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Thursday September 7th, 2014. 6PM.
“Where are we now?’ Taylor asks.
“Charlestown." Christian answers her looking at me.
“How do you even know that?” I ask him wondering how he knows where we are without checking Google map.”
“Wolf instinct, we have a sense of direction; you’ll understand when you get yours” He says.
“Oh and what do we do about the tracker on me? How do we even —” before I can complete my sentence Christian hits me hard in my stomach making me puke my guts out; I have no idea what I puke out but it doesn’t look like food at all. In that moment I’m reminded how hungry I am, when was the last time I even ate?
“What’s that?” Taylor asks. “See, there’s bits and bits of tiny flowers in his vomit” she adds.
“It’s dormant wolfs bane, it can used as an anchor to track wolves” Christian explains, he gets a hold of me and helps me get into the car before taking his position at the driver’s seat as Taylor sits at the passenger seat. “Now let’s hope this old car is fast enough to outrun Rebecca.” He exclaims before starting the car.
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The ride back home to Moonlight Creek is surprisingly awesome except for the fact I am starving. Me, Taylor and my uncle—sorry Christian I don’t think we’ve really gotten to the level where I get to call him my uncle yet. As I was saying before I got rudely interrupted my own stupid self, the drive back to Moonlight Creek is kind of cool. I asked questions, Christian answered although Taylor had more questions to ask, weird right? I know; but I’m happy she knows all about this. We get back to Moonlight Creek around 11:30pm or so I don’t know really I didn’t check my time or I did check it and forgot I did. That’s not the point right now. The town is dead quiet by this time because it’s almost midnight. I look at Taylor who’s fast asleep at the passenger seat. While I’m staring at her she talks.
“Why is there a smile on your face?” She asks me, damn, I thought she was asleep; so I change the topic of the conversation.
“You’re awake, I thought you were asleep” I say.
“Well I was, until someone started staring” She answers.
“Sorry about that, I was just checking up on you” I tell her, like Christian could sense the tension coming off of me he interferes.
“We’ll be at your house in a bit, you two will get something to eat” He says, I look at him in the rearview mirror whispering thank you.
“I’m so hungry, I could eat a house right now” Taylor says with excitement in her voice.
“Yeah, me too; so famished” I force out looking out the window as Taylor and Christian continue talking about whatever I’m lost thinking about what all these would mean. A few minutes pass and my house appears in a distance—I spot my mum outside the house doing that thing she does when she’s out of patience, I try not think about the fact my Mum is a werewolf. Christian parks the car in the driveway; my mum runs down the porch to the car to join us and gives me big hug.
“I thought I lost you Jay, I am so sorry, I promise I’ll explain everything” She blurts out with me still in her arm.
“Mum, I’m choking…” I mumble. “…i can’t breathe” I manage to form a few more words hoping she’ll loosen her grip on me which she does thankfully. She releases me from her grip going over to Taylor—she hugs her too.
“Taylor I am so sorry you had to get involved in our family conflict, I really am” My Mum apologizes like it’ll do any good.
“I’m alright Mrs. Walker, Christian made sure of that” She tells my mum smiling.
“Call me Sarah darling, you two come on in, you must be really hungry; I ordered Chinese. You do like Chinese right?” My Mum asks referring to Taylor.
“Yes Sarah, I do—” Taylor answers trying not to hide the fact she’s really nervous. “Can I call my Dad on your cell? He must be really worried” Taylor tells my Mum.
“Don’t worry about your Dad, I spoke to him already; he’s fine” My Mum says with a smile; I can’t help but wonder what my Mum told him because I know for a fact she can’t tell him the truth. I watch as my Mum drags Taylor along with her to the house.
“Oh, you told him what happened?” Taylor asks.
“No, he wouldn’t believe even if I did” Mum answers laughing. I watch the two of them go inside the house with Christian strutting behind them
“Are you coming?” He asks me
“Yeah, sure; I just need a minute” I tell him, of course I need a minute to process everything that’s happened over the last few days; from the weird girl in my dream to running into Rebecca in the woods, to the fact I’ve been asleep in God knows where, meeting a weird parrot; if that bird was human his name would be Scrooge, getting punched in the gut by my werewolf Uncle and puking what he called dormant wolfs bane and all. None of it is a coincidence. Why is everything happening now? I ask myself, but I’m not getting an answer this night so I push my worries aside. I’m just happy to be home for now, damn I miss my bed. Little did I know this was just the beginning and what I’ve experienced is my new normal.
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