Her smell

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Shit this was bad.

So bad.

I can't let them see me. They'll recognize me immediately and then I'm done for good. No more alone time and no more Cassy.

Footsteps were heard in the living room and my first thought was 'run for the door' but they'd easily get me if I did.

They would call hunters all over the place to get me. Its me they've been looking for for ages now. I'm glad I've been able to hide but now that Cassy is back, I want to be with her all the time.

but if I'm with her all the time then it's a bigger chance for them to get me.

I'd take the consequences though, if it meant spending as much time as I wished with her. It was scary how much I could sacrifice just to be with her.

But I knew that she wouldn't let me. She was too nice to be with someone like me.

"Mom~! Dad~!" I heard Cassy stretch the words. "I didn't know you'd be home this early. Was the meeting bad?"

"Yes" her dad responded.

"They wanted us to wait for the werewolf to get to us instead, so we don't have to search for it. But that's absurd. As if it will ever get near the hunters, they ain't dumb."

I took a few steps to look around the wall. Her parents were back-facing me and Cassy was doing her best to distract them.

"There's something I wanna show you." Cassy suddenly said and took her parents arms, pulling them to walk up to her room.

This was my cue.

I took a few more steps to get to the door but right when I got hold of the doorknob..

"Hey you there!" Her dad growled.

Shit shit shit they found me!

my whole body froze in place. I didn't dare to turn around and face them. What if they recognize me? It's all over then.

All I heard was footsteps coming back down. They were all three walking down the stairs, towards me. I couldn't let them see my face.

"Ah mom, dad, this is my friend Noah! I forgot he was in the kitchen, cleaning the dishes."

She ran up to my side and pat my back, whispering to me that I gotta turn around. I hesitated but at the end, I had to.

So, I turned around, meeting face to face with them again. This time, acting like I didn't know them. Our eyes met and the world around us stopped.

Fuck, they know who I am..

"You.." her mom, Linda said.

"Get out immediately before I kill you!!"

"Dad!" Cassy screamed back to him, standing in front of me. "How dare you say that to him?!"

Her dad's eyes were on fire, you could clearly feel the rage he was feeling. His hands were clenched, ready to punch something. Or more like, me.

That's what I deserved after all.

"Cassy, please-"

"You have no right to scream at him?! Understood?! He's my friend. And he just came to cheer me up!"

Everything was quiet once again, her dad didn't say anything. He just looked at me with those deadly eyes. Guilt fell over me. I knew why he was mad. He had every right to be mad. And so did her mom too.

"Please leave.." her mom said with a faint voice and my eyes widened.

She was letting me leave just like that? Didn't they want to get me all this time? Why let me go?

"Linda, are you out of your mi-!?"

"Rick, stop." She puts her hand up. "That's enough."

Her eyes met mine and she nodded at me, giving me permission to leave. I was still confused for a second because of what she said. All I could do was lower my head in shame and turn around to leave.

All the memories came back. My mind was a mess.

I was about to leave when Cassy suddenly raises her voice. "Tell me what the hell is going on!?". She held my shoulders and turned me to face her.

"This.. this animal is the reason, it's all his fault.." He inhaled sharply as he said that and pointed at me. This is exactly what I didn't want to happen. I bit my bottom lip, letting it take my stress.

Cassy was confused, none of us three spoke a word. "Unbelievable.." She said at last and threw her hand up and started walking towards the stairs.

I inhaled and walked out of the door, not turning back once. The tension between us was so obvious. It made me let out a hurtful laugh.

I hated everything right now.

I hated myself for not keeping my distance.

I hated myself for hanging out with her.

I hated myself for not being able to let her go.

No. I loved every moment. There was no moment I didn't enjoy when it came to her. Her presence could heal all your wounds but who knew they wouldn't be once she was out of sight.
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I walked deeper and deeper into the forest, waiting for the night to set. I made my way to the tree, hoping it was untouched, and yes it was. I made my way to it and laid down.

Tears are threatening to come, but I held them in. There was no point in crying.
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Back again:p

This is a little bit shorter than the other chapters but that's ok right?? Sorry, I've lost so much motivation lately. Besides, school just started again so gotta stay focused.

Thank you for reading<3

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