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The Wolf

The waves crash against the quiet shore every day. In our small town, right next to the coast of Oregon, everything is always peaceful here. My name is Elena, I’m 17 and I go to school here. I live with my aunt and uncle. I haven’t been with my parents for two years now because they died in a car accident  on our way home from visiting my aunt in Washington. I miss them everyday. My aunt told me that my mom loved this town, and grew up here. She said that my mom loved it here so much because the people are nice and keep to themselves. 

I’ve always thought that nothing bad would happen here, but recently something bad has happened: our small town has its pests because we are surrounded by woods, but the pests have never killed anyone before. Recently there’s been a string of animal attacks, and the bodies of the people that have been killed are apparently too horrific for the public to see. The worst part of all is that the police haven’t even been able to find out what kind of animal it is that has killed ten people already! 

The people that live here have become very nervous and scared. You can feel the tension wherever you go. We have plenty of guns to protect ourselves and our families, but we don’t know what kind of animal is doing this; so what are we supposed to look out for?! I’m not scared though, I know my aunt and uncle would protect me no matter what. Plus we live in a very secure house, and I don’t think anything is going to be getting in our house unless they are invited. A long time ago, my uncle was robbed and ever since he’s been really anxious and kinda crazy. He set up cameras around the house and got a guard dog that is so big and scary. Any animal that comes around will be either shot, or eaten by our dog. I hope that the police find out what kind of animal it is soon for the sake of my friends and neighbors. 

The police have been researching all the possible animals that could have attacked people. At a few of the scenes, they found faint paw prints that can lead them to the type of animal that has been attacking.  After a few weeks of researching and matching different paw prints, the police finally figured out what the animal is, a pack of wolves! The police said that the breed of wolves that killed the people are territorial, and they haven’t been in this part of the U.S in hundreds of years. I decided to go to the library and look for books about this species of wolves. I found out that the species that attacked originated in this part of the world and have killed masses of people before. I told my aunt and uncle about it, but they don’t believe me. My uncle said that I don’t know what I’m talking about, and that I shouldn’t get involved in adult problems, I’ll just get in the way. I don’t understand why they don’t believe me. I’m going to figure out why out of nowhere a species of wolves that hasn’t been here for hundreds of years, has shown up out of nowhere and is killing people.

My aunt and uncle think that I should go up to Washington to visit some of my mothers’ family because there has been more killings. I guess that it is a good thing though, now I can observe and find out what’s happening without being at risk of getting killed. I leave tomorrow morning for Anacortes, Washington. I’m going to pack as many books as I can on the history of these carnivorous wolves.

In the morning we leave for Washington after we get my things loaded into the car. I watch the trees as the car passes them, the bright vibrant shades of green dancing along the road. It comforts me to see that the trees are so beautiful and each unique and hundreds of years old. I sometimes wish I could talk to trees and hear all of their stories and see the things they have seen.

After a long ride, we finally arrived at my aunt’s house. One thing I know about my mom is that she has lots of sisters. When I see my aunt Susan I run to her and give her the best bear hug I possibly can. I haven’t seen her since the day before my parents died. I really missed her. I go to her guest bedroom and unpack so my aunts can talk about everything that’s going on. I remember this room. I slept in a sleeping bag while my mom and dad slept on the bed. I try not to think about that though, it makes me miss them. My brain feels fried. I’m really tired after that long ride, so I’m going to take a nap. When I close my eyes, all I can see is red and a pile of dead bodies with my parents on top…drenched in blood. I wake up with sweat dripping down my back; that was the weirdest dream I’ve ever had. I decided to keep it to myself so I dont freak my aunt out. I say goodbye and give her a hug and tell her to be careful on the way home. I don’t know what I would do if I lost her to one of those wolves; she’s the closest thing to a mother I’ve ever had.

It’s been about a week since my aunt dropped me off, and not much has happened. I hear that there haven’t been any attacks or killings in the past week. My aunt thinks it’s safe for me to come back. I’m relieved that no one has died, and I’m also relieved I can go home. I miss my aunt. My Aunt Susan and I have really bonded this past week, and she has shown me lots of old pictures of my mom and dad at their wedding. It meant a lot to see them when they were alive and happy.

After I finish packing up and saying my goodbyes to my Aunt Susan, my aunt and I head home. Once we were about ten minutes from the house, I started to feel weird and got this really bad migraine. My aunt seems tense, so I don’t say anything to her about it, but it kept getting worse. I felt like my brain was going to explode! I ask my aunt to pull over and I scramble my way out of the car. I started to attempt to walk to the railing on the side of the road, I heard my aunt say something behind me. I look back and see my aunt screaming at me. My head is pounding and my legs start to give out. I can’t hear what she’s screaming at me and can’t read her lips. I look in the direction she’s looking and the last thing I see is this giant wolf coming towards me. I try to move but I’m not fast enough, I see my aunt’s face, and then I look the wolf right in the eyes, before everything is gone. Now all I see is darkness. 

I open my eyes, and I see a light: its sunlight. I get up, dazed and confused. There’s trees all around me, I look down and see that I’m covered in blood. Everything is starting to come back to me. I remember looking into the wolf’s eyes and feeling myself transform. It was like the wolf and I became one, my body was no longer mine. My mind was the wolf’s. I remember my aunt screaming and trying to run away, but it was too late. The blood that covers me is my aunts. I feel the hot tears running down my face. The blood that covers my mouth slowly turns my tears red, and disappears into my tattered clothes. I know now that I was chosen by that wolf, that I now share my mind and body with the wolf. I know things I didn’t before, I can hear and see things I couldn’t before. I know why people have been killed and why my aunt was killed. I know I can never go back to my quiet life that I love so much. I’m a monster, I don’t deserve to see the ones I love ever again. I must live in the dark, with others like me.