Next Day...

Waking up to remember she was meant to start work today, Aurora sprang up and took her toiletries, and ran down from her room to the bathroom they use, which was outside the house.

She quickly took a bucket and ran to the little water wall at the back of their house and fetched water before rushing back to take her bath.

She rummages through her bag which contained a few clothes that are worn out, looking for a suitable one to wear on her first day of work.

After searching for a while and about to give up, she finally stumbled upon jeans that were faded a bit and a black polo that was quite bigger than her size.

She dried her body and applied her body butter. It was cheap but she doesn't mind, her skin was great and she doesn't need so much to care for it.

Putting on the cloth, she folded the hem of the polo and tied it, reducing it to a smaller size.

She had sold off her bags of makeup and expensive clothes when things became much more difficult for them.

She wore only her black shoe and walked out of her crib. "Mama I'm ready to go, where's Maya" she yelled climbing down the stairs.

"Sister I'm here in the kitchen," Maya replied, running out of the kitchen with her mouth filled with food.

She took little Maya's hands running out of the house.

"Take care of yourself and be careful out there", their mother yelled out to them but they were already far gone and couldn't hear her.

She dropped her sister to school which wasn't that far from her workplace. She walked into the bar and headed to the counter.

"Good morning ma'am." she greeted the plus-sized lady who scrutinized her frowning.

"Are you just coming to work by this time of the day?" She asked staring at her. "I'm sorry ma'am, I had to drop my sister in school but I promise not to be late next time." she muttered staring into the woman's eyes.

"Go into the laundry room and change, you can ask one of the employers to show you," she muttered and waved her off, focusing back on the book she was scribbling down on.

"Hey, my name's Jenny and I volunteer to show you where to change," a young girl said smiling wide with all her teeth out.

"Ok, thanks which way please?" Aurora asked to go straight to the point. She didn't actually like making friends, especially with the female folks and Craig was the only friend she had.

"Hehehe, this way," the girl said laughing nervously. She was not expecting that treatment from here, but she quickly shrugged it off and led the new girl to the laundry room.

"Here are the uniforms, you can pick anyone you want that suits you" Jenny muttered pointing at the uniforms before leaving the room.

Aurora nodded and took off her polo then put on the bar's polo. She folded hers properly and kept it in her bag which she dropped in a corner.

Arranging the polo, she walked out of the laundry room to the counter where she was assigned tables to serve.

"Ma'am what about my payment, I don't know how much I would be paid" she had said to the plus-sized lady who she later found out was the manager.

"You would be paid five hundred dollars per month and you get to work full-time not part-time because we do not need part-time workers for now" the lady had told her before she resumed serving.

She could manage it even though it was small compared to her family challenges, but it's better than none. Besides, she still gets to pickpockets to support herself.

She started serving customers and also using her eyes to search for things to take.

"It's lunchtime, can we go grab a bite at that cafeteria down the street?" Jenny said coming to her.

Aurora wanted to decline, but because she treated her badly somehow in the morning, she decided to go with her.

"My name is Aurora and I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier. It's just that I am not good at talking to people I don't know" she muttered as they walked to the cafeteria opposite the street.

"I understand and I take no offense. Your name's nice though and you are so beautiful," she said, making Aurora scoff internally.

Of what use was her beauty if she couldn't turn it to food or morning. She hates people telling her about being beautiful, yet she wasn't offered any help.

She remembered having gone to many modeling agencies to know if they could take her In to model for products, but all of them had refused either demanding money or herself, which she would never do.

If she was still rich, they would all be begging her to sign in with them, but because she was poor, no one wants her.

"Are you okay?" Jenny asked tapping her. Aurora came back to her senses blinking her eyes to see they had gotten to their destination and she was still walking.

"You seem lost in thought, can I know what's bothering you?" Jenny asked and Aurora practically rolled her eyes.

Reasons why she hates making female friends are too nosy and would want to know practically everything going on in the lives of other people.

Craig had never asked her to tell him what was bothering her. He lets her be when he figures out things aren't good with her, and instead of poking his nose, he lets her decide if she wants him to know or not.

"Nothing, I'm fine, and can we go get the food before our time elapses," Aurora said a little harshly, making Jenny desist from prying more into her business.

They got into the cafeteria and Aurora ordered a burger and juice while Jenny ordered hers.

"Let's go sit over there", Jenny pointed to a free table and Aurora nodded, following her over to the table.

She settled down on the plastic chair and uncorked her mineral, taking a bite from the burger. She closed her eyes to relish the heavenly taste.

