When Night Falls

Chapter 4: Wolf's Venom

A/N: Okay so first off I'm staring to do author's notes. Secondly this chapter is dedicated to Sirius because he drew that awesome picture of Cillian's wolf for me :) Thanks Sirius!!!!

After Mom dropped me off at school Wednesday morning it was total chaos. Casey had come over a couple times Monday and Tuesday to hang out and play the PlayStation with me. Also he wanted to know why I hadn’t been at school. Once again I retold my mortifying story. He must have explained to everyone else, because the moment I entered the classroom I was swarmed.

  “Oh my gosh are you okay?!” “What happened?!” “What was it?” My classmates buzzed. I repeated the narrative for the first of many times that day. They all listened quietly in awe.

  There were frequent whispers as I walked down the hall. I would smile politely at those doing the gossiping. When Chemistry came around Bridgett was hysterical. I spoke calmly and reassured her that everything was fine. When she had been filled in on everything (almost everything) She embraced me with a sister like hug. Good old Bridgett.

  We made plans for her to spend the night this weekend. I just hoped things would go back to normal. Dallas had been his usual self in History today. He asked a few questions, but other than that just flirted and teased.

  The week flew by, and to my dismay the nightmares continued. Although, things were anything but normal. One morning I woke up and put in my contacts. My eyes started burning and my vision blurred. When I took them out everything was fine. The same thing happened with my glasses.

  I thought it was time for my monthly gift, but it stayed on track. Nothing happened. I was having some serious aggression issues. I don’t like to be mean, but lately every little thing’s been making me angry. Also my appetite has picked up.

  Something was defiantly wrong with me; I just couldn’t pin it. I thought about talking to Reese about it, but decided not to. This was too much of a coincidence given recent events. I spent a lot of time alone, out of the house. It felt so cramped lately, so I’m usually off walking with Marley and Bruiser, away from the woods.

  Thursday October 15th was the day that my life changed for eternity. I took an uncontrollable turn down a path to which there was no going back.. When I sat down next to Dallas in History today he went rigid. He started to shake, and wouldn’t even look at me. Dallas stood abruptly and walked to Mrs. Ford’s desk. He said something in a low voice and then left.

  Sixth period finally came and we had to help the chorus people set up for a concert. (Still no sign of Dallas.) I was carrying a chair down the hall when I passed a group of girls. They mumbled and swore under their breath, “Man just get that s*** out of my way.” They had said it just loud enough for me to hear. My anger had been rising all day; this was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I snapped.

  The chair dropped with a loud thud as it scraped across the floor. They turned and looked at me along with many others. My glare intensified as I approached them.  “If you have something to say then say it to my face, not behind my back!” I growled, “If you say EXCUSE ME, then I will be more than happy to move out of your way!”

  Something burst within me. My rage swirled and spiraled upward. There was a part of me that wanted to attack, to hurt them and cause them pain. To inflict damage. I saw fear in their eyes as they backed up slowly. It tugged at my humanity. What am I doing? Still my fury spiked. I couldn’t fight it any longer.

  I was afraid of what I might be capable of. If I lost control now it would only lead to regret. Somehow I knew that in my subconscious, in the back of my mind. I turned and ran down the hall in the opposite direction.