My Encounters with Werewolves

A dog's Midnight Visit

If it weren't for the empty plate on the ground reminding me, facing the edge of the fence where there was no dog at all, I would surely think I was sleepwalking.

I stepped forward to collect the plate and trotted to meet Ouyang Jing and the others.

It wasn't easy to get a free hot spring soak, so the three of us went to soak again at night and didn't leave the pool reluctantly until ten o'clock at night.

The bonfire party on the lawn was also over, and everyone had left. There were still a few people sporadically inviting each other to play in the chess and card room.

I went to the shower room to rinse and wash my hair. After drying it, I put on my glasses, took my bag, and was ready to return to Room 109 on the first floor.

"Are you afraid of being alone? Why don't you sleep with us in the double room tonight? Just put the two beds together."

Liu Mei pulled my arm and asked concernedly.

After cleaning the foggy spectacle lenses with the hem of my clothes and putting them on again, the woman in front of me became clear. I smiled and said, "I'm not afraid. Let's have breakfast together tomorrow morning."

Ouyang Jing looked at her phone and said, "The restaurant opens at seven o'clock tomorrow morning and lasts until nine o'clock."

Liu Mei: "Shall we gather at the restaurant entrance at eight o'clock?"

We discussed and settled the matter of having breakfast tomorrow, watched the two of them get on the elevator, and I walked alone towards Room 109 at the innermost part.

I swiped the card to enter the door, inserted the card to lock it, and completed these steps smoothly. I opened the vent in the bathroom to dry my swimsuit, took off my glasses and did my skin care in front of the mirror.

Five minutes later, when I walked out of the bathroom, I didn't put on my glasses again.

I looked at the curtains that were always closed and didn't want to open them again, but I was a little curious about the unknown. I walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window.

Pinching the curtain with my fingers, I lifted a gap and looked outside. The window reflected the light in the room and vaguely my appearance.

There were only faint flickering small colored lights by the distant fence, which didn't have the function of illuminating. Just staring at the wooden wall outside like this was quite creepy. There was a sense of unease about not knowing what would crawl in from outside the dark fence.

I let the curtain down and fell back on the bed. I didn't want to turn on the TV either, so I just played short videos on my phone.

"Xiaomei was walking alone in the corridor. Something dropped into her face. She..."

The video switched to an explanation of a horror film. Although I wasn't very timid, I didn't want to add pressure to myself now.

I quickly swiped the screen, the sound stopped, and it immediately turned into a cheerful video of coaxing a baby.

Most of the videos posted according to my preferences were cute pets and lovely children, as well as some food broadcasts, snacks, and daily necessities.

It was already the end of January. The Spring Festival will come in February. There would be ten days of annual leave this time. Although there was a high-speed rail in the city, there was no one in the town of my hometown. However, there were many buses between urban and rural areas, and it wasn't difficult to buy tickets.

I had been browsing New Year goods recently, and there were also many New Year goods advertisements on my personal page. I picked and chose some and added them to the shopping cart.

Occasionally, I switched channels and chatted a few words with Liu Mei and the others in the group. Just then, my mother's video call came and I answered it.

We chatted for more than half an hour. Seeing her and my father soaking their feet on the sofa, their life was extremely cozy.

My mother kept saying that she was about to retire and asked me to find a partner quickly so that she could help take care of the children.

Rubbing the bridge of my nose with one hand, I calmly retorted, "I think you are bored yourself and that's why you arranged for me to have a baby. If you are afraid of having nothing to do after retirement, I'll find an elderly university for you. Then you can strive to get an excellent student award."

[......]

Such a thoughtful arrangement was rejected by my mother. My father, on the side thought it was very good and said I could make an appointment for him at an elderly university.

My mother immediately attacked my father, asking whether he wanted to have an affair at the elderly university. After so many years, they still got jealous and quarreled. I watched with great interest.

"Thump -"

Suddenly, there was a short sound outside the window, as if something hit the window.

"It seems my window is making noise. I'll hang up first."

After hanging up the video, I switched the page to the front desk number and walked to the window. If there was any abnormality, I would call immediately.

Without unlocking the window, I parted the curtain. With the light inside and the darkness outside, I saw a pair of green lights passing in front of my eyes.

Did I see wrongly?

Parting the curtain more, this time I saw it completely. Standing outside the window was the Czech Wolfdog of the owner. The green light was its eyes.

It stared at me silently. The sound of hitting the window just now should have been made by it.

If it didn't deliberately hit the window, I probably wouldn't have noticed it outside.

Observing it through the floor-to-ceiling window, I even went back to the bedside table to pick up my glasses and put them on. This time, I saw it very clearly.

This large dog slowly lay down in front of me. Its two front limbs were overlapped together, like a gentleman sitting elegantly.