"Are you going to be okay with just that or would you mind joining in my pasta?" Jenny asked, pointing at her plate of pasta which aroma was wafting through Aurora's nose.

Pasta has been her favorite meal ever since she was a kid, but she needed to save it, so she had long stopped buying food other than snacks and juices from outside and she's not a person who would share food with someone, especially when she isn't yet familiar with the person.

She looked down at the pasta which was calling on her to devour, swallowed her saliva, then shook her head vehemently as if trying to shake off demons.

"No, I'm good with this, I don't like food much," she lied and forced out a smile. That was a blatant lie because she knew she loved good food more than anything else, well apart from money.

"If you say so" Jenny smiled and concentrated on her food while Aurora munched on her burger grumpily.

They soon finished, paid, and returned to the bar.

"You both are 5 mins late" the plus-size woman whose name was Mandy yelled with her coarse voice.

"We are sorry, the cue there was pretty much so we had to wait for our turn ma'am" Jenny replied to her but she scoffed not ready to hear any excuse.

What are you both still doing here?" Will you quickly go and serve the customers that had been waiting for so long?" she shrieked, making the girls scamper off.

"I will see you soon Rora". Jenny muttered with a bright smile which Aurora had just replied with a fake one and walked away to the table on her lists.

"Where do I sign out," Aurora asked Big Mandy as people called her. "Over here" she replied, pointing at her head with an eye roll.

"What do you mean? So I should sign on your head?" Aurora cried out in frustration. It's way past her closing time, but here they were, delaying her, and she was supposed to go pick up her sister.

"Didn't you see the signing book over there? Must you always display foolishness? Mandy glared, making Aurora shake her head.

She knows why she doesn't want to talk back to Mandy and just keeps quiet with all her abusive words. If not that she needed the money, she would have smacked her in that mouth of hers which are filled with insults.

She quietly moved over to the book, signed her name, and left to grab her things from the laundry room.

" Hey Rora wait for me!" She heard Jenny call out to her and groaned inwardly.

"Must you always be grumpy towards people", Aliya, her wolf muttered in her head.

"Mind your freaking business and stop meddling in my business!" She shrieked and Jenny, who had gotten to her, widened her eyes and thinking she was the one being referred to, she turned around and tried to leave.

"Hey Jenny, I wasn't talking to you." Aurora yelled out to Jenny who had started shedding tears.

"But I heard you clearly, you said I should not meddle in your business," she said sniffing back her tears.

"That wasn't directed to you but someone or rather something else," Aurora said, getting Jenny more confused.

" I am not a thing Rora, I am your wolf and I'm part of you, you can't drive me out and stop referring to me as a thing." Aliya growled.

"Not when you keep prying your nosy eyes into my business, can't you understand I don't need you and get out of me." Aurora mumbled annoyingly.

"That won't be possible because you can't exist without me and I can't without you too, so you better stop shunning me out and accept me." Aliya cried out in pain.

Jenny kept staring at the lady who kept mumbling and talking to herself. "Is something wrong with her?" She thought and tapped Aurora, who looked at her, she could see the angry expression written all over her face and wondered if she was the one making her angry.

"Are you mad at me?" She asked blinking her eyes rapidly. "No, why would I be, I told you I wasn't referring to you," Aurora said softening her gaze when she noticed her expression might have scared Jenny.

Jenny looked sideways but saw no one else there who the words might be directed to. She sighed her head and decided to wave it off. "Maybe someone offended her in the bar", she concluded.

"Are you going this way?" Jenny pointed and Aurora nodded seeing it was the road that leads to her little Maya's school.

"Yeah, I am going to pick my little sister at Greenstone junior" she muttered and Jenny, who was also going to pick her brother, squealed happily. If Aurora's sister also schools there, then she would no longer go to school alone.

"Why do you look happy? Aurora asked to fix her gaze on the happy lady. " Well, my brother also happens to attend the same school we can go there together." Jenny replied all smiles.

"Aurora secretly rolled her eyes wondering why the girl is so happy being around her and it doesn't look like her harsh expressions would ever drive her away.

She just doesn't feel comfortable around human females as they all act so soft and cry a lot, just like Jenny did minutes ago when she thought she was driving her away.

"Alright then let's go." she mumbled and started walking towards the direction of her sister's school with Jenny tagging behind her while trying to raise conversations which she wasn't interested in but trying to reply as to not make the girl feel unwanted.

They got to the school and Aurora sighted her sister standing with a boy who looks younger than her and smaller.

