I turned to look at her and shook my head. “I hate people that try to act like they are good people, when in actuality they are claiming good deeds by others. If you were a good person, you would shine on your own deeds.”
“I did this for them.” She screamed in my face. But I just shook my head.
“Excuse me.” A soft voice called from behind us and we all turned. “Are you the Alpha that gifted the money to me?”
Nina froze. “What?” But the girl was focused on me and I just smiled. “I’m the only Alpha here, girl.”
The girl stepped closer and held out a hand. “You are Alpha Amy, right?”
I nodded and shook her hand. “I am.” The girls with Nina gasped and Nina looked like she had been slapped. “Who are you?”
“My name is Wendy.” She smiled up at me. “Wendy Sandlewood.”
“Are you related to Mrs. Sandlewood?”
Wendy nodded. “She is my mom. I just wanted to thank you.”
“Honestly, you don’t have to.” I waved her off, but she shook her head and I could see the sparkle of tears.
“No. Please. Let me get this out.” She clutched at my hand. “I know you didn’t have to do this. And I know you did it for the entire school. Throwing out three almost four million dollars to make sure every student had enough money on their card for books and food for the semester is very generous of you. And I know you wanted to stay anonymous. But I need you to know just how much of an impact you made on us.”
“What are you saying?” One of Nina’s friends came over.
Wendy looked at her in confusion. “I’m sorry. Who are you?”
“No one.” She waved her hands. “But you are saying she is the Alpha that donated the money?” She looked back at Nina with her eyebrows raised. “It wasn’t another Alpha you could be confusing her with?”
“No, I’m sure. Amy and her mother came into the office on Friday. My mother helped her. She had me come in to help her load all the cards. There were a lot of cards, let me tell you. I was in the back office when she came and paid for it all.” She turned back to me and smiled. “My mom was going to take ona night job to pay for my food and books. Since my father died, it has just been us and she wanted to make sure I had every opportunity. I told her I could cover it, that I could work, but she wouldn’t let me. But you saved us. She doesn’t have to get a night job to cover my expenses.” A tear that she was trying to hold back fell. “You really don’t understand how much of an impact you made on my life, on our lives. And I seriously can’t thank you enough.”
“Can you do me one favour?”
“Anything.” She wiped at her tears.
“Don’t tell anyone else it was me. If you hear someone claiming it was them, you can say you know who it was, and it wasn’t them. But unless someone commands you, keep it quiet.”
“Are you fucking serious, Nina?” One girl screeched. “You lied about gifting us money and said we had to do your project.” The silence that followed was deafening.
I turned to look back at the white faced Nina and the screeching pack of girls around her. She was trying to battle back, but you could tell she had lost steam. Suddenly, there was a loud beep that went through the air. Everyone froze, and I turned back to Wendy and she mouthed the word, ‘Announcements’. I just nodded and turned back to the line to wait my turn to pay.
“Good evening students.” Alpha Vince’s voice came over the speakers, and I had to stop my eyes from rolling. “It has come to my attention that there are a lot of students claiming that they were the ones that donated the money to the student body. I wanted to clear up some facts, so that there would be no more infighting.” I turned wide eyes to Wendy, and she winced.
“He wouldn’t.” I whispered, but knowing him, he would. He would one hundred percent claim the donation for Brandon or himself.
“Let me be very clear about this. The person who donated the money wanted to stay anonymous. And anyone that has made the claim that they gave the money lied. We expect all our students to uphold themselves honorably. While we focus on rank here, we do not claim the achievements of others. The Alpha that gave the money had specifically asked to stay unknown and I will keep my word to her. But if this continues or if I find out anyone is trying to use this gift to get special treatment, I will be forced to reveal the donor.”
I sighed. At least he was warning me. I looked at Wendy and she looked relieved. I smiled at her and she smiled back, giving me a thumbs up. “That’s good, right?” She whispered, and I nodded. Hopefully, people will stop trying to use this to their own advantage.
“If there is anyone trying to claim the donation, please come to me, and I will handle the issue personally. Thank you and have a good rest of your day.” Vince’s voice disappeared and Wendy turned back to me.
“Thank you again, Alpha Amy.”
“It’s just Amy, Wendy.” She pulled her phone out of her pocket as it rang.
“Mom, yes, I found her. Yes, I thanked her. No…” She looked at me and asked. “You’re not mad, are you?”
“No.” I laughed. I pulled the phone out of her hand. “Mrs. Sandlewood. Hi, it’s Amy.”
“Oh, hello dear. I know you wanted to stay anonymous, but Wendy helped me get the cards ready.” I could hear a soft sigh. “She wanted to thank you personally.”
