" Dad I swear I wasn't the one who started it, Lana brought home a----"
A resounding slap landed heavily on my face that interrupted what I was saying
" Shut up your mouth, you fool ! look what you ve done to your sister? You re such a heartless girl," My dad queried angrily as Lana sat close to my mom who consoles her as she weeps profusely.
From her face, I could see the effect hand has done on her. The mark I made on her face when i h I slapped her was still fresh, and red. Her arms and legs wasn't free from bruises she sustained when she and Carl both attacked me. This was what my anger, or should I say, the strange powers in me was capable of doing. Though, I received the most beating from her and Carl during the fight, but that was because she had a Wolf. Carl didn't had it easy too as he went home with a limping wolf.
" Dad, you didn't even allow me finish," Kneeling in front of my parents, I said, trying to hold back the tears that threatens to fall down my cheek, my face already reddened from the slaps I had received from my dad since they returned.
" There's nothing to talk about, here. Lana is your kid sister and its best you ignore what she did. How can you be so jealous to ruin her beautiful face with such evil hands of yours ?" Dad cursed. At this point, I felt something surging in my stomach, I tried so much to contain my rage as I saw lana let out a smile while I suffer for what she caused.
I felt the urge to quickly tell my parents how she brings several guys to the house when they were not around, but still, I decided to keep that private. It would be very embarrassing to her and I wouldn't want to see her in such a state.
" Dad, she called me a disappointment," I said and a tear trailed down my cheek. Though, I wasn't expecting pity from them as they never really took me serious as a daughter, but at least, a little bit of empathy that would lead to them quarrying Lana for her behavior would do. But instead, my mom gently stood up from the seat, glaring at me in anger. I could tell she already had enough of the whole talk and that looks looks on her face shows she was ready to fuel the issue.
" And what do you want us to do about it," She asked
" Ermmm, mom, I just said Lana here called me a disappointmenttttt," I stressed the word so she could see how serious I was, but the next words that fell of her lips sent a chill down my spine.
" Because you are a disappointment. You re not just a disappointment to me, but to the entire park. You will be twenty in just three days, and you haven't shifted, talk more of getting a mate. Everyone in the pack avoids you like plague. What other words best describes a disappointment more like the ones I just said ?"
I felt my heart pierced with a spear, leaving a deep hole in there. These words hurts most because it was coming from a woman I call mother. Someone who I was supposed to find refuge in each time I'm being emotionally bullied was now being the bully.
" Mom, lana brought home a guy who assisted her in beating me up," I finally said with tears in my eyes. Hearing this, Lana immediately stood up to protest.
"Me ? Mom, she's lying !" Lana protest, faking a tear and my Dad signaled her to hold her peace.
" You said your sister brought someone, a guy, to the house to beat you up, right ? " Mom continued, and I nodded my head immediately to answer.
" That's good. I believe it's impossible to be gang beaten by two wolves without having a scar, or at least, getting bruised. Can I see a sign that you were beaten ? " My mom asked and I replied, quickly. " Yes mom,"
Quickly studying my body, I tried to show her the bruises I had gotten from the fight earlier. I folded up some part of my clothes examining my body thoroughly, but in disappointment, I couldn't find any. There was absolutely no evidence. Everything already healed up, leaving my skin smooth and flawless.
" Show me the evidence!" Mom yelled as she watched me struggle for evidence
" Mom, there's no evidence, it all healed up,"
My parents broke into laughter when they heard me say this.
" Mom, why are you laughing" in shame, I asked.
" Why I'm laughing ? do you know how stupid you sound ? You can't even find a bruise on your skin and you claimed your sister beat you up with some guy ?" She said. I bowed my head in shame as they all stared at me like a clown.
This has always been the case. This isn't the first time Lana was fighting me with her wolf, leaving me injured, but for some reasons, she always gets away with it. That's because I heal so fast, even more than werewolves. I was sure I had a lot of bruises on my body when Lana and her guy beat me up. But now, they are all gone. Even though this was supposed to be a good thing, I felt terrible that it happens, because right from when I was young, my bullies always get away with it anything they did to me as I always had no evidence to show.
" Mom, even though you don't like me, must you pretend like you don't know that I heal so fast ? This isn't the first time it's happening. You have seen me heal several times when I get injuries when slicing vegetables in the kitchen. Dad has also experience same when I train with him. Why do you both pretend like you don't know what's happening ?" with a teary eye, I poured out my heart but my dad interjected with no emotions.
" That's because you are a witch Sarah, you are a witch ! " He said . I could hear the harsh tone from his voice. " Who else in the pack heals as fast as you do ? Even Alpha Rogan in all his might doesn't have such speed when it comes to healing. It proves you aren't supposed to be with werewolfs, I will advise you go find your own breed."
Hearing this words from my father breaks me even the most. I was sure they understood what I was saying. They knew Lana would always fight me with her wolf and leave me with bruises, which suddenly heals, but they don't want to talk about it.
