' at the latter. But she didn't. Until the very end, she kept on insisting what she smelled that day.

"I swear! Take my anime collections with you if I'm telling a lie! I knew what I smell." She said.

Leo narrowed his eyes. "Eh? So it's okay to take your Levi Ackerman collections?"

"Of cou--- no! Leo not that! He's my life!"

"No! I'm gonna take that!"

The two of them starts fighting that's why I butt in.

I held at Leo's shoulder. "It's fine, Leo. I think Amanda's not joking." I said with gloom in my voice.

I can see worry in Leo's eyes. "Are you sure?" I nodded.

"Yes."

I really don't know what to think. I know John and I trust Amanda. But now, I really know who's right between the two of them.

'If you didn't leave, would things still be like this?' I thought.

I sighed.

It took me 10 minutes to arrived home. As I expected, mother and father still aren't home. Lately, they been at our company until midnight. They said that the second building for our company that they building right is still having problems which causes damage in the whole company.

Our family runs car dealing company. My parents had it even before I was born. And up until right now, the company is expanding and growing. The problems arising with the second building was the first major problem of the company.

Now, I'm at the living room. Trying to made peace with my mind. I was watching some action movie when I heard noises at the neighbor's house. I chose not to mind it at first but the noises keep on going, so I get up and look which one of the neighbors were making noise.

I was shock when I saw the house where the noises came from. It was John's house.

"John..." I whispered.

Without any second thought, I went out the house and go to John's house.

My heart was beating so fast. After 5 months, this is the first I saw light within the house. There's a truck in frint of the house. It's the truck use for carrying house stuffs.

'Did you back? Are you living here again? Your'e back at Rewick, right?' That was the questions circulating inside my head. Though I don't know if they'll be answered.

"Haaah... excuse me..." catching my breath when I stoppedto called out the man who's carrying some boxes.

"Yes?"

"Is... Is Armada Family back? Are they living here again?" I said petraining to John's family.

"Armada, sir? Hmm..." he stopped as if he's thinking something.

"Yes! Ahmm... John Elliott Armada, he's the son of the owner of that house. Is he here?" I asked.

He stared at me for a while. "Wait, sir. I don't think there's---"

He didn't finish his words when an old lady went out from the house. I don't know her, she looked at me.

"Excuse me, who are you?" She asked and went near me.

"I'm Kyle, I'm living there." I said and pointed our house. "And I'm just here to asked where's the family who's living there."

"Family? You mean Armada?" I nodded.

"Yes. Where are they?"

"Sorry, child. They're no more here. I'm the new owner of the house. I already bought it from them 5 months ago. It happened that I only moving in here today."

My shoulder fell in disappointment. "Is that so..."

"Yes and the family whose leaving here was now living at Atlis." She said. "Do you still need something?"

I scratch my nape. "Ahm... do you know where's their exact address in Atlis?

She shook her head. "I'm sorry but I don't know. Anything else?"

I composed myself and smiled at her. "No, it's fine. Welcome here, ma'am. "

She smiled. "Thanks, child. Just call me Mrs. Santos."

"Sure. Then just call me Kyle, Mrs. Santos."

After a few more chitchat with Mrs. Santos, I weck back home. I locked the door then headed the living room.

I slumped myself at the sofa.

"How frustrating..." I whispered.

Out of annoyance, I grabbed my phone and dialed John's number.

"The number you have dialed is---" i pressed the end button and dialed it again.

"The number you have dialed---"

'One more.'

"The number you have dialed---"

'Come on, answer it!'

"The number you have dialed---"

'Come on!"

"The number you have dialed---"

"Fuck!" I lose it. "When are you going to answer your damn phone?!"

Frustrated, I covered my eyes with my arms. I bit my lower lip to calm my self and shut my eyes tightly.

Leo's right. I should have contact him since the very beginning. Now I'm suffering from my stubbornness.

I sighed. I kept on thinking John and later did I know, I fell into deep slumber.

I felt someone's caressing my face. His touches was warm and light. I want to opened my eyes but there's a part of me telling not to. I felt that person leaned on to me. Strangely, he doesn't have any scent. I can't distinguish him. Even betas have faint scent on pheromones on them, but this person doesn't.

I was anticipating the next move he'll do. His touched felt familiar. That even my body knows him with my eyes closed. I feel no danger in him. I want to opened my eyes but I still feel like dreaming.

A minute later, I felt something's touched my forehead, my nose then my lips. That moment, my heart is exhilarating.

'Who are you?'

I felt his breath at my ears. Then he whispered.

"Wake up."

Huh? What do you mean?

"Kyle, wake up."

His touches changed.

"Kyle! Wake up!"

That moment I opened my eyes and there I saw my mother. Not a strange man, but my mother.

"Mother?"

"Kyle, why are you sleeping at the sofa? Come on, go to your room." He said.

My forehead crested. "Huh? Are you with someone? Is there other person here? Did someone touch---"

He stopped me. "Kyle, are you okay? What do you mean someone? "

I stared at him for a while then I realized what I'm saying. "Ah, no, never mind. It must be a dream."

My mother chuckled. "I think it is, no one's here son."

