The wolf in the forest

Wolf

chapter Tree – Wolf!

As I wake up I slowly remember Damon walking me to my room last night. It was, I fear, an awkward walk, I was too tired to form a sentence that would leave my mouth and the words didn't come out, like they were stuck in my mind. I remember I stared at him the whole way. It was a silent walk. We only spoke a couple of words, when standing out side my door. He told me his room was the door across from mine and I would be welcome to knock at his door at any time. He had a smile on as he said it. But in a cute way. Before he left, he informed me, that there was a new phone in my room. Lilly had made sure it was all setup and ready. Their numbers were put in, so I could just text, if I wanted to. He then leaned in and gave me a kiss on the cheek, smiled to me, said good night and turn around and entered his room. It had surprised me and I felt like a teenage girl with a crush. Oh God, I don't even know this guy, I kept telling myself. But I know myself well enough to know, I would be dawn to him again.

As I laid here in my bed, I start thinking about everything before this all started. My father Lucas had long been keeping me from talking to people outside of our home. We always had many people around and some lived in the houses surrounding our house. I thought of why so many times in the past. We lived in the Forrest, like a little village. And I knew almost everyone that lived there. So I never really was alone even if I didn't really trust anybody and was lonely, as they all were just as fearful of my father as me. I always felt trapped. He expected I follow all his stupid rules and keep the house. It happened rarely I got out and then someone was always with me. I remember asking him why, when I was a young teen, 12 years old I think, but he so angry, told me he was protecting me, from the world that I was too stupid to know about and that there were wolves and bears around us. It just didn't make any sense to me. When I told him, I thought it was a weird explanation he got really mad again and hit me the hardest he had ever done. I fell to the floor and he grabbed me by my hair and dragged me to my room. Before letting me go, he told me, if he ever caught me trying to sneak around or escape, he would beat me to death, then he lifted me up to my feet and pushed me through the door, slammed it and I could here it getting locked. I remember sitting on the bed realizing one side of face was bleeding and swollen, when I saw my self in the mirror – I had a rift from my eyebrow and down to my jawline. I never understood his angry ways or mean behavior. But if he had been hiding me, it would explain a lot. But It doesn't make the pain of it any less. I will never understand the reason he had to treat my brothers and I so badly.

I still can't remember much about the night I was found. I know there was a fight, from the clips playing in my head, that keeps popping up. I remember when my father, a week earlier, sat in the office telling me I had to move away, because he had found me a husband, but the man had demanded that I would come and live in his town, before we got married. Some part of me had hoped that it would be a chance for a better life. But the rumors I heard from people, slowly killed that hope. The man was named John and was 20 years older than me, 42 years old. One told me he had been married twice and another told me everybody was as scared of him as they were of my father Lucas. The only hope I had kind of died there, my last chance now, was my brothers, William and Liam. They were so panicked when our father told them and had been pleading our father not to go through with it. Even though we aren't close and I know they always kept things from me, I knew they loved me a lot and had always done their best to protect me, when possible.

It confuses me that I remember the yelling at me. Why can't I just remember. Its like some days are gone and no matter how hard I tried it just won't come back to me. Maybe I should just leave it alone for a bit and try to think about what the next days will bring. I know I'm going to meet my mother and I can feel I'm very excited. I wonder what she looks like now, as the picture I had, was really old.

She was a small woman with dark hair and the smile I saw was magic, at least to me. If Lilly is friends with my mom, I guess I could ask her if she has a picture I can see.

I sit up in my bed,looking around. It still feels unreal. No matter what, I’ll enjoy it as long as it last. I get up, take a shower and find some comfortable clothes to wear, as I don’t even know whats going to happen today. I think I’ll try look around, but first I need to find something to eat.