" I'm not a witch dad,"
" Prove it, witch !" He said. Suddenly, I felt a bit of uneasiness in me. It was my heart boiling again. I struggled to control the anger as I stood up to my feet, glaring at my parents in severe anger. I could hear the strange voices mumbling my head again, very loud like they were speaking with microphone.
I clenched my fist, shutting my eyes as everything around me went silent, and all I could hear was my dad voice echoing in the room. Suddenly, i felt a really sharp pain hit my head, and before I knew it, I dashed outside the house, knocking over a couple of flowers pot, as I ran so wild into the woods.
I was surprised how dark the day had suddenly become. With my eyes shut, I ran deep into the bush ignoring all the weird voices I could hear around me. I could feel a strange presence around me, It felt like something was following me, but I couldn't understand what it was. Howl and growls could be heard in the woods. Strange sound filled the dark air, sounds that should scare me to death.
After an hour of running In confusion, I suddenly got to the the packs waterfall and there, my legs became wobbly and I fell to the ground, throwing up everything I had eaten for that day. At that point, I felt a severe pain in my stomach. My hands and feets wasn't left out as it felt too heavy for me to lift a limb.
This was a new, terrifying, and unfamiliar experience for me. I was overwhelmed by an excruciating pain that made me feel like I was on the verge of death. I felt my mouth extend, my ears elongate, and my body grew larger. My arms and legs also transformed, with my fingers transforming into sharp claws and my body becoming covered in fur.
" What the hell was happening, is this what I think it is ? I'm shifting into my Wolf ?"
Strangely, I felt something hit me on the head and I fell on the ground, my eyes shut.
Even though I was still conscious of my environment, it was like every part of me had been paralyzed. I couldn't lift a limb.
" Sarah, you are fine now. Stand to your feet," I heard the strange voice in my head again, but this time, the words were clear. I could hear everything it said to me.
" Who are you ? " I asked calmly.
" I'm Sua, your wolf,"
At this, I jolted to my feet in shock. I could finally lift my self. Quickly, I move closer to the waterfall to view myself, feeling an intense energy coursing through me.
Staring back at me was a pair of blazing yellow eyes and coat of white fur, that somehow looked terrifying to me.
I had completely transformation into the most beautiful creature, that scared me to death.
' A white wolf ? ' I wondered and Sua replied. " Yes Sarah, a white wolf with yellow eyes. A very rare creature."
A white wolf isn't supposed to be for someone like me. It represents royalty and I'm non. Is there a mistake somewhere ? ' my mind was filled with questions. Somehow, this was suppose to be a happy moment for me. A moment I had long anticipated for , but instead, I felt my temperament changed and even my wolf could feel it.
" What's wrong Sarah? Why are you feeling angry ? " Sua asked, as I took few steps back from the water fall.
" Where have you been all this while, Sua ? Why are you showing up now when I have accepted being wolfless for my entire life ? Where were you when I was being bullied by friends and beaten like a pup by my younger sister and her wolf because I was just mere a human? " I could feel the bitterness rising in my throat as tears streamed down my eyes.
" I know how you feel, Sua and I feel really bad for all you have gone through too, but I didn't wait this long just to watch you go through pain, it was the moon goddess wish that I stay till this time," Sua tried to console me with words.
" And why ? Why would the moon goddess choose to cause me a lot of delay ? Maybe she was probably enjoying the torture I was going through from above." I blurted angrily
" No Sarah, don't talk like that. There's a reason for everything. The moon goddess has a plan for you. Something special that would shock the whole pack and across the pack. Just take a look at your self once more," she said and I gently took some steps further to see my reflection in the water.
" Can't you see that you are made different ? A white wolf is so rare and special. It represents royalty, authority and purity. This is what the moon goddess has given you. You should appreciate it. The moon goddess has a plan for you that would shock this pack and beyond," Sua said.
Even though I felt a bit down, I knew Sua was right. The white wolf is so rare and it's meant for royal bloodline. Alpha's , Luna's, and warriors from special clans are the one's fit for a white wolf, but unfortunately not even Alpha Rogan and his Luna or his son had a white wolf. They were all brown and at most, mixture of silver to mark a little bit of uniqueness from the others.
I gently settled on the rock and suddenly, the question that had always been bothering me popped into my head. I had promised myself since I was a child to ask my wolf this question when she shows up, and now was the right time to do that.
With a heavy heart, I called. " Sua ?"
" Yes, Sarah ? " She replied.
" I want to ask a question and please, do not lie to me. I need your honest review just like every else in the pack," I said
" Okay, go on,"
" I heal faster than werewolves, I have amazing powers even in human form to fight a wolf, and even though I would normally get defeated, the wolf would be left in bruises. I was born cursed, I hear voices in my head and also see have dreams and vision. Now, to be honest with me, I'm I truly a witch ? " I asked Sua, awaiting her reply.
I was tired of all the stories about me. If there was anyone who should know me well, it should be my wolf.