Remember My Story

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"Ken and Barbie"

"What if's not Ken, but Barbie?"

-Kate Gill

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TW: There are mentions of past abuse and self-harm

Penelope POV

      "AAHHHHH!" I scream as I feel all the bones in my body break. My arm contorts the wrong direction and I fall on my face. It feels like 10 trucks just ran over me. I scream again as I feel a searing pain in my leg. "Penelope! You need to let it in. Just let it in." Hope's words echo and I take a deep breath before embracing the pain. I just let the pain rush over me and I let out a final shriek that transforms into a howl midway. The pain subsides and my vision clears. Standing in front of me is Hope's white wolf. I let go of all my worries and let my wolf side take over. 

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Josie POV

      "Josie! What are you doing here?" I turn around startled. I point to the monitors and say, "I'm looking at the werewolves turn." She gives me a look and I say, "Fine, I was watching Hope and Penelope." I look down guiltily. "You have a girlfriend Josie." I look up and say, "I know, but it's just they make me feel weird. Like when we make eye contact, butterflies erupt in my stomach. I get a warm feeling when I'm around them that I don't feel around Jade. And Hope's smile. It might literally kill me." My mom chuckles. "Yes, well she did get that from her father." 

    "What do you mean?" She looks up. "Oh, nothing. I'll just leave you to watching them." She walks out leaving me confused. How does mom know Hope's dad? My thoughts are broken by a loud howl. I forget all my questions as I look back to the monitor. Two wolves replaced Hope and Penelope. One of them had raven-black fur like Penelope. She had amber eyes with flecks of green in them and her head was tilted to the moon. Her jaw was parted and a howl came from it. The other wolf had snow-white fur with amber eyes. I'm assuming the black one is Penelope and the white one is Hope.  I was admiring her when all of a sudden Hope lunges at Penelope. The impact sends them both rolling down a hill and out of the camera view.

    What the heck just happened. I flick through all the cameras but they don't show up on any of them. My nerves get the best of me so I put a jacket on and I make my way out there. I go to where I saw them last and I see the marks of their claws on the ground. I slide down the hill gently and I follow their paw prints. I follow them deep into the woods and I wonder where they were going. Their prints lead me to a little hollow. There's a lake in the middle framed with lush trees. I hear scuffling and I look towards the sound. Hope and Penelope are playing around with each other. Hope brings a paw up and cuffs Penelope over the ear. In response, Penelope jumps at Hope which makes them tumble to the ground next to a large stick.

   They both look at it before grabbing one of the stick each. They start playing tug of war and I smile at how cute they are. I feel relieved knowing that they're safe so I start making my way back to the school. I slip into my room trying not to wake Lizzie up. I quietly change and I get under my blankets. I hear another howl from far away and I wonder if it's Hope or Penelope. I fall asleep thinking about them playing in that little hollow.

      "1! 2! 3!" The camera flashes and a clicking sound follows. Penelope brings the camera down to look at the picture. "Aww, Josie you look so cute." I blush and say, "Thanks, you too." Penelope smiles at me and I smile back. "Oi, what about me? How do I look?" Hope asks. I roll my eyes. "You look like a disheveled wolf." Her smile turns into a sly smirk. "You're gonna regret that." Before I can react I feel hands around my waist and then I'm getting thrown into the water.