"What again, father, you've been pacing round the house for hours now", Lucy said though she knew what the problem was.
"Don't tell me you're owing another person. I'm not angry at you because you gamble, but you lose everytime", she said sighing.
Her father finally sat down and took a bottle of whiskey. "Stop it. You drink too much", she said standing to collect the bottle from him. He forcefully pushed her to the ground making her fall and hurt herself.
"You go out and drink and come back and start asking your own daughter for money. It doesn't make sense", she said holding her tears , but she let them out when she realized she was bleeding.
I can't go see Iris now especially with this blood on me.
"Mind your business", he said grumpily. Lucy suddenly laughed. "Mind my business? when all you do is meddle in mine!" She screamed at him really annoyed. He slapped her. She didn't see this coming and wasn't prepared.
"Father..." She started to say then stopped. He was a jerk and her mother, cicilia, would be very disappointed in her and basically him .
I can't let all these ruin my Saturday.
She thought as she decided to leave. It was suffocating her , draining the life out of her.
"I'll leave first, and I'm working late", she said leaving without waiting for him to talk .
"Yes, my baby girl... Work late and earn money" , he muttered smiling evily.
"I miss her. Mum, she was the only one who really understood ", she muttered as she walked around not knowing where she was headed.
"Hey, Lucy", someone called. She turned to see Joseph. "Oh hi"
"Seems like you were really lost in your thoughts because I kept calling and you didn't turn"
"Right, sorry", she said smiling. This guy was gorgeous. His body, eyes and that strange aura he carried around. Iris had that same aura just that it seemed more powerful and domineering. "I promised we go out . Let's have a drink or two". He smirked.
Sweet.
***
"Why don't we just search for her like we always did, let's leave Paris", someone said probably a young lady telling by the voice.
"No, you don't use the same trick twice. I've been chasing her for almost five hundred years", Cordelia said quite irritated.
"If we search for her and find her, she'd once again abandon her slave and run . A coward like her keeps running "
"That seems to be her watch word, 'run' " the lady said.
"So we capture those cunning little brats in Paris and then move to Africa for that proud coward" , Cordelia said smiling. " I'm sure you'd be happy to meet him " , the lady said and she laughed.
"Very happy"
"Heard he's running for governor"
"Then we'd have to ruin it for him", she said laughing sinisterly.
***
"What do you think? Nestle lake or the biggest city in California?" Lucy asked as they sat in the park .
"Hmmm ,I like Nestle lake, it's quiet and the people are very sociable", he said and she smiled. "Most especially the wolves and the fox", he said in her ear.
What?
"Yeah, that's funny", she said actually laughing. Wasn't there other animals in California? Why would he mention wolves and Foxes. "Hmmm, that must be why you're cunning. I mean, wise"
Joseph laughed. "You could say cunning. I just like them. I started liking wolves and fox after I heard that story about the three little pigs and the fox"
"Why? I mean you should hate the fox, he was being mean to the pigs", she said quite interested to hear his answers.
"He was just hungry and trying to save for the rainy day and those pigs were stupid. The fox had a tragic ending though, that's sad"
"You could say he got what he deserved"
"No, I mean, it's natural for a fox to be mean and bad and hungry. But to lock him in a box and roll him away ... That's way overboard ", he said laughing. "They could have just called the police ", he said and she laughed.
"There were no police. It's an animal story", she said hitting him on the arm.
"Animal stories have police in them. Just that the authors either didn't like the police, didn't want to involve them or he hated foxes", he said and they laughed. "You're crazy", Lucy said suddenly realizing what she had said.
"I'm...I'm sorry, I meant..."
"It's nothing, but come to think of it, I've never heard of a werefox story. And that fox must have got out and come for revenge ", he said and she laughed.
As she was about saying something, his phone rang. "I'll take this, excuse me for a second", he said and left.
Why must that bastard call anytime I'm talking with him? Fuck!
"Hey, Lucy, long time no see" she looked up to see Mr Connor, that police officer.
"Oh... Hmm, Mr Connor. Hi "
***
"Come home for the weekend", someone said through the phone and Joseph rolled his eyes. "No, wolf. Is that why you called?"
"Yes, and I'm your mother, not just a wolf"
"Good to know. I'm busy this weekend with my clan... That accepted me", he said.
"I thought it was best to let you stay with your father. I never abandoned you", she said sighing.
"Really, Riley, you never abandoned me? I'll just let that lie be for now", he said sighing. That woman who hadn't spoken to him for almost ten years suddenly came and started giving him the affection he never craved for. She thought if she kept it up for eight years that he'd get used to her warmth, but it irritated him and made him leave her completely.
It wasn't that he didn't love her, he just couldn't bring himself to accept her... To accept who he was; half wolf, half fox .
"Your cousin is getting married, you should come. Even if it's not to see me", she said and he nodded.
"I'd be there, just make sure I don't see you ", he said and hung up.
Fuck them all.
Joseph headed back to the park, but didn't see her. She must have waited for too long.
Do you know that humans are pitiful, Joseph? His inner voice asked.
Shut up.
This was why he hated being who he was. Having to converse with your inner voice, the wolf part of him was the worst thing he hated. It couldn't just shut up.
"Hey, I was..."
"Shut up", he said gritting his teeth. "Huh?"
He turned to see Lucy. "I'm sorry, I thought it was someone else"
"Where did you go?"
"Oh, I went for a short walk with DPO Connor, it's been ten years since I last saw him"
"What did you two talk about?" He asked. "Hmmm nothing much, just about a particular animal that caused a serious massacre in Nestle lake ten years ago. I was eight", she said and he looked at her.
"It must have been scary"
"It was. Especially when I had no one to protect me", she said and smiled at him.
"But I'm fine now. I'm no longer scared". He rolled his eyes.
"What if the monster returns?"
"It won't harm me because... Because I am strong!"
"I'm a power ranger", she said and he laughed. "You're one crazy teenager"
More like someone who likes you... .