Days has gone by, but there are somethings that was slowly taking shape. I was becoming stronger, and my growls has intensified, with my eyes changing colours at unruly hours. I decided to get a couple of sunglasses to mask the most vivid defect. They came in various colours to go with my outfit. Chloe had questioned this sudden sunglass fetish, and I’d lied through my teeth, saying it was a phase I was going through. Though, for the life of me, I was getting a bit annoyed with the questions she threw my way at-times. I knew it was all to make me feel as comfortable as possible, but I didn’t like it. I didn’t ask her where she went so late at night, so she shouldn’t ask me to. Ugh! I grabbed my psychology practical workbook from my lecturer’s hands in annoyance. Everything annoyed me of late. It was like I was a ticking time bomb. I didn’t know who I should meet to help me with my newly found attributes. Mike had been the only option, but he didn’t want to hear me out at all. I
I raced through the dark night, trying to escape the dark, and the creature that I had seen moments ago. Then slowly, I went full circle on a tree, it’s shoots sapped into my skin. I was about to scream for all it was worth, when the wolf that attacked me stood in front of me, staring right at me. I waited for it to leap at me, and tear me into pieces, but it never did. Its creepiness got into my skin, and that was all it took to scream back to consciousness. My eyes fluttered open, and my skin was damp with matted sweat. I pushed the makeshift door as I peered into the dark, hoping I hadn’t disturbed Chloe. But, she wasn’t in her bed. And, from my newly acquired night vision. It was evident that she hadn’t even slept in at all. Where did she go every night? I stilled myself from asking. I was getting angry with her series of questioning, and now, I was taking the same route. If you talk about, practice what you preach, I will shove bad influence is rubbing off on you up your arse
Mike… The caller ID almost blinded me with rage. What did the bastard want? His name and face was so annoying, and I wanted nothing more, but to erase him from my life. In rage, I swiped the answer button, placing the phone close to my ears. “What?” I snapped. There was a minute silence. “I need you to listen to me. You need to…” “Who are you to tell me what I need to do?” She snapped in rage. Chloe urned her attention over to me. I smiled at her stiffly in a bid to show everything was alright. Then, I walked over to the other side of the room. It wasn’t that it might help, but it gave a fake sense of privacy. Though, I need to be careful what I spat out. “Maya, I get it. You can’t stand me. But, the grievances you labour over me have to be shelved somewhere now. There are more intense things to worry about?” Mike said stiffly. “Like, what?” I snapped. There was a huff. “You told me you knew that your body is gradually changing into a werewolf. It’s no secret. What we need to d
I tried to control my erratic breathing, seeing Mike at the clearing. I thought about the ominous feeling of being watched, and I pinned it as Mike following me like a creep. It was mildly unsettling. “Quit glaring,” he snapped at me. I pushed forward, and soon a foot from him. “I will do so when you stop being a creep,” I shot back. He gave me one of his icy looks. Apparently, he thought I was being slightly ridiculous about this, or maybe childish and it annoyed me. “How so?” He asked calmly, stepping away from me, and looking into the deep of the forest. I gritted my teeth together, as I followed hot after him. “You literally just sprang up from me out of nowhere. I think that’s a solid reason to call you a creep,” I shouted at him. He said nothing. He lowered himself to the ground, and then broke a harmless twig. He put it close to his face like he was running some sort of science experiment on it, and that annoyed me so much for some reason. “I don’t even know why you bro
The terrain called out to me, and I answered its call. I could feel Mike beside me, watching me, and trying to see how well I would adapt to this situation. I wanted to scream at him. I wanted to tell him how much of a fighter I was, but I kept mum. I shouldn’t blow my own trumpet. “Focus,” he snapped at me. I swallowed, and looked forward. There goes my on top of the world tendency out of the window. Ok, I really need to focus. I spread my legs a foot apart from the other, my back ramrod straight. It was mostly out of nervousness, and not the thirst of being prepared. “Run,” Mike said fiercely, in a way that made it seem like we were in danger. My adrenaline shot out in response, and I pushed forward. I was aware that Mike was right beside me, but that didn’t stop me from running like my life depended on it. The earth moved with me, and it was almost like it were a living thing. I gasped at how quick I had gained momentum, running wildly through the forest. No human right now
For a second, I couldn’t breathe. Mike’s hands around me was the only guarantee I had that I was still alive, and breathing. My fingers clawed through his skin. I wanted to shrink into him in hope to disappear, but I was still there in the middle of the dark forest. “Mike?” I questioned, my tongue clammy in my mouth. His fingers slowly touched my arm, and then, I was thrust away from him. “Run,” he said with such urgency worse than the first time he had said that word. I didn’t wait. I ran. I could feel him behind me, hoarding me from any form of danger. It only made me run blindly. I was slightly weak thanks to the wolfsbane, but it didn’t stop me from pushing forward. I can’t stop now. I had an insane urge to look back, and see if there were any lurking dangers in the shadow, but I stilled myself against it. This wasn’t the time to let my emotions get the best of me. I need to run, and that is all I would do; run. At a boulder, before the big leap to the human world, I felt a h
My breathing felt like plaster on my skin. I was beyond petrified. The only thing that made sense was the breathing I was fiercely doing, I don’t know how much it would help me, but I just needed to breathe. Mike had told me to put it together, and not let fear dominate me, but it was getting increasingly difficult to achieve. How could I not let fear dominate me, when I literally didn’t know what was out to destroy me? And, every part of my senses was screaming that danger was lurking around the shadows. “They are here,” Mike was saying. I looked towards the light, and noted it was more prominent than it was before. Mike pulled deeper into the shrubs, pulling me along with him. In five more minutes, I saw a few men and women walking around in stiff clothes. On a closer inspection, I spotted the weapons enclosed on their calves. Their footsteps were powerful, but not too powerful to shake the soil. A dark fear enclosed my heart. They were close enough that they might easily spot
Maybe life played tricks or treats when it wishes to, but right now I couldn’t decide which was which. The beauty that was oblivious of me. I gasped once more, pulling Mike’s attention towards me. But, still my attention was still on Chloe. This was where she went every night. This was where she sought refuge. Chloe was a part of the wolf-hunters, and I hadn’t gotten an inkling. The whole thing had been right under my nose. The fact she liked a dark sort of fashion, and was never home. I realised now, she had been overly accommodating. Thinking about this, made me so anxious. Was all these a lie? She had been thinking about… No, I can’t think of any of those things now. I peered my eyes closer, and noticed that a crossbow was infused to her thigh. She wasn’t the only one with that weapon, but I couldn’t shake off the feeling that she had been the one who shot at us. I shivered slightly. I could scarcely feel Mike hand squeezing mine to offer some solace. All I knew was the thought