Luca's POV
After i ate my breakfast i felt like going for a walk
I know Thomas said am on bed arrest but a little walk won't hurt right?
I opened my phone to search about this place Thomas apartment coz i still don't know anything about it
Canva Pack
Really?
Pack? this name again?
How is it that i really never heard of it until i went to that hospital?
I thought as i scroll down Wikipedia
Only to find a picture of a mesmerizing waterfall
Its so beautiful i thought as i decide to go see it because it says its 15+ minutes from here
As i walk with the direction given by my phone ,
This journey is beginning to scare me because I'm going through a forest right now and its just too tall for me to see where am i heading or where i actually come from
I really hope i don't get in trouble as trouble follows me too much this days
'Im going to the waterfall that's 15 mins away from here', i sent to Thomas
True to their estimation, within 15 mins i arrive to the waterfall
And all i could say is wow!!!!
Pictures on Wikipedia does no justice to this
It's so beautiful , it brings that exquisite glamour
I don't even know how to describe it
At its widest point with white, frothy cascade of water falling into a plunge pool, rocky outcroppings
It had a beautiful serenity-pool at the bottom. It was veneer clear and the waterfall flowed as smoothly as syrup
It gave me something,
like it knows that i need paradise and it made me find a live stream
I went near it and sat on the grass
I felt like this place is so familiar , like someone i have connection with was here a moment ago or i just have a connection with this place
I dismissed the thought as i look the inviting water that makes me just wanna jump and swim with whatever is in there
I couldn't thou,
One I don't know how to swim so i could drown
Two My clothes just don't agree and i don't have any other spare clothes to change.
But number one just wins overall,
no need to search for other points on why i should not accept the invitation of the waterfall
It also made me realize
Even water is a thrill seeker
I lie down as i closed my eyes
listening to the sounds , its also beautiful in the ears.
The crashing sound of water which halts all of my thoughts with birds making a musical sound as they're chirping
I take a moment to enjoy the majestic beauty sound of a waterfall finding my inner peace in the glory of waterfall
It s like the mother nature is resetting my mind, body, and soul with its power.
Without noticing i drifted away with a lullaby of the water and birds
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Pitter-patter,
pitter-patter,
pitter-patter,
pitter-patter
I'm woken up by the sound of raindrops now drumming hard against pool at the bottom
I don't know how long i slept but i knew i slept for long as i saw that the colour of the sky is changing
Maybe it was in the late afternoon now
I stood up and i walked back home
I know am supposed to run because am getting soak blah blah blah
but I'm really enjoying this
sometimes i really wonder if i was supposed to be a girl with how i like this type of a thing
but i always came with one reason to justify myself,
"Its the stereotype thoughts that we are fed by our societies that makes people especially boys/man not to appreciate scenery things like beauty of nature and its calmness "
After 7 minutes or so of walking,
i approach the forest as the rain was now just drizzles
As i walk through it am reminded a poem that resonate with me somehow by Henry Adams called Rain in the bush/forest
I whisper it
'''
The steady soaking of the the rain,
The bush all sad and sombre;
The trees are weeping in their pain
Dank leaves the ground encumber.
A dismal ghost of silence strays
From shade to dusky daylight;
O'er all a whispered horror weighs,
Like mist athwart the grey light.
A frightened robin in the ferns
Peeks fearfully and lonely,
But back to comfort him returns
The drip of rain-drops only.
The fern-fonds shiver when they feel
Cold foot-prints press like mist, as
Dim forms beneath the creepers steal
And vanish in the -------
'''
I got cut off by by big brown dog which looked like a wolf lying down by the bush
maybe its a hybrid dog
it was whining, whimpering and crying...not sure of crying thou
I approach it slowly
I saw a big stash as i brushed it to ease the pain,
was it bitten by another dog?