"Maya" she called the attention of her little sister who turned alongside the boy she was sitting with.

"Oh, that's your sister? She's so beautiful and the boy is my kid brother" Jenny said getting more happier.

Rora's sister knows her brother and they seemed to be friends too.

"Ooh..." Aurora drawled waiting for the kids to get to them.

"Big sister" Maya squealed hugging her sister tightly as she got to her, Aurora carried her up and spun her around further increasing the girl's happy giggles.

Jenny stares on, her eyes widening as she stares at her colleague. She never knew Aurora could be a playful type and she even smiled. Her smiles are so beautiful and she wonders why she acts all tough.

Aurora stopped spinning her sister and brought her down then bent to her level.

"How was school today? I can see you made a new friend" she asked and the girl frowned a bit before smiling widely.

They all called me big aunty and wouldn't play with me, they said am older than them and shouldn't be in the same class as them, it was only kelvin who came closer to me and played with me, he also shared his candy with me" Maya muttered and Aurora's countenance changed.

She knew her sister would surely face such in school because she had grown past being in that class. She's 8years old when her classmates are probably 5 but she's happy Maya didn't take it to heart as she kept smiling.

She turned to the boy whose name was Kelvin and ruffled his hair. "Thank you for being friends with Maya and sharing your candy with her, I'll get you a lot of candies tomorrow when we come to pick you both" Aurora said and the boy smiled widely going to Jenny.

"Don't mind them and do not listen to whatever they say to you, you are unique and I'm proud of you, no matter what they say to you, do not put it in mind" Aurora consoled and her sister nodded before holding her hands and they all walked home.

We'll take this way, our house is down there" Jenny said as she reached the junction to their house.

"Ooh, Bye then" Aurora muttered with a little smile. "Bye Kelvin" Maya yelled out with her tiny voice as she waved at Kelvin who waved back in return.

"Bye Rora be sure to come early tomorrow," Jenny said and Aurora replied with a short nod then started walking away with her sister.

They got home to meet their mother in her fruit shade together with Craig who was grinning from ear to ear when he saw her approaching.

"Do you have to show your incomplete teeth all the time Craig?" Aurora teased.

"What? My teeth are complete silly or have you forgotten I have the best sets of teeth and not even yours can compare" Craig bragged making Aurora roll her eyes.

"Good evening Mama" Aurora greeted her mother who was now carrying Maya.

"My dear how was your first day at work?" She asked with a big smile at the mention of work, she can't believe her daughter now has a workplace and even though it's not a company, they could manage the income.

"It was all good Mum" she replied. Except for that big Mandy who has started getting on her nerves on her first day" she mumbled incoherently Making Craig raise her brows.

"Are you perhaps talking to your wolf?" Craig asked getting closer with interest.

"Get away from me, I wasn't talking to her and Craig I do not know the reason you act like that when you mention wolf, do you think it's something cool that you should be excited about?" She glared staring at Craig.

Craig was the only one who knows about her being a werewolf, he had caught her yelling at Aliya countless times and when she could no longer give him excuses for her constant bickering with her wolf, she had to confess to him and he found it unbelievable at first but later got to believe after having to beg her to shift so he could see her wolf.

Ever since then, he had been begging her to allow him to see the cool and playful wolf again but Aurora always turn it down saying she doesn't want him having anything to do with the creature as she doesn't like it.

"Well you are the only one who doesn't find it cool, damn gurl you are a supernatural being, and am sure you have powers also, why not embrace who you really are, and maybe you will find happiness" Craig replied having on a serious expression.

"And you think being a werewolf makes me happy? You think I'm happy having to share my thoughts with a freaking wolf who speaks and argues with me?" She muttered.

"She isn't just a mere wolf found in the zoo Rora, she's your other half and I wish I was one too" her mother chirped making Aurora let out a cranky laugh.

"Why then didn't you become one when you Married father who was a werewolf?" Aurora snapped already getting angry.

"I wasn't supposed to become one Rora, your father just happened to have a human mate which was me and that wasn't supposed to turn me to one" her mother tried to explain but Aurora hissed and walked into the house with Craig whining beside her still complaining of how bad she treats her wolf.

"Can you just leave this topic of wolves and talk about another thing Craig? You are pissing the hell out of me now" Aurora yelled throwing her hands up in frustration.

"You just have to stop treating Aliya badly Rora, she's such a nice and happy wolf and I know you will love her if only you give her a chance" Craig insisted not ready to drop the topic.