Malice

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHRIS
Avril turned around, her eyes were swollen.
"I am sorry Chris, but this is the best for now. I promise you that things will get back to normal once I fix my mind and head", she replied soberly and ran out through the door.
My heart tore into shreds. I fell on my bed and started sobbing slowly.
I couldn't hold it in anymore as I let out a loud scream of Avril's name.
"Avril.....!" I called in pain.
I threw everything on my bed including my table to the floor. I punched the wall and foam really hard making my fist bleed.
My fist was hurting badly as a result of the injury u sustained from punching the wall, but it was nothing compared to the pain my heart felt... It was going to heal after all.
All my life this was the first time I'd cried over a girl. I've never cried over a girl before.
My life would be a complete mess if I don't fix things with Avril now before it gets out of hand, I needed to see Avril, I wanted to plead her forgiveness.
I wasn't scared that she was going to reveal my identity I was more scared that she was going to leave me for someone else, probably one of my friends.
I couldn't bear seeing Avril with someone else, I would not... Not when I was still alive.
Different thoughts ran through my mind the same way tears flowed freely through my eyes wetting my cheeks.
I should have told Avril, I shouldn't have kept anything from her. Why didn't I tell her earlier knowing fully well that her brother knew I was a warewolf and he was going to tell her when she insisted on knowing the reason he hated me?
Why didn't I trust her enough to tell her, like I trusted Ariel knowing he wasn't going to reveal my secret anytime?
I let out another loud cry and threw myself to the floor and continued sobbing uncontrollably......

AVRIL
getting home I walked straight to my room ignoring the continuous questions from Shelly. She was the only one in the sitting room when I got home, Jumai had probably gone to get some groceries. We'd be celebrating her success in the finalization of her examinations on Sunday.
I walked straight to my room and shut the door roughly behind me.
I threw myself to the floor and started weeping uncontrollably.
My heart was torn into shreds, I could feel my anger rising and rising... I felt my fangs and claws grow...
I snarled and let out a loud groan. I walked to my mirror and started staring at my eyes, it was red and I was scared.
I curled my fist and let out a loud scream. I looked back at the mirror and I was normal again, my claws and fangs were gone although my eyes were still blood red as a result of crying for too long.
I heard the door open downstairs, and I could hear Jumai talking to Shelly, Shelly told her about the condition I was in and she started walking to my room. Of course, I was a warewolf and I had the ability to hear from afar.
I immediately rushed to my restroom and rinsed my face thoroughly... I rushed back to my mirror to see the condition of my face.
My eyes were seriously swollen and my eyes were blood red, my face was pale. I was still staring at my face when Jumai opened the door forcefully.
She stared at me in shock and dropped the white bag she held in her hand.
I exhaled deeply and walked to my bed to sit pathetically.
"What happened to you?" Jumai asked, she picked up the bag and hurried to me after shutting the door. She sat on the bed beside me. She placed the bags on the floor beside my bed. She held both of my hands in hers.
"It's Chris", I whispered.
"What's with him?" She asked and brushed her palms through my hair.
"We... We had a fight", I replied.
"Awwn, that's cute actually", she said to my shock and smiled. She placed my head on her shoulder rubbing my back sweetly.
"You know couples fight and get stronger afterwards", she replied. I sighed deeply and sniffed.
"You don't even have a boyfriend yet you know so much about relationships", I said.
"I may have been a nursing student but I am more of a psychologist than a nurse, I know so much about feelings and emotions", she replied still smiling.
I could say that apart from the fact that my family had this thing with smiling, Jumai was one of the reasons I am so addicted to smiling. She smiles no matter the situation and her smiles are always addictive.
"This phase will come and go I bet you, but you see your love with Chris it's never going to end if you both don't want it to", she exhaled deeply then continued.
"Every relationship faces its ups and downs but what matters more is how you handle it. If the both of you truly love each other then nothing can break you, nothing. You both have to stay strong and fight this".
"You didn't even ask what the issue between us was", I said. I was expecting Jumai to ask, truly I wouldn't want to tell her about Chris'
"Whatever it is I shouldn't really poke my nose into it except if you decide to tell me if it is really necessary".
"I smiled broadly and hugged Jumai tightly. "Indeed you are the best sis..." I whispered into her ears.
She pecked my cheek caressing my back continuously.
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"Ariel I have another plan", I said to Ariel as we sat on a bench in his lab.
"What could that be?" He asked.
"Let's end all the werewolves", I said.
"Why would you want to do that?" Ariel asked me surprised.
"They're all evil, they all are evil Ariel, they're evil", I said.
Ariel sighed and stared at me like I was an alien.
"Are there any chemicals to end the lives of the warewolf?" I asked Ariel.
"I will make something, but how about you?" Ariel asked me.
"I'd think of something, especially if I am unable to get rid of the warewolf blood from mine", I said.
I didn't want to tell Ariel the truth, the plan was to kill all werewolves including myself, I know Ariel will never agree with that.
Ariel sighed, he kept on staring at me weirdly.
"Ariel, we have to do this, do not discourage me. This will be for the good of everyone, every breathing human", I said holding Ariel's both hands.
Ariel smiled weakly and nodded his head. I knew he wasn't convinced.
He stood up and I followed, we got to work immediately.

AVRIL
Things returned to normal I and Chris was okay, although we didn't speak to each other since then. It's been a week now since the issue, Sally and I didn't speak to each other either.
It's been a week also since I cancelled my party. Jumai's party also was shifted to the next week's Sunday, because she wanted to conclude everything with her school and see her results so the joy during the party will be complete.
The school's contest was drawing nearer as it would be held the next week's Saturday.
Every student took their practice seriously, I also forgot to mention the final exams that would also be starting tomorrow Tuesday morning and would last for a week.
Students worked extra hard to balance practising for the contest and the upcoming exams.
My life was getting more and more twisted by the day, I didn't stop working with Ariel on mixing chemicals to destroy all werewolves including myself if I am unable to extract the warewolf blood from mine.
Ariel had a very tight a d busy schedule yet he made out time to be with me in the lab... He worked extra hard practising basketball, reading, making research and mixing chemicals.
"Avril, come, come come, I have something interesting to show to you", Ariel said excitedly one evening dragging me to the lab.
"What could that be?" I asked as I followed after him.
"Tada!!" He said as he opened the door to the lab.
There were some chemicals scattered on the table, it seemed like Ariel have been working on something for a long time before he came to call me.
"What are those?" I asked Ariel immediately after we were in and the door was shut.
Ariel was smiling without saying a word.
"Say something", I said anxiously stamping my feet on the floor.
Just then we heard a loud know on the door.
"Ariel, Avril, mom and dad are back we have something to show you", we heard mom's voice from outside the door.
Ariel and I exchanged glances, we stamped our feet to the floor in unison.