Secrets Of The Woods: Werewolf Story

Chapter 5: Friends

Matthew Knight's PoV

A couple weeks have gone by. I became friends with Elizabeth and Zoe. After the first couple days they stopped sitting at our lunch table and I don't blaim them. James constantly flirts with Elizabeth and he used to date Zoe so that's awkward.

James is still ticked off at me and barely talks to me anymore. He hates how Elizabeth gets along with me and not him. Anything he does to try and impress her never works. I don't care that he's not talking to me. Honestly, I don't understand how I became friends with him. He's a Playboy. He doesn't respect any of the girls he dates or just girls in general. Tom, he's alright but I only became friends with him because he's James friend.

James and Tom aren't sitting at my lunch table when I walk into the cafeteria. I don't care because that means I don't have to follow the bro code anymore. I can date Elizabeth if I want to. Can I date her? I've barely dated anyone. If I did, it's never for too long. But she gets to me more than any other girl at school. I can't believe it, but I'm really scared to ask her out. What if she says no? What if she only sees me as a friend? How long would I date her? I never seriously date anyone. I grab my lunch then sit down at my table. James and Tom's seats get filled by some other kids. We start talking and joking about our teachers. These kids seem way better then James and Tom were. I occasionally glance over to there new table and there's only a couple kids sitting with them. I didn't realize I'm this popular. I do love socializing with people. Maybe that's the reason James and Tom wanted to be my friends. It made them popular.

After school I get into my car and drive over to a friend's house. It's Friday so I don't have to worry about finishing my homework right away. When I park my car and enter my friends house everyone is partying. That's what kids do when there parents are out of town. It's always the same thing. Parents tell there kids to behave while they are gone. Kids never listen and throw parties. Everyone gets drunk and has a good time. Sometimes the kids get caught, sometimes they don't. I try not to drink too much alcohol so I won't do anything I'll regret later.

I spend a couple hours talking with the other teenagers, dancing, and having fun. I play a couple video games until I finally decide to leave. I check my phone and it's ten pm. I leave the house and go to my car. I start driving even though I'm slightly drunk. I don't know where I'm driving to until I stop at a parking lot. It leads to a trail through the forest. I turn my car off, get out, and lock it.

I start wandering down the trail, trying not to think about her. Why can't I stop thinking about her? I stop when I hear something in the woods. I'm surprised when I see a wolf slowly approach me. Am I seeing things? Am I really that drunk? I shake my head trying to clear it. I still see the wolf slowly approaching me. What does it want? That can't be a normal wolf. Normal wolves would run away or just attack me. Please tell me I'm hallucinating. The red wolf continues to slowly approach me. Now I'm scared. I want to run and I try to but I end up falling to the ground. I shouldn't have had any alcohol. Why did I decide to walk on the trail? What was I thinking?

*Picture at the top of the chapter is the red wolf*