chapter 4

Tod's story
I was always the most outgoing out of my siblings. My parents divorced when I was five and since then I have been like a father figure to my 3 siblings. My friend Mike was throwing a party to start off the next school year tonight and I got stuck buying the alcohol. I knew mike was really only throwing this party so the both of us could finds some girls to start off junior year with but I just don't have time for a girl right now. I opened up Mike's door not bothering to knock and made myself at home laying out the beer and wine bottles in the cooler and spreading out on the couch.
"Hey Tod!" Mike called coming down the stairs and spotting me.
"Hey."
"Tod, Do you mind being on door duty checking in and out everyone who comes and all that stuff you know?" He asked.
"Yaw no problem." I got up off my butt and went to the door.
Hours passed and people were still showing up to the party Mike and Joe went to go get more beer.
"Hey." I greeted the girls walking up to the house. The blonde girl smiled up at me and let herself in. The girl probably not much a little taller then 5'4 with black hair looked up at me and the moment our eyes locked it was like a spark went off and neither of us could stop smiling or look away.
"Hey Tod a little help here?" I heard Joe yelled and I snapped out of it and let the girl in the door and running to help the boys carry in the next load of alcohol.
The party was crazy. It was hard to think over all the music and screaming. I spotted the girl she was talking to the blonde she came with. I smiled. There was something about this girl that just lit a spark off in me. I walked up to her, the blonde smiled at me and walked away eyeing the black haired girl. The girl turned around after the blonde left and her heart beat started speeding just at the sight of me.
"I'm Tod." I introduced myself hoping I can get her name so I can stop calling her the black haired girl.
"I am Crystal." She said.
"Crystal." I breathed in awe. "That's a beautiful name." Crystal blushed and tried to hide her face in her hair. I caught her wrist stopping her and pushed her hair out of her eyes.
"Hey don't hide from me." I said. She blushed even more. I slid my hand down her arm and capture her hand in mine. Crystal smiled up at me and entwined our fingers together.
" So Tod what are you planning to do tonight?" Crystal asked me.
"Well I was planning on getting drunk then crashing out on Mike's couch but then I decided I would really rather spend it with this girl I like. Though I just met her." I smirked.
"Who would this girl be?" Crystal asked." I took a step closer to her and cupped her face with my free hand.
Her lips were smooth and fit with mine perfectly. She gave in right away and wrapped her arms around my waist pulling us together so our bodies were touching. I pulled back from the kiss and smiled down at her.
"You tell me?" I whispered kissing her nose and backing away keeping her hand looked in mine.

From that day on Crystal and me did everything together. I knew about her dad and how he was abusive to her mom. Crystal would sneak over to my house at night and I would hold her close to me why she cried herself to sleep. When her dad began aiming his anger at my Crystal that's when I got more then mad, no I was pissed ! I talked Crystal in to reporting her dad to Charlie the chief police. I stayed with her and her mom that night. The night we all 3 huddled together and watched her drunk fucking excuse of a father be arrested.

I picked up Crystal for school this morning she seemed a bit off. I got tired and curious by the elephant in the car and pulled the car over. She looked at me for the first time today. "That's it what the hell is bothering you know?" I asked her. My mom already put me in a bad mood today I don't need attitude from Crystal also.
"I'm thinking of moving in with my brother for a while." She confessed.
"What?" I yelled getting out of the car. I didn't want to see Crystal see me cry.
"Tod please just let me explain." She begged running up to me. I wiped my tears and turned around facing her. She got on her tiptoes and gave me a small peck on the lips.
"I love you Tod. It's okay I won't go it was just a thought." She said.
" I know." I said wrapping my arms around her pulling her closer and resting my chin on her head.
" Mom just wanted me to spend time and meet my family. It didn't seem like that bad of an idea." I pushed her away from me looking down at her.
" Family! We are your family Crystal. Me, my mom, my dad, my brothers and sister, your mom. Families supposed to be her for you and we are here for you unlike you lame excuse of family/relatives." Crystal gave me a stern look at that. She was shaking really hard in anger. She pushed my hands off her.
"Tod sorry I did not grow up in a spoiled perfect family like yours. My family doesn't even know I exist cause my dad kept it all a big secret from them. Sorry I wanted to meet my family and let them know about me. Just to try!" When she screamed I got all fired up.
"You think I have a perfect family. My parents split up when I was 5! I came home one day and all of a sudden my dad was gone and everything of his was missing like he just disappeared or he was just a dream I forgot. That was untell my mom finally decided to explain to me a week later I wasn't crazy!" I jumped in my truck I need to be a lone and drive it off. I watched in my rearview mirror as I drove away Crystal morph into a giant wolf. I screamed in horror as I watched her. Crystal was a Wolf! I looked up and slammed on my breaks as a truck swerved and collided with mine.