Fighting Faith

5.1

We walked towards her house and thankfully there were some hung clothes in the backyard so I didn’t have to go inside the house naked and face her family all natural.

Thanks to the sky we didn’t cross paths with anyone while walking, otherwise I would be extremely embarrassed.

I, in fact, heard the screams when we were getting closer to her house so she was not lying.

The clothes were a little big on me as they were apparently men’s clothing, but it will do for now. It’s better this than nothing.

We came through the backyard and at that exact moment, her apparent father just thrown some bottle against the door but we were just entering, so I had to cover the little girl with my body and felt the pieces of glass inserted into my skin.

I just hissed angrily and felt like losing control for a moment, but the little girl was still in my arms.

I smiled at her so she could be confident and put her hands over her ears telling her to sing “Twinkle, twinkle” while I resolved her father’s issues.

I stood up and noticed both parents were looking at me. Her mother was all beaten up and had purple bruises all over her body.

“Who the f**k is you?!” the guy yelled against me trying to hit me as well but with the super strength I recently found out I had, I held his fist with a smirk.

He looked at me like he couldn’t believe a woman was just standing in front to him so I twisted his fist so his hand is behind his back. Thanks grandma for the karate lessons.

The mother was now next to her daughter holding her between her arms while crying and looking at what I was doing.

“Kids shouldn’t be listening to your curses” I said to him, tutting, so he gets more upset.

He tried to fight against me but couldn’t move as I was holding his right hand against his back and kept him unmoving against the floor.

“Apologize” I growled at him pushing harder.

I even heard his bones crushing a little bit but it was okay, I just need him to learn his lesson and suffer for a bit.

“Who the f**k is you?!” he yelled and I ended up dislocating his shoulder, angry at men are always trying to get women feeling less with themselves.

He was shrieking due to the pain inflicted but his wife and daughter were just leaning against the wall without even looking. Her mother was uncontrollably crying.

“You should call 911” I said to her embarrassed of the situation. “For your daughter’s sake, I would report him to the officials”

“Thank you super woman” I heard the little girl saying when she let go of her mom’s arms and ran to me to hold my legs in a hug.

Her father was not crying anymore but I think he passed away due to the pain.

“Thank you, thank you” the mother jumped on top of me hugging me. “Can you please stay until the cops arrive? I’m afraid of not confessing without support.

I could hear an ambulance and police sirens at the distance. They would still catch me if I tried running away now in my human form.

The little girl looked at me with begging eyes. I could not say no to a little girl. Not this little blond girl with shiny blue eyes, she looked like Alice in Wonderland with her little curls.

For the next couple of hours, the three of us were being investigated by the police. They were asking questions like if they knew me before this and the girl had to tell her story five times to confirm if it matched the first story she said of how she found me.

“Naked?” the officer asked for the fifth time.

“Yes, sir. She lost her clothes, I got her some of my dad’s clothes” answered the little girl.

“Faith Adler, 18; no records” came the other officer from the door walking towards us. “You’re far from home little girl, is there no one at home?”

“I’m 18, I can legally leave my house” I answered angrily as they were trying to turn this against me.

I didn’t want to go over the fact that I had to run due to wolves attacking my grams and I. Then I’d have to go over that I’m also a shewolf and someone was looking for me to kill me, not crazy at all.

“We’ll create a restriction order for your husband. We’ll be around the area from time to time, making sure everything is okay” when he said the last part he looked at me as if I was some kind of delinquent.

They left after making a fuss over me being in Georgia when I should be in Indiana. I just rolled my eyes again.

Allison, which is the name of the little girl, wanted to show me all of her toys and was really excited about it but I should continue my way now that I have the clothes and shoes that they gave me.

“You were in the river. Do you want to take a shower? I could pack more girly clothes for you.” Her mother asked seeing my hesitation to go upstairs.

“It’s okay, I should get going” I answered, embarrassed, not wanting to be of discomfort to anyone.

“Come on, I’ll get you cleaner clothes” now it was her mother who took my hand, bringing me upstairs, and this time I couldn’t refuse.

“Thank you” I found myself saying when she got me some jeans and a new tee.

“It’s okay. You’re probably hungry” she said excited now like the little girl. “Take a shower, we’ll prepare something to eat”

They both went outside of the empty room leaving me alone and giving me privacy. They probably think I left my home due to the same circumstances she has been suffering.

I didn’t know how long I missed soap. I took an extremely long time taking a shower that Rachel had to check on me worried.

She was young. I don’t think she was yet 25, probably left her house to be with this dickhead who almost beat her to death.

When I came back downstairs, the table was full with food; bacon, pancakes, eggs, juice, cereal and milk were all displayed for all of us. My mouth watered at the sight, I was extremely hungry.

I sit without saying a word and started eating or better said, devouring the food, I didn’t know how fast I was eating until I had to cough and drink juice to clear my airways.

“Why are you crying?” Rachel asked me worried while cleaning away my tears.

“I… was starving, thank you” I didn’t know that saving these girls would regard me food, clothes and a hot shower.

“You can eat slow, the food isn't going nowhere” she said motherly to me and Allison just laughed at me while eating her breakfast herself.

We ate talking about Allison’s school.

Today is Sunday, I didn’t even know the day. She was off today from school and they were planning on going to the mall and the store for some supplies.

“Thank you for everything, I will no longer interrupt your day” I said smiling.

“I prepared some food and snacks. Here is some money for you to take” Rachel said giving me a backpack for me to carry around but I refused even when I was in need for all that. “I insist. Here is some money as well. It’s not all but if you ever need more, you can come”

My eyes clouded with the unshaded tears. I couldn’t take all this, I was actually causing them more problem now that they’ll have to be without their main source of money.

“I can’t take all this” I said embarrassed and blushed. I felt so uncomfortable.

“I insist. You can even come with us to the mall. We can get you some supplies for your trip” I don’t know if she felt identified with me by the fact that I told the cops that I was legally able to leave my house.

“I… I… can’t…”

She interrupted me without letting me speak. I don’t think I could have been able to talk either with what came out of her mouth.

“Or you can stay with us.”