Run
1070 Words
As my laughter ended, we continued our pace.
I took out my phone as a habit. Soon I realized, there was no internet connection.
But…
There was ‘52’ written on w******p. I instantly opened it and saw the unread message from Mom, Dad, Kyle…
94 incoming calls from mom and 78 from dad.
I clicked on the ‘MOM’ icon,
Where the hell are you, Luciana?
Pick up the phone, please.
I know you are angry at us but…..
The message goes on with Mom begging me to pick up the phone.
SHIT!!!
I could have messaged Mom that I was kidn*pped; it would have saved me from trouble.
Why the hell didn't I do it?
Aaaahhhnnn, instead of playing chess, I should have messaged Mom.
But who knew that the internet would come out of nowhere!?
I checked my location, and it was…
off.
My parents are not technology masterminds, but still having a location could have given me some hope.
But there was no way I would let the mistake repeat itself. I message each and every one, that is, the group name Luna Assembly,
‘I am kidn*pped. Save me
I don’t know if my message will reach you, but I want you all to know that I love you.’ *heart* *heart*
I cringed at my own message. Being lovey-dovey was not my thing.
As random thoughts wandered in my brain, it slowly drifted to the thought of running away.
There was no one else other than the three of us.
And I discovered a new skill. I can identify whenever Darcian is listening to my thoughts. Earlier when he was invading, it felt slightly heavy, but now I feel light-headed. Not now, but since the moment I started simultaneously asking him questions.
I was at advantage as he was carrying Stella. I noticed that the road seemed to be never-ending, so how did the other guy leave so early?
I stopped walking my pace to identify if Darcian would notice my absence.
My lips lifted upward and my teeth showed their glory, my nose flared and my eyes curved into the shape of the crescent. As I discovered, he didn’t seem to mind at all. I probably look like a gorilla, I bet you. But this gorilla is happy…
I pursed my lips before moving a little bit right. I moved more and more before I was off the paved and was on the muddy ground.
Now, the primary thing to do is run!! I didn’t know where this forest connects but having Luci by my side, I have no worry. No worry about food. I can hunt any creature and gobble without much difficulty. Shelter, no worry, any place would do.
Should I shift myself?
My instinct said no to me.
Even Luci declined my offer, Lazyass.
‘You got into trouble by yourself, don’t bother me.’, she said bothering me.
‘Okayy...’, I gave consent to her.
I looked back and saw no one. Seemed like, I was the solo venture of this forest. Good for me.
For the first time, luck was by my side. But my sixth sense told me something was wrong, because, I was never this lucky. I am blessed with bad luck.
But never mind, sometimes luck works for you.
“Luciana!”, I heard a voice calling my name. Darcian! He found out I was not behind him. The voice is from far away, but the vampires are fast. Incredibly fast. I better run before he comes near me.
Even though he was fast, there was no way he could find me. I too belong to the werewolf species. We werewolves are fast too.
As I started to run, everything around me turned blurry. The only I am focusing on is the front. My wolf spirit is getting excited in the wild. Living in a small town, I must be the most decent werewolf. Never hurt any human, never showed short-tempered behaviour to others and many more.
But, now, I can feel freedom. I never realized running in the forest was this fun. The first time I shifted, it was too painful, the ache over my body grabbed more attention than being happy to become an adult and reaching the minimum age to find my mate.
And afterwards, I shifted only three times in total. As Darcian said, this bracelet must be the reason for Luci to be tamed.
I wonder what I would have done if Luci wasn’t in control.
I finally stopped my tempo and huffed to intake oxygen.
Seems like I need to exercise regularly.
Running just half a mile and huffing like a nearly dead fish on the sand is a true shame for a werewolf.
I stopped running and sat under a tree.
“Growl..”, my tummy demanded food. I looked at the time on my phone and saw 4:04 p.m.
I am surprised at myself for staying alive without food for more than 12 hours.
I looked around to hit upon any edible material. No fruit, no other animals. My energy seems to be diminishing with every passing second.
But if I remained here, I would die and my main motive of saving my friend would dissolve with my skin too. The thought of dying early boosts some energy in my body. And the thought of dying because of malnutrition is more of the reason I don’t want to die. This wolf would rather be killed on the battlefield, rather than die due to malnutrition.
‘Mom and Dad are waiting for you Luciana! You can do it.’, I encouraged myself.
But for this forest to end, I don’t know where the end lies. Now I regret the decision of running away from Darcian. But it was needed. I can’t be dependent on others because of food. I will earn it!
As my spirit rose again, I walked towards the depths of the forest. The spider web hit my face as I went straight.
My stomach growled again, reminding me to bring food for it.
‘I am doing all this for you, please shut up for the time being.’
Strangely, the forest ended!
I crossed a few trees before stepping on the sidewalk.
“What are you doing here?”, someone rudely asked me.
I looked around and my eyes grew in shock.
“Azel?”
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