Which broke my heart coz i really loved dogs
i knew my father wouldn't allow me to keep one so i never asked
But i had hope of having one because i knew i would see them every time when i finish my studies because i wanna be a vet that specialize in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine/DVM
I looked at the dog and panicked because it was opening and closing its eyes , a sign for loosing conscious
I called Thomas in a hurry as his the only one who can help me now
"Beta Thomas speaking", he answered with so much authority
But i ignore it for now as it was not the right time
"Hi man so am in the forest near a bush , few minutes away from the waterfall i told you am at. I found a big dog ..." I tried explaining but he cut me
"What big dog?", he said in a voice that sounded like his panicking
"Look Thomas i don't know fr, can you just come because it looked like it was bitten and its loosing conscious"
"Okay, will be there in few minutes with Dr Joe" He hung up
So Doctor Eskimo Joe is also a veterinarian if that's a real word
Within few minutes they arrived as Thomas promised, with a wide wheeled stretcher(gurney)
And we arrived at the apartment by a van
entering by the garage since this dog was kinda big but i also noticed that this room had most of all medical stuff
"Beta, i need the Alpha to command him to shift otherwise he will stay like that for a while and he won't heal fast and his energy is on his fur" , Doctor Joe instructed as Thomas went out
Is Thomas other name Beta? because he also answered his phone with that name included i wondered
and am really lost you know, its like that instruction was a language for aliens
How is it that she spoke English but i still didn't get what she was on about
I didn't ask thou as i didn't want to be the cause of distracting her
As Thomas came back "She will command him in 2 mins through mindlink" He said to Dr Joe
?
who is she?
and whose the him that will be commanded
I asked myself
Sensing my eyes on him Thomas turned his attention to me
"Luca i need you to go out for a bit"
"Why thou?" I asked confused
"Look,for now you won't understand .And its not my place to explain this and right now is not time be asking questions. We need to help this poor wol---dog. We need to help this dog" he said with an urgency in his voice
"No, am not going out!", i argued stubbornly
"I mean am the one who found the dog, why and how can i---" I tried to explain
but i was cut by a scream
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!", the dog screamed
How can a dog scream like that?
I heard the sound of bones cracking as i watched in horror and wonder on what happening to the dog
I took two steps as i wanna brush it , to comfort it as it seems like it was loosing its mind as pain increased
I stopped in a haste because what am seeing is definitely not possible
"NO, NO NO NO!!!" i chanted as if it will change what am seeing
i pinched myself so hard and rubbed my eyes but the image in my eyes didn't change meaning its not a dream
"How can it be?" i whispered
The dog just turned into a boy my our age or one year younger, his wound now looked exactly like the ones i saw that time i had my session at the Pack hospital
"Its impossible" I said as i looked at Thomas to find him not shocked or anything , he looks as if his just scared for me
...poor wol---dog, I recall what he said a minute ago
"Yo--u kne--e---ew" i stuttered
"You knew it was a human" I accused him
"How is it possible?!" I asked as i backed down
wheeled stretcher that was big and strong enough to carry a big dog
growling at the pack hospital
many people coming with weird wounds
pack
big dog looking like a wolf
changing into a boy
am now reminded of the history book that i found by my moms old book collections in our storage
and it clicked
werewolves
i thought those were just stories
i thought they were extinct
"werewolves" i say out loud
I looked back at Thomas as he looked at me in horror
"Luca...." he said in a hurry seeing that am about to run away
"Hi--iii-i--s a-a----a were--wo----lve?" I pointed to the boy that was just lying there
Thomas nodded
"Luca look, lemme explain this..." he said as he approached me slowly
He didn't finish what he wanted to tell me as i bolted out of the room
His either a werewolf or related something like that
I don't know where i was going
But i ran as fast as i could
I can feel my heart beats harder, pumping blood throughout my body
sweat was now dripping down your forehead as your body temperature rises
and i can feel the wind on my face as i turn down the road
Now i knew where i was going
the forest
but i didn't know what i was going to do , i just needed to be away
I thought of calling Tyler but with how she's close with Thomas, i don't know what to think of my best friend
I now slow down as can see that i will be by the waterfall soon coz am passing by that bush
"Aaaah!", i cried out as i feel a pain like a pinch on my leg
When i looked at it, i saw that on arrow was stuck by my leg
I looked around and saw two giant buff man coming my way
They look like they are those hunters in the movies , wearing brown things and an eye patch by the right
They looked so scary and by their aura i knew they meant no good
I would rather be around that werewolf boy than them
as i concluded I ran not knowing where i was heading to coz i saw woods now
I ran through those woods but i was slowly loosing because i was in pain
I could feel that i was bleeding out now as i felt dizzy
and i had only one option
"SOMEBODY HELP!", I scream out
Just cause i was not looking, i tripped over a some few rocks and landed on that leg that has a wound and i cried in pain
"HELP!" I shouted again
I now saw 5 man with the same outfit like those two man who i think i lost by the woods
But these ones also were approaching me
"Please help..." , i whisper crawling my way into the woods now.
"Well well well, what do we have here?" A sinister voice came from a man behind his as he lowly chuckled
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