LOST TILL FOUND

I was so tired after a long day in school just for me to walk home and find Martha and Francis screaming at each other, my parents are just the worst, I look past them without even offering a hello and go straight to my room upstairs. I plan on taking a brief nap before going down for some food but I end up sleeping till dinner, while half asleep I hear mom walking into my room ,I know it's her because of that ridiculous slippers she likes wearing indoors that makes so much noise than she realizes .

She sits by my bed and taps me gently on the shoulder when I don't stir she takes a deep breath and then taps me again, this time I gently sit up and ask her whats wrong,she says it to me directly no beating around the bush."your dad and I are getting a divorce, as you know things haven't been great between us and I don't want you guys growing up and thinking this is how things are between couples so it's better we get a divorce ". I look at her wanting to ask who brought up the Idea but I already know who,so I just smile and tell her it's okay that we'll be fine ,she says thank you sweetheart and walks out.

When she's gone I sit down on my bed and laugh for about 30seconds ,then I stop, wondering why I was laughing in the first place

I look out my window and stare into the night then I hear something calling my name vera it was so faint I thought I imagined it but it called again ,I was about to ask who's there but before I could mom called me from down stairs "sweetheart come down for dinner and bring pete along" .I quickly jump down from my bed ignoring my imagination and going to find my cute little brother who I hadn't seen the whole day.I walk into his room ,pete mom said it's time for dinner where are you ,I don't see him in the bathroom or under the bed I start to panic but thats when I hear his little sobs in the closet ,I open it and join him in silence, I ask whats wrong and he says "I don't want mom and dad to split up" I tell him it's okay that we'll be fine ,he hugs me and I just can't help but cry.

We go down for dinner and mum and dad are already at table dad's already eating while mom is waiting for us ,when we sit down she says why did we take so long ,I say nothing and pete keeps quiet to,I could tell she knew by the look on her face that we'd been crying, so she said we should say grace and I did then we ate in complete silence. After dinner I went to my room after making sure pete got ready for bed and was tucked in ,he tells me he's a big boy but to me 6yrs is still a baby.I go through my routine before bed then I go on my knees to pray as mom taught me,she says prayer makes everything easier "Talk to God "she said so here i am talking to him. I go through the normal procedures i was taught thanks,mercy,then I pray for what I want.Talking to God in prayer always gave me peace but now I don't feel it anymore, I feel restless. I lie down after my little prayer and I close my eyes.

I hear my alarm blaring telling me it's time to wake up ,it's so annoying it makes me wonder why I even set it up in the first place, I wake up lazily and decide today's going to be my happy day,I'm going to pretend my life is perfect. I take a shower put on the nicest dress I have for school, put a little bit of makeup take my backpack and head downstairs for breakfast ,I don't need to worry about pete because mom handles him in the mornings. I greet everyone with a bright smile, mom looks happy when she sees me while dad looks shocked I'm smiling at him and he doesn't know how to respond .So I give pete a kiss on his cheek pick up an apple and leave mom says I should atleast have one pancake I say I'm good, I blow her a kiss and leave.

At school I meet Cindy, she's my BFF since kindergarten and I just love her she's the total opposite of my moody self and she's so pretty i wonder how we even became friends don't get me wrong I'm not ugly I'm just not as bubbly and confident as she is.Hey I say when she meets me and pulls me into a tight hug we walk hand in hand to class,it's our last year of high school so she wants us to do everything together because we're both applying to different colleges. We take our seats and the teacher goes on and on about something but I don't hear anything because I'm staring out the window at lost in thoughts, when I hear the voice say my name vera ,I listen carefully trying to find out if the voice is familiar, but I jolt suddenly when the teacher yells "vera damore can you tell us what's so intriguing out side "and the whole class starts laughing and thats when I realize this window faces the basketball court and some students are having try outs ,Cindy looks at me with amusement in her eyes and I just know I would never hear the end of it.During lunch time ,I tell Cindy I'll be back and go to the restroom, when I'm done ,I look at the mirror and I see someone behind me I turn and he's gone I look at the mirror again and he's there smiling at me ,I do what anyone would do I scream and i run.

Author's Note; thank you to all my readers🥰,I hope you stick with this book till the end.

I first saw her when we moved to our new home or atleast hiding spot for now ,she looked so pretty with her curly ginger hair and blue eyes, I had to take a moment to admire the beauty before me ,if I hadn't had my fair share of women I would have sworn she's the finest human I've seen.She looked so lost as she strolled down the path from school and that's when I decided if we're going to be in hiding ,I'd rather catch some fun than remain bored in this place till our time here runs out. When she got into her house which is directly opposite ours I decided to know her name.

