I
looked at the paper that was lying on the kitchen table in front of
me. As my eyes wondered over the front page I didn't notice the
headline Wolf Sightings outside of City Limits. It seemed sort
of normal to me. I lived in a small city in Northern Saskatchewan and
we had many wolf sightings each year. Why should this one be any
different?
I took another sip of my almost cold coffee and forced
myself to swallow. My alarm clock buzzed twice and I sighed. I put
the paper down beside my cold coffee cup and forced myself off the
chair and into the hallway. Putting on my jacket, I heard a snore
come from the living room and I stuck my head through the doorway.
Seeing my older brother passed out on the couch, snoring. I rolled my
eyes and quickly left a note, telling him where I was. I knew he
wouldn't even notice I was gone but just in case his personality
changed. I slipped on my converse and took a step out into the cold
August air.
The
drive to the RCMP station wasn't long. It was just outside city
limits and I watched the forest pass as I drove closer. I pulled into
my parking spot and saw a poster hanging on the bulletin board
outside the door. WARNING YOU'RE IN WOLF COUNTRY!
I
couldn't believe that they were going this crazy over one wolf. We
had seen an entire pack just a few years ago and now the whole city
was going crazy for just one wolf.
I opened the door of the
station and smiled as the warmth from the heaters hit me and seeped
through my rain jacket.
"Good morning Bill." I greeted the Head RCMP. He smiled at me from his desk and replied with "Morning Teagan. There's fresh coffee on the table."
I
got myself a cup of coffee and sipped it as I went to my desk. Taking
off my jacket and hanging it up on the back of my chair. I clicked
the power button on my computer and ran my hand through my hair as I
heard the low hum of the fan in the back of the computer.
My eyes
drifted out the window, and a small smile came across my face. It was
beautiful this time of year. Just when the leaves began to turn to a
dark shade of red or yellow. It was my favorite time of year and it
was coming early. Usually mid August, it was still semi warm out and
the leaves didn't usually start to turn until the beginning of
September. But I wasn't going to complain. It just meant that I
could enjoy my favorite season for longer.
The
day flew by very quickly. And soon it was just me in the small brick
building. I loved this time of day. When all the officers had gone
home to their families and it was just me. I turned on some music and
began to finish with my paper work. As the person that looked after
the environment in the little provincial park I had much more paper
work than the officers I shared an office with.
My eyes drifted
out the window again as a quiet acoustic guitar song came out my
computers speakers and I found myself drawn to the window. I looked
out, my hands cupping my coffee cup as I noticed a silhouette in the
forest. I gasped as I realized it was a person, and I watched as they
stumbled through the woods as if they had hurt their leg. I swallowed
and rushed to the door. I opened it and ran to the edge of the woods.
As I watched the person stumble closer and finally into the twilight.
I swallowed and looked over the boy who looked to be two years
younger than me but I knew that if we stood beside each other he
would tower over me.
I watched in horror as he fell and screamed
out in pain. I rushed to his side and looked over him. He was
completely naked, and he looked at me.
"My name is Teagan."
His eyes wondered my face, and he looked at me with a look I had never seen before.
"Jacob. Jacob Black." He whispered to me before passing out.
Authors Note: I hope everyone enjoyed this. Thank you to HermioneandMarcus for the review! Keep reviewing everyone!! It makes me want to write more.
