Don't be stupid

"Bree, go hide under the bed, hurry!" I whisper, pushing her in the room. "Why? Whats happening?" she asks, her eyes wide. "Dad's drunk, remember what happens when he is? You have to hide, right now!" I say, rushing to get her safe. "What about you? You have to hide too!" She says stubbernly. "No, I cant. Im going to make sure he dosn't hurt mom" I say, giving her a little push.

"Cindy?" our dad calls out, his words slurred. "Go!" I hiss, and Bree dives under the bed. "Im right here" mom calls out, she sounds concerned. I go a little ways down the stairs, so I can see them. Dad goes on, swaring and yelling unapproite things. When he starts accusing her of cheating on him, thats when he starts hitting her.

She keeps saying she didn't, and she didn't, she never would. I run down the stairs, and push him. "Stop!" I scream at him, trying to make him stop hitting my mother. Shes on the floor, trear mixing with blood on her face. "Becca, don't do it" she cries quitly, pleadingly. He slaps me across the face, sending me backwards. I can taste blood in my mouth, and I feel my cheek throbbing.

"Richard! Please don't hurt her" mom pleads when he comes twords me. He kicks me once in the gut, and goes over to mother. He grabs her hair, and continues hitting her, ranting on like a mad man. "Run Becca, please, just leave!" mom manages to croak out. I get up off the floor, and run up the stairs

"Bree! Come on, quick!" I say, throwing open the bedroom door. She crawls out from under the bed, and she barely flinches when she sees my face, we're used to seeing it. "Whats happening?" she asks. "We have to leave, Mom told us to run" I say, throwing random clothes in a bag that I always kept handy.

"Why?" she asks, almost crying. I don't answer, and throw some of her clothes in the bag too. Tears are threatining to spill over in my eyes. "Come on" I say, grabbing her hand, and pulling her after me as I run downstairs. When I see it, I almost can't belive it. Shes dead, blood on the floor, a puddle around her. Father is kneeling next to her, cursing and crying.

Thats how it always is, he comes home drunk and takes it out on us. He feels bad afterward, but he still keeps yelling. "Dont look" I whisper to Bree, shealding her away from the aftermath. She already say, and is bawling. We run out the door, and out into the dark night, crying and not caring where we're going.

When we stop, we're out of breath and even worse, lost. In the woods. Me and Brianna colaspe, ghasping to catch our breath. "I-Is mommy dead?" she asks finally. Thats how I know shes scared, she only says mommy of daddy when shes scared.

"Yeah, she is. But don't worry, we did what she wanted us to do, she she'll be watching us" I said, trying to comfert her. "But we'll never see her again" she sobbed. I was crying myself too, but it was more silent. "Don't think of it like that. We will, she'll send us signs, just look really close at things, and you can see her" I said, putting an arm around her trembiling shoulders.

I wasn't really positive about what I had just said, but it seemed to calm her down. "Where are we going to go?" she whispered. I didn't even know where we were at the moment, so I didn't bother thinking of the future. "We'll keep walking, and when we find someone, they'll help us." I said. But there was the 'if someone finds us' part I left out. Im pretty sure she already knew that too.

We both curled up close, and used the blanket I threw in the bag. Brianna fell asleep after a couple minuntes. I stayed up, unable to fall asleep. I recaled everything that had happened tonight. He killed her. She was dead on the floor, her own blood puddiling around her. But I listened to her, I took Bri and ran. I did my job, but what about her? Her job was to protect us, now she can't.

I stared into space, those thoughts running ramped in my head. Slowly, I dirfted to a timeless sleep.

When I woke up, I noticed the space next to me was empty. I jumpped up, alarmed. I quickly survayed the area around me. Bri was going through the bag I had grabbed in our hurry out of the house. She had changed clothes. I almost smiled at the thought, I really couldn't belive she would change ourside.

I however didn't mind staying in my jeans and red tank top with my blue areo hoodie. I relaxed, and I heard my stomach growl. I was regreting not to pack food. "Now what?" Bri asked, as if everything was normal. I admired her courage. "We walk" I say, grabbing the bad and swinging it over my shoulder.

We start our walk. It looks to be about mid-morning, birds are chirping, and you can smell the spring air. I could hear the leaves crackling under our feet. I honestly had no idea where we were going, but it was better than staying put. I looked over at Bri every once in a while, she was looking at everything, concentrating on each thing. I relized she was taking my advice from last night.

I looked too. The small white flowers, I saw our mother in there. She loved flowers, she grew them in her own little garden. Thinking about her made my eyes feel misty, and I thought of somthing else.

