Broken Halo by Ispeak Woods (free reads .TXT) 📕

and sister didn't come to school today. I just went to the girls' bathroom and began to cry in the handicap stall. I rested my chain on my knees as I sat on the floor. I could hear Natasha Nori and her flock of followers walk into the restroom. I quickly wiped my face and balled up my fists tightly. I could hear them talking about Tyson, like always. 

"Did you see the way Tyson was looking at me the other day, he wants me bad" said Natasha. 

Cutting her off with a big sigh, Sara added in her two cents. 

"Who doesn't Tyson want; he sleeps with every girl in the damn school!" 

"Well I let him touch me in 4th block, he wants to take me to Marol's Den on Friday" added Tashana.

 I was even more crushed; my possible mate, still fooling around with human girls? I was sick of crying; it was time to let someone feel how I felt. I kicked the door from the inside of the stall, but nothing happened. I kicked it again and again, hoping it would fly open. I could see them looking scared but not moving a muscle. Then finally the door broke and slung open, I was about to get some things straight. Without thinking twice, I walked up to Natasha and slapped her in the face. 

 "Don't ever come near him again, he belongs to me in ways you will never understand." I screamed, while still shaking inside from last night.

 She just looked up at me, her face turned cold and pale. I hated her so much, she was just trash to me. She looked right back at me with the same hate I had for her.

 "Make me; I'm not the one chasing him, he's chasing me!" She yelled.

We just stood there looking at each other; my breathing was heavy, and I was ready to hit her again. She was a tall and built like a model, her skin was pale and fair without a single blemish. I hated the ground she walked on.  I quickly pushed through them and made my way towards the door. Becky was still bothered and screamed one last thing, 

"I don't know what's gotten into you today, but you will pay for this bitch!" 

I didn't bother to look back, I just wanted to make it home and get in my bed. I made it to the school parking lot just in time to see Tyson; he was leaning up against his car texting. I had done some reckless stuff that day, so I figured a little more damage wouldn't hurt. I thought long and hard about punching Tyson in the jaw, but it would only hurt me. I did the next best thing and attacked his cell phone. He caught it before it hit the ground, and in an instant, he had his hands around my throat. I could feel him fighting his temper; he wanted to snap my neck. With the air I had left I peeled off two words, 

"Do it." 

He let me go and I fell to my knees taking in deep gulps of air. He then looked around to see if anyone had seen what he'd done. 

"Get in the car; I don't believe you are yourself right now" Whispered Tyson.

There were indentations in the skin around my neck. I looked up at him in disbelief, 

"You're a fucking monster." 

Looking down at me he calmly replied 

"Be more original Lo. You know I didn't mean to hurt you."

 I didn't want to hear it; my neck was burning and so was my heart. He attempted to help me up, but I just pulled away from him. I could feel his skin was still on fire. This sickness he felt was due to the fact he was being unnaturally forced on me. It made our kind sick to deny a mate.

"I'm walking home today; I don't need a ride from you." I said. 

"Don't tell me you're still mad about last night Lo," said Tyson.  "It happens. You will have your time; it just wasn't meant to happen last night. I'm sorry about putting my hands on you; you kind of scared me for a second Halo." 

I began to walk away from him while he still talked to me. I really didn't want to hear what he had to say, his words were like poison to my ears. In the faint distanced I heard him say, 

"Don't take this shit out on everybody else Lo!"

When I arrived home, no one was there that mattered. The only person in the house was Emily. She had always been so evil to me. She sat at the kitchen table looking at me from the corners of her eyes. She leaned her head to the side and violently rolled her eyes at me. Her long black hair fell from her hands draping the back of the chair.

"Not today, I can't take anymore bullshit," I said, while throwing my backpack down. 

"I wasn't going to say anything to you, you're nothing to me" said Emily. 

I wondered why she was even here; this wasn't her home anymore.

 "You know this isn't home anymore Emily? You do have a mate and somewhere else you call home, right?"  I said.

It felt so good to talk back to her; I never stood up to her before that. She didn't look shocked though. She stood up to walk into the kitchen and stopped halfway.

 "My mom said to call her as soon as you get settled." Said Emily.

 "Whatever Emily, I'll call my mom when I'm ready." I said.

