3 The Spell

"You are a werewolf?", Talutah sat beside the bed.

I could see that she was in shock.

"Yes. I only could turn out into my human form on a full moon. If you notice well, I would not be around you during the full moon.", Elan explained.

"Yes….I noticed that. I thought that you were wandering around. I thought that you need your own time to …",

"So now you accept the fact that I am Elan? Since you addressing Elan as 'you' now…", Elan interrupted before Kimimela could finish up her sentences.

She looked at him in confusion.

"I was under a spell. A witch cursed me. I was lost in my mind. The moment she cursed me into a dog, I was wandering around the street. It was a battle between me and the witch. I was protecting my pack and the others. I lured her deep into the forest, thinking that I could defeat her, but instead, she set a trap for me and cast a spell on me. I could not able to dodge the spell as I was badly wounded.", Elan sound sad.

"I am sorry that I ended up here, giving you a huge shock", he muttered again.

"No…..I owe you a lot. You saved me many times. I wonder why did you stay with me. I wonder why you did not return to your pack…", Talutah interrupted him.

"The reason is, everyone thinks that I am dead. Even if I go back to my pack, they are unable to recognize me in my dog form. I am only able to turn into my human form on a full moon. By the time they would kill me. It is not easy for werewolves to accept strangers, plus they could sense that I am cursed. It would be harmful to them to accept me in…", he muttered.

"Is there a way to solve this?", Talutah asked.

Elan just nod. Before he could say a word, he had ears growing up and furs were filling up his body. I saw that Kimimela's eyes were filled with tears. She hugged Elan.

"Wait…..don't turn back again", she sighed.

As she hugged him, he turned back into a husky. Talutah looked at him as he lays his head on the pillow sadly. Talutah placed a kiss on the huskie's forehead. It was a long kiss...….

Out of somewhere, I heard that someone was calling my name. As the voice was louder, the view in front of me was blurry.

"Sherley.....!! Sherley!!!", I felt someone shook my body.

I opened my eyes and it was my roommate.

"For heaven's sake! You sleep for almost a day! You made us worried! This is why I always ask you not to overwork yourself. You should take some rest! Dinner had been kept aside for you. Make sure you have it. We are going to bed. Goodnight!", as mom shuts her room door.

Man!! It was a dream? It was almost real. I wonder what a strange dream it was. I was filled with sweat. I guess I had been watching a lot of werewolves anime. That was the reason I had encountered the strange dream. I slapped my forehead. It would be impossible for werewolves to exist. After all, it was just a legend and folklore story. No evidence had been proved that it was real. Well, I am an anime fan. I watched a lot of anime, especially the fantasy and romance genres. Not many of them are fans of anime and we will be labeled as freak-head by people around us. I was labeled as that by my peers and family members. Well, who cares, as long as I enjoyed watching it!

I noticed that the air conditioner of the room was on, but the weird dream had made me through all this sweat. I head to the bathroom to have a cold shower. The water that hits me was refreshing. I stayed in the shower for quite along. It was needed to cold down my body. I had my dinner and I went to bed again. It was a tiring day indeed.

The alarm sound of my phone brings me back. I opened my eyes and the sun was shining right into my eyes. I looked around my room and it was fully packed. Today is the day where dad will pick me up from my college. I already joined to work in an office when I was in my finals. I manage to get a job part-time and now the company offered me a full-time job. Luckily, my boss offers me work that had to be done by home. He aware that I am still a student, so he offers me this opportunity since I was interested in it. I was lucky enough to get one of a kind boss, that was truly understanding about my situation.

"It seems that you are alright", Jesicca chuckled.

Jessica is a funny type of girl but at the same type is she a strict girl when she concerns about someone. we had been roommates for two years and now we will be heading in our own direction. Jessica will be heading to New York, and I will be heading to Montana.

We studied psychology together. I was lucky to have a roommate like her. she was a caring girl indeed. Our interest was varied. I was more into social services and she was more into clinical psychology. She wanted to pursue further in New York. I was still not really sure what I am really into. I just joined a company that was based in Montana. I wanted to gain some experience first and go on with the flow of my life.

"I will be heading first girl. My dad's here", she broke the silence.

I just nod my head. She gave me a tight hug.

"I will be missing you. Keep in touch will ya?", I whispered to her.

"Yes….I will. Give me a call if you are in New York", as she winked at me.

I send her off. As I was going to head inside, my dad was there. We then packed our things and head back to Montana. College life was fun indeed. It leaves a lot of good memories. The laughers, the tears, the enjoyable moment as well the stress ones during our finals, those are unforgettable memories. I really enjoyed my life in college. I had many friends but Jesicca was the one that I am able to share some. To be honest, I am not that outspoken person. I do mingle with friends around me, but I do not get so close with them. I have trust issues personally in me. I do not know the reason why, but I do feel insecure to share my secrets with anyone, even my own family.

I know it is weird, but this is me. I had a lot of interest that I would keep within myself. I love the native American traditions which run a little in my blood, which is from my mother. My father hates it, and that is the reason we were settled down in London. I do not have the idea why he had married mom if he had the culture so much. My relationship with dad is not that close. I am able to share some things to my mother but not as much as other sibling does. I was the only one who is outspoken in the family. Whenever I did that, there will be a huge war in the house! I don't know why, but I do not feel that I belong here.

It was almost night when we reached home. It was a long drive from Seattle to Montana. Throughout the drive, I did not speak to my dad. I was into my own dream world as I gazed out at the window. Even my dad did not take the effort to broke the silence between us. It seems that everyone in the house has slept. Initially, our home was in London, but dad decide to stay in Montana, so that they could help me out to settle up unpacking my things and for me to get comfortable with the new condo that I rent out. Being a twenty-five old girl, it is hard to live among parents who still concerns and being strict with you. Thinking about that, only stressed me out. I was the rebellious child in the family, even I am the eldest one. The other siblings are quite obedient to them. Problems will always arise when I follow the tradition from my mom's side. Nana always guides me on that. it seems that my parents are against it, even my mom, who is from that kind of person. I was so curious that what made mom change herself.

I rent out a studio condo. As when I entered the house, it seems that my mother was sleeping on the bed and my other siblings were on the couch.

"You sleep on the bed, as I will hit on the couch. I will be fine. We will be heading to Nana's place on a coming day", dad broke the silence.

I just nod. I unpacked some of my things and arranged. I was doing it in silence. I prepared the clothes that I was about to wear for my day at the office. I hope that everything will be going out well. the dream that I had yesterday was totally strange. It made me think a lot. I need to ask Nana whether does she knew anyone like Talutah ?.

I had a cold shower as I slept next to mom. I drove into a deep sleep.