We walked in silence for the most part, once in a while Bri would point things out. I suddenly stopped, seeing movment in the bushes. I saw brown fur. I motioned for Bri to stay quite, and threw a rock in front of the bush. A brown wolf left out. Its green eyes were bright, but oddly fimiler. Me and Bri jumpped back, so did the wolf. Itf fur looked soft, more like a pet. It didn't look dangerous at all. But looks can be deciving.

The wolf sat down, and watched us. It almost looked relived. I shook my head, "Walk backwards" I told her quitly. We took small steps back. The wolf stayed put, and we turned around, and walked away.

Let me tell you, that scared the hell out of me. I didn't look back, just kept walking forward, but kepts my hearing sharp for any sound of the wolf fallowing. When we were atleast a mile away, I sighed in relif. "I dont think it would have hurt us" Bri said, seeming sad to leave it. "I know, but we couldn't take the chance" I said. Neither of us said anything else for a while. We walked until it was dark, nouthing more eventfull happened.

I dont know you

We settled down, hungrey and tired. When I heard Bri's stomach rumble, I decided to at least try to look for food. "I'll be right back" I said, standing up briskly. "Where are you going?" she demanded. "Im going to look for food, if anything happens, scream, I won't go far" I said, and left without more words.

I walked around, seeing nouthing. Finally, I went back. On the way back, though I noticed a bush of berries. I knew them, but forgot the name, they wern't poisons. I grabbed as many as I could and went to where I left Bri, she was there. I handed her half of the berries and sat down next to her.

"You know, we're proubly going to die out here" Brianna pointed out. "Yeah, but there is no way Im going to die by giving up" I said. "and Im not letting you eaither" I added. She nodded, and ate the berries. I ate mine, they were tangy but sweet, and the juices gushed over my tough. I licked my lips when I finished. It wasn't nearly enough to fill me, but it did some edge off the hunger.

It was dark down, the sun was gone. I looked over at Brianna, she was staring off into space. I relized shes changed alot in a day, she used to never shut up, not she was quite, and she seems to have aged years in a day. I didn't know this Brianna, and Im not sure if I like it more than the old one.

"It'll all end up being okay, no matter what" I say, looking off at the sky. Silance passed through us. "Yeah, sure" she mumbled, and grabbed a blanket and curled up, slowly drifting to sleep. I leaned back aginst a tree, and watched the trees. The birds were gone, no more sounds. My eyes slowly closed, and before I fell asleep, I heard a howl.

I opened my eyes, and suprised that I wasn't cold. I looked at my clothes. I was clean mostly, just some leaves, and when I looked closer, brown fur. I shook off the idea of the wolf comming back. I brushed myself off, and went over to where Brianna lay, sleeping. I gentaly shook her, "Wake up". She jumpped up quickly, confussion crossed her face, then reconization.

"We have to keep going" I said, it was the afternoon already. Bri didnt show any emotion, just stood up and started walking. I think I missed the old, talkitive Bri. I went in front of her to lead. After I while of silent walking, I about lost it. "Say somthing Bri" I said, looking forward. "There is nothing to say. Moms dead, we're lost, and have some mystery dog stalking us" she snapped at me.

I stopped and wizzed around. "Why do you have to be so down about everything?" I ask angerly. "Because there is nothing good about this, and we wouldn't be lost if you would have paied attion to where we were going" she snapped. I was taken aback, she had just blamed me for all of this. "You proubly could have saved mom, too. But you didn't, and its all your fault!" Bri screamed at me.

I honestly didn't know how we started yelling, and her blaming me sent wild thoughts through my head. Could I have saved her? Maybe if I.... "I hate you!" Bri suddenly was running at full speed away from me. I was too stuned to go after her. Maybe I could have saved mom, maybe this was all my fault.

I must have stood there for a couple hours before I did anything. When I was able to understand everything, Iran in the direction I thought Bri went. I kept calling out her name, repeadly. I couldn't find her, and I was freaking out. I couldn't loose Mom and Bri, I refused to. I slowed down, catching my breath. I needed to figure this out, not get more lost.

I walked slower, calling out her name, saying I was sorry. I looked for signs that would tell me she had ran through there. I couldn't find any. I had lost her, and I lost Mom, and now I was finally loosing myself. Maybe she was torn apart by animals, caught in a tree root and broke her leg.

No. I wasn't going to think like that. But I couldn't stop thinking about the possibilties. They all ran through my head, and I finally just stopped running and fell to the ground. Hot tears ran down my cheeks,then going down on the leaves that littered the ground. My vision blurred as more tears came. I didn't even know I could cry anymore, when we ran from home, I was suprised too them. I never cired.

