Not Ready For My Mate novel Chapter 78

"I'm talking to you weirdo." She says pulling me up from my chair, from her scent I can tell that she's a werewolf.

"P-Please l-let g-go-"

"Why should I freak? Get out of here, no one wants you around." I see Eric and the rest glare up at her but I just shake my head, silently telling them to leave it. They look reluctant but still watch what's happening.

"Leave her alone Emma. Theo won't like you bothering her-"

"Why would Theo care about someone like her? He's my boyfriend, so he'll stand with me, not this thing." After hearing that I pull myself away from her and grab my things. I run out of there all the way to my locker. I slide down the lockers and place my head between my legs.

She could have said much more to hurt me but knowing that she's dating Theo just internally killed me. I like Theo, ever since he saved me I felt something for him. I didn't realise it at first but just hearing her utter those words, that Theo was taken hurt me way worse than all of the beatings I've received.

What did I expect?

Theo wouldn't want to be with someone like me. No matter how much I try to be normal, I just can't. I'm broken, and no could ever love a broken person.

"You okay?" I hear someone ask me. I look up and see Eric standing there with pity clear on his face. I look down and glare at my hands. I don't want anyone's pity.

"I-I d-don't n-need y-your p-pity." I stutter angrily. He lets out a soft chuckle and sits down next to me. I shift away from him, wanting some space between us.

"It's not pity Izzy, it's concern. I heard what happened first period. And judging by the cut on your head you didn't handle it well. Trust me I know how it feels to be the new kid, the kid who's constantly bullied because they're different. I just wanted to know that you're okay." I look down at my hands then look over at him.

"P-Please d-don't t-tell m-me e-everyone s-saw t-that?" He grimaces and shakes his head. I groan and cover my face with my hands.

"You like him don't you?" I hear him ask me suddenly. I look up at him questioningly. I have a feeling I know who he's talking about but I'm trying to play it off cool.

"Who?"

"Don't play dumb with me. You hardly flinched at Emma's other comments about you but once she mentioned dating Theo you broke and ran out. You like him Izzy, it's obvious, well except to him." He snorts and hands me an apple when my stomach growls. I blush and take the apple, uttering a small thank you.

I ask Gage inside our head, confused with my family. We look around and notice everyone's here except for Izzy and Eric. Where did they go? We think to ourselves.

"Hey Theo." We hear someone say next to us. We turn our head and face Emma. We met her in second period and we must say that she is a very sweet girl. Again, we struggled with another subject and she offered to help.

People are so nice in this school.

"Are you really dating her Theo?" We hear Callie ask us from across the table. Our head snaps over in her direction, with our eyes bugging out in shock. We go to deny it but Emma has us out of our seat before we can. She drags us quickly out the cafeteria, into the hallway. We pull our hand from her grasp and stop walking. She turns to face us and crosses her arms over her chest.

"We're dating-"

"Last time I checked, no we weren't." We sneer at her, completely livid at her statement. She groans and rolls her eyes in exasperation.

"No you idiot, I mean we're dating so you can get Izzy!" She yells at us, like we were supposed to know what she meant.