However, the school week passed relatively peacefully. Neither major skirmishes with Abi's company, nor showdowns with Travis, Samantha happened. Doyle was still aloof, though he stayed close, but Sammy didn't seem to mind that much. She was very tired of worrying about his attitude, and since he was fine, her help was not required.Sometimes she wondered what would happen if his phantasmagoria with turning into a wolf ended. Will they communicate again? It is likely not. Samantha couldn't decide how she felt about it - something in her frankly longed for those strange and, in some places, frightening hours that they spent together. But on the other hand, she didn't believe him, and even Travis' concern for her sorrows could be seen as calculated. Everything is too messed up - friends, enemies ... You can't make out who is who.In addition, the whole town had a common cause for concern - forest fires were raging nearby. There was a major accident at the processing plant, which led to
She fell asleep pretty quickly, and when her phone came to life, she barely managed to open her eyes. On the screen, Sammy was surprised to see Leah's name. Biting her lip, she hung up the call - did she go crazy, call her at three in the morning?But the phone continued to vibrate annoyingly. After the fourth missed call, Samantha decided to answer to tell Leah what she thought of her, but she didn't have time. As soon as the connection signal was heard, the utterly excited voice of the former girlfriend was heard:- Sammy! Damn, finally! Why the hell are you not answering the phone??- Did you look at the clock? - Samantha blurted out angrily, but immediately lowered her tone - not to wake her parents. - What do you want?- Listen, I know that it's already night, but you urgently need to come here! Leah's voice was almost hysterical, and Sammy had a bad feeling.- Where? she asked, clutching the phone in her sweaty palm.- To Abi! There's a party going on and some crazy stuff going
Samantha didn't know how much time had passed before she came to. The tears dried up, leaving a stinging lump in my throat, my hands and feet froze in the cold. Trembling, the girl struggled to her feet and leaned against the hood of the Chevrolet, trying to get her thoughts in order.There was no point in staying here - Travis would hardly be able to return. Sammy only now realized that, in fact, she knew nothing about his transformations - not how long it lasted, nor how he then returned home, dirty and without clothes. How much time wasted on stupid clarifications and resentments, and now she has no idea what will happen next.She automatically picked up Travis's torn clothes and threw them into the trunk of the car, then climbed into the cab and turned the heater on full blast.Gradually, the trembling let go, but a monstrous fatigue piled up. Hardly thinking, Samantha started the engine and turned around and drove back into town. There was a slight ringing in my head, and my brai
After a good rest the day before, Sammy felt much better on Sunday. It was no longer necessary to stay in bed all day, and she went downstairs.Mom was in charge of the kitchen and shouted to her that breakfast would be coming soon. Dad went fishing in the morning, making sure that his daughter felt better.Deciding to pass the time, Samantha called River. Travis would tell her what had happened when he could, but Sammy was worried about Patricia.River answered almost immediately:- Hey, Sammy! How are you?- Hello, I got a little sick, but today it's better.- Oh, why did you write so little yesterday? River guessed. - Did you catch a cold? Well, no wonder it was so cold at night ..."Yes," Samantha agreed. River had no idea how cold it was. How is Patricia? Can you tell me what happened?- Pat is fine, yesterday she went home late in the evening when she left. Her mother was not worried, she often stays with us overnight. I would be glad to tell, but there is nothing special - Patr
When Monday morning came around, everything that she hadn't thought about over the weekend came crashing down on Sammy. She had to see all the characters in Saturday's crazy night, and she wasn't at all eager to see most of them. However, there was still no choice.After leaving the house, Samantha thought about it and decided to go to school in Travis' car, since he himself did not show up and pick up his jeep. She giggled nervously as she imagined the furore she would cause in the school parking lot by appearing behind the wheel of his car. Although, why pretend - after she literally dragged Doyle out of Abi's house, hardly anyone doubted their closeness to each other.Sammy herself could not understand the nature of their relationship. She was worried about the upcoming meeting, but what exactly, she could not say. Deciding that on the way to school she would be able to prepare herself internally, Samantha breathed out a little.However, her aspirations were not destined to come tr
As soon as Sammy and Travis got out of the car, all eyes, of course, turned to them. Feeling extremely uncomfortable, Samantha threw her backpack over her shoulder and lowered her head, and her companion was immediately there.- Do not be shy, Frog - they are all far from you, - Travis said softly. Raising her head, Sammy met his eyes and involuntarily straightened up, and he smiled slightly: - That's better. Went.Passing Blair's car, Sammy asked:- And how will you settle things with Abi? It seems to me that she was not very happy about what happened at the party."Already fixed," Travis said. “I sent her a check for a good sum for the pogrom, and I also called and apologized.- And what did he say? Samantha frowned, feeling an incomprehensible annoyance.Doyle chuckled.- That he drank too much and got angry because of Defalco's behavior. Girls love stories about knights in shining armor, and even Abigail is no exception. Didn't even have to try hard.Sammy was wondering why Travis
