Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

Hidden Flame: Bound to the Triplet Dragon Kings

Chapter 4: Vermin

Avery

Thankfully, Mrs. Kyer returned and the Holly Hogs plastered on the take smiles and pretended to offer me assistance. Not having the energy or desire to cause a scene, I accepted their outstretched hands. One day, one day…none of this will matter and I will be far away from here. Far away from the dragons that I fear and the abuse that I am forced to endure. Humans can’t treat other humans as badly as I am treated here. Surely there is safety and a place for me to belong there because I surely don’t belong here. I

no dragon.

am

Waiting for the other girls to shower and dress, I stayed outside of the locker room talking to Mrs. Kyer since I knew that I was going to have to find a way to earn enough credits to pass this cour. She knows my physical limitations and has agreed to allow me to write papers about each test that I fall short of passing. I am grateful that the teachers respect me enough to allow me to make an extra effort to graduate. I need to be done with classes and the Naga Tribo. I quickly excused myself and showered.

I had two classes before lunch and they went by quickly. So far, I am not in any classes with The Trio and I am immensely thankful for that too. I get in line and load my food onto my tray. As I was exiting the line, Jessica flipped my tray. Spilling its contents all over my dress she says, “Could you be any more of a klutz.” I sigh as turn to leave. “That’s right, little mouse. Scurry off like the vermin that you are!” she taunts.

She’s right. I am nothing more than a filthy useless rat. I rushed to the restroom in an effort to try and remove the spaghetti sauce from my dress. I stripped it off and began scrubbing it. “Avery, I am sorry,” Trisha said as she entered the restroom. Trisha is a sophomore that I tutored when she was a freshman. She is from a middle–class family in the tribe.

was over already so I could leave.”

Her big b

eyes m

“You will still keep in touch with me, right?”

I

knowing if I would be able to or not. All I know is that I want to, as she is the closest thing

hand dryer to dry my still- stained dress. I don’t want to use my

was examining my busted lip in

to remain hidden. I could hear them at the sinks chatting as I heard plastic containers hitting the counters. I could tell that they must be plastering on more makeup to hide their ugly hearts. I had grown up around these vile and disgusting girls. No amount of makeup or gallons of perfume could mask their stench. I had to stuff my dress into my mouth to prevent me from gagging at the putrid combinations of their perfumes. If

go on and on about what they plan to wear and go into detail about what they plan to do for the guys. I feel my cheeks heat up at the

she gives me a T- shirt and a jean skirt to wear. They are a little big because she has boobs and is fairly curvy. I wish that I had a body like hers. Hell, I wish that I looked like any of the girls here. If I could have average

would be a dragon. I laugh at myself. That is about as likely as me being the princess that my mother used

about.

else she will become a target too. I remember last year when Heidi saw me tutoring Trisha. A few days afterward, Heidi and the Hags took Trisha to the mall to shop. They told Trisha that they knew a boy who liked her and was going to meet her later at a dance club nearby.

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