Pov Anna
"Anna, hurry up" my mother screamed from outside my room. "We are gonna be late" she shouted again. I hurriedly wore my boots and laced it while tying it into a fashionable bow. A style I learned online. I walked towards the mirror and stood up straight to fix my hair. I watched as my eyes flickered color from plain blue to bright gold with flecks of green in them. "Weird" I muttered under my breath. I hadn't gotten my wolf yet, but mother said not to worry that I could still get it even after the normal age has passed. It was rare though but not impossible so she said or thought maybe. But I don't care. I had parents who loved me and that's what mattered. Another sharp knock on my door made me remember that my mom was out there waiting for me and if I don't hurry and meet up with her, she would soon break down my door.
"Bam!"
"Bam!!"
The door vibrated against the wall as my mom banged on it harder than before.
Oops
I guess I should run out now.
So I stepped out of the room and almost collided with my mother who stood right in front of my door with a frustrated gaze. Her eyes traveled from my face down to my boots. Then she lifted her head again to rest her gaze on my face ,then she closed her eyes and squeezed it shut. Taking deep breaths as if to calm herself, she opened her eyes again to stare at me. Suddenly, she burst out laughing. I furrowed my brows in confusion. "Mom we are late" I said to her. She continued laughing while ignoring me. Then out of frustration I walked way from my door while sidesteping her and making my way to the front door. "Anna felanie cooper- stop right there" she yelled and I froze. This was not looking good. I knew immediately I heard her laugh that she was mad! Yes mad at me. "You are late... I did not raise you to be irresponsible, nor did I teach you to walk out on your elders." She paused breathing in and then out, then she went silent. In thought?
Prayer? Or just trying to be steady. Then she continued "you are late, you have no regard for time and does who don't value time are not taken seriously in Life!" She finished with a sigh. But almost immediately she scrunched her nose up "what is that smell? She asked me. I looked back at her in confusion. What smell is that?
"Are you in heat Anna?" She asked slightly tilting her head while giving me a questioning look.
"No mother... Its not time yet" but then I remembered my eyes flickering earlier in my bed room. But I brushed the thought away, it's probably nothing to worry about
"Mom we should go" I said. It was my first day at the prestigious academy and I didn't want to be late. It was an hour drive from here and we were already a few minutes into our drive time. Yes ummm I have a bad habit of calculating everything so I could always know the outcome ... I hated being taken by surprise. So I had calculated the said time the school hours was to begin , plus our drive time. And if we don't leave now I would make a bad impression on my first day. "Mom?" I spoke slightly louder than I intended too. Because ever since she asked me about the smell , she stared at me weirdly and looked....lost! My dad was the Beta to the alpha of our pack. He was always busy if not I would have loved for him to drop me off. "When was the last time you were in heat?" She asked me in an uncertain tone. "Last month mom" I replied with an uninterested voice. There were so many important things to think about than tracking my heart period. Which I guess was what my mom was doing since she was staring at her phone with an oddly confused expression as though something would jump out of it. "Mom!!!" My voice screeched loudly. "We should get going" I said. I picked up my bag and slung it over my shoulder , then dragged the little box I had packed for my stay there. It was just like a mini college but it was it was for werewolves to train their mental sharpness, strength and also navigate their transformation plus survival tactics. I had no wolf well at least not yet but , I still wanted to attend. Suddenly I felt a tingling sensation in my feet and finger's. I stared at my hands and I saw the edges of my nails changing slightly slightly to claws. Before I could process my thoughts on what just happened. "What is that ?" my moms voice cut through. Well I have no idea and I really wanted to know but not as much as I wanted to go to the academy. "Nothing" I replied with a flat tone. I smiled as I stared at my hands that had gone back to normal. Then the smell hit me! My pheromones. Oh goddess... Why was this happening to me all of a sudden?
"Mum ... Do you have silver crust?" I asked. I knew my mom usually kept a collection of strange items with her. Though I never questioned it. "Yes baby, infact I always wanted to gift you a special chain." She went upstairs to her room and soon returned wit a velvet box as she opened it I noticed two chains, one had a silver chain and was smaller than the other that had a black chain. On the silver chain a star shaped pendant was attached to it and in the middle of the star a round blue stud that was almost as smooth as a pearl was fixed on it. My mom picked up the silver chain and hooked it on my neck and the pendant rested on my chest. It gave me a strange calm feeling as soon as it rested there. Sylva always burned my skin but this felt soothing and it was odd. Without another word. She closed the box and slid into my bag. "Wear it when you are in extreme danger and don't ever let anyone see it before you wear it. She said in a serious manner.
I looked at her and nodded but I couldn't shake of the feeling that it was more of a warning than a precaution.
We were sitted in the car and Mom sped of in the cool and gloomy weather. It looked as though it might rain.
As she drove and music blared from the radio of the car and fog escaped our lips and I sipped my coffee in my right hand. My coffee brown hair occasionally covered my face. But suddenly out of nowhere the car started swaying and in that moment I thought my mom was just flexing her driving skills because the road was free. But sadly as I looked at her hands I noticed she was struggling to maintain control of the steering wheel. Her legs were on the brakes but nothing was working and I looked back on the road and we were on the highway and there was a van In front. We were so close to it. "Mom watch out!" I screamed before hitting my head on the dash board as the car jerked forward with speed.
"Crash!!!!!"
My head spun in the different direction before my eyes slowly closed and I slipped into darkness.