The Path To A Wolf's Heart

Chapter 3: Going Back

Chapter Three: Going Back

FLASHBACK
Two years ago

A sound woke me up from my sleep, no it didn't just wake me it jolted me awake. I listened really carefully to what sound it was but suddenly realised it was the howl of a wolf but not just any howl. This howl had so much meaning behind it. Call me delusional but I was drawn to it. Like a moth to a flame. My heart started beating and I felt butterflies in my stomach but not the scared nervous butterflies but the nice ones. The howl got louder as if it was coming closer, I was too curious and just had to open the blind to look out but once I did. The howl stopped completely there was nothing out there no movement what so ever. So I shut my blind and got back to bed, only for the howl to start again but this time, the howl it sounded so sad and lonely. How I knew that, I had no idea. I felt a pain in my chest, just very slight. My heart broke from the sound of that howl, not wanting to be in its position. As the howl died down my eyes slowly drifted close but not without hearing a word echo through my mind. A word that could mean so much but was so little. "Mine"

At school the next day everyone was talking about it but everybody forgot to notice the tone of the howl and nobody else heard the voice or the word.

"Kinz, Kinz, Hello Kinz, KINZLY!" I heard faint murmuring in the background but too focused trying to piece my distorted memories of last night together I was to caught up in my mind to notice anyone at that moment. But man that girl was persistent and pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Wh...what happened?" I jumped three feet in the air all thoughts of thinking about last night gone. It felt like I was drawn from another dimension and sucked in another one.
"Are you okay man you have been in a daze five times today not even joking." We were currently sitting in the courtyard we always sat in at school. It was beautiful and peaceful unlike everywhere else in this school. No one disturbed us. The courtyard was like a giant white gazebo. Vines with flowers on them crawled up the legs of the gazebo with sun shining through the gaps it was a sight to behold. Nobody but us four girls new where it was.
We stumbled upon it in 3rd grade, when I say stumbled I wasn't joking we were walking, laughing and playing at the same time which honestly thinking about it more clearly as I was older, wasn't one of our brightest ideas. I lost a bet and had to hop the whole time across the pavement when suddenly, I slipped on a rock and went head first into a bush.

It hurt but it wasn't too bad but when I opened my eyes there stood the gazebo untouched for quite a while. The girls were fussing over me and pulled me out of the bush, but I told them about what I saw and from then on this gazebo has been our hang out area.

Smiling from that memory someone shook me and I felt the memory fading away into the back of my brain.
"see you're at it again, are you okay Kinz?" Luci brought me out of my daze. The look of concern etched onto her face. Her eyes studied me like a hawk secretly trying to figure me out.
"I'm fine Luci stop staring at me like that will ya, it's nerve racking." I said with a shiver and she burst into fits of laughter. "I know you're hiding something from us Kinzly what is it? You do know you can tell us anything right?" The girls nodded at her comment in accordance. All staring at me as I had peaked their interest.
"Yea man I wasn't just made to sit around like an idiot tell me some goss dude." Kendall hollered to the world as everyone looked at her like she had two heads. Her outburst caused us to burst into the most obnoxious laughter. Like legit rolling on the floor stomach hurting laughter.
"Man I think I just got myself a six pack." We all chuckled at Hannah's comment.
"Now Kinz tell us what the hell happened to get you into such an airy fairy mood."

"Fine fine, you guys all heard the howl last night right? I'm not delusional right?" They all nodded while adjusting themselves getting comfy and ready for my story.
"First can I ask how you felt about the howl?" Curiosity peaked me as I stared at the faces.
"Let's just say it was loud noisy and disturbing, to be honest I wanted to shoot that thing." Hannah said in full honesty.
Something in me suddenly snapped "how can you say that didn't you hear the desperation of the howl didn't you hear how sad it was? I wanted to cry there and then, you guys are just cruel."
"Hey now no need to get defensive geez Kinz what has gotten into to you ha it's like you formed some connection with the wolf..." Not realising what my expression and quietness Luci was chuckling and laughing so hard it looked like she was in pain. Suddenly a cough got her to stop. She straightened up and looked me dead in the eye.
"Kinz why aren't you laughing?" Dead serious now Luci was assessing me with her heated stare.
"I think I did guys I really did feel something but that's not what has me shaking. After hearing the howl something or someone spoke in my head a voice a beautiful voice that belongs to a man. It was smooth and nice and totally drool worthy but what really got me was the word he said the word I haven't stopped thinking about. It dragged me into an endless pit and now I'm just waiting for something else to happen and I sense something IS gonna happen." The girls looked at me dumbfounded mouths open and gawking. Then bursting into laughter.
I kept quite hoping they'll sense my anger soon.
They stopped all of a sudden and stared at me. "Wait you're serious?" Kendall suddenly asked, nudging both Luci and Hannah to stop laughing.
"Do you seriously think I'd be joking about something like that, I already told you I'm not a good enough actor to lie."
"True true." Well thanks for your support friends I thought with an eye roll. I glared at all my horrible friends, who lets just say do not give good advice.
"Wait but Kinz I thought you said he spoke, if he did what did he say?" Kendall getting extremely serious now asked, with curiosity written all over her face. Her eyes open wide and ready for the news I was about to tell her.
" 'Mine' " my eyes were looking out in the distance, when I spoke the one word that had shivers traveling down my spine, tingles in the tips of my finger and toes, it had my heart beating in cardiac arrest and my mind clouded, foggy having no intelligent thoughts whatsoever.
I was met by silence no one talking just silently taking in what I just said. Digesting this news slowly. Letting it sink into there minds.

