The Book Of Life

Chapter Two

It's the last weekend before the school term starts and instead of working or hanging out with friends, I'm sitting in my room on my bed like a loser. Reading from an ancient looking book that I got dumped with a few nights ago.

I freeze. Someone's.... tapping on my window. Kory.

"What are you doing?" I ask, freaking out.

"Let me in!" she calls from the other side.

"I can't. There's screen. And also, I don't want to get into trouble!" I whisper opening the window.

"Okay. Fine..." she sighs.

With in a few seconds, she's in my room.

"Wha-" I start.

"SHhhhhh!!!!! Don't scream! Don't scream!" she whispers.

"How'd you get in here! Even though you couldn't get through the doors?"

Somethings off about her. She's not the timid and quiet but randomly bold girl the group and I know her but a strong, confident and bold. She sits down on my bed and sighs, about to talk, it looks like she is listening out for my parents.

"Mums out shopping with my brother and dads at grandads but he should be home soon." I non chalantly say.

"Oh. Good. Uhmmm.... I- I wanted to talk to you about something. I have to tell you- a secret I've been keeping for a long time, I'm sorry but I couldn't tell you. I don't have to hide it from you anymore. I uhmmm. I am a Va- Wait. WHAT IS THAT!" she rambles on before screaming at me.

I'm shook, she has never raised her voice that loud. What was she about to tell me something.

"Where did you get that book!" she growls, "What happened last night." she grabs my chin and yanks it up, so I'm looking into her eyes.

Red eyes glare into mine. She pauses and the scrambles away from me. I know my eyes are glowing golden.

"Katlyn! Tell me now how you got the book."

So, I do. She grimaces and growls at random parts.

"They did what! No! No! No, no, no.... This can't be happening." Kory murmurs.

"Katlyn. You have to believe me- trust me on this- show me your bite."

I hesitantly lift up my shirt and Kory rips off the bandages. I don't feel anything, even the sting of them being ripped off or blood spilling out of me. Kory tenses visibly but does not say anything. At last, she stands up. She cucks the bandages into the bin near my door.

"You won't be needing them anymore, it's completely healed." Kory says when she sees the confusement on my face.

I instantly look to where the husky- wolf- bit me. Where a giant chunk of skin and flesh should be missing, is only a red outline from when Kory ripped off the bandages. Fair skin covers the bite area.

Kory eyes up my weights and then my stomach.

"Been working out again?"

"Stop staring at me!" I shout. "You perv!"

I lead her to the lounge room; I need to distract myself from what just happened. We sit on the lounge and play as many games as we can. Ranging from any games on my Nintendo switch -which I totally kicked her arse at on Mario Kart- to games on the Wii. I'm setting up a new game on the switch when Kory speaks.

"You never asked why my eyes turn red." She states in a sigh, her posture is slumped over and her eyes stare into the tiles of the tiled floor.

"I've been ignoring it." I admit, a bit of guilt seeps into my voice.