I scratched my nape. "Yeah, yeah. I'm going upstairs, mother."

"Sure, sure." He said. "By the way, Kyle. Don't forget to lock when we're not here. Your alone, we can't say what might happened. Be wary of your surroundings."

I nodded. "Oh, I didn't lock it? Sorry mother, maybe I forgot."

"Okay, just don't forget it the next time. Go sleep now, I'm just going to prepare coffee for your father." I nodded then went upstairs. Maybe I'm tired and sleepy, because as soon as I layed on my bed, I fell asleep. Then uncomfortable feeling earlier vanished, and I felt lighter in myself.

Later morning, I wake up feeling light and gloomy. I dined with mother and father. Father insisted to take me to academy, and I agreed.

"You're not your self today." Father stated.

"Really? I don't think so."

He chuckled. "Yes you are."

"Too much schoolworks maybe."

He tapped my shoulder. "Don't push yourself too much." He said while his eyes still on the road.

I smiled a little. "Of course, I'll get this through."

I bid father goodbye when I got at the academy. There's few students around wince it's still early. So I decided to go to tge library.

"Good morning, Ms. Gonza." I greeted the librarian.

"Good morning, Kyle. You're early."

I chuckled a little. "Yes, I'm going to study and look for some reference for our research."

"Oh, yeah. It's your final year." I nodded. "Go, look inside."

I smiled at her then go inside. I'm really here to study. I want to stay here to relieve stress. The library's quiet, and there's only two students inside.

The back part of the library is perfect. I seat between the two shelves. The peaceful atmosphere inside the library gave me serene feeling.

It's quite a feeling of harmony not until I heard footsteps and giggling.

"Hey Andie, Leo's in your group, right? How is it?"

I heard a giggle. "He's so cute and responsible. He's so smart and dependable!"

'This voice, it's Andie. One of my research groupmate.'

"Really?! So, what now? Did you made a move?! Come on! Tell me!"

"No, I can't make a move! That damn omega is always beside Leo!"

I lifted my head and looked at them, they're on the otherside of the shelf.

"Pft... well, I figured that already. That omega loves sticking on alphas and betas! Remember John? His bestfriend? I heard in some rumors that they're you know!"

"I know what?"

"Fuck buddies! Girl, I'm telling you, that Kyle is secuding your Leo! He's even clinging on Ms. President!"

"Amanda? Gosh, Kyle's such a flirt. I'm glad I'm not a omega. Imagine, undergoing that stinky heat cycle, spreading your pheromones and asking someone to fuck you. Like ew, being omega sucks! I can't even stand being near him! If not only becauseof our research paper, I would never dare talking to him. Even Angelo don't like him. He act like an higher up when he's just a low life omega."

'Angelo, huh? So even him.'

"That's right, Andie. I'm so glad I was beta! I bet Leo and Amanda were pitying him because he had no more John by his side."

"Same thought! Me too!"

That's it. I slammed my hand at the shelf between us and I get up.

"Hey?! What the fuck is your problem?!" I heard Andie asked.

I was standing in between the shelves when Andie and Maggie, also one of my classmates, went in between the shelves.

"Who the--- Kyle?!" Andie was shock to see me infront of her. "O-Oh, Kyle. Y-You're h-here." She stuttering.

I smirked. "Of course, bitch. I'm here." I walked towards them, Maggie hold onto Andie's shirt, trembling. "You know what this stinky omega heard ALL of your blubbering."

"Ahmm... s-sorry Kyle! That was... that was Maggie's fault!" Andie said then pointed Maggie.

"Me?! I'm not the one who started it! It was you Andie!"

'Fuckers.'

"Oh, no. No need to point fingers girls. I already heard a lot." I said.

Andie was trembling. "I'm sorry, Kyle! It was not my intention to---"

"Cut the crap." I walked towards them. "First, I don't give a fuck about what you're thinking about me. Second, clean your dirty brains, fuck buddies? Seriously? What's with damn brains, huh?"

I saw them gulped. I was about to say more words when Ms. Gonza came in.

"What's happening here?" Ms. Gonza asked. I just smiled at her.

"Nothing, Ms. Where just discussing about our research. Right, Andie?" Andies nodded nervously.

"That's right, Ms." Andie knows not to go against me.

"Okay, but keep it down a little bit." We nodded and Ms. Gonza left.

"So, Andie. Where am I again?" I asked then stared at them. "Oh yes, third, Leo and Amanda are good friends of mine. You know why? Because they're not petty creatures like you. They never judge me like you guys do." I said then I leaned a little. "Lastly, get a life. Don't meddle with mine."

I fixed some strand in Andie's and Maggie's hair. "Your hair's so frizzy. Are you even going to salon?" I asked. "Oh well, this stinky omega is going now, I don't know what could I do if I'll here for few more minutes. Bye, Maggie. Bye, Andie. Good luck with your research papers. Specifically you, Andie."

I smiled at them then went out the library.

'Fuck, I want to punch them. If I'm not only part of the student council.'

My blood was boiling. I really hate when somebody judged someone based on their secondary gender. They're worst that trash.

'I hate it. I fucking hate it.'

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