I remember when it all changed, from a cheerful and carefree life to living in woods, wondering when my next meal would be…
It was a chilly, yet peaceful night when I got up from my slumber for a quick drink to refresh my parched throat. In my half-conscious state, I didn’t take note of the weird bottle I drank water out of and headed back to the bed, when it shook me, a giant wave of anxiety. Probably anxiety wouldn’t be the best word to describe the feeling, but I am sure that, the best word wasn’t there in any language. My eyesight was fading into a sea of monochrome, my smell sharpened….my canines sharpened too. It didn’t take a genius to realize that something was VERY wrong, so I did what seemed like the most logical thing , I called out for my mom…..and that’s when it hit me hard…
My call for my mom came out more like a growl, making me more terrified of what was happening to me! I looked at the closest glass mirror to see my reflection. Staring back at me was a fierce face…. the face of a wolf.
I wish I could continue by saying ‘and then I awoke’, but this was no dream. In fact, karma decided that it was the right time for revenge, as it seems the call for my mother actually worked! She came thumping down the steps, “…is that you? Are you fine? ..” I knew I should have run to her, but my feet felt like lead and that is when the heady smell filled my nostrils, the smell of blood, tempting blood, my mother’s blood!!
No, I couldn’t! I couldn’t hurt her, and so I leapt out of the window, into the cool night, without looking back…. gone.
I would have cried if I were human, probably ran back to my mother for comfort, but I couldn’t. I wouldn’t because of the fear of hurting the ones closest to me! I had always heard, ‘Carelessness leads to Problems’, and to whoever is reading this, trust me, this saying is true. I learnt it the hard way and it changed my life….forever.
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