Ruled by Wolves.

CHAPTER 5 - FALL

I am falling. Thats all I can think. I can hear the other boys whooping behind me and laughing as if its some kind of joke. Before I have time to scream I hit the water, causing a hard slap which in turn causes my chest to feel like I just got hit by a bus.

I push up with my legs trying desperately to reach the surface and fill my empty lungs back up with air.

Once I finally break the surface of the water I am gasping and looking around frantically. I can see other boys swimming around me. I catch a glimpse of the last boy leaping off the cliff before I hear Leo hollar something from my right.

"Feels great doesnt it?" He says laughing and floating around on his back.

Was he fucking crazy? We just lept face first of off a cliff into ice cold water in the middle of freaking October.

"What?" Leo asks giving me an innocent look.

I dont answer and start swimming back to shore with the other guys.

When we reach the edge of the water I flop down in the sand on my back, my body num from the coldness of the water.

When I finely stand up I look down at my chest to see it is red and sore looking.

Leo comes running up to me laughing and sits down in the sand.

"I fucking hate you Leo" I say after a few minutes.

"Ah come on man. It wasn't that bad was it?" he replys.  Smirking the hole time.

" I feel like I just got hit by a bus Leo! yes it was that bad"

" Ya. Sorry about that. I wasn't expecting you to full on belly flop" He chuckles.

"Whatever dude. Im cold. Im sore. And im tired. Im going home."

"I'll call you later" he yells after me.

"No you wont" I say while I make my way towards the jagged side of the cliff that you have to practically scale the side of, just to get to the top of it.

" Aw.  But we cant have you missing me now we can we River"

" Fuck you" I say giving him the middle finger but cant help laughing a little at his joke.

I feel like I could sleep for ten fucking years at this point. Leo is such an idiot. There is no way that im letting him get away with this.

I chuckle as I get to the top of the cliff.

okay Leo. I say in my head. you want to play like that. Let the battle begin.

*****

I have to walk for what feels like five hours through the woods before I can finally see my truck parked on the side of the road next to Leo's and the other boys.

As I start to walk out of the woods I hear a twig snap behind me. I whip around thinking that I will see Leo or one of the other guys from the group, trying to sneak up on me, but all I see is the trail I just came from.

Thats not creepy  I say to myself sarcastically.

I shake my head trying to push the thought of the twig snapping into the back of my mind.

I cant seem to shake the feeling that someone is watching me from the woods. Come on River. Dont be stupid. Whats there to be afraid of?

I get into my truck and pull down the street heading for my house. My chest still stung and my head was spinning  from taking in so much salt water.

"So much for a relaxing night" I say aloud to myself.