NEW BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER 1: NEW BEGINNINGS
Stasia walked the lonely hallway to her best friend dorm Ian, for their usual study time. It was late evening and it made the deserted hallways look haunted. It would have been a bit better if people were around walking to and fro to their various destinations, but today was different as no soul could be found.
Stasia pulled her hoodie closer for comfort and security as she muttered
"What remains now is just the banging of windows and doors, plus a ghostly wail to make here look truly haunted."
She made her way to room 119, she soon got there and exhaled deeply as she glanced at the window where the bright full moon stared back at her smirking as if it knew what was going to happen. Checking her phone one last time to confirm his text message telling her to meet him at his dorm by 7:30 pm, she knocked on the door and waited.
"He better not be sleeping with a girl, he made me leave Don and cancel our movie plan." She muttered knocking again. A still silence followed, she placed her ear on the door to check out if she could make out any movement when she heard a piercing scream.
"IAN! She shouted as she tried to open the door, she could hear the ripping of clothes accompanied by screaming as a scuffle took place behind the door. She dug in her purse and found the spare key plus a pepper spray.
The noises and the screams suddenly seized as the door opened on its own slowly leaving Stasia a bit scared and hesitant to enter. She tightened her grip on the pepper spray and entered.
"Ian?! If this is a joke, it isn't funny anymore…" Stasia was caught short as she came in face to face with a big white growling wolf.
"Jesus on crutches! What the hell?" Stasia whispered as she froze on the spot, her eyes scanning the room for anything at all. She saw the clothes Ian wore to class today shredded to bits and stained in blood.
The wolf howled snapping her back into reality as it charged forward slowly making her to retrace her steps.
"Good wolf, who is a good boy." Stasia said trying to calm both herself and the wolf down, the wolf almost became calm for a minute before launching an attack on her. She screamed as she turned and ran down the hallway, the wolf hot on her trail. She kept running as she missed her steps and tumbled down the stairs, spraining her ankle in the process. The wolf looked down on her from the top of the stairs as stasia dragged herself backwards on the ground struggling to get up. It took a stance and then jumped, claws out soaring in the air.
Stasia instinctively put her arms to shield herself as she screamed shutting her eyes waiting for the attack that never came. Instead she felt a shove as someone pushed her out of harm's way. She opened her eyes to see Don besides her.
"Don?! But how did you get here so fast?" Stasia asked relieved, grateful yet bewildered.
"Uhm, I am a pretty fast runner, I guess." Don said nervously.
"I want you to run and find the closest safe place to hide." He continued.
"And leave you behind to face a wolf, hell no." Stasia said, shaking her head violently.
"So you DO care about me?" Don asked raising an eyebrow, this was the least that he expected from her, truly he was shocked.
"Honestly, I don't give a damn, but I do know that you can't take down a wolf, much less anything this size."
"You are hurt already. Just go, I promise I will be safe ok?" Don said as the wolf stood up from where it was flung to and started to approach them once more.
Okay. Stasia said as she limped hurriedly to the janitor's closet and closed the door.
Oh my god, this is too much, my life has really changed drastically. A year ago, I would have taken down the wolf easily. Stasia said as she worried about herself, Don, and Ian.
A YEAR AGO
Stasia hung upside down from a low branch of a willow tree watching Jayden as he drew in colors under it. She blushed to herself as she admired his scattered silver white hair and his crystal eyes down to his faint pink lips and his sexy well shaped six abs. she licked her lips unconsciously as her eyes ravaged his body.
Like what you see? Jayden asked suddenly which startled her making her to lose her balance and fall down.
Oww, what did you do that for? Stasia said holding her aching head. She held on to Jayden, as she sat upright on the grass behind him, inhaling his sweet scent.
You were busy spying on me, you deserve that. Jayden said smiling as he continued painting.
No I wasn't and even if I were, I don't deserve it, I am a princess and I always get out of troubles. Stasia said as she sat down beside him. She removed bits of sticks and grasses that had attached to her hair and clothes, when she fell and also straightened her clothes. Her mum was certainly going to kill her, if she got the gown, dirty and her dad was already on her neck, for he said and I quote 'not being a proper princess'.
Some princess you are, you can't even curtesy properly. Jayden said, sniggering a bit as she gave him one of her dangerous look.
Stasia smacked him on his arms and said I'm learning. Okay give me some slack. She said giving him a pout, which Jayden pinched her cheeks, and said so cute. Stasia froze when she heard this statement, but Jayden had already laughed it off, as he let her go.
Okay, fine. I will cut you some slack, by the way, what do you think of this painting. Jayden said showing her, his sketch book.