Chapter 3: Amory's P.O.V.
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I trudged downstairs to make coffee. Much to my delight, there was already a fresh pot. Someone must love me.
"Ah, ah, ah," came Mom's voice.
I froze.
"That is not for you," she said.
"But-" I tried.
"No buts!" Mom interrupted me. "Your sister told me that you messed up another mission a few days ago."
I groaned as I rolled my eyes.
"Amory, why are you doing this? Talk to me." Mom said.
"At least let me have my coffee first," I whined.
"Fine, and then we'll talk." She practically ordered.
I poured my mug of coffee, and joined Mom at the table. I sat down, and took a sip of the hot black deliciousness. Then I sighed happily.
"Amory," Mom warned.
Well, there goes my good mood.
"What do you want me to say Mom?" I asked her.
"I want you to tell me why you can't do any kind of teamwork. You're worse than Ares when it comes to working with others." She complained.
"Ares is just as bad as me if he's not in charge," I argued.
"No he isn't," Mom said. "Ares still knows how to work together for a goal. What's your excuse?"
I sighed heavily.
"I just don't see why I should have to work with a team if I can handle the mission on my own," I stated.
"Amory, we've been over this. Teamwork is important." Mom said, exasperated.
I tuned her out as she went on and on. I know that we've talked about this before. I was getting better for a while, but...
Joe is part of every mission I'm on lately. That's the problem. It's like Tia knows we have a past, or that Joe asked to be on missions with me. Which I doubt.
Joe was one of those relationships I tried. The last one, actually. I really thought he was different from everyone else. Silly me.
Honestly, Joe had really fooled me. I don't think I ever loved him, or anything like that. I liked spending time with him, and he handled my attitude well. I thought that maybe we would be a good fit. At least until he found his own mate.
Joe and I spent a lot of time together over the course of 10 full months. I told him about my visions, and he thought it was the coolest thing in the world. He was the only person aside from Lucy that thought my power was cool. Not even my ex's thought it was cool.
At first, we were just friends. Joe didn't grow up here, but moved here to be part of the BOC. We hung out often, and one thing led to another. Then that thing blossomed.
Sadly for me, Joe was playing me the whole time. I caught him flirting with some of the other girls in the BOC. None of them knew that I was there. One of them asked Joe about me after he had insinuated that they go off somewhere to have se.x. That was when I found out how he really felt about me.
All those nights that he would hold me when I woke up crying from another vision of my "mate". All the times that he listened to me vent about my powers, and about that bas.tard mate. All the things I shared with him, all those sweet words, all of it was just a bunch of motherfu.cking bullsh,it.
None of it meant anything. Not to Joe anyway. He told those girls, and apparently several other people, all about how crazy I am. Joe didn't even actually believe that I could see the future. He thought I was a total looney. The as.shole even went as far as to tell everyone he was only sticking around because the pus.sy was good, and because he was scared.
We should never have trusted him in the first place. Saysa said. We already know our mate is out there waiting for us to find him.
I highly doubt he's waiting. I replied.
Still, we should not have tried to give our heart away to someone else. She argued.
Saysa is obsessed with her mate. It doesn't matter how he treats us in my visions, or what he says to us. Saysa is head over heels already.
Which scares me. Just how much is my wolf willing to put up with when it comes to her mate? How much will I have to endure when we finally meet?
Joe is an as.shole regardless. At least our mate doesn't lie. Saysa said.
I rolled my eyes, and chose not to reply to her. We have no idea if her mate lies to us or not. However, Saysa does have a point when it comes to Joe. I feel like such a fool for thinking he was a decent person.
I was just a big joke to Joe and everyone else in the BOC. They all knew what Joe was saying about me, none of them said a thing. It was embarrassing to find that out.
What was I supposed to do though? Leave the BOC? Show all of them just how much that affected me?
Hell no.
I beat that stupid di.ckwads as.s in front of everyone. Then I never spoke to him again. Joe never told Tia what happened, and someone healed him before she could see. Stupid Witch bast.ard.
Saysa growled in agreement.
Let's set him on fire. She purred.
For fu.ck's sake Saysa. I grumbled.
In all honesty, that's why I've been acting out so much lately. It's been three years since Joe and I broke up. We barely ever saw each other all that time. Until about three months ago, anyway.
Now I see Joe everywhere.
No one knows about our past relationship either. Well, Kee knows, but she knows everything. To the rest of my family, it was a secret though. Not that that makes what I've been doing any better.
I know how immature and dumb it is to act out just because my ex is on my team, but... I just want to get the mission over with, and go home. I can hear them all whisper and snicker about me when we spend more than a day on a mission. It's like Joe is doing it on purpose.
I just don't understand why he can't leave me alone.
He's obsessed with us. Saysa said.
I don't understand why. He got what he wanted from me. Wasn't that enough? I replied.
He wants to keep pushing us. She stated.
For what?! I asked, even though I know Saysa doesn't have that answer.
Probably to see how far we will go. She said.
Well, I hope he knows what he's doing. I'm not above beheading. I replied.
That's why I say we should light him on fire. She said.
"Amory, are you even listening to me?" Mom asked.
"Yes Mom, I am," I lied. "I will be better, I'm sorry," I said.
Take a break from the BOC.
I paused at Kee's instruction.
What? I asked.
I need you for something else. Tell Mom you'll take a break. Then go tell Tia. This is the perfect excuse. She said.
Why? I asked.
You wanted me to give you more responsibility. This is me doing that. Kee replied.
What am I going to be doing? I asked excitedly.
You'll find out once you take a break, and tell everyone you're going on a vacation. She said.
Fine, I grumbled.
"Maybe I should take a break for a while." I told Mom.
Mom beamed at me.
"I think that would be a great idea, honey," she said.
"Maybe I'll take a vacation somewhere for a while. Ya know, clear my head." I added.
"That sounds like a good idea," Mom replied. "You have all the time in the world to come back."
Figures that would make Mom happy. I know that she only means well. She just wants me to be happy, and I have never been a happy kid. I can't blame her when she gets excited for me.
"You think Tia will be mad?" I asked.
"Since when do you care if anyone gets mad, Aunt Mo?" My nephew Tate said as he walked into the kitchen.
"Shouldn't you be in school?" I asked him.
Tate laughed as he plopped down on the kitchen chair. It creaked under his heavy weight, and Mom was quick to scold him.
Tate is 17 now in his last year of school. The kid is a spitting image of his dad, but possibly a bit bigger. Tate is ridiculously tall for his age, and the amount of muscle he has is even more ridiculous. He's not even a kid, he's a beast.
"It's winter vaca Auntie," Tate told me.
"Ugh, don't call me Auntie." I complained.
Tate laughed again.
"What are you doing here honey?" Mom asked him.
"Mom told me to get out of the house and make myself useful." He replied.
"So you came here?" I asked.
"Well, I figured I'd be most useful if I just stayed out of everyone's way." Tate said with a shrug.
"You want to know what I think would be useful?" Mom asked him.
Uht oh.
"I think that you would be much more useful helping your dad with the new recruits," she said. "Mo can walk with you on her way to talk to Atiana."
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