Wolf Girl

Chapter 10 My Fathers Secret

Chapter 10

My Fathers Secret

I sat there thinking about what she just said over and over in my mind. Like I was pushing a replay button. It was your fathers, it was my fathers. I could feel the tears forming into my eyes, I had so many questions so many things I needed to know. Why did I wake up with a locket on, why did I wake up with my dads locket on, why did he have a locket with pictures of wolves in it that constantly changed? Why did I have dreams about it? Whatever it was. So many questions bouncing around in my head, they have always been there but when my mom told me the locket was my dads... I guess they just broke out ....and now I have to know. I thought about that time I had the dream about the four doors..... and that when I went into the past door my mom..... and dad were having a conversation about something...... about the curse. The curse. two words have never been so important......although I didn't know what they meant. No more lies. No more secrets. I looked up at my mom, her face still in her hands weeping silently. " Mom..... whats the curse? " I asked looking down at my shaky hands. quickly she looked up into my eyes and we stared at each other for awhile, " Mom? "

she shook her head quickly like she was coming out of a trance and said, " Oh um... I....how do you know about the.... the curse? " she asked looking at me. " I had... I had a dream about it ok everything I know is because I have dreamt about it and I am done wondering what it means and why it is happening to me! " I broke down and started to cry. It felt like I was just laying there crying forever. I haven't admitted it to myself until now. I was terrified. Terrified to find out what the curse is, what all these dreams are about, and if they have anything to do with my father....

" So.... just... just tell me! " I said putting my face in my hands to wipe away the tears and looked back up at my mom. She gulped, She opened her mouth to talk when suddenly the alarm went of indicating that it was time for me to leave for school. " Oh,oh look at the time we are both gonna be late! Come on lets go don't want to be tardy! Grab your lunch and book bag and go too school and I will see you later, love you, bye! " And she slammed the door closed without hesitation. " Huh..... come on! " I yell, stomping to the kitchen to grab my lunch and school bag and I get on my moped and drive to school. I coulden't stop thinking about this morning all day, why was she so upset? I mean I know my dad is a touchy subject but.... it seemed like she was upset that I had the locket, why? I hated when I coulden't stop thinking about one thing all day ( which has been happening allot lately ) but for some reason, I felt like I needed to think about it.... like it was really important. Well.... considering all these dream which seem like they are trying to tell me something.... it probably is.

And it didn't help that everybody wouldn't quit asking about what happened with the ambulance thing yesterday, and if I was ok! But I guess at least my best friend Nyah needed an explanation. " OMG! Jersey are you ok? I heard some one say that you were frozen, like, from the snow, so you were taken away in the ambulance, so don't just stand there! Talk! " She said crossing her arms and looking at me.

" Look i'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner but I wasn't just going to call you right away when I was unfrozen. " I said in my defense.

" So, you were frozen! " She scrambled. " Yes but- " I was cut off when she pulled me into a tight hug and said, " I'm sorry your right I wouldn't have called you right away either, i'm just so relieved that your ok! " she said, letting me go. " Oh... thanks. " I said smiling at her.

Of course it was important! If it wasn't then why would my mom not even want to talk about it? Again, I know she doesn't like to talk about my dad but... I know somethings wrong. And if it is she needs to tell me about it! No more secrets, no more lies. After school I walked home. When I got there I went up to my door, reached for the knob, then hesitated. Was I really going to do this? Was today the day I was going to find out what all the dreams and hallucinations meant? Well.... I guess i'm going to have to find out. I took a deep breath, then turned the knob and opened the door. My mom was sitting at the counter drinking coffee. Once she heard me come in she set the cup down, but didn't look at me..

My mom got up and went towards the hallway. " Mom? " I asked. Something wasn't right. I waited in the living room. And finally she came out. But she wasn't alone. Following close behind her was a large white wolf. Wolf. Not a husky or any other big dog that looked like a wolf, it was a wolf! The exact white wolf I have been seeing in the woods, the same wolf I have been seeing in my dreams.

" Whoa whoa whoa, mom, what? what is that? why do you have it, and why did you bring it in the house? " I asked practically screaming and slowly walking backwards bumping into the side table.

" Jersey be calm, your fine he's not going to hurt you. " she answered bringing him closer to the living room.

" Be calm? be calm? you brought a wolf into the house! a wolf! and all you do is tell me to be calm! " I grabbed a pillow and stood up on top of the couch. " Jersey just sit down. " she said sitting down on the couch and patting the spot next to her. The wolf sat down on the floor next to my mothers feet. How could she be so calm? I mean there, right next to her feet, sat a wolf! I slowly sat down, realizing I had to trust my mother.

" Mom... I don't understand- " I started but I was cut off by my mom saying, " This--this is your father. "