Wolf's Curse

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve

"What do you think you are doing?" somebody asked me. I jumped in fright. I released my hand on the door and slowly turned around to come face to face with the principle. The principle raised his eyebrow in questioning.

"I was just seeing what was in the room," I lied putting my hands behind my back.

"You should know that you are not allowed down here, especially this passage," the principal said in a stern voice.

"Oh, I am sorry sir I did not know."

"You should go, Ashley," the principal said looking behind my shoulder, "now!"

"But sir-" I started to protest but am cut off by his angry voice.

"Ashley, go now or I will have no choice but to suspend you from college for one week."

I raised my eyebrows in surprise. The kind welcoming man I had met just the other day was now a mean and unwelcoming man. Without another word, I walked past the principle. My body was filled with anger, not only at the principle but at the fact that I could not save Julie.

I clenched my head in not only anger but frustration. My eyes sting from the tears that I have come into eyes. I took a deep breath to calm myself down. As I fast walked towards my dorm I wondered about what was in the room. Why was the principle so protective over it? Why was he in such a hurry? Why was going I suspended for something so small?

As I walked past the café I noticed that everybody had gone to their own dorms. There were only a few people left; even they looked in a hurry. I got a sick feeling in my stomach. I pressed the elevator button when it did not come I pressed it again. Again it did not come. I sighed loudly and touched my forehead in frustration. I pinched my lips and climbed the stairs two at a time.

As I reached the tenth floor I stopped to catch hold of my breath. I rested my hand against the newly painted railing. My heart pounded in my chest like a hammer. Sweat dripped from my forehead. I wiped it with my left arm.

I heard a buzzing sound coming from my pocket. I took out my phone to see a bright red message that had the word alert written in capital letters. As I was about to swipe the screen to see what it meant I heard the sound of footsteps. I quickly put my phone back into my pocket and looked up to see Leon and the girl from earlier coming down the stairs in a hurry.

"Ashley?" Leon asked me stopping on the last step. As I looked him over I realized that he looked in hurry. His hair was messed up.

"What are you doing here?" I asked pushing myself from the railing.

"I should be asking you the same thing," Leon said slowly stepping down from the step. His left hand holding the railing in a firm hold.

"I was just going back to the dorm," I said tilting my head to the side, "where are you going?"

"Just going to see some friends," Leon said looking up at the girl who looked impatient. The girl tapped her foot against the concrete floor.

"Oh okay." I heard a buzz in my pocket. I pulled my phone out and saw the same bright red message but this time it reads OPEN IT NOW!

I shiver passed through me. I swipe the screen slowly, my mind and body alert to close the message in any time. As the picture loaded I started to get more nervous. I wiped my hand up and down my jeans in anticipation. I looked down to the screen to get the shock of my life. My eyes widen in disbelief. I blinked a few times to see if what I was seeing was true. When I finally come out of my daze I looked up Leon and the girl who were both looking at me with concern.

"Is everything okay?" Leon asked me taking a step towards me. I don't answer him; I don't want to answer him. I quickly go to my contacts and press on my mom's number. I wait for her to pick up and tell me everything is okay, but she does not pick up. I wait for a minute and when my mom does not answer I end the call and call my dad.

My fingers shook in fear of the truth. My chest heaved up and down as if I had just run a marathon. I wait for my dad's voice but I do not hear him. My eyes sting as the realization hits me, still believing it I called the landline. Again for the third time, nobody picks. A sob escaped my body. I moved my body so that I am leaning against the railing. Tears streamed down my face. I felt someone hug me from the side.

I leaned my head into Leon's shoulder as I let my emotions out. I felt his rough hands take the phone for my hands. Nobody said a word. The only sound you could hear was the sound of my sobs. I didn't care that I was wetting Leon; I was not in the mood to care of what other people were feeling.

"Here," the girl from earlier said. I lifted my head from Leon's shoulder to see the girl holding out a tissue for me. Giving a small nod I took the tissue from her hand. I blew into it; my tears soaking the tissue.

"I am so sorry, Ashley," Leon said quietly. More sobs left my body as I am confirmed with the truth. Leon pulled me into a hug and rubbed my back soothingly.

"Come on let's take you to our dorm," Leon said turning me around so that he can carry me bridal style.

"It is fine. I can go there by myself," I said protesting.

"I know you can there by yourself but you need someone with you especially in this situation." I smiled slightly from his kindness. As Leon climbed up the stairs to our room I closed my eyes tightly so that fewer tears were falling down. After a couple of minutes, Leon came to a stop.

"We have reached," Leon whispered into my ear softly. He put down on my feet slowly. Leon dug into his back pocket for his keys. Once he got them he opened the door and led me to the living room. Once we sat and were comfortable Leon asked me the question I was trying to avoid.

"Ashley, who were the people covered in blood in the picture?"

"They were my parents," I whispered before another round of sobs left my body.

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