The face of a monster

Wolf hangover

David's POV

"What did you just say?" I choke on my water as Nora tells me what happened last night.

"You and the dog, sorry Kyle I still don't know her name, barked and growled at a toaster after having sat and stared at each other for an hour"

"No I didn't do that! Please say I didn't do that" I laugh at the dumbness of the situation and how weird it is.

"Well you did... and besides, the dog's name is Zoe"  Kyle laughs and so do I and Nora. There's just no way of avoiding it, it's so weird.

"Do you always get these hangover things?" Nora asks and it's the first time I've heard her being curious, I can't believe why she wants to help me but I'm grateful anyway.

"Yeah pretty much" I sigh "I still need to learn how to control it."

"Well, you've at least moved in from where you wanted to kill me whenever you turned." Kyle smiles and shoves more food into his mouth.

"Oh my god! Did you seriously do that?" Nora asks surprised. "And here I thought you were the most boring individual ever. You know, safe and lame." Nora seems like she doesn't even think about that her words might be insulting but I try to ignore it.

We're all sitting outside in the soft September sun trying to understand this situation but from different points of views. Kyle gives Nora a fake glare and they both start laughing as if it's some inside joke between just the two of them while I sit in silent and wonder how the hell I'm gonna tackle this huge problem which is pretty much blocking the path to a normal future. I mean, I'm sixteen and I can't live like this all my life. I need to learn control. The question is just how. It all wound be so much easier with an adviser who could tell me a few tips and it all would just be fine. #fucked up sentence. But if we're being serious for just a second or two, I wish I could have remember who bit me so that I could look that person up and maybe understand things. Something I would live to understand is why my eyes have a orange glow to them while the eyes I saw in the woods when I was bitten were cold yellow. Is there such thing as different kinds of werewolves? Maybe it has to do with you human eye colour. Like the fur, I'm blond and therefore I have white fur? That sounds sensible right? I don't even know anymore. This whole supernatural disastrous havoc is exhausting and I don't know how long I'll be able to take it. Not the rest of my life, that's for certain. I sigh and Kyle looks up confused at me.

"Where are you going?"

"I gotta prepare a group project" I lie.

"David, what's going on?" Nora asks with a surprisingly caring tone. "The only group project we have right now is in math and you're with Em so there's no need to worry about that not being done in time" she smiles kindly at me and I think I see for the first time why Kyle fits with Nora. They both have their flaws but they don't really care about it and they're usually kind.

"I just want to go" I sigh and leave. I feel like a grumpy kid, alone and pathetic. You think I use the word pathetic too much? Well, if you're so annoyed by it why don't you come up with a better word yourself?! Huh?! Lame? Is that all you've got? What about other words I can't remember right now?! Hey! Why about them?! WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE WORDS THAT WERE FORGOTTEN BECAUSE THEY WERE TO PATHETIC AND HELPLESS TO BE REMEMBERED?! WHAT ABOUT THEM?!

Sorry. It's not your fault. I'm just tiered of not being in control of my emotions. Have you ever felt like that? I think every teen has, wolf or not, everyone experience mood swings. That's just the beginning of describing what I'm suffering from. I'm constantly angry at something, I feel everything stronger than normal people and I can feel others emotions as well. It seems impossible huh? Well I think you should have learned that by now there's nothing that could ever be defined as impossible. Ha! Oh snap! Not that funny? I don't give a fuck. And if you were wondering, I can smell others emotions.

By the way, why is this school so small? I know Fonsville is a small town but seriously, whenever you need a walk you have to walk around without any destination because otherwise you always arrive too early. I sigh and roll my eyes like always when I'm in a mood. I sit down outside the classroom without really having an idea about what I'm gonna do the 10 minutes that remain until class starts. Maybe I'll fall asleep, or I could start in that math thing. I still don't really understand what we're supposed to do. Can you even have a group project in math? The answer is obviously yes but still it seems strange. But then again, strange or weird does not even begin to cover my messed up life. Pathetic is the only word that does. A sigh is also close to describing it fully but there's not enough details reviled by a single sigh. Maybe if you add the word hopeless or pity it could work but I still like pathetic more. Nope, you're never gonna get rid of that word. Never!!!

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I'm woken up by Emily and at first I'm confused because I don't remember falling asleep with my head resting on my backpack in the floor.

"Gathering powers to survive math?" She chuckles and I notice how warm her smile is.

"Something like that" I let out a loud exhale and Emily laughs. I then start to think about why I'm feeling like this, it's as if I'm hangover af just like Nora said before. And no, I've never been drunk but it doesn't matter, I still know the symptoms of a hangover. I'm feeling crushed with a headache and I'm so tiered I can barely concentrate. What if this is like some wolf hangover? Does that make sense? It kind of does, I lost control over my emotions and transformed from human into a wolf, that sort of thing has to have some consequences. I know I should heal fats but still I think it's the best explanation I've got so I'm gonna go with it like if it was facts.

So, math class... excited? I'm actually surprisingly exciting regarding my current physical state. And to be honest I'm starting to get very annoyed by how often I use some words. I apologise so very much! I will try to find other options but I can't promise anything. Now as I come to think of writing and stuff I wonder how the hell I got an A in English. It doesn't really matter, I'm not going to be able to keep it if this wolf thing keeps escalating. Maybe it's just like going through puberty... hopefully it's like going through puberty... or I don't know I'm not sure I'm actually through puberty yet but at least the majority of it. Anyway, now I'm lost in my own thoughts again. Let's get back to work! Emily is trying to find a way to make me work but not do any important parts so that she'll be in control of the project. She doesn't know I know.

"Hey, I'm not actually bad at maths" I try to say it as nicely as possible but I don't know how well I did because she's glaring at me.

"What on earth are you talking about?" She asks and I can tell that she's a good actress but I can hear her heart beat and it's not steady.

"I know you're used to having to do all the work but you don't have to when you're working with me because I'm okay at maths" I explain softly.

"I know you're good at maths" Emily sighs "I just... I have to be in control of things"

"Light OCD?" I joke.

"Control freak" she laughs and adds "I didn't know you had a sense of humour"

"Can you not have one?" I ask and I'm actually serious but she just laughs even more.

Now wet gonna do like they do in movies, or I'm gonna try to make you imagine how it would be if it was a movie. So, Emily and I clicked that lesson and we kept on having fun as we studied during class and even sometimes during lunch whenever Emily and Nora ate with me and Kyle. Emily turned out to be everything but the average smart girl, she's funny, kind of crazy sometimes, cool and she's planning becoming a professional dancer. Yup, that's about it. Please make some nice video in you head where you imagine a smooth transition with laughter and smiles to where me, Kyle, Nora and Emily are at Kyle's place. Can you do that? Good! Now you're gonna have to read the next chapter to find out more. Haha. Was this cliffhanger okay? Hopefully.