Only New Life, Can Defeat Death
Sorry, Finals going on at my school. It doesn't really give me enough time to type. I have tests, homework, projects, and my stories that I am working on to update have been giving me a REALLY bad case of CRS. All my classes are having pre-tests and worksheets that I have to take home and work on. CRS: Can't Remember Shit. I don't know if it is a real thing I have, but my mom says I have it. She's mean huh? Nah, she was joking around, well… what I CAN remember is… yeah, and CRS can really suck. STORY TIME!
"It worked." Kate whispered.
Kate, Winston, and Eve all stared; shocked that Humphrey was now waking up after being unconscious for two days. Kate smiled, seeing the wolf she barely knew, now waking up, just like in the story. Humphrey opened his eyes, revealing a slight reddish texture within the aqua blue eyes.
Winston walked over to Humphrey's side, carefully examining his condition. Humphrey closed his eyes when he felt his head have a strong pulse, causing him to whimper in pain.
"F… food." Humphrey whispered. Eve ran out of the den and into the first den she spotted. As Eve ran in, she saw a good friend eating the caribou she just got not too long ago.
"Jesse, could I have some, it's urgent." Eve asked. Jesse stopped what she was doing and quickly tore a good size off, and handed it to her.
"Here, what's going on?" Jesse asked. Eve didn't plan it out well, and came up with a lie.
"Uh, Winston wants Kate to try her first caribou." Eve quickly answered and left the den.
"But isn't Kate still to young?" Jesse called from the entrance, seeing Eve run into her den quickly. Eve slid to a stop and dropped off the meat next to Humphrey's face. His nose began to sniff the meat, and he began to slowly nibble on it.
His eyes were still shut, keeping the light from irritating him. Winston, Eve and Kate all watched as Humphrey ate the chunk of caribou within a good hour, due to his small nibbling. The sun was now at its highest, meaning it was noon. Eve ran off to the closest river to fetch some water for Humphrey, while Kate and Winston watched over him.
Kate couldn't keep her eyes off Humphrey, seeing his every movement of when he first opened his eyes.
"Kate, could I talk to you for a minute?" Winston whispered, pulling her aside.
"Why do you keep staring at Humphrey?" Winston asked. Kate looked at her dad, her face beginning to blush.
"K-Kate?" Humphrey whispered. Kate took off to his side, sliding to a stop in front of him. Humphrey had his eyes tightly closed, tears falling from them.
"N… no. S-stop… it. Dad… NO!" Humphrey screamed, causing Kate and Winston to jump. Kate put her paw on his shoulder, resulting him with a yelp in pain. Kate pulled back, tears forming in her eyes. Winston ran over to Humphrey's side, seeing him whimper and cry.
"NO! S-STOP IT!" Humphrey wailed, causing him to shake violently.
"D-dad! Wh-what's hap-happening t-to him?" Kate sniffled, beginning to cry herself. Winston was shaking his head, he never been in this situation before.
"What's happening?" Eve asked as she ran in, dropping the wooden bowl filled with water. Kate clung to her father, crying heavily into his chest. Winston held Kate, not letting go while Eve checked on what was wrong with Humphrey.
Humphrey's body slowly began to stop shaking, until it ceased. Humphrey was breathing hard, tears now forming a small mud puddle around his head.
"He must have been having a nightmare." Eve informed as she sighed with relief.
"He told his dad to stop; it must have been that bad for him." Winston explained to Eve. Kate stopped crying and walked over to Humphrey.
The cuts on his body and face were bleeding lightly, but the large bruise on the back of his head didn't seem to show signs of it healing. Kate laid down next to his body and cuddled as close as she can without hurting him. Winston was going to pull her aside, but Eve stopped him.
"She really cares about him. I believe she's falling for him." Eve whispered. Winston looked at Kate, and saw her humming a song Eve once hummed to make her fall asleep.
"Eve, Kate is too young. She doesn't even know him." Winston protested. Eve shook her head and pointed at Kate, who was now rubbing his cheek.
"She's learning pretty fast. I can't help to think that she is falling for him." Said Eve. Kate licked Humphrey's cheek, causing a small smile to form on Humphrey's beaten up face.
"Kate, we need to talk to you." Winston called out, and Kate slowly pulled away from Humphrey.
"What is it dad?" Kate asked, her head slightly tilted.
"Humphrey may be awake, but he will need his rest. His dad abuse…" Winston stopped what he was saying when he saw Kate with wide eyes.
"He… was hurt while playing with his dad." Winston quickly recovered from his mistake.
"Then why isn't his dad or mom here to check up on him?" Kate asked, making her parents eyes widen.
