Chapter 2: Frogotten
It was around the early summer when I saw him again. I was in my human form and working in Fashion Bug when he came in with his little sister. He was older now, about seventeen and taller. His sister, who I've seen only in my wolf form, was bubbly and ready to shop. She was about ten years old, but because of her ADHD she acted as if she was five. The teenage boy had a smile on his face, but didn't seem as if he wanted to be there. His sister pulled him towards a dress with blue flowers on it. She jumped up and down with joy."I want this one!" She exclaimed."Can we get it? Oh, please!"
The boy laughed, "Sure." He took the dress off the hook and gave it to her. The girl smiled and ran into the dressing room. "It doesn't fit," She complained. "What size do you need then, Sara?" The boy asked. She told him a small and he looked for a small. He didn't find any in her size. I was ringing up a sale when he walked over to me. "Pardon me, miss."I looked up at him. "Yes?" I looked him in eyes. His eyes were the same as before when I first met him. They were beautifully brown and happy.
"Do you have those dresses over there in a size small?"He asks me. I looked at the dresses. "Umm, we might have some in the back. I'll go check." I left my post and went into the backroom. I went in and saw Sam stacking boxes. "Hey Sammy," I called out to him, "Do we have those dresses in a size small? You know those ones with the blue flowers on it?" He looked up at me. "We should. Check in that box over there," Sam said pointing towards a box on the floor. I walked over to the box and looked through it. I found the dress in the size he wanted. Then I heard a crashing sound out front. I dropped the dress and ran to the front. Sam heard it to and followed behind me.
We got up to the front and saw a man with a ski mask covering his face holding a gun. He was yelling at everyone, telling us to get on the floor. The boy stood by the cash register holding something behind his back. The robber then saw me and told me to come over to where he was. I obeyed his commands. He held the gun to my head, threatening to shoot me if he didn't get any cash. "Alright, sir, just calm down and I'll get you your money," Sam said calmly."Just don't hurt her. She's only a minor."
"Minor my ass! Hurry the hell up or her little head will become blood!"The robber threatened. Sam went over to the register. "Hurry it up!" Sam opened the registered and gave the man the $700 we had. He backed up slowly, but still had the gun at my head. As we came to the middle of the store, the boy made his move. He threw something at the robber that hit him square in the face. The robber's head flew back and he let go of me. I took my elbow and nudged him in the chin. The robber stumbled back and I kicked the gun out of his hands. The gun flew to the floor and the boy came over. He picked up the gun and pointed it at him.
The robber stared at him. He had nothing, but hatred in his eyes. The boy had the gun trained on him like a pro as if he held a gun before. "Hey, girl, come over here," The boy told me. I did so. The robber smirked, "Boys shouldn't hold guns. Now, how about you give that to me, son." The boy snorted, "Hell no. As if I'ma trust you after you just tried to kill this innocent lady and robbed a store. How about you put that money on the ground and slide it over here with your foot?" The robber growled and complied with his demands. He put the money on the ground and slid it over to me. I picked up the money. The boy still had the gun pointed at the man. "Now get out of here before I shoot," The boy threatened. The robber laughed, "You wouldn't dare." The boy pressed the trigger. "Try me." He clicked the trigger and the man jumped. He turned and ran out of the store crashing into a couple manikins. The boy followed him with the gun until the man disappeared from sight.
I closed my eyes and sighed. What a relief, I thought. The boy put the gun down. "That was too real," He said."You ok?" I looked at him then nodded. "Cool." Sam came over to me and asked the same question. "I'm fine, look- I showed him my arms- no wounds or bullet holes," I said. Sam hugged me and told me to put the money back. I did so. Then I remembered the dress. I went back into the back and got the dress. I came back to the front with the dress. His little sister was standing there holding his hand. Sam was talking to him, thanking him for saving the store and my life. I walked up to them. Then I looked at the girl. Sara was scared and sad. I knew the one thing that would make her feel better. I bent down to her height and cracked a smile. "Hey, what's wrong?" I asked her. Sara looked at me and whimpered. "I thought my bro gonna be dead. I-I thought that mean man would hurt you." Sara started to whimper again.
"You know what?"
"What?" Sara asked.
"Well, your brother here is very brave and did a very good thing today. You should be proud of him and know that he'll always be able to protect you,' I said." But you wanna know something else?" Sara started to perk up again. "What?" I took the dress from behind my back and showed it to her. "The dress!" She exclaimed. "I found it in your size and – I looked up at her brother- it's on the house, "I said." I mean, if it's ok with Sammy here." Sam nodded. I gave the dress to Sara and she gleamed with joy. "Thank-you, miss," Sara gave me a hug. "Oh you're welcome. You be good to your brother now, ok?" Sara nodded. I stood up. The boy thanked me for the dress. I nodded. "Thanks for uhh..saving me," I said. He smiled. "No problem, come on Sara."
They started to leave. "Bye, nice lady!" Sara shouted. I waved bye and they left. I sighed. "So he's the boy who named you, Night." I jumped. Sam's words startled me. "The name does fit you," He said. "You are like the Night mysterious and dark, but yet you're still nice with a smile on." I sighed. "Don't matter no how. He doesn't even notice it's me." I leaned against the counter. "Well, when he met you it was ten years ago and you were in your wolf form at the time so he's never seen you as a human, has he?" Sam asked. I shook my head, no. "But I always see him in the woods taking pictures of the wildlife-"
"Does he ever say anything to you or does he notice you when you are a wolf?" Sam asks interrupting me. I thought back to the time in the woods during the fall when the boy would come with his camera and start taking pictures of the wildlife. I would always stay out of sight, but once in a while I would see a flash from the camera. I always assumed that he just had a bright flashing camera. Whenever I would approach him, he would just stare at me and let me pass by without a hello or a smile. I always thought he forgot about me and I knew he did. This just proves it. "No, he's forgotten about me," I said in a saddened voice. Sam noticed my disappointment, but I noticed he wasn't sure what to say. "Grace was so much better at these things than me," Sam mumbled. Yea, she is, I thought. "Look, Sammy, I'm fine. I'll be ok. Let's just clean up so we can shut down shop and go home," I said," cause I is starving!"
Sam shook his head. "You always amaze me, Night. You know something?" "Hmm?" "He'll come around one day and see who you are, Night. Someday he'll see that you are an amazing girl even if you are a wolf," Sam put on a really stupid grin that made me laugh. "Like You and Grace?" I said. San shrugged his shoulders indicating he wasn't sure. "But You're fully human now-" " Yea, but love conquers all. Even if you are a wolf and the other person is a human," He said. I smiled. "Ok, Doctor Phil thanks for the advice and cheer up." Sam laughed. "Anytime, now let's hurry up and lock up so we can leave." I grinned and nodded. We started to clean, but little did I know the boy was still outside listening to our conversation…
