Chapter 7 Alpha Xander's Human Mate 7

• Claire POV ~
• I woke you feeling very happy today. Maybe because today it’s not Monday. Probably that’s why. I got up from bed and decided to play the song “Happy” by Pharrel Williams.
• It might seem crazy what I am 'about to say Sunshine she's here, you can take a break I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space With the air, like I don't care, baby by the way…
• I sang along with the music as I danced around my room. It’s actually my best music when I am in a happy mood. The songs I play depend on my mood. After singing and dancing for about thirty minutes, I decided it’s enough beverage I needed to dress for school.
• Since I am apparently in a good mood today, I decided to dress extra. I ditched the blazers for a sleeveless sweater and instead of my usual sneakers, I decided to wear black bootys. I packed my hair into a doughnut and styled my edges and then looked at myself in the mirror.
• “Right Claire! You are good to go”. I said to myself and quickly applied some lipgloss and sprayed my favorite coco Chanel perfume.
• I went downstairs and found my parents eating breakfast.
• I rolled my eyes when I saw what mom made for breakfast. She usually pancakes. Since I wasn’t in the mood to eat that, I went into the kitchen and made myself cereal mixtures.
• “Good dad! Mom!”. I created my parents and then sat down and started devouring my cereal mixture.
• “Morning dear, you seem very happy today. Whatsapp ?”. My dad asked.
• “Nothing dad, are you trying to say that I don’t look happy always except today?”. I frowned at him.
• “O come on! You know what your dad means. You are dressed extra today. You were even dancing before you came down for breakfast. Dancing on a school morning it’s pretty unusual for you!”. Mom pointed out.
• “No reason, I just felt happy about it all! No hidden agenda” I stated because I know my parents with wild imaginations.
• “Really? I thought you had a crush on a guy and you wanted to impress him”. Dad innocently said. I knew at the back of my mind that him and mom were thinking about that.
• “Dad! Am actually not dressing to impress anyone. I just wanted to look good today. That’s all.”.
• “Okay dear if you say so, I actually thought you got a crush that’s why. Like aren’t you tired of being single?”. My dad inquiried
• “Like Seriously dad. We are back at this again?”. I folded my hands and sat up straight to look at him. Since we were in Australia, my parents have always been bugging me on why I don’t have a boyfriend.
• “What! You can’t blame us, honey you are turning eighteen this year and not for once have you ever had a boyfriend.”. Mom defended her husband. Trust them to always gang up against me. And for god sake, I don’t think there is anything wrong with me being single. It’s a personal choice.
• “Oh mom! Am I the only single eighteen year old?”. I defended myself l.
• “Well technically, you are the only one who has never had a boyfriend”. Mom stated.
• “That’s not true, look at ..” I paused and tried to think of any of my mates that I know that have never been in a relationship yet. Honestly speaking, I can’t recall if there is any. Lily and Joyce started dating in middle school while Elsa started as soon as we entered high school. Then there is me, who have never ever dated anyone. It’s not as if I don’t want to, it’s just that I have not met the right person for me. I don’t want to go, despite the stress of dating different people before finding one. I want to wait until I find him first. Crazy I know but that’s what I want. Joyce usually used to stare that it was reading too much fiction that made me think this way. And for all we know, she might be telling the truth.
• “See! Even you can’t think of anyone else apart from yourself l. We are not actually forcing or pressuring you to date, we just don’t want you to end up old with no love life except for cats like Taylor Swift.” Mom concluded with a joke and we all laughed. If I was to choose between a love life or end up like Taylor Swift, I will choose to end up like her with the cats. She is one of my favorite musicians of all time.
• Soon breakfast was over and dad decided to drop me off today.
• “Bye dad!”. I said and alighted from the car as we reached the school gate.
• “Bye honey, I will come and pick you up by two okay?”. Dad said and without waiting for me to reply, he drove off. Well someone doesn't want to be late to work I thought as I made my way into the school.
