The Wolf In Me novel Chapter 3

The lady let me in and excused herself to grab a shirt from her room. She came out with a long shirt that covered also her waist. We stared at each other for a moment. Her blue eyes gazed at my whole body.

"Who are you? How did you end up here?" She asked still twitching her eyes up and down my body.

"I am a journalist and a photographer and I was sent here to make up a good story out of this photo but it was getting dark and I thought I should try finding a place to stay for the night. Unfortunately, there is no motel around so I see the first house and knocked to check if anyone could help me find a motel or something but he shut the door in my face. I got into my car and drove again in the hopes of finding another house or something I can rest my eyes. I ended up here."

She remained quiet for a moment and then looked at the picture I had passed out to her to see. As I was passing the photo our fingers touched, noticing that something has triggered the both of us to feel breathless. She snatched the photo in shock looking away, trying to catch her breathing back.

"There are things out here you better not see or worse, get close to."

She handed me the picture back and scoffed as she sat down on the sofa.

"What do you mean? Someone else told me not to come here."

I cleared my throat feeling like something was blocking my airways. Her beauty is beyond compare and something in my chest was pulling hard, almost wanting to release itself.

She looked at her nails and clicked her tongue.

"You can rest here and leave in the morning if you like. Do not go out when it is dark because it is more dangerous at night."

She stared quietly, waiting for me to say something.

I looked straight into her eyes for a while trying to see if I manage to get a glimpse of emotion from her after showing her the picture.

"So the picture... anything you want to explain? I know that you know what that is."

She shook her head and looked down at her shirt and pretended to straighten the few curves the shirt had on her belly.

"Why though? No one wants to tell me. Tomorrow I will go and check it out then. I need to know as it is my job to do so."

She shrugs her shoulders and wished me luck. Then she stood up from the sofa and showed me the empty bedroom.

"Good night Mr....."

I smiled as she offered me her hand which I shook lightly. As soon as my fingers brushed over hers I felt tingling all over my body again which awkwardly made me let go off her hand in a fast manner. She also had a surprised expression, but I could tell she tried not to show it too much.

"Luka," I said, as I continued smiling at her.

My body was still recovering from that unusual feeling.

"Mei," she added.

"Pleased to meet you," we said together.

We both giggled and then she left the room.

As I laid down on the bed I gazed at the ceiling thinking hard of tomorrow. I thought I shouldn't be alone, yet I have no one to go with. I am here on my own. Maybe I should invent a story and still make my boss content.

The moon was very bright outside and its light was shining through the large window that was opposite my bed.

Suddenly the light was replaced by a large figure. I looked straight out of the window as I stood up fast from the bed in surprise and in front of me, I see something I never thought existed.

At first, I thought it was outside but no, it was in my room staring straight at me with shining blue eyes. My curious self was about to walk towards it but my movement triggered the shadow to expose its teeth.

Feeling like I was in trouble, I observed the whole room, trying to find a way to lock the thing inside as I escape from his dangerous teeth and claws. My heart was still stable as I was plotting my plan. Slowly, I moved my body close to the bed and I hear a ferocious bark coming from the shadow which stopped me from moving.

I noticed a switch close by and I immediately thought I should switch it on thinking my brain was playing tricks on me. My hand rushed to press it and the lights turned on and the shadow was gone.

I wondered how it could rush off this fast so I checked for it everyehere but it was to no avail. I tried to gather myself and considered sleeping again but I am not willing to switch off the lights. I closed the door and the curtains and went back to bed.

"Never be afraid. Yeah. Yeah dad. I should never be afraid," I mumbled, thinking about a conversation I had with my father back when I was a kid.

It was around midnight when I hear and feel someone breathing very close to my ear. I opened my eyes and I stayed still hoping that I was dreaming once again but no, the feeling of someone next to me remained in the room.

Noticing that the lights in the room were off once again, I had a feeling that I was going to get killed as it started to expose its teeth and claws again, trying to attack. I thought I should be fast and get under the bed to avoid getting my skin ripped and so I flung myself to the floor and rolled under almost getting clawed by the shadow that was haunting me.

I noticed that the door was still closed and the curtains were too. Where did this thing come from?! I felt confused, yet curious at the same time. I didn't know what else to do apart from avoiding its claws. Of course, I was still with my white shirt and black trousers I had from work since I came to this place unprepared.

It suddenly knelt to the floor and gazed at me like it was curiously observing me. Three a.m and I was still under the bed trying to figure out how I should go out from this house. There was no way. I had to wait until the sun comes up.

Whilst I was contemplating what I should do, the lights turned on and I see two feet next to the open door.

"What the heck are you doing down there Luka?" Mei asked with a surprised tone. "Is everything alright?" She continued.

I rolled out from under the bed, stood up and as I was cleaning myself up from the floor the lights turned off again.

"Oh no," I said aloud. This time it was us two in the room but the shadow did not reappear.

"The shaddow I spotted in the woods, I saw it in here," I said calmly, "I was trying not to get killed by it so I found a place where it couldn't reach me.

Mei stared at me with a surprised look then grabbed my arms roughly and we ran to the kitchen.

She let go of my hand and brought out a gun from a large box. Click. She placed the magazine in and pointed at nothing as she walked slowly in every room. I followed behind but there was nothing.