Born to be a wolf.

Meeting friends.

I spent all Sunday getting ready for school the next day, I was nervous as hell and thankfully Gwen had arranged with the school to go with her maiden name and not my dads so no one would know who I really was apart from the head mistress. I kept my head down and just did my own work, I didn’t really speak to anyone all day but just before the final bell rings a boy with black spiky hair and a lip ring comes and sits at my desk.”Hey! What ya doin?” he smiles at me but I'm stunned that someone had actually come up to me. “Trying to get thru the last 10 minutes.” He laughs like a fool. “Well you’re not a robot that’s great but are you a wolf or a sheep?” “Excuse me?” I chuckle at him, so for the last 10 minutes I had to listen to this boy explain every part of the small town and the people in it. I was so very happy when I reached my car and was able to go home, but when I got there I noticed that a beat up red ute was parked by the side of the barn. I park up under the tree like I normally do then walk over to see who was here. “Hi, you must be Gwen's niece?” an elderly Mexican man smiles at me, I instantly like the man. “I'm Selena; do you work on the ranch? Gwen never said anything, would you mind if I help out? I'm not afraid of hard work or getting dirty.” I smile; he takes my arm laughing as he leads me up to the top landing where the hay was kept. “Would you be able to move all of the bails over to the left side then cover them? A nasty storm is coming, the roof and windows still need doing and my son seems to taking his time with the fences.” “Well I've got the hay, you go and I will find you if I need any help.” He pats my hand with a kind smile then leaves, as soon as he is out of view I very quickly get down to work. I enjoy it actually jumping around and having a laugh, 25 minutes later I'm done so I head down to find the man again. I find him in a heated talk with his son but I had learnt Spanish in Jr high and I aced it. “Señor, hey hecho. ¿Puedo ayudar en otro lugar?” I ask them, both turn around and just look at me. “I was a great student; please don’t argue we will get it all done. I need to earn my keep as well and I'm a little stronger than your normal teenage girl.” The son and I went out and started on the roof, it had to be re nailed and lacquered. Heights were an issue with me and because of my wolf I had perfect balance, we got most of it done before the night set in to badly that we needed to stop. “I've never seen him work so hard before.” The man laughed. “Pride, he couldn’t be beaten by a girl, specially not one from the city.” I winked at him as I set out towards the house with his laughter loud behind me. “I see you’ve met Alberto and Jr.” Gwen smiles at me, I walk up and hug her tightly. “Yeah I love Alberto; he is a really great old man. Do you mind me helping out? I mean I guess I should have asked you first.” Gwen laughs. “Its fine, it looked like you all got on really well. Go clean yourself up; dinner will be ready in 15.” I run upstairs and quickly shower then dress into my new unicorn onesie which set Gwen off for the rest of the night every time she looks at me.