Wa-ya Lake
Chapter Two
Consciousness crept upon Sophia slowly. Seeming to come in waves washing her to the surface before she was pulled back under with the tide of darkness. Time ceased to mean anything as she struggled to emerge from beneath the current. She fought tirelessly perhaps for hours or mere minutes. Finally she won her battle and the heaviness which pinned her lost its grip and she floated freely, this time to the surface. With heavy eyelids Sophia listened to the sounds surrounding her. She could hear a clock tic near by to her right. She could hear the gradual breathing of someone in a deep sleep. No light tried to intrude beneath her lids. She carefully raised her lashes and blinked repeatedly as darkness flooded her vision. She was in her room, and the blinds were drawn and as she looked to her right, Sophia saw her dad sound asleep in a wooden chair from the kitchen beside her bed. Shock caused her to jerk as she looked at her bedroom clock 1:40 am. Sophia had been unconscious for over twelve hours.
Her mouth was parched and her stomach growled in protest due to lack of food. Reluctantly Sophia eased herself into a sitting position, her muscles screaming in process. Dizziness overtook her and she swallowed repeatedly in an attempt to swallow the nausea. Ten minutes passed before Sophia was able to cautiously rise to her feet. Her dad had bags under his eyes and looked lost in deep worry. "Thanks to me," Sophia whispered. Straightening her back Sophia knelt beside her dad, placed a hand against his arm and chest and added subtle pressure. Her dad jerked upright, confusion clouded his mind and he blinked around the room for several seconds trying to regain his bearings. As his eyes settled on Sophia recognition dawned and Sophia was pulled tightly into her dad's strong embrace. She felt his grip tightening further. "Soph, you scared me so much today, when I saw him carrying you unconscious. I was so frightened. Don't ever do that to me again," her dad whispered gruffly. "Dad, I'm so sorry I hadn't eaten anything and everything went black." Sophia lied blinking tears from her eyes. They sat like that for over an hour, her on her dad's knee like when she was little as he rocked and talked to her, saying calming nothings to fill the void.
But like every other embrace it came to an end. Sophia's stomach growled in protest as it reminded her yet again she needed to eat. So she gently untangled her Dad's arms from around her and rose to her feet and left the room. The house pitch black, but Sophia negotiated the darkness with practiced ease and within minutes was in the kitchen flicked the light switch on and began to gather ingredients from the fridge. Milk and eggs, from the cupboards the frying pan, oil and a metal dish. From a different cupboard she took bread and salt and pepper. Within twenty minutes Sophia had made and eaten eggy bread. Upstairs was silent, she'd heard her dad move into his room above the kitchen and nothing afterwards so she assumed he'd fallen back to sleep. She sat there at the kitchen table motionless for only the God and Goddess knew how long. Her eyes stared off into the shadows of the woods which surrounded all of wolf lake. Sophia's stomach growled again much fiercer than before. Confused she placed her hand on her stomach. It growled again this time her stomach muscles cramping.
Sophia lurched to her feet with shock and dashed silently up the stairs, reaching the toilet bowl as she began to violently retch. Perspiration broke out on her skin as her stomach muscles cramped again, this time remaining clenched causing her to gag repeatedly. Finally the muscles relaxed allowing her to purge her system. Sophia sunk to the floor her body and clothes drenched in sweat. She lay there for goddess knows how long as her head pounded desperately and her muscles and bones screeched in agony at the slightest movement. Terrified out of her mind Sophia felt her heart-rate furiously racing against an unknown force. Pain wrecked her body causing it to convulse repeatedly. She silently whimpered and prayed for hep, prayed for anyone to help her.
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Luc bolted upright in his bed, jerked from his sleep by silent pleas and screams for help. "who … what is…. Sophia? … I don't understand …" confusion etched in each work. Luc didn't understand, was he still dreaming. Where are you Sophia? Luc thought desperately as he felt the fear grow. "AHHHH! Help, please anyone please… please," whimpers punctuating each phrase. Sophia needed him. Luc threw his blankets off his naked form jumping from his bed, grabbing a pair of jeans and launching himself off the third floor balcony. In the night the grey and black wolf's paws connected with the ground and silently tore through the forest, carrying a bundle of jeans in its mouth. His paws silently drummed upon the forest floor as he raced deeper into the woods, scouting the area for Sophia's scent. Although it was strong across the whole town Luc raced to her house. The closer he came to her house the louder and more desperate the pleas for help became. The beat of his paws increased to a ferrous swiftness that blurred the movement of his legs to streaks of black. " please anyone…. Someone I … I don't know what's happening to me…. I think I'm … dying. Yes I'm Dying." Each passing word became more muffled as he felt the energy draining from her exhausted form. His legs screamed in agony as he pushed his muscles faster. The edge of the wood's within sight, Luc broke free skidding sideways to a halt around the corner of Sophia's house. Scouting around the house, Luc came to the back of the house which was in darkness except for the top floor room to the right. A dull light illuminated the room lightly. Luc surveyed his surroundings. An old oak tree probably century's year old grew up strong beside the house .
He quickly took a step back before he ran and jumped up on the trunk scaling the tree to her room window which was thankfully, open slightly.Luc silently crept along the branch which ran alongside Sophia's room. He silently nudged the window open further with his mussel. As The wolf landed upon the floor a shimmer of light filled the room as the wolf vanished from sight to be replaced by the naked form of Luc Cates. Silently rising from his knelt position on the light purple flush carpet.
Luc strode into the bathroom and saw Sophia collapsed upon the bathroom floor. His heart jumping up in his throat panic overtook him as her eyes remained shut and her heart rate remained slow and strained. "Sophia please, sweetheart open your eyes. What is it, what's wrong?" Luc whispered as he scooped Sophia once again into his arms. Striding swiftly from the bathroom, Luc placed her on her bed and knelt beside her grasping her hand tightly in his hands. Sophia's eyelids raised slowly to reveal bright feral eyes. "Oh Sophia, I knew you were close and that you'd flip but I didn't realise it would be this soon. Does he know Sophia? Does your dad know?" Luc murmured desperately. " No .. he can't … know… he… promised ..." Sophia whimpered. "Luc… it … hurts …BAD!" she gasped. "I know it does sweetheart, trust me I know it hurts. I'll try and help, ok just relax. I'm going to shift you on the side, ok then I'm gonna get in beside you." he whispered quietly to ensure she paid attention. Luc shuffled Sophia onto her side and carefully slid behind her. Placing his hands on her stomach he began to massage the cramped muscles in her stomach. The pain lessened and slowly her muscles sighed in exhaustion. Luc thanked the Gods, she no longer convulsed. It seemed that the God and Goddess thought it wasn't yet Sophia's time. Luc hated the thought of Sophia suffering the change alone with no support. Hated the idea of her screaming for help and no one answering.