the things we do for love

Clifford Tomlinson

We were about to go deeper into the woods to check out the weird sound.

"I hope it's a wolf." I said.

"No Kate stop.. no wolves." Gwen was still scared.

Harry, Louis and I laughed.

"I actually hope so too." Louis said while smirking.

"Yeh, me too. And to be honest I really think it is a wolf." Harry said as serious as he could be.

"Haha, very funny. You know what, I hope that it is a wolf and that it will eat y'all." Gwen said, but like, woahh.

"Woah Gwen calm down." Harry laughed.

"I think she spent too much time with psimon." Louis said.

I couldn't help but laugh "Let's just go take a look."

Lou was the first one to go further and Harry followed him. I looked at Gwen but she didn't say a word so I followed after Harry.

"Kate wait!" Gwen said.

I stopped and turned around, so did the boys. They came back, closer to me and Gwen.

"Stay here, with me." she said, I don't get why she's scared.

"Just come with us." Harry said.

"No, you go, you and Louis. Kate and I will stay here." Gwen said, she also kinda commanded.

I looked at her, I don't want to stay, I want to see what is in the bushes. But I also didn't want to leave her alone so I looked at the guys and nodded so they could go on.

Louis saw that I wanted to go with them so he said "Gwen do you really want to split up? isn't it better that we stay together?"

Gwen looks at me, then at the ground, at her feet. Then back at me.

"Well.. I guess you are right. It actually is better that we stick together." she said, still afraid.

"Come here." I took her by her hand, she held my hand tight so I could never let go of it.

We, finally, walk further into the bushes. We see something on the ground.

"What's that?" Harry asked.

"I don't know." Louis answered and he walks closer to it.

"Is that... is that blood?" Gwen asks.

"I think so." I said.

"It sounds like it's crying." Louis said.

Gwen loosens the grip on my hand but still doesn't let go.

"Poor little wolf." she says. She isn't scared anymore apparently.

"I don't think it's a wolf." Harry said.

"No, you are right, it isn't." Louis walks closer to the animal and kneels to look at it properly.

"Then what the hell is it?" Gwen asked, still not letting go of my hand.

I recognised the sound "Wait that sounds like a do-"

"A dog?" Louis asked "Yeah because it is one."

"Ahw it's a dog? Poor thing." I go closer.

Gwen also lets go of my hand because she obviously isn't scared of dogs.

"Poor little guy. What the hell happened to you." I pet the dog.

"So it is blood? We should take it home with us." Harry said.