The dog's fur was smoke-gray all over, with a pure color. Its two fluffy ears stood upright, its iris was brilliant gold, and its contracted pupils were black and deep.

Its claws were retracted, but they could be seen to be very sharp, and its big tail swept slightly behind it.

Because it always kept its mouth closed and didn't bare its teeth at me, I couldn't see how sharp its teeth were.

During the short contact with it, I never heard it bark. Whether it was a person who talked little or an animal who talked little, it would give people a sense of mystery.

My phone vibrated. My mother sent a message asking me what was going on. I replied that the owner's dog had come to visit and then continued to look outside the window.

Did it sneak out by itself again?

The big dog rolled half a circle towards me, exposing its abdomen. I saw a color other than gray - red.

It had injuries to its abdomen and the right hind leg.

I was thinking about whether to tell the front desk. Maybe it saw that I was about to call, it actually shook its head at me.

I slightly widened my eyes. Was it an illusion or a coincidence?

There was always a feeling that this mute dog could communicate with me. After thinking for a few seconds, I made a gesture of standing up to it.

As if to reassure me and show that it was harmless, the dog stood up following my hand and its drooping tail wagged friendly again.

It couldn't be the trick of the big bad wolf deceiving Little Red Riding Hood, could it? Did the dog have such a cunning idea?

Laughing at myself for reading too many novels, my hand landed on the lock. "Click", with a clear sound, I opened the small door of the floor-to-ceiling window.

The intelligent dog immediately walked towards the door, and I invited it into the room.

The dog had no strange smell, and its fur looked neat. I couldn't resist touching its back fur when it walked past me.

The big dog paused and raised its head to look at me. It didn't resist the touch, but it seemed that it didn't like being touched either?

Was there actually a dog that didn't like being touched? Was it unhappy?

I felt a little guilty at its calm gaze, feeling like a rogue who took advantage of it.

"I let you into the room. Can't I touch you?" Suppressing the timidity in my heart, I said deliberately and calmly.

"..." The dog didn't even bark.

Restraining myself from touching them, I squatted down, patted the area behind the end of the bed, "Come on, good boy. Sit here, and I'll take a look at your injury."

The dog didn't make a sound or bare its teeth and drool. It obediently walked to the end of the bed and then lay down again.

This time, I picked up the flashlight on my phone and wanted to shine it on its lower abdomen. The big dog was slightly reluctant, but it didn't struggle, but just covered it with its tail.

I first looked at the injury on the hind leg. It seemed to have healed, and there were still some wounds that hadn't scabbed, but there was no bleeding. It should have been more serious before.

Pushing aside its tail, I looked at the abdomen again, but it always covered the key part with the tip of its tail.

Could it really be a gentleman's dog, paying so much attention to its privacy?

However, I still caught a glimpse. It was a male dog.

These wounds seemed to have been dealt with carelessly, but not meticulously. Fortunately, there was no festering or suppuration.

It was already past twelve o'clock at midnight. I called the front desk to send cotton swabs and iodine.

After getting the things, I squatted on the ground to clean the fur from its wound. "Be good. Don't move when I apply the medicine to you. This is for disinfection and can heal the wound."

Although the animals couldn't understand, I thought gentle words could help soothe the mood. While talking and dealing with it, the big dog cooperated throughout.

How did the owner train the dog? Such a big one was so tame. It felt even more well-behaved than a police dog.

After applying the medicine, it stood up. I curiously watched it walk towards the bathroom.

The dog stood upright in front of the bathroom sink and suddenly became a lot taller. I looked up at the big guy who was two heads taller than me and immediately felt pressured.

Its tail swept across the back of my foot, but its eyes were fixed on the faucet.

"Do you want to drink water?"

"..."

This silence seemed like a nod. I said, "I'll get you mineral water. Come down."

Its front paws left the bathroom sink, and it was on all fours again. Even so, it wasn't much shorter than me.

I picked up the mineral water on the table, unscrewed the cap and poured it into its mouth. The whole bottle was finished quickly. After drinking two bottles, he sat down at the end of the bed. It looked like it was on guard for me.

But I had never spent a night with a large dog before and was a little nervous. It wouldn't be like in the short videos. When I was fast asleep, the dog would jump onto the bed and sleep with me, or simply push me out of the bed?

If I woke up halfway and saw the big dog at the end of the bed, I would be scared.

Thinking so much, I looked out of the window again, quite meaning to drive it to the balcony.

I tentatively pointed outside the window and said, "Good boy, would you sleep on the balcony?"

The dog didn't play tricks but immediately got up and walked towards the balcony without hesitation, waiting for me to open the small door for it.

I opened the door. The cold wind of the winter night dispersed the heating in the room. I shivered from the cold and quickly stopped the dog that was about to go out.

"Come in, come in. It's too cold outside. Just be good at the end of bed and don't climb into bed at night."