Chapter 12

JAKE

As Bruno is busy driving me back home after the show, I feel something inside my body that I am not used to. It is almost like something wants to get out of me. I immediately know what it is and I know if he doesn't get me home soon enough then I will become a wolf in this car.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would even have a thought like that. That I would become a wolf. I thought that my biggest worry was where my next song was going to come from. Never did I think that my biggest worry is when I'm going to turn into a wolf.

I always thought that werewolves were something that only lives in somebody's imagination but it seems that it is as true as the world we live in today. I do not even know where to start to find out more about it and if it is even the truth. All I know is that I have seen myself in the mirror and my wolf almost looks exactly like me.

I start to get very nervous because it is as if I can not control what is about to happen. I know that we are still far from my home and then I turn to Bruno and say.

"Pull the car over"

"Sir, we are in the middle of nowhere"

I look at my hand and I see how it's starting to change. I do not have a lot of time left and then I yell at Bruno.

"Pull the car over, now!"

Then he turns to the side and pulls over. I open the door and then I say to Bruno.

"Go home. I will get home by myself"

I can see that he still wants to protest but I do not give him the chance. I look over and see an open field with some trees in the distance. Then I start to run. I run as fast as I can to get in the trees and just as I get under some kind of cover from the trees, I start to turn.

It is not a smooth transformation but it is severely painful. I watch as my one hand turns into a paw and then the other. I look at my feet and the same thing happens. I still can not believe what is happening. Then I fall to the ground in pain. I grab my head as the pain is excruciating and then I can feel how my head changes into that of a wolf.

Suddenly, I howl at the moon and I know that my transformation is complete. Everything becomes more clear. I can hear the people in the distance talking. I can smell things that I never thought is around me. I can feel the strength and power inside me.

I take a moment just standing still taking everything in. I want to make sure that what is happening to me is not a dream but a reality. I remember Madeline's note when she said that I will never be the same again. Then it is as if I see for the first time what is going on around me.

I am in the middle of a forest. I suddenly start to wonder if I am the only one that is like this or is there other werewolves out there. I start to run through the forest and I realized that I am very powerful. It is as if I can feel that I can almost attack anything and win.

Suddenly the hunger takes over again and I start to hunt. I wonder if there are any deer around these parts. I know that I would pick up its smell immediately if it was true. But then I smell something different. Something that makes me hate whatever it is.

I look around me trying to find what I am smelling but the closer I get to the smell the closer I get to people. I do not want anyone to see me or know about me. So, I hide in the forest. I really want to find out what that smell was but it led me to the people.

I peel myself away from that smell and then I caught another scent. This one is something that my stomach enjoys. Suddenly I see it. It is a rabbit. I make myself lay down on the ground just crawling closer to my prey. Instinctively, I know that I should not make any sudden movements because then the rabbit would run.

I do not know how I know it but I know exactly how to get that rabbit for dinner. I get as close as I can and then I jump. I slap it with my paw and the rabbit flies through the air. I run after it and caught it with my strong jaw. I break its neck and then I devour it.

It doesn't take me long to be satisfied and then I start to wonder how I'm going to get home. I can not walk back to my home in my wolf form but I also can not make my way back is Jake Anderson without clothes. I am going to have to use the night as my cover and use my abilities to sneak up on prey to get home.

I run as fast as I can through the forest and then I stop at the edge to see if I see any people. There is only one or two having a midnight stroll. I should be able to get past them without being noticed. I will make my way through the fields and then get to my home.

As I run from one field to the other. I start to wonder how many times this would happen to me. I realize that sometimes I run much faster than I did just moments before and I can jump very far. I struggle with the thoughts of whether being a werewolf is something bad or is it actually a blessing in disguise.

I can not believe that I'm having these thoughts as I know this is pure evil and Madeline has cursed me for life. When I think back on the things that I might have done to the girls I dated, I realize that I could have been wrong in what I did and how I treated them but now it is all in vain because I will never be able to date again.

Finally, I have reached my home but now I start to wonder how I'm going to get into my house. The only way I know how would be through the window of my room but Bruno is waiting in the driveway and I guess they will wonder how I got to my room. I do not have time for this as all I want is to get into my room and feel the safety of my house.

I jump through my window into my room and then I wonder how long I will be in the form of a wolf. If someone would find me in my room looking like a wolf, they will try to kill me or chase me away. I can not lock my door because I do not have a hand and I can not do it with a paw.

I try to remember how I turned back to my human form last time and I realize that I just fell asleep. I can feel that I am extremely exhausted and so I hope for the best and jump on my bed. Maybe if I open my eyes I will be in my human form again. So, I fall into a deep sleep just praying that I will be normal again.

LAYLA

After the night that I had last night with Laura being drunk out of her mind, I do not really feel like going to work but I am still trying to make a good impression. I quickly jump into the shower and wash the night away. When I get out of the shower, I get a text message from Laura.

"I am so sorry for last night. I really did not mean for it to go so far. I guess that I had too much to drink and maybe too many things on my mind. I would love to make it up to you. Can we maybe go for lunch sometime?"

I know that Laura is a good person and sometimes she can not share what she is feeling. I was very excited to build up our friendship again and so I text her back.

"I would love to go out with you again. Let's make a date"

I close my phone and then quickly dress to get to work. I still have a lot of things to prove at work and I'm sure that Macy will be happy to know that I did my list yesterday.