• Since dad has dropped me off earlier than the normal time, I decided to walk majestically since I was not in a hurry. As I passed the parking lot, I looked at the space where the Avila’s park their cars and noticed that today's cars were entirely different from yesterday's. Instead of sports cars, today G wagons are different in color. Damn these people were swimming in money. A single G wagon costs about three hundred thousand dollars and there are ten of them here. So that’s like three million dollars parked in their school parking lot. Just how rich are these people I thought to myself.
• Since there is still about thirty minutes before the first class, I decided to take a walk around the school garden. It was either that or the school library.
• I went to the garden and saw a lot of people already there, most of which were couples making out without the care of the world. Well that means that option has been canceled. With no option, I made my way to the school garden but it was twenty minutes to time before I reached there. So I decided to just borrow a book and go and read it in class. I took the book “The blink of an eye”. It’s a science fiction about an American genuine Seth who helped an Arabian princess escape from getting married to a man old enough to be her grandfather. This is actually the sixth time that I am reading it but am still very much in love with the book and looking forward to reading it.
• As I made my way out of the library, I collided with someone and the book fell off my hand.
• “Am sorry!”. Both of us said and before I could bend and pick up the book, the girl whom I collided with had already picked it up.
• “Here you go!” The girl said in an angelic voice and I looked up and lo and behold it was one of the Avila’s. One of the two girls from my class in particular.
• “Thank you!”. I whispered at her not knowing what to say to her.
• “No need to thank me, it's my pleasure, by the way I love your shoes”. She sincerely replied to me. I was so touched that an elite like her would comment on my shoes and that’s when I looked at hers and realized that she it’s wearing off white sneakers. I know those shoes, when they came out, people went crazy for them. It was a limited edition and cost about five thousand dollars.
• “Thanks and I love you too”. I gave her a small smile as I responded. Personally, I am surprised at why she is talking to me because based on what Ashley told me yesterday is that they, as in the Avila's, hardly talk to people but here is one of them making small talk with me. I knew there was a reason why I woke up happy today.
• “By the way is that the blink of an eye in your hands?”. She asked excitedly. Well ladies and gentlemen, I think I just found another fan like me. I nodded my head.
• “Omg! I love the book so much. It’s so unique and out of the world. Have you read this before?”. She continued with her excitement.
• “Nope! It’s my sixth time reading but I can’t get enough of it.” I responded now that I am more free with her. The truth is if you want to bring me out of my shell, use novels as your bait. My friends back in Australia used to tell me that I can be kidnapped by being lured by novels. I laughed at what they said although it’s very much possible.
• “Wow, sixth time? It was great. I have read it three times and will read it more but I got to watch the film”.
• I never knew the film because I remember checking it on Netflix and YouTube but it was available. “ I have never watched the film, I didn’t know that the film for it is out”. I explained.
• “It is available. But information about the diskette and its copies were limited so it got sold out after being out for twenty four hours. But I can’t lend you mine one of these days”. She said, still maintaining a smile on her face.
• I made a mental note on my head to always dress fine to school. Because I didn’t understand why this girl it’s here talking to me as if we have been friends for people. People passing on the hallway were also giving us surprise looks. I guess it’s not everyday they see one of the Avila’s talking to just anybody.
• “I will really love that if it won’t be a bother to you that is”. I said gratefully because I will trade my kidney to watch the film and here it is being offered to me for free. Am a fool if I say no.
• “Of course it won’t be a bother at all. I will bring it to school one of these days. By the way I didn’t get your name.” She further inquired.
• “Am Claire Hudson” I introduced myself to her.
• “ Well Claire, it's a pleasure meeting you, Am Alissa Gray ''. She said and gave me her hands for a sake. Which I did and soon the bell rang for the first period.
• “Well that’s the bell. Let’s get to class”. She said and led the way to class since we are classmates. As soon as we entered, she went to sit with her family while I went and sat near Ashley who was looking at me wondering why I entered the class together with one of the Avila’s.
• “I will tell you later!”. I mounted Ashley you then nodded her head and then turned her attention to the board.