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Bethany's POV:
I'm leaving my room to go to track and field tryouts. Alex is coming with me.
When I get to the field, there are other freshmen for tryouts, two on scholarship.
"Welcome future athletes. My name is coach Martin. I'm your track and field coach/ trainer. This is Liza, your captain", the lady introduced herself and a chestnut-haired lady, "those on scholarship will go first, I want to see how fast you can run. It wouldn't eliminate you from the club, but if you want to make it to the team afterward you have to put in the work, you have to make it to the team that will be competing and representing this university in order to stay on the scholarship program along with a good GPA."
The two girls went first. Coach Martin starts her stopwatch when they take off, it's a 200-meter sprint.
The first girl finishes just seconds before the other one.
"Good running with training under my supervision. You'll make it to the under 21 teams no doubt, those who sign up if you're good enough, there's no doubt you'll make it to this year's team as well, we always need sub as well so don't worry if you're not as good or not as fast. You're here to learn and discover your talent", she turns to us.
"Alright ladies, warm up and stretch, then the tryouts will begin", Liza says.
She looks very similar to coach Martin. Are they related?
"Another thing as well, Liza is my niece", coach Martin adds.
That explains it.
'Are you sure you can do this?' Asia asks me.
'Well, I wouldn't run too quickly to raise suspicion, but I'll run at an acceptable pace to keep in front.'
'Can you do that? We never practiced decreasing our ability, especially when it comes to physical sports.'
'I got this, don't worry.'
5 minutes later
"Bethany Yearwood, you're up", coach Martin says.
I get on the track with two other girls as the boy's soccer team comes out for practice, I see Damon in the mist and he's watching us immediately.
The whistle blows and I take off, I slowed down a bit, but not too much for the other girl behind me to pass. I won the race and I didn't break a sweat or breathe heavily. This is child's play.
"Wow, a new record, good job Bethany, you beat the university's track record", coach Martin looks stunned.
Liza rolls her eyes.
"I did?"
"Yes, by five seconds, did you run in high school?"
"Last year at a private school", I answer.
Those five miles running for training really paid off.
"I see, it's official, you're on the team with talent like yours. We can finally win the championship, and who knows you can end up on the national team to represent the country", she states.
Wow, my first day, and I broke a record and made the team.
The other girls try out, then the coach leaves us to attend a meeting so we can mingle and meet our new teammates.
"Listen, Bethany, you may be good but you're not taking my spot as captain or national team qualifier", Liza says to me.
"Who was the one that broke the school record again?" I retort.
I know I'm being arrogant, but her jealousy is making me nauseous.
"Whatever, that was beginner's luck, let's see if you can handle the training", she scoffs.
Nothing is worse than Leon's training, that's for sure.
"Hey ladies", Damon comes over and the girls immediately surround him.
"Hey Damon", Liza tucks a piece of her hair behind her ear.
"Hey Beth, you were great", he ignores her and comes straight to me, her mouth falls open and she glares at me.
I feel bad for her, her crush is interested in the same gender,
"Thanks, you're good on the field", I reply.
"It's nothing, I'm just doing it for popularity."
I fake gasp, "I knew it."
We both laugh and Liza joins in.
"How do you two know each other?"
"We met in New York last winter and instantly became friends", Damon replies.
"Oh, well I'm surprised you didn't tell me her name or what she looked like when you got back", she frowns.
"I forgot, besides you weren't that interested", he shrugs.
They're friends?
Damon must have seen the confusion on my face, "Liza and I are on the same program. We met last year during orientation."
Oh.
I wonder if she knows he has a boyfriend?
He watches me and shakes his head.
"You are all dismissed, see you on Wednesday", Liza announces, "are you done with practice D?"
"We're on a five-minute break, training might go on for another hour or so, I'll see you for dinner Beth", he says and leaves.
"First track and now him? Don't get in my way Bethany, he's mine", she whispers to me and walks off.
I wanted to say badly that he was taken, but I kept my cool.
Alex comes down from the stand, "you were amazing, but your captain seemed like a brat."
"Nothing I can't handle."
"How come we didn't see her at the party?"
I shrug, "maybe she was in a dark corner making out with someone."
