Chapter 251: A New Life


    The next morning, after spending the night in Enzo’s apartment, I woke up feeling filled with a new


    sense of life. Despite all of my sleep deprivation, I surprisingly jumped out of bed before my rm even


    went off. Enzo found me a little whileter in the kitchen, making coffee and breakfast.


    “You’re up already?” Enzo asked, rubbing his eyes sleepily. “And dressed, too?”


    I nodded and smiled as I plopped two pieces of toast onto a te and began to spread butter on them.


    “I’m going to ss,” I said.


    Enzo raised his eyebrows. I knew that he was surprised that I wanted to get back to ss so soon, and


    he immediately voiced his concerns.


    “Are you sure you don’t want to rest first?” he asked. “Everything has been so hectic. I’m sure the dean


    and your professors will understand if you need to miss a couple more days.”


    I shook my head vehemently. “Nope. I’m going to ss. I just want to feel like a normal person again,


    and I’ve already missed too much ss this semester.”


    Enzo stared at me for a while, but he said nothing. Instead, he finally seemed to give up and came over


    to pour himself a cup of coffee. He wrapped his arms around me and nted a kiss on the top of my


    head as he passed, then stole a bite of my toast with a cheeky grin before pouring his coffee. It made


    me smile; if I just pretended that I didn’t still need to deal with the Luna at some point, and if I


    pretended that the Crescents weren’t nning on taking over the world along with her, then I could


    imagine that we were just a regr couple getting ready to start our day. Someday, I hoped that we


    could live with that sense of normalcy. Once all of this was over, I was certain that could happen.


    “Well, just don’t burn yourself out,” Enzo finally said. “I’ll walk you to ss.”


    Just as promised, Enzo did walk me to ss. I gave him a deep, passionate kiss before I went in,


    ignoring the disgusted looks from other students over our tant public disy of affection, and sat


    down and began to study.


    Even though it had really only been a couple of days since I had been in ss, it felt like it was an


    eternity. I supposed that it was partially because I hadn’t been able to pay much attention since Enzo


    had been gone, but now that he was safely home, my friends were safe, and Selena was no longer


    here to bully me, I felt as though I could finally focus on my studies.


    However, as ss came to an end, I couldn’t help but think about Selena. Matt and Luke had decided


    to keep her in the infirmary and were taking shifts to keep an eye on her, and even though she had


    plenty offort, ess to food, and was able to use the locker rooms to shower and get changed, I


    still felt bad knowing that she was essentially our hostage now.


    Selena was a human now — for the time being, at least. I nned on using my iming ability to turn


    her back eventually if she wound up working on herself and proving that she wouldn’t cause any more


    trouble, but for now she was pretty much harmless. Of course, we would still need to keep an eye on


    her in case she tried to do anything, but she didn’t have any special abilities anymore. She wasn’t any


    real threat to us, and I was also fairly certain that my words from the night before did strike a bit of a


    chord with her, so I didn’t think that she was nning on jumping at the opportunity to work with the


    Luna; not that the Luna would have given her the opportunity, anyway. Selena was clearly useless to


    the Luna and was worth nothing more than dirt now that she was a human.


    Besides, I knew that Selena still had some information that she could offer us. It just needed to be


    drawn out of her, and I felt as though the only way to do that was to show her that we were on her side.


    And so, when I went to my friends and told them my n, they were all shocked.


    “You’re nning on doing what?” Jessica asked.


    “I think it’ll help the situation,” I replied. “I know she liked being a student here; she’s never been able to


    experience real college. And if we can make her happy and show her that we’re not the enemy, maybe


    she’lle around and help us.”


    My friends fell silent. When I looked up at Enzo, he was leaning against the wall outside the infirmary


    and staring nkly at me. Selena was inside and couldn’t hear anything that was being said; in fact,


    she wasn’t even looking at us. She was still lying listlessly on her infirmary bed, facing the wall with her


    back turned to us. From what Luke and Matt said, she had hardly moved from that position since we


    first put her there.


    Finally, after I stared at him with pleading eyes for several long moments, Enzo let out a sigh. “She’s


    right,” he said. “There’s no use in keeping her locked up and making her hate us even more. She could


    prove to be an important ally if we show her that we want to make amends.”


    A small sigh of relief hissed through my lips. The rest of my friends stared at the ground thoughtfully


    before they finally agreed.


    “Okay,” Matt said. “I guess it wouldn’t hurt. We should still keep an eye on her, though.”


    I nodded. “We’ll just let her enroll in some sses if she wants,” I said. “Maybe the dean will assign her


    a dorm. If we keep the guard subtle, then maybe she won’t notice so much and will feel like she has


    some freedom.”


    With my friends’ approval, I finally opened the infirmary door and stepped in. They waited outside while


    I slowly walked up to Selena.


    “Hey, Selena,” I said gently as I approached. “Can we talk?”


    Selena let out an angry huff. “What do you want?” she snarled, still with her back turned to me.


    I bit my lip, wondering how to phrase things. I knew that she would still be terribly angry with me, and


    there was still a chance that she would reject any form of reconciliation. Enzo and I had, after all,


    stripped her of her werewolf abilities.


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    “Do you want to be a student here again?” I asked.


    Selena was silent for several moments. I thought that she would refuse and tell me to leave, but after a


    while she slowly looked over her shoulder at me.


    “Why?” she asked. Her voice came out like a hiss.


    I shrugged. “I know you liked it,” I said. “Everyone deserves to have the college experience, and you’re


    not a hostage.”


    Selena chuckled. “Not a hostage?” she snarled, sitting up finally and facing me. She swung her legs


    over the side of the bed and faced me, pressing her palms so hard into the mattress that her hands


    turned white around the knuckles. “You turned me human, stripped me of my power, tore me out of my


    home and have been keeping me locked up here.”


    “Let’s not forget all of the things that you did, Selena,” I said quietly. “You had me locked up, too,


    remember? You brainwashed Enzo.”


    My twin fell silent. Her eyes were narrowed and full of hatred, but there was a sh of something else


    that came across her face.


    Understanding.


    She didn’t say anything for a long time. I waited patiently, not wanting to push her. And finally, she


    spoke.


    “I did like being a student here,” she said, staring nkly down at the floor. “I guess I wouldn’t mind


    doing it again.”


    I couldn’t help but smile. “Good,” I replied. “I can take you to the dean now, if you want. We’ll get you


    enrolled and get you your own dorm.”


    Selena looked up at me then. Her eyes weren’t as hard now, and for a moment, I swore I saw a bit of


    happiness behind them — a ghost of a girl who was probably once sweet and innocent. And although


    her eyes quickly turned cold again, I tried to keep that initial image in my mind.