Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee Book 3
Chapter 576 – Can We Not Meet? (Beatrice)
I’d been sauntering down the road lazily, making my way to the apartment complex with zero energy left. I was honestly so tired of people treating me and my mother poorly. It was incredibly exhausting.
“I wish I had some superpower or something. Just imagine, one day I wake up, and suddenly I have wings and can spit fire. I’d pay back everyone who’s ever mistreated me,” I grumbled to myself.
My phone buzzed in my hand, and a scowl crept over my face. It was the manager calling me. I hadn’t expected him to ring me up again after what went down at the bar. Was he calling to chew me out some more? Oh no, I wasn’t going to tolerate this behavior any longer. With that resolve in mind, I answered the call and decided to assert myselff.
“Yes? What do you want now?” I made sure my tone was sharp and forceful.
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“Beatrice, is it?” I bet even he was taken aback because until now, I’d acted all innocent and fragile in front of him. Well, it’s about time he knows people are only nice to him because they’re afraid of losing their jobs; otherwise, he doesn’t have anything special about him that warrants being treated with respect.
“Yes, who else would be answering my phone?” I rolled my eyes, even though I knew he couldn’t see me through my phone’s screen.
“I was just calling to let you know that you got the job,” he was in the middle of speaking when I scoffed, and he fell silent.
“I get it. I heard you firing me without even hiring me. You don’t have to remind me–wait, what did you say?” I shook my head and then pinched my wrist to make sure I was hearing him right.
“I said, you are hired. But are you still willing to take this job?” The slight skepticism in his voice came from the fact that I had been speaking so rudely to him.
“Yes! Of course. Oh my Cod, thank you so much. And don’t mind me talking stupidly, I had a few drinks,” in an attempt to justify my behavior, I laughed and stumbled over my words until I realized what I was doing.
“Aren’t you only eighteen? Why are you drinking on the roads of Leat High?” he questioned, and I looked around to see if anybody was watching me. “I am not outside my apartment. I am actually in my home, in my bedroom. The wind and everything is from the window,” I lied, laughing nervously.
“I will be there tomorrow,” I quickly added before hanging up the call.
“Yes! Yes, yes, yes!!!” I jumped up and down, dancing with excitement on the road. The town had its own rules. Kids under the age of twenty were not allowed to drink in an open area. The rest was fine as long as they were eighteen.
“Hey! Get out of the freaking road!” however, my happiness was short-lived when I heard a familiar voice yelling at me. A car parked in my way and none other than Maddix stepped out of the vehicle.
Seriously? Why couldn’t they mind their own business?
I noticed Akin and Helel sitting in the backseat this time while Zane was the one driving the car.
“What you did back there was so disrespectful,” Maddox muttered, shaking his head at me.
“Aha? You mean to say when you tripped me and dirtied your own brother’s clothes?” I placed my hands on my waist and muttered confidently.
“She is so shameless!” Maddox turned to address his brothers, and out of the three, only Zane stepped out of the car. It was pretty evident that the older ones were not so keen on bullying me all the time, but the younger ones were a total wreck.
“It’s this behavior that got her fired before even getting hired,” Zane commented, and I rolled my eyes at him, watching his jaw clench at my actions. “Actually, I just received a call and I got the job,” I pointed out, shrugging my shoulders and noticing the way the two shared a glance.
“Easy, girl! Don’t freaking lie to us when we’re the ones who got you the job back,” it was Zane who stepped forward before his brother to defend himself.
The little confidence that I had earlier from receiving the call from the manager faded away once I heard them telling me exactly how I got the job back.
“Oh!” I gulped, stepping back because if they could get me a job, they could also get me fired again.
“Right! Look at your face now. Not so proud of yourself anymore, huh?” Maddox patted his brother’s back while commenting.
The two were staring at my face with their oddly attractive eyes and waiting for me to say something when my body jolted at the sound of a wolf howling in the woods.
The brothers went silent and then straightened their backs. I watched Maddox zone out while Zane continued to look in the direction of the woods.
“Our town is full of wolves and coyotes,” I stated because it seemed like they were shocked to hear a howl.
“Brothers! What are we doing here?” Helel was the one who was able to get their attention when he pulled his hand out and tapped on the roof of the car.
“We are coming,” Zane nudged Maddox, and the two stepped aside. As they moved out of my way, I watched Helel glance at me before turning to Akin to say something.
I was waiting for them to start the vehicle so that I could leave after them. Their seven-seater was blocking my path like a solid wall.
I’ve never been in cars much, maybe once or twice, and that was when someone would drop me home. I mean, it’s been years since–
“Hey you! Well drop you home,” however, Helel calling out to me caught me offguard. I pointed at my c*hest and then sneakily looked around. There’s no way these jerks were offering me a ride.
“The storm is setting in,” he added, but the expressions on the others’ faces told me they weren’t really keen on his offer. I wanted to decline, but the way the wolves were howling actually scared me.
I’ve heard about wolves attacking townspeople on stormy nights, so I didn’t want to become some animal’s meal when I have such good news to share with my mother.
With the fear of being eaten alive in my heart, I nodded and walked towards the car. Helel actually came out and opened the door to their Mercedes, and I awkwardly rolled inside.
I don’t know if I should be thankful or scared of being in the car with them.