She laughs, "I can definitely imagine her doing that."
We leave the field and head back to the dorm so I can shower and Alex is going to start reading the first chapter of a textbook for tomorrow's class.
"Hey, how was the track tryout?" Stacy asks when we enter.
"Good, Bethany broke the school record", Alex replies proudly.
"Wow, you'll be famous by tonight if we go to the cafe for dinner, are we?"
"I want to have dinner here, I'll text Damon."
"I'll go start on dinner", she goes to the kitchen and I go to the bedroom.
I messaged mom earlier before tryouts telling her about how my class went and also to Linzey, who's enjoying her time at university as well.
I'm expecting a letter from Tyler soon, it's been two weeks since I sent him a letter that's before I came here.
***
Someone knocks on the door, I open it, it's Damon.
"Hey, you don't mind if my buddy here, Jeremy, joins as well, do you?"
"Hey, we meet again", he smiles.
"Well.."., I look back at the girls who nod.
"Sure", I let them in.
"Do you know Bethany?" Damon asks Jeremy.
"Not personally, but we met at the party", he replies.
"Why do you keep meeting hot guys, Beth?" Alex pouts, "I want to meet one as well."
"Well, you met Marc, didn't you?"
"Because of you, I should go solo when I attend parties you'll be too busy to attend", she scoffs and we laugh.
Since space is limited, we're having our dinner in the bedroom, us girls on our beds and the two guys sit down by the study desks.
"Beth, I heard you broke a record", Jeremy states.
Well, that was fast.
"Is the news going around?"
"Like the flu, the guys on the soccer team and a few girls from the track team wouldn't stop talking about it", Damon explains, "if people from your class this morning remember your face, you'll be recognized immediately when you're out and about on campus."
I wanted to avoid attention on me and now I have got it on me, maybe I'll wear a disguise.
"We can get invited to all the parties, Beth", Alex grins.
"And more people will show up at races for once", Jeremy adds.
"They don't?"
"Not many show up after not getting into the semi-finals of the championship in four years, but it's still a program and some students get the opportunity to try out for the national team and whatnot", he explains.
"You can be the change the program needs", Damon states.
"You're right", I snort, as if.
"I'm being serious, trust me."
After they leave and I wash up the dishes, I get my laptop from my desk and fall on my bed with it to watch a movie.
"Don't you got class tomorrow?" Stacy frowns.
"Yeah, in the afternoon, so I don't need to get up early", I shrug.
"You have too much free time on your hands, you should look for a job", she states.
Maybe I can get a part-time job, but I don't want to mix up with people too much now that I'm on my own and out of werewolf territory, rogues can be roaming amongst humans in the city.
I know dad sent a few of his warriors to keep an eye on me and in the city, but something can still occur, I haven't masked my scent yet because I don't know how and, in case I get lost, my family and Carter can still track down my scent.
I put on the movie as the night goes by, and the two girls go to sleep, taking off the lights and the only light source in the room is coming from my lamp and laptop.
It's 11:30 pm when my belly starts to grumble. I'm hungry. I leave the room with my laptop and go to the kitchen, I place the laptop on the counter and open the refrigerator. I take out the leftover pizza from yesterday, put a slice on the plate, and reheat it in the microwave.
Suddenly, my head begins to hurt badly, it's like a sharp pain. I hold on to the kitchen counter and groan when it happens again.
'Asia?'
'Asia, what's going on?'
"Bethany, we need to transform now, I've been locked up for too long.'
'What? But we'll get caught if we're seen by anyone.'
'Please, try to get as far away from the building as possible. A small wood will be fine.'
'I'll have to get off campus to do that, I don't have a vehicle and people are roaming the streets.'
'Do it please.'
She's fighting against my resistance, but I can't transform now. It's too risky. My father gave me wolfbane in situations like this, and uses it when I'm in no position to transform.
I go to my closet despite having a migraine, but ten times worse, I open my bag, get out a syringe and inject myself with it. My headache immediately went but I felt weak. That's the side effect. My wolf will feel weak, which means my human body will feel drained as well.
I put the syringe back in the bag, closed it, and got on my bed, falling asleep immediately.
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