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The Moon looks more tempting then usual tonight. The bright beam of light coming from the Moon almost completely penetrates me. Holding in the temptation of the change is more stressful then ever.
"Cory, what's wrong?"
"Huh? What? Oh nothing dad." Dad always seemed to have some telepathic ability to read my mind or something. I always thought that that was something the mother would be able to do… Something I will never know about going with the fact that my mother died 3 years ago in that incident.
"Son, go and bring the luggage into the house."
"Find yourself a room and be downstairs by 10 for dinner."
"Uh… sure dad." I didn't want to say anything else to my dad since he still seemed to be depressed about that incident. Guess 3 years isn't enough time for him to get over it. Back then I was still kind of young… at least now I understand why my dad feels the way he does.
Before I knew it I had already walked to the second floor of the house and comforted myself in a medium sized room. The house doesn't seem that old. I guess dad renovated the place before he came and picked me up from my "aunt". I guess that's better then living in an old beat-down cabin like the one we lived in back at Bucharest. Even if the house is better, memories of home will be nothing like the memories I will have of this place… at least that is what I am thinking and… I guess hoping… The small town of Wickenburg, Arizona is fairly small. Not a lot of people made me feel a lot better… Less people to me meant less people to be involved with. In less then an hour, I have already unpacked my things and filled the empty and somewhat old drawers and closets. I looked at my clock and realized that it was only 8 o'clock. Since there was 2 hours left until dinner and my temptation for the change was growing at a rapid rate, I guess taking a nap would allow me to forget about the change and perhaps alleviate the urging power of the Moon. A nap would seem almost… perfect…
What's that ringing sound… it sounds like a… a… alarm clock… I haven't heard one of those in years. I looked up at the side of the bed at a small little table. All I was able to see was a lamp, a bunch of books
-I have no idea why…-
And also a small alarm clock as a rose from my comfortable bed. It's already tomorrow? It seemed like dad didn't bother waking me up for dinner. First thing that hit my mind was
-At least I avoided the change…-
I never really knew why I never wanted to change. At most I would become something any boy would want… a non-normal human with abilities beyond any human's imagination. The last time I did the change was before mom died… wait… the last time I changed was when my brother was with me. My brother went off to college right after mom died. Three years difference in age seems to be zero when in wolf form. He's been in college for 2 years and I'm still only a junior in high school… That's right… school… that's why there were books on my table. And there's a note on it also… guess it was from dad.
Cory, before you arrived, I already arranged everything here for your education.
On the table are a few things you might need. I couldn't think of what someone
needed for high school so all I bought you was some pens and pencils along
with a couple of notebooks. I hope you go to ALL of your classes. You should
find the school easily. Just drive east from the house and you
should find it. P.S. I bought you a little present as well.
Here are the keys. Look out your
window. I guessed this is what a guy like you would enjoy riding around with.
I guess dad really wants me to go to school. I was hoping I would be able to start school later but it seemed like I couldn't avoid it. Besides, the little present dad left me seemed nice to ride. It was a new Suzuki SV1000SK6 motorcycle. Even I wouldn't believe that my dad would get me one of those. I only recently got my license as well. I guess routine visits to the U.S. to see my "aunt" was nice after all. I almost forgot about getting dressed for school. After I got dressed all I was able to think of was the pros and cons of going to school today. Ignoring the fact that school was a drag either way, going to a new school for the first time always attracts attention. Last thing I want was for a bunch of high school students staring at me and gossiping at the same time. Hopefully this school is filled with a bunch of kids who don't care about strangers…
-Yeah like that will happen…-
Since this is a small town I'm hoping none of the kids are cocky and full of themselves. Last thing my "family" and I want to see on the news is a report about a missing high school student.
-But then again… scaring the shit out of a couple of them wouldn't be so bad either…-
-I think I should just go to school already…-
-Great… dad forgot to tell me what time school starts…-
Running out of my house dressed in nothing but a regular pair of blue jeans, a plain gray t-shirt along with a black sweater seemed to be a good idea since the town's temperature so far seemed warm.
-Although I have only been here for 2 days-
I guess what I wore would be good enough. As soon as I climbed onto the bike, I was already anxious to turn it on. I put the helmet on and moved it around until my head felt comfortable with it. Once I put the key in and put the motor to life, I quickly rode out of the small driveway that was only able to hold a miniature buggy at most. Riding east to the school felt like a short trip-especially with a bike going at 80mph. I was scared a cop would pull me over on just the second day of my stay at the town. As a rode eastward to the school, the cool breeze of the day blew against my body and face. The breeze felt so pleasant and comforting that I wished to turn around and start all over again at my house. I had already been able to see the school campus when that one thought hit me…
-The breeze felt a little too good-