Chapter 1
Midnight Madness
The moon was complete and a howl escaped my mouth. I soon realized that my mother was in my room to check up on me just like most mothers do but, she was about to pass out. My mom, Lily Brooks, is an award winning author who has long, flowing black hair and brown eyes; she was dressed in her night gown and slippers. I quickly jumped out of my bed to catch her and gently placed her on my bed. It was way too hot for a cold spring night so I went to go close the window but that didn't change a thing. I walked into my bathroom and slightly glanced at my reflection like I usually do but, noticed something different this time so looked again. There was hair all over my body because I lost my clothes, my teeth were jagged and as white as pearls, my eye color had been reduced to a hard charcoal black and my finger nails were now sharp 5 inch long claws that could rip your heart out. I was now a werewolf. I couldn't stay any longer not with my new form. There was only one thing to do and that was to run away from home.
I needed to equip myself considering what humans might do to a werewolf so I took my father's sword which my mother kept in remembrance of his departure. Suddenly, I heard my little brother crying. Chris, my baby brother, is only 1 and a half years old. It was very odd to hear him crying because he hasn't cried a lot in the past. I dashed over to his room to see what was going on but, he just saw what a monster I had become and was terrified. I couldn't let him wake up my mom so I calmed him down by showing him his favorite toy yet I knew it wouldn't be enough so I took him with me on my journey.
I couldn't leave my apartment through the front door because people might spot me even in the middle of the night. Instead, without thinking, I jumped out Chris' window (by the way, we live on the 8th floor of our apartment). When I landed, I was unharmed and somehow Chris fell asleep which would make it easier for me to travel because he can't hassle me. As I regained my balance and made a run for it, I spotted my best friend cowering in front of a tree staring right at me, paralyzed with fear. He's name is Johnny Boron; he was heading home from a party that I wasn't invited to. I knew why he was shocked, it was my appearance (hasn't anyone heard of never judge a book by its cover!).
"Hey Johnny, don't be scared it's me Darrin Brooks with Chris!" Is what I wanted to say but all that came out was an "Awoo!" which made him quickly get up and ran away. I couldn't worry about that now because I had a bigger problem to face. The cops had found me. I guess someone spotted me and reported me to the cops. This, of course, woke up Chris and I fled to the lake near my apartment.
We live in Michigan so you can guess which lake I headed to. My plan was to reach the lake and swim to Wisconsin then it should be day time and I could lay low for a while. Unfortunately, I dropped my father's sword and had no time to return and grab it or the cops would catch me. When I reached the lake, I was cut off by another pair of police cars with two cops in each so my plan was ruined and I had nowhere to go. Then they tranquillized me and I, as well as Chris, was captured.