Sammy came to the lesson with flaming cheeks, which did not hide from the attention of her friends. But they didn't come to her with questions, for which Samantha was grateful to them. She herself desperately wanted to understand what was going on between her and Travis, but her head refused to give out reasonable thoughts. Perhaps she is just winding herself up, and everything is just a figment of her imagination. And her own feelings...Travis didn't show up until the big break, and Sammy more or less got her thoughts in order. She, River, and Tina went out to lunch, and although Samantha expected Blair's antics with some trepidation, none came. No one really came up to her.However, this "nobody" spread far more widely than she expected - Jasper, barely nodding to her, walked past. Judging by the expression on his face, the friend was very angry with her.Sammy was so confused that she almost dropped her tray. Seeing Jas with a stunned look, she, nevertheless, did not follow him -
Samantha's head was spinning. She was desperately trying to figure out how to forget about all this, if only for a little while, when Providence gave her such a chance.Mom called, asking her to come to the bookstore and help her - my father had to urgently leave on business, and in the morning a large batch of new editions arrived. Sammy promised to be in half an hour and rushed to the bus stop.The store greeted her with her favorite smell of new books. Sammy thought with regret that she hadn't been here for a long time, and she really liked to read. But after that ill-fated quest, thoughts and feelings did not allow me to be distracted by reading, and even during my illness, an attempt to pick up a book failed. Trying her best not to fall back into the abyss of thinking about Travis, Samantha went to her mother.Teresa smiled happily at her, but looked tired.- Baby, it's just a blockage! she complained. - As always, all the difficulties in one day. In the back room there is a real
- Which?"I owe you something," Travis smiled slyly. - Let's go to.Her heart beat faster as Sammy took his hand and followed him. He didn't have to go far, only to his car parked nearby.- Wait a minute, I'm here. Travis ran into the house while Sammy waited.Left alone for a while, she fell ill and took a breath - there were a lot of impressions today. In the morning, he, Travis, and Leah visited Steve in the hospital, and now Doyle was no longer tormented by the upcoming treatment of a friend. They knew that this would not happen, and the joy of the meeting was not overshadowed by worries and fears. Steve was on the mend with confidence, though not at a wolf pace, and looked noticeably better. They chatted happily, making plans for the future, and Sammy smiled involuntarily as she watched Steve and Leah. They seemed to be truly in love with each other, and she was pleased with every word they exchanged.Everything had changed so much in the past few days that Sammy had no time to t
On a Saturday afternoon, Sammy and Travis were driving to his parents' house, and Samantha did her best to calm the excitement that was playing out in earnest. Travis cheered her up in every possible way, but she still had goosebumps.“What if he doesn’t like me, and he will be against our relationship ...” she muttered, clenching her trembling fingers in her lap, and Travis smiled:"Even if the whole world is against it, it won't hurt us," he said. - Listen, I already regret that I complained to you so much about your father - you consider him almost a fiend. My dad, of course, is not a gift, but far from a fool, and will be able to recognize a good smart girl. Actually, I'm sure he's got all the information he can on you, so don't worry.Sammy glared at him and Doyle laughed.- Well, what did you think? He's worried about me, as it turned out, so he wouldn't be surprised.- Come on, both of you ... - Sammy muttered, which amused Travis more than ever.But he, despite the bravado, wa
Remembering this, Sammy blushed involuntarily, and Travis mistook her embarrassment for alarm.- Everything will be fine, Frog! It will only clarify my position, nothing more. Do you believe me?"Yes," Sammy whispered, and the excitement dissipated like mist before it arrived.Matthew was a burly, black-haired man in his forties, about the same age as Becker. He stared at Sammy and Travis as they drew closer, then smiled, and Samantha's heart eased, meaning he didn't see the new werewolf as a threat. When Becker, who seemed slightly flustered, introduced them to each other, they sat down at a table away from the noisy room.First, Matthew told Travis the same legend, and he listened very carefully, although he knew its content. At the moment when they talked about the love of the young man for his brother and how it helped him become a man again, Travis turned to Sammy:"You didn't tell me that," he said slowly. “So that’s where my salvation was?” That's why you had such an influence
When Sammy and Travis arrived at school a week later, they were in a wonderful mood. The week flew by like a flash, and they spent almost all the time together. They decided to postpone dinner at the Doyle house - Travis's father, who really withdrew his candidacy for mayor of the city, came to grips with the affairs of his company, and so far was very busy. But nothing prevented Travis from being with Samantha, and they spent a couple of evenings at her house, in the company of their parents.Ben, if at first he was on his guard, soon relaxed, and he and Travis quickly found a common language, talking about different things. Sammy and her parents were surprised to learn that the Doyle family donated a large amount to the fire relief fund and also provided food aid - Carter Doyle, among other things, owned a large supermarket chain. So the opinion about Doyle Sr., if not changed, then somewhat softened, which Sammy was very glad about - I would not want their parents to be at enmity.
