And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

~Two Years Later- Cassie.

as my best friend.

"Girl, I'm so glad that these stupid-ass classes are almost done," Melissa said with excitement through the other end of my phone. She and I had been friends for as long as I could remember, and though we had both been through some crazy shit, I was glad I had this girl "Yeah, soon we will be on to bigger and better things."

"Don't remind me," she groaned as I continued holding up different shirts to my body in front of the long mirror in my room. "I won't be able to make it without you."

Without me? Confusion settled in before laughter escaped me at her dramatic tone. "What are you talking about? I'm not going anywhere but to college with you. Unless you plan on making it with some other girl. Which, I mean, I'm gonna need to know her name, so I know exactly who to fuck up later."

"Oh, my god, stop," she sighed. "You know what I'm talking about."

I did know what she was referring to, but it wasn't going to happen. "Nope, I'm going with you, Melissa. Stop overcomplicating it."

For the past few years, I had been excited with the notion I was going to escape my pack life to go to college with Melissa, not to mention how amazing my life had gone over the past two years-I had no intentions of doing anything my parents wanted me to do.

as I stayed at the

no way I was giving any of that up for

matter what my parents had to

much as I would love that, you can't get

is talking about. Now stop complaining and get your ass ready. I'm leaving shortly, and

us, but without her, I wouldn't be able to move through the day like I did. "Better. Don't

make it forty then.

over the past few months, and thinking about

to myself, finally happy with the black gothic look I sported. My deep purple and pink hair was a huge contrast against the black skinny jeans and tight blank tank top I wore. It may not have

within the deepest depths of my mind. I had done well the last two years, learning control over

years ago, my father Talon changed up the punishments

only thing

while I trained

in secret. My mother didn't approve just like the many other things she didn't approve of, but it was the one thing my father Talon stood