"I..um what?" Kendall stuttered a look of horror flashing through eyes. Gone as fast as it came. Worry suddenly took over. Luci looked angry and worried at the same time but I figured she knew something I didn't, I had to remember to ask her about it later.
Hannah had a bored look upon her face like the news didn't effect her and she was...bored, but something suddenly flashed through her eyes something I couldn't decipher. It was a burning look a very strong emotion but I couldn't tell which one so I looked away.
Something was fishy about Hannah it has always been. I dint know whether our friendship was real or fake. She never seemed to notice or care about anything I said or did. Maybe I was overthinking it, we have been friends for 9 years so I don't think I should fret now.

"Kinzly I think it was part of your imagination something like that just doesn't happen." Kendall said finally breaking the silence, but what she said moved me and not in a good way.
"It happened I swear, do you think I'd be thinking about something that was so vivid as this was?Do you think that it would be stuck in my mind replaying over and over again? It was like the guy was whispering in my ear, kneeling by my bed saying the word. That's not my imagination, my imagination isn't that strong." My anger was getting the better of me as they still were unsure of what I had said.
"Okay I believe you." Kendall and Luci said together staring with all seriousness and intensity. Hannah on the other hand just nodded but I was sensing some doubt within her.

"Brrrrriiiiiiiing." The obnoxious ringing of the bell broke us out of what felt like a freezer made of tension and doubt. I was the first one to get up as I had gym next and that was all the way on the other side of the school. I told them we will meet up in the parking lot and they agreed. For the next two classes I couldn't concentrate on anything and I was starting to get a pounding headache while waiting for my friends, as I was hit by the dodgeball at least 3 times. My head was all balled up...get it get it. Nope tough crowd. Wait why am I even talking to myself, because you're stupid, a snarky little voice said back. Well thanks self conscious.

I saw Kendall and Luci come out of the building first. Then Hannah a little bit later all walking towards me. When we met up we started walking. As none of us pathetic seniors had cars and since we didn't. The only way of getting around was by walking.

"Hey can we make the shortcut this time, my feet kill." Hannah complained while staring at her feet like her eyes could heal them.
"Yea I guess but as I said I don't know where it leads." Kendall said with a bit of hesitation.
"Well if I get my bearings right we should just go straight and that would lead us to your's Kendy." After school we all normally go to Kendall's house and from there walk home after hanging out for a little bit or we'd do homework and assignments together. The kinda girly things you know pillow fights, make up tutorials and dress ups of course.
Oh who am I kidding we're not girls. We're tomboys who lounge around like couch potatoes and eat like pigs. No time for all that girly crap but there is one thing girly we do. We talk boys. That's about it though so do not expect absolutely legs crossed, posture types of "lady's". Nuh uh we are more slouch, legs apart, relaxed kinda people. Easy to talk to but hard to go up against.

We were just casually talking laughing and at the entrance of the woods.When a lady who lived in front of it screamed "What do you think you are DOING?!"
"We were just gonna walk to my house. It's just a short walk straight across the woods." Kendall said with a lot of confidence leaking from her.

"You can't do that. Do you know what lurks in there during the afternoon and at night? If you go in you're taking a big risk. I'd advise you to not even try and just go the long way girls. The long way is always better." She said that while going into her small little house made out of wood painted white, that had a beautiful wrap around porch and light blue carving around the windowsills. The house was decorated nicely with little pots hanging from the ceiling.
The old lady slammed the door shut while saying the last word.

Something about what she said made me just want to go the long way to Kendall's house but another part of me wanted to go through the woods. The more curious part of me wanted to go through the woods.

Hey guys this is my first wattpad story so feel free to give me some constructive criticism lol as much as you like. Excuse some of the grammar I can only edit what I see, when I see it.
haha anywho enjoy.
Felicityxx