Authors: Renee Thacker
I don’t know where it came from but I felt a sudden rush of anger.
“I don’t know okay!
I’m sick of this!
I’m sick of you!
Sick of werewolves!
I hate you Loren!
We’re not friends!
Please don’t ever talk to me again!”
I looked up to see her eyes so full of pain and hurt.
Tears.
“I’m so sorry.” I whispered biting my lower lip.
Why’d I just spaz out like that?
It wasn’t natural.
I turned around and ran out the building completely shattering both glass doors.
A wolf ran next to me.
Loren had followed me I guess.
I didn’t know where I was running but the wolf kept trying to cut me off.
Finally I gave up and stopped.
“What do you want?”
I cried.
But when I looked up I saw Carson.
“Leslie.”
We both stared at each other in the Alaskan summer rain.
“Carson?”
My raspy voice croaked out.
“Follow me.”
He ordered.
And then we were flying.
I realized this was our first time running together more
than
sixty miles an hour.
Carson was the medication I needed right now anyways.
I managed to get into his house in my condition.
I don’t know what happened to me.
I felt like I was in a total hangover.
“I can’t stand.”
I panted leaning over his kitchen counter.
He took me into his arms kissing me gently on the forehead.
His parents were in the next room looking at me with sympathy.
“What happened honey?”
They asked.
“I’m fine.” I assured them.
“Is there any-”
“Mom,
” Carson
interjected.
“We’re both perfectly fine.”
He led me to his small room.
The mirror was the first thing that caught my attention today.
“Wait come here.” I took his hand and led him over to the mirror.
“Look at us.”
“Your skin is white as snow and mine is so dark.
You’re eyes are a silvery black while mine are bright green.
We both have the fangs.
Your
hair is almost blond while mine is close to black.
We can both run at speeds up to a hundred miles an hour.
We could both be parkour world champions.
I can turn into a whole other animal whenever I want but forced at the moon.
The moon is the only time any werewolf can’t control themselves.
I’m a carnivore while you have your own diet of blood.
We are two different beings but we were meant to be.
It’s something new that has never happened before.
This is why every pack of both species
have
heard of this.
They all want you for numerous.
They want your strength or death.
It’s like a purgatory.
But you, you are a miracle.
The very reason I breathe.”
“Carson.
I-I don’t know what to say.”
“Leslie
Maia
Woods, I love you.”
“How did you know my middle name?”
I asked.
“That part doesn’t matter.”
He mumbled before leaning in to kiss me.
He trailed kisses all over me and pushed me onto his bed.
I lay my head on to his warm chest.
It surprised me when his stereo turned on.
“How’d you do that?”
I asked sitting up.
“Honestly I have no Idea.
It’s a secret in my family.
You
cannot
let it slip.
Not even to Loren or the others.
Regan
Is
the only one outside of you and my family who know. If we’re forever then I have to tell you right?”
“Can you show me?”
I asked relaxing.
One of the Cd's flew up as the stereo opened and they switched out.
The music turned on.
Of course I recognized the music instantly.
“The Wanted?”
I asked.
“Yeah, this song-”
“Chasing the sun, my favorite.
I listened to a lot of music back home.”
I guessed.
“Yeah I like this song too.”
“Today’s Friday isn’t it?”
“Yeah do you want me to see you off to your ballet tomorrow?”
“No.
Time I start doing things on my own.”
“I didn’t mean it like that anyways.”
“Trust me.
I can do this.”
“Okay let’s get back to the school.”
He suggested.
“Yeah car this time?”
I asked.
“Good Idea.”
Lately I’ve gotten really familiar with the red convertible and the west coast guy sticker on the back.
Before I turned to what I am now I used it almost daily.
Two months in Cordova Alaska.
Two months at the summer graduation program and not in my wildest dreams have I imagined all this would
happen.
My parents black and white world would be too unbearably dull to go back to.
But in three weeks I would be wearing a graduation cap and my parents would be here.
Carson ‘spent extra time’ making sure both our grades were above average.
It was worse
than
I thought when I got back to the school.
Dimitri, Jeremy, Loren, and Regan were all standing there with disapproving expressions.
Faculty and students were crowded around the shattered door along with a couple of news reporters.
It was Alaska.
They needed something on the news other
than
freak accidents and people who had to do with them.
The occasional criminal.
Who knew I would be the nest talk:
Teen girl shatters two doors.
Were they honestly?
Carson looked like he didn’t expect this either.
“What do you want to do?”
He asked.
“I don’t know.
Just get out and
ignore
it as much as possible.
Apologize to Loren.”
He came around the car and opened the door for me.
As soon as I stepped out the small town instantly recognized me.
I
had to shove my way through news reporters ignoring multiple interrogations.
It was awkward once I got to Loren.
“Hi,
” I
awkwardly said.
“Hi,
” she
said back.
“I’m sorry for-”
“Seriously Leslie this isn’t elementary.
You don’t need to apologize.
It happens.”
“Are you sure?”
I squeaked.
“Leslie.”
She stated.
“Get real.”
“Thank you so much.”
I said hugging her.
I managed to get past the news reporters.
Only to be blocked off by some more faculty.
This is actually a time I needed to get to the dorm.
My dorm was just as I had left it.
“Leslie,” Emi looked at me. “What is going on?”
“Look please,” I breathed. “Just please.
I just need some help.”
“Help?” she squinted. “Like mental help?”
“I just need to pack my damn bags!”
I huffed.
“Not until you tell me why the whole school was waiting for you at the front doors of the lodge.”
“It’s complicated and I just need to go.”
“This is the last time I do this for you,” she said turning around and packing one of my bags.
A tapping of glass made me jump.
Galen was there.
I felt the trepidation I always felt being close to him.
I opened the latch and let him in.
“We
really
need to hurry,” he said looking at his invisible watch.
“Leslie- Leslie!” I heard Emi as I rushed out the door.
Galen and I were so
fast;
no human eye could have noticed us.
Thud!
I heard a body drop to the floor.
“Where are you taking her?!” Carson shouted so loudly in the middle of us standing on the highway.
I was frightened beyond belief. Carson had
never
been so full of rage, or hate.
The asphalt under my feet felt like clouds, I was going to fall through and die at any moment.
“Carson,” my voice quavered. “P-please let him go.
For me. Because I love you.”
He looked at me quickly, but then his sincerity was gone, and his attention on Galen.
“Where are you going?!” He shook him.
Galen swung out and threw a full force punch right at his face. Carson fell painfully as I watched him get another kick from Galen.
“To meet
my
kind.
My
pack.” Galen clenched his fists in his blond hair.
I looked at them both in disbelief.
Carson shifted back into his wolf form showing no sign of injury whatsoever.
“Stop!” I shouted.
“Please do not fight!”
“So
you’re
just
going to
say that and expect us not to Leslie?” Galen asked.
“Galen I thought you loved me?!
And if you do then please do not fight.
Bye.
I’m leaving.”