Bad Blood

Fear and Pain

That morning after breakfast, which was the ugliest pancakes I have ever seen, Jullian left. Leon and Annie assist me in cleaning up after our sleepover. Just as we finish, Annie takes her leave. Leon and I sit. Leon is typing away on his phone and just as I blow a strand of hair out of my face he erupts into laughter. I smile at him and ask,"What's going on?" He looks at me and blushes,"Just texting. What do you want to do?" I jump out of my skin and open the back door. Leon follows me. I quickly grab some tools and with just an evil smirk we both know what to do. We collect all the leaves from the yard and make a colossal pile. Leon holds out his hand and says,"Ladies first!" I take his hand and toss him into the pile as if he was as light as feathers. I backtrack so I get a running start. Once I'm far enough I go as fast as is possible for someone like me and I belly flop right on top of Leon. A high pitch scream comes from his lips and a shriek of laughter from mine. After a little battle Leon's phone rings and it's time for him to head home. I lay in the pile of leaves when I slowly realize that I am starting to feel uncomfortable. I roll around but it only seems to get more annoying. Then it happens all at once. I feel as if I was just impaled. However, the pain is not in one spot, it is consuming my whole body. I scream in pain for help. No one comes. Eventually I pass out from the pain. I awake in my parents' room and the pain is still eating away my body. My mother stands over me with vials in her hands. A doctor is next to her looking for something in his doctor bag. My mother gasps and the doctor looks over at me. My mom has three vials, each one a different color, one red, one blue, and the last one purple. More vials are on the nightstand. Orange, green, even silver ones. I try to smile at them but cannot do it due to the fact that there are tools in my mouth. The doctor nods and begins to pack up. I try to hear what's going on but I can only hear a high pitch screeching noise. My mom is in tears on the phone and the doctor leaves. My ears finally begin to kick in again. She ends the call and pets my head gently. Her soothing, but panicked, voice kicks in,"Oh, my little pup! How are you feeling?" I sigh and grab her hand, pain courses through my veins instead of blood. I muster up the best smile I can manage. She sighs and speaks,"Next week is the full moon. The doctors have been thinking it would happen soon." Suddenly all my pain vanishes and is replaced with energy, I need to run, I need to move! I sit upright and eye my mother. A tear is hanging on the rim of her eye. I understand the situation completely. "So I will have to live through a week of this hell before I start to feel better," I ask her. My mother answers,"The first time is always the worst, you will get used to it. I've already told the school that we have made plans this week and you won't be attending the last few days of the week." I freak out,"I can't do that! I am not missing school for the world!" She sighs again,"Look Aysel, you have no choice. Friday is the full moon, you will be bursting at the seems that day and-" "and I want to see how I feel Friday morning," I interrupt her rudely. She gives in. I ask her for some food and she leaves to make me some toast. I check my phone, 14 missed calls from Annie and 37 texts, 12 texts from Leon and 2 missed calls, Jullian texted me 2 times, no missed calls. I sigh and spring up from the bed. I bolt out through the living room and out the back door. I yell,"going for a run, be back soon!" My mom stands in shock but seems happy that I'm out of bed. I run faster then ever, I see everything clearly, I hear absolutely everything, I feel the wind against my body with more detail then ever before! I'm in love with this feeling! This is what life is supposed to feel like! Running, jumping, climbing, screaming, singing, howling, dancing, swimming, and just messing around!! I never want to go back, but I know I will worry my family. I make my way back to the confined house and the pain begins to eat away my body again, I collapse on the back porch. My dad runs to me, then my mom. She pours the purple liquid down my throat, and almost instantly, the pain is gone! I stand up and walk inside for dinner as if nothing happened. For dinner we have pizza! Microwaveable pizza! My favorite!! As we sit down for supper my dad ask me,"So are you ready for Friday?" My mother hits a cloth on her husband's head. He looks at her and says,"Sorry sweetie." She smiles kindly at him. I never understood them, or any married couple. How do they stay together for so long? Wouldn't they get bored? Wouldn't they find someone else better? Will I someday understand? My mother places the small but delicious microwaveable pizza in front of me. I lick my lips and devour the pizza like a savage! My father laughs and my mother begins to cut hers. I'm a Bad Blood, I can eat pizza the way I want! And I'm no pup anymore, as of this upcoming Friday, I'm a full fledged Bad Blood!