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CHAPTERS 03

I changed into some leggings and a black sleeveless shirt, put on some skechers and tied my hair in a high ponytail and went into the woods after locking the front door. As soon as I got out of the house and was on the porch, I saw a silhouette disappear in the forest.

‘Oh hell no, you ain’t going in there after you saw someone go in Lou’ my subconscious made that clear to me, but then, what if it was one of my neighbors ? And besides no criminal would come in here, the streets had security cameras and he would get caught.

I released a breath I didn’t know I was holding, and sighed deeply before walking towards the trees…I didn’t hesitate to go in there because, well, you know that feeling that you have deep inside of you where you can’t resist something even when it’s wrong. Like eating that whole birthday cake by yourself even when your mother threatened to kill you if you did so. That’s exactly the same thing, except I might seriously get killed if I ever witnessed a crime scene and started screaming hysterically instead of making my way out discretely.

But then again, I wouldn’t really mind if I got killed, or if I died. Let’s say I’m not a big fan of my life right now.

‘You have issues.’ Thanks for the reminder Lou.

I entered the forest and made my way to the beautiful secret place, it was just trees but the place had an amazing lake and next to it there was a weeping willow, which I loved to sit under and just relax. As I arrived at this spot in three minutes, I sat under the tree pressing the back of my head on the trunk, closing my eyes and forgetting about everything that happened today, it was a really long day.

And I started thinking about my oh so amazing life until I was abruptly interrupted by a twig breaking. I looked up and I swear I saw a big paw retreat itself into the bushes. My whole life was currently displaying itself in front of me like a movie as soon as I was met by scary yellow eyes watching me from far away, the figure was hidden behind a bush but the eyes were glowing and it was hard to miss them. Without thinking I immediately stood up and ran away, because that’s what I’m always good at, running away from everything, also because it didn’t take me long to realize that only wolves had glowy yellow eyes.

As my house was finally in sight, I bumped hard into someone I never thought I’d see ever again, making me fall on top of him in a really awkward and intimate position…

What the heck was Thomas doing in front of my house ? I thought before I got interrupted by his hard grip around my hips. What the hell did he think he was doing ?

« Oh Lou I never thought you wanted me that bad, you couldn’t even wait till we enter the house… » He had said while he slid his disgusting hand in an attempt to squeeze my butt but I stood up immediately leaving a good space between us while giving him my most disgusted glare.

« You wish I’d ever pay attention to you, now tell me why you’re here. » I said still looking at him but also behind me in case the wolf decided to follow me.

« Feisty, I like it ! » he said grinning widely. I was actually surprised he came alone, but then I thought maybe it was a prank or something and his friends were hiding while filming us, so I didn’t let my guard down.

« Really, am I feisty now ? Because I think that two hours ago I was just a coward to you. » Wow I did have confidence, I just needed to know how to choose my entourage, but it was mostly because I was really sick of his behavior and couldn’t take it anymore, although let me tell you one thing, I liked this confidence.

« Yeah, you’re a coward and you will always be a coward to me, but the reason I came here for is to… » He was interrupted by a low growl coming from the woods. Oh hell no I wasn’t going to stay outside any longer, I rushed to my front door getting the key out from my pocket and unlocking the door when Thomas suddenly came inside the house joining me.

« What do you think you’re doing ? » I said staring at him wide eyed as he leaned back on the wall.

« Um… I don’t know, surviving ? » He said with a duh ! tone.

« I would rather throw you to the wolves and watch you die. » I said to myself until I realized that I actually said that aloud…What the hell Lou ? I mean that’s exactly what I wanted to do to him, but it sounded nicer in my head…

« What the fuck ? Why would you do… » He didn’t continue his phrase since realization dawned on him, he suddenly remembered my perfect reason for these cruel thoughts.

I didn’t know what to do, so we just waited near the door to see if the wolf was anywhere in sight. Since it wasn’t, Thomas could easily go back to his place and leave me alone, but I doubt he would accept, seeing how much his body’s shaking…I then ran to the kitchen window to get a better view of what’s inside the woods, and that’s when I was met with those two yellow eyes, but now I could clearly see their owner, and boy was I scared.

In the woods stood a huge wolf, and I was clearly oblivious to what size it possessed, a black wolf just 10 meters away from the house, it was watching me with those scary eyes, watching every move I tried to make, but I wasn’t moving, I couldn’t move…