Just as I'm about to open the door, there's a knock. I open to find Damon standing with a big smile. “Good morning. Are you ready for a new and brighter day?” he says. “Good morning to you as well. Yeah, hopefully we can start by getting something to eat, I'm really hungry” I answer back and give him a smile, trying to cover my little crush, hoping he doesn't notice. He leans his arm towards me, as a gesture and I take it and follow his lead to the dinning room. Today it is only Lilly and Leah sitting here and as soon as I sit, Damon has to go. “I'll be back later, I'm afraid I have some business to take care of first”. He kisses my hand and leaves. Leaving me to the embarrassed look of red on my face, as I turn around.

“You sure got Damon in a good mood I see” Leah says and look at me with a grin on her face. Oh God I can feel myself blush more. I look to Lilly and she smiles to at me. “I think you are sweet together” Lilly states. I get the feeling that there's something going on I don't know about and I think Lilly is noticing my confused look. “ We need to talk a little more today, I know that some things might seem strange to you, I understand, that you would feel that way, as no one ever told you the whole truth about our families. But I promise it will all be okay. But eat a little and we will talk in the afternoon. I too, have some things that needs my attention,but call me if you need anything”. She gives me a smile again and I answer “I will, thank you Lilly”. She is gone before I turn. Leaving me here with Leah.

We just quietly sit and eat our breakfast, but again my mind kept going over Lilly's words “As no one ever told you the whole truth.... about our families”. What is the whole truth to all this. I'm so confused by it all. But still, my life has always been filled with secrets hidden from me, I knew this at a really young age. Maybe I would have a light at the end of the tunnel like some sort of an enlightenment? I could only hope, being in the dark my whole life, felt lonely and made me feel like an outsider.

I look over at Leah, she doesn't see me staring for a little while. She is so beautiful, not just because of how she looks, but the way she is open and caring. Suddenly she looks at me and smile. I give her a smile back. “ Is there anything you would like for us to do today, before you talk to my mom later?” she asks me. “I would love to see the garden outside, I've been thinking about it since yesterday” I answer. She looks a little surprised at my wish, but smile and says “Sure its a really beautiful garden and maybe it would be relaxing be to in nature”. We agree to meet back down stairs in half an hour. get up and go to change in our rooms and meet back by the stairs.

We both have a summer dress on and looked a little alike. But I don't mind and she just find it funny. “Maybe we are more alike than we know” She states. We go to the garden out through the back door. Outside I see the fountain, that I noticed we drove up to the house. Its wolves in the fountain I couldn't see before. And I notice that the animals on the house is wolves too. I can't help myself and say “ So it looks like its all wolves here”. Leah has a weird startled look on her face, but she covers it with a smile. “ Yeah my mom really like them I guess”, Her eyes is staring down and I find it a little weird. We walk the long way around the garden, so i can see everything. It is really beautiful all over. Many flowerbeds with enormous flowers I've never seen before, with all kinds of colors and shapes. The pathway we're on, is made with small stones that look like a tiny version of the ones on the house. Everything is has details and connects to some else. At the end of the garden is a Forest of pine trees and some really old looking trees too. Its dark inside of it, only a little way in has light form the sun. Nothing to be seen, but black when looking close. Seems a little scary. We sit down outside of it and then I see Leah noticed something. “s**t, we cant be here now, we have to leave” she says while standing up and grabbing me by my arm. But its too late. A big brown wolf stands right before me. Growling and looking very angry and I'm total shock. The wolf is Not a normal wolf, its huge. Much bigger the a real normal wolf. My heart is beating fast and hard. The wolf takes at step towards me and I see black and white dots in front of my eyes, before everything turn black and I guess, I passed out.

When I wake, we are still in the garden and I can hear people coming towards us. Leah seems calm and collected but worried about me. I sit up and look around. Lilly is by my side in a second “ Are you hurt my child?” she asks me. I must have looked really confused and I just shake my head and put my hand in my face rubbing it in confusion. “ What the hell just happened? That was not a normal wolf?” The words just leave my mouth without thinking. They look at me and I see the tension in their eyes. Lilly helps me to stand up and says “I think we need that talk now”. I can see she is worried about me, but more calm after she check me out and I'm not hurt.