It wasn't really hard to know her name since I just had to call my men and tell them to send me a profile of everyone who lives inside the house across for security reasons. So it turned out her name was vera, vera Damore I like the way it sounds, my little ginger head. Just as I'm about to go through her Instagram,I hear my name "Fidelis Lorenzo get down here" it's only person in the world who can call my name so openly and still live ,yes love, I'll be down stairs in a minute, i say, that's when I realize my burner phone has been ringing, I quickly rush down stairs to see mom ashen, I hug her, while my men brief me ,it turns out my stupid brother is at it again causing trouble throughout the land ,I wish I could just go there and smack some senses into him but I won't, not yet, I'm just really concerned about mom, since she turns weaker every time my brother breaks a bond between one of our own. As Luna she feels the pain any time a female wolf loses her partner. And I know it kills her since she knows it's her own son causing this mess Felix really needs a reality check if he thinks this is going to help him take over the land completely.

I have a pounding headache when I go back to my room, i look out my window and thats when I see her again ,she's just staring out her window looking so lost so I whisper her name before I even realize it .One of the perks of being a wolf is that I can see things in the dark and make my sounds travel far even if it's just a whisper. It seems like she heard but she doesn't look sure ,I smile to myself and whisper her name again, she's about to answer but it seems like someone called her so she turned and left. Out of boredom and a little bit of curiosity I continue to check the profile sent to me ,I see her school and alot of other stuff about her ,for a girl her age and that gorgeous, her life seems pretty boring ,I guess its time for me to spice it up ,if I'm going to be here for a long time I might as well use it. I guess I'm going to school tomorrow, how long has it been since I entered a class room I can't even remember, that's another advantage to being a wolf we barely age .At 24 I'm still looking like I just turned 18 ,I pick up my burner phone and call jack my bestfriend ,I can only imagine his expression when I tell him I'm going back to school for fun. "No offense fidel but you know the risks involved i hope you know what your doing " jack says, I know he cares for me but the alpha in me doesn't like suggestions when I've made up my mind so I breath in and tell him I've got this ,he should register me under the name Zack and I'll handle the rest. After my call I take a run in the woods at the back of my house and as usual my mom knows a good house when she sees one ,especially for me since I'm about to unlock my full potential in a few months, the moment I turn 25 and unlock my full strength we'd be going back to fight and take over our land.

Growing up Felix my elder brother was like my hero, he would always take care of me when dad and mom had issues to take care of with the pack, we'd train and play together, he'd carry me when I got tired .Everything was so great until he left for school ,he was sent to one of the best human universities closest to home but it seems even that couldn't keep him in check, when he was back for breaks he'd ignore everyone in the pack even his family, I tried talking to him and he'd just yell I should get out of his room ,till one day he threatened to kill me if I came close, I Laughed thinking he was joking till he turned and almost bit my neck I was young but at least I had my reflexes, from then on we didn't talk to each other, the hatred and tension just grew ,I knew something was wrong with him but I couldn't figure it out, mom was always worried saying she could feel her son changing ,we all could .The next time he left for school was the last time we saw him till 9yrs later. A few months ago he came in the night with an army of rogues ,we had numbers but they were stronger like they had been practicing for years, when the battle got tough dad said I should retreat, take mom and some trusted men and flee and I should come back when I'm a full wolf so I can contest for the throne ,he said he'll surrender so Felix can have the throne till I return, that way the rules would still be in place and he's pack would not have an excuse to change it, giving me the right to fight for the throne one on one. I'm not scared of losing, while he was gone for all those years I was trained to take over as leader of the pack when I came of age, so I'm pretty confident in myself, though I will not underestimate him.

I wake up not even realizing when I dosed of, guess it's time to go find out how my ginger head spends her day. By the time I arrive at the school everyone's gone to class ,after all the long formalities ,I just sniff to see if I can pick up her sent of sweet lilac flowers and it isn't hard to find ,I stand outside her window there are so many kids playing basketball so I just sit somewhere and whisper her name, I like the fact she always tries to listen even though she's not sure who's calling her.

