The Wallflower and the Alphas
Chapter 23 "Lunchroom"

Avery P.O.V.

Two weeks later...

After that strange incident with Jake Stone and Elijah Woods at my house. But the weird thing is how they were staring at me. Like I was their meal and they wanted to eat me. I started thinking back that day. But right now, I need to calm down and get ready for school.

At school...

"Hey Avery, how have you been?" I gasped and stopped in my tracks when I heard Jake Stone behind me. I knew he could tell I was nervous because I heard him chuckle.

"I-been fine- "Why you asked," I told him with a nervous voice. I can't believe this is happening to me. I am standing here with one of the sexiest guys in my school talking to me.

"So, I am trying not to make a fool of myself in front of Jake and the whole school. "I am standing outside the school parking lot. Before I got away from my car. Jake Stone came up to my car. So here we are outside talking, well he is talking I am just standing here listening to him and with a shy smile on my face.

"Hey, Jake". I heard Elijah Woods walking towards us. Then he stopped and spoke.

"Hey, nerd!" I guessed he was back to his old self again. I heard a growl out of Jake's throat.

"Don't call her that!" He said with anger in his voice. "She has a name, asshole, '' Jake told Elijah. I can see on his face he's not happy with his best friend. But I do see the tension between them.

"Guys thank you for everything, but maybe we should go inside before the bell rings." So, we won't be late for class." I told them. But they didn't move and say anything. They just stared at each other with tense looks on their faces.

In the classroom...

"Hey Ave" What happened to you this morning?" Ashely replied with a big smile on her face.

I didn't want to tell her and Nat about the guys today in my car. Because of the way they were acting. Was strange and weird. I was in my own thoughts about the guys.

"Well, what do you mean you guys," I told Ash and Nat. Not looking at them.

"Oh, what we mean is," Ashely said with a smirk on her face.

"What!" I told them with red on my face. Because everyone who was close to me was outside in the school parking lot.

"Don't we?" We saw you with Jake Stone and Elijah Woods outside in your car," Ashely said with a giggle. "Yeah, we have seen how the guys were acting around you," Natalie said with a shy smile on her face. She is one of the shy friends of the three.

"Oh, yeah like what?" Natalie." I replied.

"You know, being overprotected over you and their fighting over you." Stuff like that." Natalie told me.

"Oh, okay, let's not talk about them right now," I told the girls. I am trying to pay attention to the teacher. Right now," I told my friends.

"Oh, okay whatever you say Avery'' Ashely said with a giggle with Natalie.

"Yeah, whatever you say," Natalie said with a giggle in her voice.

Lunchtime...

I am standing in the lunch line waiting for the lunch ladies to serve me food. I was picking up my tray. I grabbed an apple and banana and a juice. Then I went down the line and the nice lunch lady gave me a sandwich. I told her to thank you. I paid the bill, and I started looking around for my friends. I saw them over by the window and they were waving at me. I started walking closer to my friends and I walked past the cheer and football team table. I felt someone's foot come out and trip me.

"Ahh, I screamed out and I fell down on my knees. Ouch, that hurt. But my food didn't fall, thank God. But I did get back up. I cleared my throat and stood up. I started dusting off my clothes.

I looked at who was tripping me. It was Elijah Woods I thought was going to change. I looked over at Jake Stone. He was trying not to murder Elijah Woods. I heard the whole table laughing at me except Jake and Jacob White another football player who is friends with the guys. He is so cute and a very friendly guy to others. He never brings me and my friends' problems. He's been an okay guy. He never bullies people. I don't understand why a guy likes him. Like a good guy hanging out with people like Amelia Stone and Emilia and her friends.

"Oh sorry" I heard Elijah say. I looked around and I saw him and his rude friends laughing at me. Then I heard the whole lunchroom laughing at me. I stuck my nose in the air and wrapped it off my shirt and started walking away from them. I walked towards my friends.

"Hey, Avery, you okay," Natalie asked me with a snarling look staring at the football and cheer table. She is not looking at Elijah but at Eli Wallace. He is laughing and staring at her.

'I am okay, girls."

"I am just a little embarrassed because it happened in front of the student body." That's all" I mumbled that last part. I didn't want my friends and everyone else to see how hurt I was when they were laughing at me when I fell in front of everyone. Well, I was tripped by Elijah, my bully and childhood nemesis.

"I am glad you're okay Avery," Ashely said, folding her hands and staring over at their table. I saw Jayson smirking at Ashely. I saw her eyes give him a murder look.

I sat down beside my friends and started eating my lunch.

"Just ignore them, Ashely and Natalie," I told them. They just jerk, I told them. I hope Elijah and his friends heard me say it. I heard a growl. I didn't want to look because I knew who it was. So, I started eating my food.

"So, girls, what are we doing this weekend?" Who wants to go hiking in the woods?" We can go swimming at the waterfall." That sounds good" I asked the girls.

"Yeah, but how about we go out to eat and go to the mall instead of hiking and swimming at the waterfall," Ashely said.

"Okay, I need some new shoes anyway," I told my friends.

"Well, that settles it." We're going to the mall," Natalie said and we all nodded our heads.

We laughed over towards the lunch table; I wished I didn't see over there. Because Jake and Elijah both had the girls in their lap kissing them.

I felt heartbreaking, but why? They're nothing to me. It does not like we were mates or anything. I thought.

"What you think," Angelstar said.

"Oh, shut up, now you're coming around," I told her. She rolled her wolf eyes at me.

"I am busy, okay." She said with a giggle in her throat.

"Oh whatever" I need to get to class." I'll talk to you later, Angelstar." I told her and blocked her out until later after school.

I was walking towards my fifth-period class for the gym. I overheard two people talking.

"What if she doesn't want me Jake" "What if she found out I am her mate" I heard Elijah talking to Jake Stone. "I knew she hated me; I would do too if I had been picking on her since we were kids." I heard Elijah say with pain and worry in his voice.

"Elijah man! She is not going to reject you." I knew she was not going to be upset when she found out you guys are mates." I think she is going to be shocked more than anything." I saw the way she stares at you brother." I heard Jake say to Elijah. I was hiding out away from the wall. I know if they walked this way. They would see me behind the wall. I will be caught. I need to walk away and not listen to their conversation. That is what I did. I started walking away until I hit a wall. Ouch! I was holding my head. I started looking up and I saw...

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