Trapped with the Alpha

” This is a raven,”he muttered underneath his breath.

” But how did he know I was going to be at gym class, is he even a student of NYU, what could they be doing here, is it to rile me up?”he asked himself

These were many unanswered questions he had in his head, so he decided to step out of class and call Austin so they could meet up somewhere on campus.

Both friends decided to meet at Times Square, in the glaring eyes of the public, he never knew If the guy he was following him, so he had to be careful with what he was doing.

” Wait, you mean you saw someone who looks like a raven?” Austin said

” Will I now be lying to you, our eyes met?” Audrey replied.

” But what could they be doing in New York and most importantly what are they doing in our gym class, are they that desperate?” Austin said and hissed. None of them knew what to make of it as they hardly saw ravens in their human form; this was probably Audrey’s first time seeing a human raven.

Just as they were talking and brainstorming on what to do about what they had just witnessed, Audrey received a call from his brother.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

” It is Derrick, he is most likely around,” Audrey said and gave a sign to show that he wanted to quickly step out and pick the call.

” Brooo, guess who is New York?” Derrick shouted over the phone.

” Alright, welcome, go to a nearby hotel, make sure it is a hotel near campus so I can easily come see you, text me when you get to the hotel and make sure you tell me the name of the hotel” Audrey said and hung up his phone.

He then went over to meet Austin who had already ordered a plate of pasta and chicken for both of them. They both sat down looking at each other not knowing what to do, they could not approach the guy they had seen because he would blatantly deny it that he was not a raven.

” You know what Audrey, don’t approach me , watch him from a distance, his movements, the way he talks, the people he talks and most importantly make sure he does not get near Stephanie all the name of befriending because that is where it will start from, he will come under the guise of friendship, get her to trust him and betray that trust” Austin advised his friend.

” But I had already told her the signs to identify a raven,”

Audrey said unsure if whether he had told her the right thing.

” Sometimes things like that might fail us , what if she does not recognize the mark on time” Austin said

This is why Audrey loved Austin, he always gave the best advice for all of them, he always knew what to say and what to do whenever there was a crisis, unlike him and his brother that always seemed to freak out, he never freaked out in any way. This is why Austin would always be his Go-to person for anything in this life be it financial advice or relationship advice. He still had other classes for the day so he quickly thanked Austin and started leaving.

” Thanks man you don’t know how this thing has helped calm me down, I really like talking to you” Audrey said

They both finished their food and parted ways with Austin going to meet up with Derrick so they could enjoy for a while and Audrey rushing for his next class so he would not lag behind. Austin and Mirabel, Stephanie’s best friend had similar interests and likes, they both do not like school and are just there so they could get a degree and graduate In peace and so they would not embarrass their families.

Mirabel would often tell Stephanie that school is bad but going for parties and having the time of their lives was what they just needed and not the rigorous lifestyle of going for classes and having tests.

As Audrey moved along on his way to class he ensured everywhere around him was safe and no body was following him, he had become paranoid that the Ravens he saw in gym class would begin following him anywhere he went and maybe would even try to attack him, it took a lot of courage at that point not to go insane as people kept looking at him as if he were a mad person.

He kept walking faster and faster, while checking his surroundings when he bumped into a fellow student who he had not seen coming from the other side.” Hey man, watch it” the student said.

“I am sorry, I am really sorry I didn’t really see you coming” he said, but the student had soon forgotten all about it when he recognized his face as his classmate from one of the classes they had had.

“I know you , man you come to these CSC classes”the student said.

“Lol, obviously I am a computer science major so yes I do come for the class” Audrey said and sighed. It took a whole lot of self control for Audrey not to say that in a sarcastic tone, he had to hold himself after all he was the one who bumped on the poor boy.

” I’m inviting you to play basketball with us this evening. Thevenue is a basketball court on the other side of campus very close to the Halls of residence,” the student said.

Basketball is one sport that Audrey has never imagined himself playing he was often told that he has the heights for basket va, if he could consider trying it out but never for once did he go to the court with his father and brother whenever they went he felt the game was too boring he often preferred playing soccer to it , Derrick on the other hand was big fan of basketball, he has literally watched almost all the basketball games there is, his favorite team was the Los Angeles Lakers he knew that if he told Derrick that there was a chance to play basketball he would not pass up that chance for anything in the world. Audrey did not even know whether he was going to break on the offer he was just being given, he did not want to embarrass himself on the court so he was about declining the offer when he was cut short by Carlos who wanted to introduce himself.

” My name is Carlos by the way”he said and was about dashing off when Audrey held him back because the name sounded familiar to him.

” Carlos?” “You are Spanish?” he asked.

” No I am not, I am Mexican American, my mum is Mexican while my dad is American” Carlos said.

“Oooh that is cool, I have a Mexican nanny back at home” he told Carlos.

” All these spoiled rich kids, you still have a nanny at your age” Carlos said and teased him while laughing.

” Not funny bro, she has been our nanny since we were little kids what do you want me to do with her, throw her away just because we are grown ups now, it ain’t gonna happen besides she has been a mother figure to us ever since we were little” Audrey said

“Us?”Carlos asked unsure of while he was pluralizing them when he could just see only him

“Oooh I said to us because I am a twin, my twin does not school here though” he said.

“Hmmmm, this is going to be interesting though I think we would make good friends, I mean both of us and your twin too if he would like” Carlos said and playfully hit his shoulder, dashing off.

“Such a rude fellow, he ran off without actually budding me good-bye” he muttered underneath his breath