The Mating Revolution

Chapter Three

The next three weeks flew by. Most nights were filled with homework and sometimes Gary. We hung out at his house and mine. When we hung out at his apartment, we spent about 30 minutes every time fake moaning while we worked on our homework. His walls were thin, and we knew his neighbors had to hear us ‘having s*x’ just in case they were asked for confirmation. We got creative with it and tried to outdo each other with pet names. Sometimes it was hard to keep from laughing. After finals we continued to get together. We had a week until The Mating. We wanted to get a jump start on the revolution just in case one of us were chosen. We were pouring over plans at Gary’s house two nights before The Mating. Tomorrow night was a night for family so I would be home, and Gary would be visiting his mom. I brushed my hair out of my face. “So, we need to get a large following before we even try anything. Have you approached anyone?” Gary worked at a factory. He nodded. “It’s hard to do but I have gotten 3 others on our side. It’s been hard recruiting without drawing attention to ourselves.” I nodded feeling his pain. “I haven’t been able to approach anyone. I don’t have a job and approaching strangers could get us in big trouble. After The Mating I plan to get a job at the newspaper. Maybe I can slip in a few stories to help us.” Gary nodded. “You what we really need. Wolves who agree with us.” I shook my head and frowned. “No wolves agree with us. They want us enslaved as bad as their ancestors did. If they wanted to free us, they would.” He rubbed his hands in his face. “You’re right. If one of us is chosen though we need to continue this fight. Don’t fall for the mating pull.” He grabbed my shoulders and looked at me. “The mating pull is complete bull. The people who feel it are being forced to feel it. I don’t plan on giving into it.” I nodded my head. “Me either. You have my number memorized right? That way if you get chosen, we can still communicate and plan. I have yours and home memorized.” He nodded. Men rarely got chosen because most female werewolves find their mates in other werewolves but its been known to happen.  

I left Gary’s apartment later than normal. We had to be ready just in case. I made my way home. He offered to give me a ride, but I declined. I had a bad feeling about this year’s The Mating, and I wanted to enjoy being in the city. I wasn’t scared. A damper always fell on the city before The Mating. It was like everyone closed their homes to the horror we were about to endure. Friday night was usually busy with crowds, people enjoying life. I didn’t see a soul on my way home. It made me shiver. I made it home and saw my parents were already in bed. I went up to my room and passed out. I woke the next morning to the smell of bacon. The day before we had to leave for The Mating every year, we spent the day together as a family. It started out with breakfast then we usually spent the day playing board games and just eating junk food. We started this when I was little just in case. The next morning always began with them dropping me at the city daycare until I turned 13 and was old enough to stay home alone. The years before I had to go to The Mating were horrible. It was the longest week of my life hoping that both mom and dad would come home after. Last year was different since I was 18 and had to participate but it was still the worst week, wondering if we would be able to go home together. The day passed too quickly. The time with my family was never enough. Just like last year I slept in bed between them. I was afraid of losing this time with them. Those damn wolves were so selfish and didn’t let their mates contact the people they left behind. We didn’t have the right to know anything. I fell asleep after a long while of listening to my parents deep breathing. I didn’t want to have to miss them. It was so unfair, the enslavement of the human race. I have a feeling that if we weren’t good for breeding the wolves would have killed the entire human race 200 years ago. They taught us in school that we should be thankful the Moon Goddess saw fit to allow us the privilege of mating with the wolves. Hearing that always made me want to vomit. I will change that. I will lead the revolution and free the human race.