ELEVEN JAY
ELEVEN
JAY
Iwatched as Lailah made it across the street to her dorm, waiting to make sure she didn’t get lost again.
I looked down at my phone, which now had her number in it.
Why did I feel the need to help her? Normally, I wouldn’t have stopped to help someone on the trails.
If they got lost, they could figure out how to get back, it would be a valuable lesson.
When she called out to me, I felt a tug demanding me to stop and see what was going on.
When I looked back to see this small woman with desperate crystal-blue eyes, I couldn’t help but hear what she needed.
I quickly typed out Hudson’s number and sent it to her, then sent another one letting her know it was coming from me.
Tucking my phone back in my pocket, I turned and headed off to Aiden House.
I had a meeting that I needed to get ready for with my father.
There was a new company that was looking to use our private security company.
Even though I was part of the Elementi Warriors, my father still had me working alongside him.
He was loyal to the Elementi cause, but saw our group of warriors as a hindrance to the mission.
We’d been training together during the summers since some of us were about fifteen.
Now that we were in college, and at Ryevick to get our education and more intensive training as a team, we were failing.
My father worked with Liam from time to time, improved our methods, and witnessed our failure at restoring the wards.
Deciding my skills would be better used in his company, I had limited classes at school.
In fact, I only had the one required for the Elementi.
I wasn’t really bothered by it; I prefer not to be forced to interact with the typical student body.
It was chaotic, messy, and loud. One couldn’t think clearly in all that busyness.
I much preferred doing my studies in the mansion where I could have the private library all to myself.
Hudson would join me there, but we both liked the pure silence, so it worked.
As for the others, having to live with Brayden and Micah wasn’t too much of a hassle, they kept to themselves.
Parker was the problem in the group; he didn’t take anything seriously.
He was forever playing practical jokes on everyone.
He tried to do that to me once, but when he woke up with fire ants in his bed the next day, he decided never to do it again.
Wise choice on his part. I wanted our team to be successful, but I refused to put in the effort when none of the others did either.
They all had other goals they wanted to achieve that had nothing to do with being an Elementi Warrior.
My phone vibrated in my pocket. It was a response from Lailah.
Lailah:
Thanks for the help today and the number! Oh, I plan to run every morning at 6am to get back into my running routine if you want to join me
I couldn’t help but smirk, liking the thought of having her as my running buddy.
Jay:
Tomorrow, reflecting pool, 0600.