Wolfblood: A way back

Chapter 10: Who are you?

Maddy's P.O.V

This is who I am: a wild Wolfblood, lonely and emotionless, not capable of remorse or joy, only anger and deep savagery. Stoneybridge, my home, where I belong and always have is right in front of me. Charging at the strike of thunder and the speed of a predator chasing after its prey, I reach the very edgo of the woods and stare of into the distance of my home.

"Welcome home, Maddy."

Nothing's changed since I left; the town is the same old grey and rather historical sight, the only difference is Bernie's, he must've retired. I wonder what my home must be like, of course it can't be that much different after a month and I can settle down in my own warm soft bed and feel the smooth surface of everything that's just there waiting for me right now.

I could even go back to school, at last; education is my top priority right now, my friends: Shannon and Tom must've missed me, hopefully they haven't forgotten about me. Why did I ever leave my old life? What was there for me out there? But most of all what did I regret leaving the most? Whatever it was I guess its too late now, it'll be long gone and I should forget all about it.

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Wolfbloods? In Stoneybridge? I could have sworn that Stoneybridge has been Wolfblood-free ever since my parents and I left; is it my parents? or could it be others who have chosen to settle down here?

Perhaps I should meet them, it'l be nice to meet more of my own kind, it's all that I want right now beca....

"Stop. Stop torturing me!!!"

The memories are pouring in like water coming from a tap or being poured out of a jug and filling me up with air-like-helium as though I'm a balloon which could blow at any second now.

I can see him again; the boy, I can't remember his name but he must know me, is he Wolfblood? is he my friend? I can't think straight, the memories are killing me and I can't stand it anymore.

"Make it... stop, st.. stop, please." stammering, feeling tired and exhausted, I can barely stand let alone hold myself together in one piece.

"Maddy." the sound reaches my ears like a blurred line, there's no way to make it out.

With the world slowly deserting me, my eyes closing and a blurred figure running at me, nothing can help me now; I wish I could just forget it all and start fresh.

My knees wobbling, my heart racing and with no control whatsoever I shake and tumble onto my side, within seconds I'm about to hit the ground, there's no stopping it, nothing.

Until, something has hold of me, but as I am unconscious I can't take an sense of it; shut off from nature, the world and those like me- but normal- I am in a dark slumber.

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Rhydian's P.O.V

It's her. I remember her as clear as the day we first met and when she left, and we were both left heartbroken, until now.

"Maddy. It's me, you're safe now. Maddy?"

She won't wake up. Whatever's happened to her, hopefully it'll pass and she'll wake soon. Clutching her tight and holding her head against my chest, I stroke her hair and lay my head on top of hers; she finally came back to me, I won't lose her again, wherever she will go, I will go with her.

"Rhydian." Shannon and Tom rush towards me.

"Maddy?!" Shannon is overjoyed.

"Please tell me this is real, that we're not dreaming." Tom begs for dear life.