Hadley was giggling, stumbling over debris, and calling out. "Rayne! Ray where'd you go?" Her blonde hair hung in a lose ponytail, and a flask swung freely from her hand. She took a sip, the coconut rum tasting a little too sweet on her tongue. Her eyes scanned the dark tree line, searching for a glimpse of her friend.
She heard rustling in the bush to her left, and a low growl. "Ray?" She called out, tentatively. She clutched the task a little tighter in her hand. "Ray, that's not funny!" She called out towards the bush. "AWOOOO!" Cried a petite tanned girl, jumping out of the bushes. "Ray, Jesus Christ!" Hadley cried out. "Oh please – tell me you don't still believe in that Beacon Hills werewolf mumbo jumbo." Rayne laughed, pulling her thick black hair into a high bun. "Ray, you didn't grow up here. You haven't seen half the shit I have" Hadley said, tossing Rayne the flask from her hand. "I gotta pee, I'll meet you back at the tents, ya?" Hadley said, turning toward a secluded patch of bushes. "Sure thing. Don't let the werewolves bite" Ray winked, as she turned back up the path and out of site.
Just as Hadley was finishing up she heard another rustle coming from the bushes. "Haha, very funny Ray" She called out, rolling her eyes. She heard another deep growl, a pair of red eyes now glowing through the trees. "Ray?" Hadley said, barely a squeak. It happened in a blur, so quickly. One second there was a giant, furry beast on top of her, and the next she was quite alone again. Hadley felt a stinging sensation on her side, and slowly lifted up her shirt. "Oh my god" She cried, her hands shaking. There were three, long gashes running from her hipbone to just under her bra band. Blood was seeping red and thick from the wound, coating everything around her. "Oh my god" she cried again, and everything we black.
Hadley woke up in the hospital two days later. Her mom was beside her bed, reading. Hadley sat up, sending the dozens of machines attached to her whirling, spinning and screeching. Her mother looked over, and smiled. "Oh good! You're awake!" Hadley glanced down to her side, vividly remembering what happened in the woods. She pulled up her hospital gown, shocked at what she found.
"The doctors said you healed abnormally fast. They put in stitches yesterday, and were able to take them out this morning. Said they'd never seen anything like it." Her mom said, glancing at the pink faint lines that rippled across Hadley's skin.
A little while later, a nurse came in to look at Hadley. "Miss Maryn, if I could have a few moments with your daughter alone?" The nurse asked. Once Hadley's mom had closed the door behind her, the nurse pulled up a chair and looked at Hadley. "Hi, my name is Melissa. Hadley, I need you to tell me exactly what happened in the woods. I've only seen wounds heal that quickly on…Well nevermind. Can you just tell me what happened?" Hadley told the story the best she could. She described the glowing eyes and the growling sounds the best she could to Melissa. She expected the nurse to start laughing, or to say that she had completely lost it. However Melissa nodded, never laughing once. "Yeah, that's what I thought. Scott! Can you come in here?" She called toward the door.
A teenager close to Hadley's age, maybe a little older slipped into the room. He had dark hair and eyes and he glanced down at Hadley. She was all of a sudden very aware about what she must look like, and flushed deeply as she felt Scott's eyes rake over her body. He walked over to the wound, which seemed to be even paler than it was moments ago. "It looks like it healed" He said, puzzled. "But I thought the claws had to go really deep in order to effect a change in a person" Melissa said, concerned. "Scott this is really serious!"
Change. Claws. Glowing eyes. Hadley sat up, causing the machines to go crazy again. "Oh my god! What do you mean change?! I was attacked by an animal. Like..like a dog or something" Scott looked at her dead in the eyes. "Not just any dog. A werewolf."