During lunch I'm in the cafeteria watching her from the side, there's a lot of guys and girls around me asking me questions I don't care to answer, she stands up and it seems she's going to the bathroom ,I carefully excuse myself and follow her , I turn invisible and enter the female stall since I sense she's the only one there, I patiently wait when she's done she washes her hands and stares at the mirror , I make myself visible only for a moment ,she turns back and sees no one , her expression right now is hilarious, when she faces the mirror ,I do it again, this time, she looks at me in through the mirror, then screams and runs out.

Author's Note: to all my readers thank you🥰

I screamed and ran out just to find everyone running towards me asking me what is wrong, I stare at the little crowd gathered, before trying to find Cindy, when I spot her she's trying to get to me ,when she does i hug her and she tells everyone I'm good that she'll take over from here .

I peep above her shoulder and realize everyone started leaving while giving her the wtf is wrong with me look ,she gives them the mind your business look and drags me to our hiding place, the infirmary ,when we get there she sits me down and asks what's wrong ,I want to tell her what I saw in the bathroom mirror, but I think she'll just think I'm getting crazy so I go for what I think is an easier explanation for my scream ,something which she wouldn't question further ,my parents are getting a divorce i say ,she looks at me with sadness like she feels my pain then she hugs me and I cry again not even knowing why, when were done we go back to class and as usual she acts like a mother hen towards me protecting me like I'm her chick,the rest of the day passes like a blurr .When it's time to go home Cindy offers to take me home but I refuse I tell her I'll just walk a little bit to clear my head,she hugs me and tells me to call her if I need anything.I just love Cindy's personality that's one of the reasons I love her,she doesn't ask too many questions when she sees i need space and I know she loves me to bits too,I'm walking home when I hear the voice again, I start to panic inside but I decide I'll just ignore it and pretend I didn't hear anything so I start walking ahead only for the voice to say it knows I'm ignoring it thats when I full on panic and run.

Luckily I'm already close to my house, I enter the code fast and dash in panting with my hands on my knees, just for me to lift my head and see my whole family watching me, pete is having lunch while mom's doing work on her computer and dad's with his luggage in hand, I guess he's finally leaving and without telling me,I don't know where the anger comes from and I don't care ,I just burst and yell ,so you're finally leaving and you couldn't even say goodbye ,you were just going to go ,leaving everyone behind, leaving me .I could hear my mom saying vera stop but I couldn't keep my calm so I continued. You're the one who ruined this family dad ,you cheated on mom broke her heart and now your abandoning us ,when I was done I stormed of and slammed my door and I cry for the second time today ,I don't know what's happening to me ,I feel myself slowly slipping away so I do what I know best I pray

and cry some more ,when I'm done I feel a little bit of peace and I fall asleep.When i wake up it doesn't surprise me to see pete cuddled beside me ,he does this sometimes when he thinks I'm not okay,he's just an angel .I carry him to his bed and go down stairs to find something to eat,hoping against all odds mom's in her room but as the universe will have it there she is on the same spot I saw her sitting earlier. When she sees me she closes her laptop and calls me to sit down on the chair beside her, when I look at her face I can see the fatigue on her face ,her blonde hair which usually shines looks so unkempt, her eyes have dark circles and wrinkles I thought I'd never see ,she looks so tired I feel like crying for her sake ,she moves closer to me and hugs me,this time I don't cry ,I just hug her back.

After a few minutes she leans back and starts talking "vera I know this divorce is hard on all of us but I just want to let you know the fact I don't talk to your father anymore doesn't mean I expect you to hate him,he's still your father and he loves you. We didn't work out he cheated on me but I don't want you kids to carry hate in your hearts and I know our marriage wasn't the best example but I want you to know there are good men out there and there are marriages who survive and are happy, so don't let my experience destroy yours ,I keep praying everyday single day you and your brother get better partners than I did, so don't close out your heart" when she's done i can see the plea on her face so I tell her I've understood, she hugs me again tells me to have something to eat picks up her laptop and goes to her bedroom. When she's gone ,I just can't help but wonder why my father was so blind not to see the gift God gave him as a wife.

Normally I'd take a stroll around the woods at the back of the house opposite mine when it was empty but we have new neighbors now and with my recent hallucinations I think I should rather stay at home,maybe I should find a therapist to help with the voices,for now I think I'll just call Cindy and ask if she could, send me copies of our chem assignment,normally I'd do it on my own but right now I'm not really feeling it ,I worked so hard to be top student and I can't afford my grades slipping when I'm just about to finish high-school, I'm planning on going to an ivy league college ,havard to be precise so I can't afford any setbacks not yet atleast,not if I could help myself out a little .