"Alright, so what we're about to tell you cannot leave this room," I say
"I understand," Molly says
"Alright, here's what happened five years ago: he injected me with a syringe. That gave me the power to turn into any animal I want," I say
"I heard many crazy things, but this takes the cake. There's no way that's true," Molly says
"It is. If you want, I can show you," I say
"I doubt this is true, but go ahead," Molly says
"Alright, watch this," I say
I change into a wolf. "Woah, so you were telling the truth," Molly says
"Well, yea of course I was," I say
"I know this will take some time to get used to this. I was the same way when I found out," Jack says
"So that video is real," Molly says
"You seem remarkably unfazed by this.
"Yeah, because your father told me something like that before all this. I didn't believe him then, but seeing as a talking wolf now, I see he was telling the truth," Molly says
"I had no idea that he told you any of that," I say
"Well, he didn't want me to tell you," Molly says
"Why?" I say
"He avoided the question, so I don't know," Molly says
"I understand," I say
"Now, back to the video. Was anyone hurt at all?"
"no one got hurt. I made sure, but I did burn one grass cutout though," I say
"Why did you do that?" Molly says
"Mitch is the worst. He's been bullying me for years, and I had enough, and I got revenge," I say
"Yeah, and it was my idea, and James agreed to go along with it," Jack says
"I see. Just don't do something that reckless again," Molly says
"Don't worry, I won't," I say
"Yeah, I'll make sure of it," Jack says
"Anyway, I'm sure you have questions, so go ahead and ask," I say
"Why did you hide this from us for so long?" Molly says
"I wasn't sure how to tell you guys, so I kept this to myself. Sorry about that," I say
"It's fine, I understand," Molly says
"Have you ever tried flying?" Jack says
"No, I haven't," I say
"Why are you scared of heights?" Jack says
"It's not that it's just I'm scared I might hurt myself, and some forms would draw way too much attention, and I never really tried," I say
"Maybe I can help you learn," Jack says
"Are you sure you want to do that?" I say
"Yeah, dude, I may not be a shapeshifter like you, but that doesn't mean I can't help you," Jack says
"Alright, if you insist," I say
"Just think of me as your sidekick," Jack says
"Alright, I will. Thanks, Jack, for everything," I say
"Alright, last question: what did Carl do to you whenever you hung out with him?" Molly says
"I was his lab rat, so I tested all his experiments. Some were worse than others. I don't want to talk about it," I say
"Was it that bad?" Molly says
"Yes, it was. I don't want to be reminded of it," I say
"Sorry for asking," Molly says
"It's fine. I feel better getting this off my chest," I say
"Oh, one last thing," Molly says
"What is it?" I say
"Can I pet you?" Molly says
"Seriously, I'm still human, you know," I say
"Come on, James, it sounds nice," Jack says
"Alright, fine, go ahead," I say
Molly and Jack pet my head. "wow, it's very soft," Jack says
"Alright, alright, that's enough. This is embarrassing," I say
They stop. "You're no fun," Jack says
"Yeah, whatever," I say, Changing back to my human form
"Alright, is that all you wanted to tell me?" Molly says
"Yeah, and we're gonna hang out if you're alright with that," I say
"Yeah, go ahead, have fun, and don't set anything on fire," Molly says
"Don't worry, I won't," I say
"Alright, have fun, you two," Molly says
Jack and I leave the house. "So, how do you feel after all that?" Jack says
"Pretty good. I'm happy to get that off my shoulders," I say
"You're not hiding anything else, are you?" Jack says
"I'm not. Don't worry, if I was, I would tell you," I say
"Alright, I trust you," Jack says
"Now you want to get some food. I'm quite hungry," I say
"Yeah, sure, that sounds great," Jack says
Me and I start heading to Joe's Burger, but we run into someone we didn't want to
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life as a shapeshifter Remastered (book 1)
FantasiJames Carter was a 15-year-old who became a shapeshifter after one of his father's experiments five years ago. He has to keep his powers a secret while having the death of his father loom over him his entire life. Can James keep his powers a secret...