Im not going to start now. I stood up detirmened, and whipped off my face. "Bri, if you can hear me, get over here. Im sorry, but we cant change the past" I shouted out, incase she was in hearing distance. I started walking, and walked all night, and the next day, calling for Bri. Maybe somthing had eaten her, or someone found her. Eaither way, it was my fault.

I defiently dont know you

I never stopped, I kept walking, never stopping. I did it for three days. I didn't run into anyone or anything. I only stopped to catch my breath. So I hadn't eaten, drank, or slept in 3 days stright. I didn't notice it much, after the first day, my hunger disippered.

It was night now, and I was debating on weather or not to sleep. I should, but I couldn't knowing Bri could be hurt. My desicion was made for me when a tree root caught my foot, twisting it as I went down. I ghasped at the sudden pain, and tried to pull it out. It only made me sceam out.

I clenched my teeth as I sat back. I closed my eyes for a moment, and was over come with excuastion. I layed back, trying to ignore the pain in my foot. I felt like I was gonna pass out. I then sat up abrubtly when I heard a stick snap.

A guy, maybe 17, dark brown hair, maybe 6 "2, and fairly muscled stood about 3 yards away from me. My heart beat quickened slightly when he stepped twords me. My vision was blurry from exaustion and the pain in my ancle. I couldn't stay awake much longer. Why couldn't I stay damn awake? I leaned aginst the tree that was next to me, fighting to stay awake. "Who the hell are you?" I managed to get out before falling asleep.

When I woke up, I instantly relized I was on a bed. I sat up instantly, alarmed. I survayed the room. It was a cream white, there was a small dresser, and a side table with a lamp on it. It looked like a guest room. I looked at my ancle. It had a cast on it. Maybe I broke it. But more major questions were going through my head, Where the hell was I, how did I get here, and where is Bri?

The door opened, and the guy I saw eairler came it. He seemed slightly wairie, like I would punch him in the face in a second. Maybe I would. "Okay, Im sure you have a question-"

"Yeah, tons. Like where the hell am I?" I grumbled, trying to stand up. He caught my arm as I stumbled. "Just sit" He said, pushing my down. I sat on the edge of the bed. Man I really hated that damn cast. "Okay, first off, Im Sean. And your in Texas, Dallas to be exact" he said, pulling a chair up and sitting in it.

I already knew we were in Texas, but I didn't know Dallas. "How the hell-" I started to ask how I got there. "Will you stop saying that? The word dosn't fit you. Anyway, how? Ill tell you later. Whats your name?" he asked. I already wanted to slap him. Dont know why, but he was annoying the hell out of me. I was tempted to say it again to annoy him.

"Becca....did you see a little girl, 13, maybe 4"9, blond?" I asked, almost a whisper. I was afraid what the answer would be, eaither would be bad. He was silent a moment. "No....why?" he asked. "Just wondering...I couldn't find her for days" I muttered.

"Speaking of days, how long were you out there? No offance, but you look like crap, and starved about" he said. Well, I did take offance. I honestly didnt know how long we were out there. A little under a week maybe? "I think a little under a week..." I said, trying to remember. I noticed I was starving, I could have eaten anything.

"Well, you can take a shower if you want" he pointed to one of the two doors, "Ill get you some food, and I tought you might want that, considering your clothes are in it" he nodded to my bag that I hadn't noticed until now. "What about the damned cast?" I asked, lifting up my leg that had the cast. "Its waterproof" he shrugged, and left.

I had no clue how it was water proof, but that, I didn't care about. I instantly grabbed some clothes, and went into the bathroom. The walls were white, mostly a normal bathroom. I quickly took a shower, enjoying the water as it washed all the dirt off me. When I was done and dressed in an areo t-shirt and jeans, I looked in the mirror. I looked skinner, and my dirtyblond hair hung wet around my shoulders.

I went back into the room. I had dried my hair the best I could with the towal, but I felt cold still. Sean was in the room, a plate with a sandwhich and apple were on the end table. I sat on the bed, and took the plate. I watched Sean warrily as he bit into his own apple and watched me back. I ate my sandwhich, then my apple.

He handed me a coke. I smiled slightly at my old firend. I was a coke addict. "Why are you smiling?" he asked. "No reason" I said as I sipped it. "So well...I kinda can't stay here if my sister isn't here. I need to find her" I practily blurted out. Sean looked slightly taken aback. "I dont think you can leave right now, but I think I can get a couple people to look for her" he said quickly. He was hiding somthing.