"They…" Winston couldn't come up with anything, not even a good lie. Winston turned to Eve, looking for help.
"They… were getting his birthday present, yeah, that's it." Eve answered, hoping Kate would believe her.
"It's his birthday?" Kate asked, making the conversation easier to answer.
"His birthday was a few days ago, but, his parents were busy with some other stuff. Kate, could you stay with mom while I check on him?" Winston asked as he walked to Humphrey's body. Kate nodded and started to talk about what is was like to feel in love with her dad.
Winston heard Kate's question and smiled, remembering all the times he would try to impress her, but failed at many times. Winston placed a paw on Humphrey's wrist, checking the speed of his pulse. As Winston was timing his pulse, Humphrey began to slowly flutter his eyes open.
His vision was blurry, not able to see much but a foggy image of a grey wolf standing over him. His heart rate began to speed up, causing Winston to reach his neck to check his pulse. Upon seeing the mysterious wolf that resembled his dad in many ways. His body structure, the color of fur, and the fact that he would expect to see him wake up, Humphrey forced himself up and ran out of the den.
Winston was startled to see Humphrey run, especially in his condition, and began to follow him, causing Eve to follow, along with Kate. Humphrey continued to run, dodging the blurry images that came to face with him. His head was beginning to hurt, body begging to stop and rest, but he knew that if the wolf he saw 'was' his dad, then he would get a beating for sure.
Winston was close behind him, along with Eve and Kate, who wasn't as fast, but was able to keep up. Humphrey's vision began to clear up little by little, now seeing the trees and grassy terrain that lied in front of him.
Humphrey ran, jumping over fallen trees and bushes, his head was screaming with every second that passed by, and his body cried for relieve, but Humphrey pushed himself further, to get away from his dad.
As Humphrey continued running, he heard the faint sound of water and thinking,
"Wash my scent and lose my dad." Humphrey ran to the water, but as he continued to run, he slid to a stop, now seeing where the water was coming from. Where he stood was a cliff, and a fast moving river about 30 feet below.
Humphrey turned around and saw the grey wolf run after him, but slowly coming to a halt. Humphrey had tears in his eyes, knowing his dad would probably kill him now that he ran away, and more wolves behind.
"You did this to me!" Humphrey shouted, tears falling off his beaten face. Winston slid to a stop, seeing Humphrey walk closer to the cliff.
"You didn't want anybody to know about me, but look behind you! Others have now seen me, so what are you going to do now dad?" Humphrey yelled, inching closer to the cliff. Winston turned around and held up his paw, stopping Eve and Kate from continuing on.
"What are you going to do now!" Humphrey yelled, sniffing, crying from the fact that no matter what happens, he would receive the cure to his pain.
(Somewhere in the Forest)
"What are you going to do now!" Gordon heard a voice echo through the trees. Gordon perked up his ears, hearing whimpering and knew it was his son.
"Now I know where you're at." Gordon whispered to himself and ran towards where the voice came from. As Gordon was getting closer, he heard the water of the river below, and picked up his pace. Gordon reached the spot where he heard Humphrey, and stood in shock when he saw Winston, Eve, and Kate, all looking at him.
"YOU!" Winston shouted as he pointed at Gordon.
"Me?" Gordon asked, puzzled.
'You did this to Humphrey!" Winston shouted, making Gordon take a step back. Gordon turned and saw Humphrey near the cliff, inches away from plummeting to his death.
"Humphrey, get over here now!" Gordon demanded.
"Why! So you can torture me and lock me in the den the rest of my life!" Humphrey questioned, turning to face the cliff.
"Humphrey don't do this, we can help you. All you have to do is walk away from that cliff." Eve called out, causing Humphrey to turn and face her.
"No, I can't. I can't live life anymore. What is life when no one knows you? What is life when no cares about you? What is life when you have nothing to live for!" Humphrey screamed. Everyone was quiet; Kate walked out of the group and had tears in her eyes.
Before Humphrey saw Kate, he turned and began to walk to the edge of the cliff.
"I care." Kate answered, getting Humphrey's attention.
"N-no you d-don't." Humphrey called back, tears staining his fur. He took a step off the cliff and then another, now falling over to his death, making everyone watch in horror.
Wow, Humphrey is messed up. He just committed suicide in front of the one wolf that loved him, and he didn't even know about it. Sorry again for the late post. School Finals, CRS, and a problem my friend is going through. A lot of stuff. I will try to post a chap for Aftermath soon, but for now, I can't promise. Please leave a REVIEW and tell me how you like it so far.