THE TRUTH

I wasn't eager to join them but was betrayed that my friends whom we'd been together for this long are dining with people I think are suspicious and weird, but then I sulk myself out of frustration because I actually left them hanging when they needed me the most.

"Is my fault" I buried my head underneath the bedsheet, feeling sorry that I never told them all along what I was going through and now they have been used as bait to get to me.

"Oh, shit!!"

My night was long and confusing, how to go about my day with my friends, or how do I tell them my thoughts about Zina and her brother, I know they won't believe me nor will they even listen to my discovery.

I got up very early to ensure that I explain my thoughts to them before Zina's arrival and Junior too, just there trying to lock up, Derrick stumbled on me with excitement.

" Hey, bro you missed out on the biggest game show, and your call literally stopped the fun" He mopped at me, wondering how my absence made the party doll and over.

"What do you mean by that?" I looked at him in surprise.

" Yeah, that's true, I mean after your call, Zina's brother felt a bit happy but later sad and drove us out of his room without any reason." I wasn't shocked at the drama knowing fully well that he needed me to be there and not them.

Richard saw my countenance and knew that something was wrong but just couldn't place it.

"But he did give us a message to send to you through" Suspiciously, Richard brought the piece of paper from his front pocket and handed it over to me, while he unlocks his locker.

Sluggishly I took the piece of paper beholding the writing 'WOLFS MEET ME" It was vague and incomprehensible to me, I quickly folded it but was stopped by Derrick

"The write-up was obvious but we just don't know why," he said looking at me in a confused state but the reflection of everything started unfolding itself, it all began to make sense to me why he needed to see me and told my friends all about it isn't just a good time.

I was sure that Zina was a wolf but why are they bugging me is what I just don't understand, however, my dad was always inquisitive about wolves and other animals but more especially the wolves, and that was why we moved to Elrufai town of which I had no idea of.

"Hey, you were lost there for a second" Derrick tapped my shoulder to bring me back to reality.

"Ehhh, he just wants me to be his friend, I think" I stuttered voicing out those words while I walked away from them, but Richard wasn't satisfied by my statement, he knew that something was up but just can't place it, his attitude towards me all through the day was different, he acted more concern and interested in my movement than what the teacher or any of them was saying while Derrick paid less attention to me.

I, on the other hand, was still trying to process everything and why they are so much interested in me, Zina never showed up at school today and I guess why she didn't likewise Junior.

"So, Zucha, will you go to visit him?" Richard quickly asked seeing that no teacher was around at that time, but I was reluctant in answering him, my mind was playing games on me if I should go and get more answers or meet up with my dad and know more about my origin.

"I don't know if I will, let's see how it goes," I said facing my head straight up

"Okay, if you are, I will come with you" Richard replied with utmost seriousness written all over his face.

Richard has always been the serious and sensitive friend of mine between the two of them, his senses never fail him each time it crops up, sometimes Derrick and I make some funny joke about him, calling him a psychic or a shrink or possibly a prophet. His hunches never fail him.

Tapping his back with an encouraged smiled and dissuaded him from coming with the notion that I wouldn't go to see him at least not today.

"I think you should, it will clear all doubts within" he mustered those words, looking at me with a smirk on his face, I felt he was right but wouldn't want to jeopardize the such friendship.

Telling my friends about a human being becoming a wolf is not something that people of my place take seriously, it is just a myth in the outside world but not in reality, they will probably think am mad or crazy.

The thought of it made me lose out on school's activity that day, and Zina not showing up sealed my doubt, I needed to visit them and know more about the truth but I was scared of why I needed to be there, then the thought of sharing it with my dad, cropped into my memory like a flashback or something, I knew that my mum would be the right person to share my knowledge with before deciding to visit Zina's house.

Before the close of school, I complained of a migraine to my form teacher of which the sick bay nurse insisted I go home to rest hence school time will soon be over, but Richard was bent on accompanying me just to be sure I wasn't going alone.

I had another plan already and going to see Zina wasn't part of it, he escorted me home and waited for my mum to be back before leaving, seeing the whole situation he was convinced that I need to rest my head.

After my deep sleep and waking up for dinner, I was prepared to question my parents and the wolf stories not backing down now.

"Zucha!!, is Dinner time" my mum shouted from the kitchen, I quickly rushed down without hesitation

"And how are you doing"? my dad asked me, looking at me in a sobered manner, I was mute for a minute, couldn't say if I was okay or not, I mean, medically I am but psychologically, am far not-

"I heard you came home early today, do you feel better now" my dad needed a reply from me before he could get settled, but I was still in my muting state.

"Just let him be, "my mum quickly replied

"Are we descendants of wolfs?" I muttered those words as quickly as possible, after which I took a spoon of the jollof rice without looking, my mum gulped her water loudly as she looked at me slowly while my dad was head bent without a word.