Emily was always trying to get a rise out of me, so when she walked away from an opportunity to insult me, I was surprised. I gave it a brief thought, how could someone so beautiful and talented be so nasty. Emily was a freak of nature. She stood 5ft 10in with sun kissed skin and thick red tight curly hair that framed her slim face. Her jaw line was razor sharp with baby doll lips, and brown freckles across her nose. Her eyes were like a neon hazel, I had never seen anything like it before.

She had the most beautiful smile but was a deadly woman. Her special ability was even more unique. Emily had the ability to show you her thoughts. She never let me experience her ability though; she said I wasn't worthy. I couldn't understand it, why did she hate me so much. I didn't have the energy to think about her any longer. I just went up to my room to get some sleep.

I heard a lite tapping at my room door. It was my sister Hollyn.

 "Lo, you in there?" she whispered.

With a deep moan I pulled the covers over my head, 

"NO, I'm gone!" 

She'd heard about what happen at school that day. I knew she'd come to comfort me; I was her favorite. I felt her body slide under the covers with me. I was instantly warmer, and I felt better too. She wrapped her small arms around my body and kissed my ear. 

"You can cry all night if you want to, I came back just for you Lo." she said, as she snuggled closer to me.

I turned my body around and looked her in the eyes. 

"I'm so hurt, why didn't I phase? What am I Hollyn?"

I could barely speak those words because my tears and pain choked me. Hollyn was so sweet, to say she was so small she was the biggest person I knew. I used to spend hours playing in her midnight hair when I was a little girl. It was like waves of ocean; deep and dark. She would take me to the beach every summer; all the boys would go crazy for her. She even told me stories about our kind. She told me how I was mom's favorite baby and how everyone wanted to hold me. She also had a special ability; she had the ability to calm others down. With just one touch you would feel better. Dad would always say it was weak because she never used it. It always worked on me though. I really needed it right now, because I was so confused. 

While squeezing me tightly she said, 

"I love you Halo and you're beautiful, that's what you are."

I found comfort in her words, but it wasn't good enough. 

"Hollyn, is there something you guys aren't telling me?" I questioned.

Her blue eyes were distressed, and half-moon shaped. Her lips were pressed tightly like they had to be controlled., 

"I know when you are keeping something from me." I sighed.

I gently turned my body away from her and pulled the covers from over our heads. She quickly pulled the covers back over our heads and turned me back around.

 "Get some sleep; it's just me and you tomorrow. I'm not letting you go back to school until mom gets back in town with the others" she said. 

I closed my eyes and drifted to sleep hoping I could wake up to a better day.

Chapter 2

 

The smell of bacon and pancakes woke me up. I heard Jace downstairs and I was immediately giddy with joy. Jace was Emily's mate, and although Emily hated me, Jace had my heart. Jace started coming around when I was eight. Tyson's brother killed Emily's first mate and she found Jace while she was drifting. I never met her first mate, but I loved Jace. He would take me traveling with him in Europe and pick me up from school to take me to my favorite restaurants when I was a kid. 

While flipping a pancake in the air he song to himself loudly. He looked like a Greek God; his name should have been Zeus. His back was wide with muscles wrapping around his shoulders. His eyes were such a deep black that every human looked at them twice. He had a huge dimple in his left cheek that beamed every time he laughed. His ability was his speed. Jace could outrun anything once he was phased. He would rip right through a bayou. It often looked like he was running on water.

His hair was usually short and black, but he was rocking a massive Mohawk today. His body was covered in werewolf markings with a tattoo of Emily's hands scratching down his back. I sat behind him watching him in amazement, with my head placed on top of my knuckles. I noticed he had been in my room; he had my pink earphones in his ears. I laughed to myself, looking at him dance and sing off key. 

I shouted out his name "Jace!" 

He pretended to be startled,

 "Shit, you just scared the hell out of me girl!" 

Blushing, he took the earphones out and shot me a huge smile. He took his hand and washed it over my hair.

 "Good morning Lo. Have you been crying?" Asked Jace.

 I knew my eyes were puffy and my hair stuck to my face, but I couldn't look like a baby in front of Jace!

"No, I'm not feeling to well", I quickly lied. 

I loved Jace for his kindness and he knew it. I even had an innocent crush on him, and he knew that too. He leaned in to kiss me on the forehead and I was dead. I quickly gained my composer and thought of something