"Well, why wouldn't I be able to leave?" I challanged him. He glanced around warrily. "Well...um....Im susposed to tell you somthing...you might not belive it.." he mumbled. "Try me" I said. "Well...you belive in werewolves?" he asked. Did I? Yes. Always did, and always will. "Yeah" I said. He looked suprised at my answer. "Yeah well, you are one. So is most of the people hear, and proubly your sister. And I know your cousion Elizabeth is" he said all in a rush.

"What the Hell are you talking about?" I asked. No matter how much I belived in them, I couldn't belive I, or anyone in my family is a werewolf."Stop saying that" he grumbled
"Hell"
"Will you-"
"Hell"
"Now your being-"
"Hell, shit, ass"
He sighed and shook his head, but I see a smile. "Well, its true. Theres more too the whole thing, but Im not going to tell you that" he said. Back to serious. "Dont want to or cant? And I still cant belive that" I said, sipping my coke. "Dont want to. I would like none of my bones broken" he said, standing up, smirking.
"Whats that susposed to mean?" I call as he shuts the door. Ug! Werewolf? No, I am not one. Im ordinary, plane me. And Brianna is to small and cute to be one...I got up and went to the door. I pulled it, and it didn't open. Locked. Well that was just great. I turned and threw my hands up in exaheration. They better be looking for Bri...If not, I sware I was going to kill someone if she wasn't safe. The door opened again.
I quickly turned around, it was Liz.
"Okay, so your going to tell me your a.." I started
"Werewolf." Liz finished for me.
"Im really sorry, I know you don't belive this, but its true. Now, Im going to tell you whats happening, sit down" she said, sitting in a chair. I sat in the other.
"Im a werewolf, yes. But its not just fairytale, silver dosn't affect up, neither does full moon, we change when we want. There is three chosen of all the werewolves to lead the war between vampires and werewolves. I am one of them. I control earth and rain. We all belive you and Brianna are the other two. It says that there will be 3, one earth and rain, one spirt and soal, another ice and wind. You are soal and spirt" she says.
Thats alot to take in, but I was already beging to notice this all might be true.
"No. Thats not possible, Im plain me, and Brianna..." I trail off, not sure.
"Brianna is fine, I brought her here a little while ago, she wants to see you.It is true, and you will find that out" Liz douses my worries. I look at her eyes. i can always tell if shes lieing by her eyes, she has a tell. When shes lieing, she dosn't look you in the eyes. Shes telling the truth. And her eyes are fimiler...the wolf.

Forever

"Your the wolf we saw" I say in relization. She is, I remember, the eyes are the same, she is a wolf.
Liz grinned. She always does when I figure something out.
"Yup, which means so are you. Its a little confussing about who the wolf will be and who wont, but I just have a feeling that you and Bri are" she said. This was alot to take in, I'll tell you that. Im soal and spirt, Bri, Ice and wind? Maybe it is true....
The sounds of foot steps alerted us to the door. It opened slowly, hesitantly. Sean and Bri came in. Brianna jumpped on me, hugging me.
"Im sorry" she said, holding me tight.
"Same here kiddo, its okay" I said, hugging her back. It almost brought tears to my eyes seeing her like this. After a couple minutes I pulled her back, and she sat next to me.
I glared at Sean, and he shrugged, trying to hide his smile.
"Werewolf?" I asked. I was already beging to belive it.
"Yup, me, you, little Bri, Liz, everyone here just about" he said.
"Hey, Im not little!" snapped Bri. We all burst out laughing.
"Its true though Becca! We are! I remember when I was real little, I got mad,and the wide was going everywhere! It was crazy, dont you remember that?" she asked me. Great, Im the only nonbeliver. But I did remember, and the wind was crazy, it was the day the tree fell on the house.
"Yeah,I remember...But, I don't know if I can belive this right now" I said, shaking my head doubtfully.
"You have to, because it's true" Bri said stubbornly. Same old Bri.
Looking at the facts, Bri is a werewolf, so is Liz, so for a chance of me being one is pretty high, but there is nothing special about me.
"Okay, did you ever notice how you can hear really well? See really well? Can tell others emotions easily? And did you know that your father died right after you left?" Sean stated.
Yes, yes, yes, and no. Did not know that.
"So your telling me, I killed him?" I asked, slightly shocked.
"Well, yes, not pourpusly, but emotionly. You are soal. and you took his" Sean explained. I killed my own father? But...I didn't really want him to die. He was good when he wasn't drunk.
"B-but, I could'nt have.." I stammered. Soal? I belived now. Spirt, emotions? Check.
"Sorry, didn't mean to make you upset" Sean said gently. He lightly touched my arm.
"I wouldn't have ment to...are you sure?" I asked him, my eyes wanting to tear over. He nodded. I shook my head lightly, now was not the time to be a baby.
"Okay, I belive you now" I said.

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