Sammy had been sleeping for almost a whole day and when she woke up she felt like a mindless zombie. However, it was for the best, and the terrible moments that she experienced went further and further into the depths of her consciousness. She thought only of Travis and was madly waiting for a new meeting, not at all doubting that he would come.She washed up and ate again with her parents, then called Leah and Jasper. Both were fine, just worried about her, but she assured her friends that she was fine. Sammy knew she would have to explain something to them about what had happened later, but not now. It was a huge stroke of luck that the friends didn't have to watch Travis' or Defalco's conversions, and the terrible secret remained unsolved.She didn't want to think about Defalco, but Sammy kept thinking about Travis' words. It was hard to believe that Ray would forever remain a wolf and never come back, but she believed Travis - he would never let him go if there was a chance that h
What happened next was like a blur. Medics ran up to them to help, firefighters put out the fire - as it turned out, they almost always went with the police to such calls. A helicopter was circling in the sky, and it seemed to Sammy that she was in some kind of action movie, everything that was happening around was so wild.None of them were seriously injured, and the doctors took care of the wounded Yamamoto, only treated the abrasion on Travis's head. Sammy watched as he was loaded on a stretcher into an ambulance.- What will happen now? she asked quietly. “What if he tells the police everything?”- And who will believe him? Travis put his arm around her as he sat next to her. They both wrapped themselves in one blanket, and the heat in Travis's body slowly subsided. “He’s crazy, I knew that right away. And now he has no proof.- Something left. Sammy looked up at him. Becker saved his notebook before setting off the explosion.- What? Travis suddenly laughed. "So he did it?" Look,
The pain in the body gradually passed, but the soul was torn to pieces. Sammy thrashed about inside the basement as if she were a wolf locked in a cage. She pounded on the door until her hands went numb, then she slid to the floor, barely breathing.It seemed like an eternity to her when, finally, the lock clicked again. Sammy backed away from the door, standing on trembling legs, ready to fight whoever it was.But on the threshold she saw not tormentors at all. In disbelief, Sammy staggered and literally fell into Leah's arms.“Sam, God…” she breathed, and Sammy, barely able to speak, muttered:- Leah... Travis is there... I have to save him!"Hush, hush," Leah whispered, holding her. - We found him, everything is in order! He didn't get hurt! Let's go to…With difficulty rearranging her legs from surging weakness, Sammy went, supported by her friend, up the stairs. Once at the top, Leah called out:- I found it, Jas!- Jas? Sammy asked, barely breathing. - He is here?..- Well, what
I resisted as best I could, but the strength seemed to have disappeared, and all I was able to do was yell and curse at the bastard who squeezed my hands in a steel vise.Defalco just laughed, listening to my impotent threats:- Don't squeal, Doyle, it won't help you... It's your own fault that you'll die and framed your girl... That's what happens when you get in my way. It would be better for you if you understood this earlier.- Stinky coward! I shouted, helplessly trying to resist him. - In the forest you draped from us that your heels sparkled! What, are you afraid that without an injection of this psycho I will wind your guts around your neck ??Defalco twisted my arm so that sparks came out of my eyes from the pain, and then slammed my head against the wall. My mind went haywire, and I would have collapsed to the floor if he hadn't continued to drag me down the corridor.The design on the stupid wallpaper swirled before my eyes, dancing in strange zigzags. It looks like flowers
Sammy didn't know how much time they spent in their arms, kissing, hugging and caressing each other. A minute or an hour - time has disappeared, leaving them only love. When, finally, they managed to open their arms, at least a little, an understanding began to come of what was happening to them now.- Travis... What will happen to us? Sammy said, looking into his eyes, which immediately turned into pain."I don't know, my good…" Travis sighed. But remember that I won't let you get hurt. I will do anything for this.Sammy looked around - the basement was completely empty, only a plastic bucket in the corner and a bottle of water. It wasn't until she saw her that she realized how thirsty she was.- Can I have some water? she asked, and Travis immediately pushed the bottle towards her.- I'm sorry, Frog, I didn't think that ... Hold on quickly.After draining at least half of it at once, Sammy took a breath. Putting the bottle aside, she glanced at Travis and only now realized that he h