LUNA CRIMSON

pte

FINA

ng limbs. I had a rough night, trying to meet up with the school

etting on my feet and running into my bathroom, I had a quick shower and stepped out, sli

artment. I even forgot to make my morning coffee, but it was not a problem,

n my way. I slide out my phone checkin

nd immediately paid the cab driver

ning Miss

eck on who had mentioned my name. I

elder in The pack's council, was seated am

ky breaths. Miss Gladys turned to me,

explain..." Her sideways n

re now, I will leave you to her. Be g

approached me, an inch away from colliding with me. "Be in my off

ve and released a

ing late again, but not to worry, that's never happening again," I said and the

S LA

dys's office. I knew she was going to reprimand m

as I walked in, a bright smile on

, stepping fully

Sit." She commanded, I hurriedly sat on the

hena." S

se don't fire me, the kids love me, and I know it's not an excuse, but I don't want to leave them behind because of my behav

my this time, her tone los

I repli

her desk, then she placed it on the table. "Here, ope

of what was inside, "Ma'a

rm me, I opened the box and to my shock, there was a

ant was carved out as SA, those were my

rt sank. Is it my birthday? I had forgotten,

thday? It's

ut she's throwing a surprise party for you at the Orphanage.

tears burned my eyes but I fought back t

?" She nodded, smirking, "Let's just say, that is your punishment for always arriving at my school l

preciate this," I said, a genu

ings, and boarded a cab that would take

n it, she had gifted me the dress on my nineteenth birthday. It was the day I chose to leave the orphanage and follow my

n might be, I grew a passion to find out, to know if I had another family out there. Well after all of my investigations

a Flora did warn me about life outside the orphana

g on the barely painted wall of my

. "Great, I am running late." Grandma Flora is well known for punctuality, kids must go to bed by eigh