The Alpha's Silent Rejection

chapter 7

Lilith Point of View

With my new resolve, I turned around and headed out of the gym to meet Miss Wesley, the council secretary. However, as much as I wanted to go and see this Miss Wesley, I had no idea where to find her, and I didn't want to walk to the other side of the building to the administration office to ask about her whereabouts either.

I could obviously turn around and go back inside to ask this question to Carson, but I wouldn't dare because I wanted to keep my distance from him. I shook my head to get his name out of my mind and sighed as I stood in the middle of a hallway with no idea about where to go.

Since I had no other choice, I took out the college map from my bag’s side pocket and gave it a thorough look. As my classes were about to start in some ten minutes, I decided to head to my class and meet Wesley later in the break. With my mindset, I searched for my schedule in my bag and took it out to check which subject I have in my first class. I then took a look at the map and searched for the physics class and followed the map.

I was walking with my head bent low as I moved according to the map, when suddenly I collided with someone and heard a girly shriek. My eyes widened, and I looked down to see a girl picking up her glasses from the floor. She had long jet-black hair that were tied in a sleek ponytail and was wearing dark-washed denim paired with an oversized greyish white hoodie.

“I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to bump in you. Are you alright?” I asked her with concern while she stayed quiet and picked up her glasses and stood straight.

I noticed she had soft honey-brown eyes with a small button nose and pink lips that were more on the thinner side. She stood 5'3 tall at her full height with an olive skin tone and innocence surrounded her like a bubble.

“It's ok, I wasn't paying attention either.” She replied in a small voice.

“No harm done. By the way, I'm Lilith, I joined today.” I introduced myself while extending my hand for a shake.

"Hi, I'm Maddie, short for Madelyn.” She spoke in her small voice.

Maddie had something about her that made me feel calmer about this whole college. She appeared innocent and was really soft spoken. I really wished we could be friends because I would love to have her as my friend.

"What major are you pursuing, Maddie?” I queried while hoping she has the same major as mine “Biomedical Engineering with physics as my second major.” She uttered shyly.

I almost squealed in delight when her major matched mine and muttered. “That's great. I am also pursuing the same. Umm, would you like to be my friend?”

Maddie's head snapped up when I asked her about us being friends, and I thought she doesn’t want to be my friend. "Of course, I would love to be your friend. I don't have any friends, anyway.” She trailed off with sadness coating her words.

“It's ok, you have me, now. Let's go to class or else we will be late for our first class.” I reminded her, and she nodded before walking ahead of me.

Surprisingly, Maddie knew all the turns and hallways of the college, which made me question her college year. “You are starting from today, right?” I asked while climbing the stairs with her.

"Yea, but my sister was also in this college and I used to visit her often. So, I know all the classes.” She spoke while slightly turning to me and I nodded.

That makes sense, I thought. “Did you meet the anyone from the council, by the way? I couldn't find Miss Wesley.” I told her while trying to not remember the arrogant yet hot President.

“No, I was on my way to meet the President when I bumped into you, and then it was time for class. We can go and meet the President in our break.” She suggested while looking at me with a soft smile on her face while my heart halted for a second before resuming its pace.

“Ugh, we should meet the Secretary, Briana Wesley. The President must be busy also, the administrator officer told me to meet the Secretary in the morning.” I lied to Maddie smoothly.

She nodded without any protest and I instantly felt guilty for lying to her, but I couldn't tell her the truth either. We reached outside of our classroom that was located on the first floor and I felt anxiety creep inside me.

I haven't had any social interaction with my peers for a year as I was homeschooled and it caused anxiety to settle in the pit of my stomach. My heartbeat ringed in my ear in a weird, irregular rhythm and I wanted my heart to stop for a minute, but I knew it was impossible.

My stomach felt heavy and a tingling sensation arose in my chest as I stared at the door. My palms turned sweaty while my breath came in short pants, I was almost swimming in the pool of anxiety when Maddie's voice cleared the haze. “Are you alright, Lilith?"

"Umm, yea. I'm alright. Let's go inside.” I waved her off while wiping my palms on my dress and taking a deep breath.

Maddie nodded and pushed open the door for us before entering inside. As we stepped into the class, everyone went silent and I looked down at Maddie in confusion. However, I wasn't greeted by her small smile, instead she had a mask of indifference on her face.

I was about to ask her what happened when I heard someone yell, “A human?”

My eyes lifted up and glided over the class before I cocked an eyebrow and yelled back, “Yup, you animal.”

There was pin-drop silence at my words and I turned to my side to see that Maddie was staring at me with admiration. “Let's go,” I whispered to her and walked to the two empty desks placed in a corner side by side.

Maddie followed me without a word and we both settled in our seats before I asked, “How come everyone knows everyone here?”

“They all used to study in the same high school before. Don’t ever mess with them, Lilith. These people aren't nice.” She whispered close to my ear.

Her words didn't sound threatening to me because if there was something that I would absolutely not tolerate, it is bullying. This was an advantage of homeschooling; I wasn't scared of anyone or bullying because James made sure I'm hard-headed.

I nodded my head at Maddie and decided to talk to her about something else. “Do you use power glasses?”

An innocent, shy smile climbed on her face at the question and she whispered softly, “No, I wear them because I like the look.”

I smiled at her words and told her, “You are lucky then. You have a round face and almost every pair of glasses will compliment you.”

She blushed at my words, and somehow, I already knew it was her first compliment. Maddie is really innocent in this crowd of overconfident people, not just that, she is much more than just innocent, she’s different from these people even though she knew them for years

I liked her a lot as a friend and I am hoping we would remain friends for a lifetime.