Trapped [H.S]

Chapter 1: I Wonder Why!?

                                                        Chapter 1 : I Wonder Why!?  

High school ended a week ago. All of my friends are busy with their college stuff, but not me. I have worked really hard and I am the topper of our school. Colleges would die to have me, but I am taking a year off. I know it’s very stupid of me to do such a thing. But who cares? I have one life and I am going to spend it the way I want to. Also, I can take how much ever time I want to, because in the end I am going to be the one handling my dad’s business. So I guess, I’ll just enjoy for now rather than slogging my ass off studying and then working till I die. And honestly, my dad doesn’t care either, he is a billionaire and all he wants is his ‘honey bun’ ‘s happiness. So I guess, I’m just going to chill and shop this year.

“Dad, I’m going for a run.” I shout while leaving the house to inform my dad as to where I’m going. It’s a routine now. I started going for a run with my mum last summer. We’d usually go up to the forest entrance and come back. We’ve never entered the forest though. Once I got really curious and pleaded mum to take me inside the forest but she refused. She said the forest is filled with dangerous creatures. But I have seen Molly. Molly is our neighbour, she is extremely fat, has a huge mole on her chin with hair coming out of it, she has really long nails and sometimes she snores so loud that I can hear it in my bedroom. It sounds like she’s sleeping next to me. What could be more dangerous than that?

“Okay, be careful honey bun. Come back before lunch.” He shouts back and then starts talking to the man he’s in a meeting with.

I nod in response, but of course he couldn’t see it because he is in his conference room. Duh.

I plug my headphones in and my ears blast with music. Rap, My favourite genre of music. I really like Eminem and adore Macklemore. These guys (according to me) are the Gods of rap music.  I love listening to Can’t Hold Us while running. It gives me some sort of strength or motivation, I don’t know. But It really pleases my mind.

I keep running, song after song blasting through my headphones, until I reach the forest. I really don’t understand why mum would stop me from going inside. What dangerous creatures does she always warn me about? Has she seen it before? Has a friend of hers seen it before? Wait, why would a friend of hers even go to a forest? They are all the bratty, spoiled, rich type. If they could, they would go to the toilet in their car. Horrible people really.

I really want to know why mum stopped me from going inside. I guess, today curiosity is going to get the best of me.

“You know what, let’s do this.” I hesitated for a minute but then I finally pushed a branch out of my way entered into the forest.

Wow. I thought. This place is beautiful. There are birds everywhere and I guess I spotted a rabbit too. I keep walking and admiring the beauty of nature until I come across a river. This river is beautiful! The sun rays are hitting the surface of the river and it is shinning as if thousands and thousands of diamonds are put together.

“This place is incredible. I wonder why mum never let me come here.” And then I hear a growl. My IPhone drops out of my hand along with my head phones. My eyes widen with shock. I gulp down totally horrified. i feel like turning around facing the dangerous creature standing behind me, but I just don’t have the guts to, I guess. And then I hear another growl and this time it’s louder and whatever it is sounds really very angry.

I wipe my sweaty hands on my jeans and slowly turn around with my eyes closed and my hands near my face for defence. like it’s going to help. I slowly open my left eye and once I open my eye I couldn’t stop staring at it. Whatever it is, it is magnificent. I put my hands both to my sides and just stare at it. It is a wolf, a HUGE wolf, with long, fluffy white fur. For a wolf, he is quite tall. His face reaches my abdomen, I wonder, if he would stand on his hind legs, he would be double my height. Then I looked into his eyes, now this is weird. Since when did wolves start having deep, royal purple eyes? I mean his eye colour is beautiful. But purple? His eyes are deep, royal purple with black rims.

I don’t know how long I kept staring at him, but when he growled again I came back to life.

“Oh my God!” and then I ran and kept running until he launched himself on me and I fell flat on my face. “OW!” I cried out of pain holding my nose. This huge wolf had me trapped under him and all I could do was pray that he has had his lunch so that he won’t eat me up. I try to shift out of his hold but boy! Is he strong!

“Please, let me go. Please, let me go!” I am pleading a wolf? How pathetic am I?

Yeah, I really am pathetic, even the wolf is laughing on me. wait. The wolf is laughing on me?

“Are you laughing on me!?” I asked with disbelief. For a moment a thought of smacking him across that face but, well, my hands are stuck under my body and he is on top of me and he’s stronger and bigger. Yeah, better not. “Let me go, you dog!” he stopped laughing and growled loudly bringing his face near my ear. “Oh God! I am so sorry! I meant mighty wolf not dog. Forget I even said that. Let’s forget I was even here, yeah? Please don’t eat me.” you have no clue how hard I’m praying right now. I don’t think I have ever prayed so much in my whole lifetime.

“Please don’t eat me! if you do, my daddy will find you and kill you. you don’t know my daddy. He is Aaron Stone! You must have heard of him! I’m his daughter Jennifer, let’s be friends and I’ll get you food everyd-“ and he licked my ear. I scrunched my face and disgust. Why would a wolf lick my ear? “Why did you- hey wait! Where are you going?” He ran away with blazing speed into the forest. Do I taste that bad? I made a wolf run away because I taste bad?

What!?

I quickly run back to the river. Grab my phone and headphones and run and run and keep running until I reach home.

“Jennifer, darling, what took you so long? I was starting to get worried.” My dad says as he pulls me into a hug. Weird. I was out only for an hour. Then my eyes shift to the wall clock in our living room, it says 2 pm. 2 PM!?

“I am so sorry daddy. Have you eaten yet?” I ask feeling guilty. I shouldn’t have entered into the forest. Mum always warned my about it.

“No, I was calling you, but you didn’t pick up. You know Sarah would have killed me if anything happened to you.” my dad says hugging me again. Note: Sarah Stone is my mum.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize. Please ask Ciara to set the table, I’ll just take a quick shower.” I say walking towards my bedroom. Note: Ciara is our house maid.

“um, Honey bun?”                                                  

“Yeah?”

“You’ve got some kind of an animal hand print on your butt.” My feet stopped automatically and jaws dropped. Who knew wolves can be perverted too? I grit my teeth and mentally smack myself for stepping a foot into that forest before turning and giving my dad a sweet smile.

“It’s, uh, new fashion?” My answer comes out more like a question. Good thing my dad didn’t find it suspicious. He just laughed “Kids these days.” He said and left.

I am not going to spare that wolf! I thought to myself but then I remembered how huge and powerful he was. Yeah. Never mind.