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Chapter 2

Emmy

4 Years Ago

T hings have been so stressful. Midterms have been an utter bitch.

Okay, part of that was my fault. I got a little caught up going to parties and just having fun at the start of term. I was tired of being a nerd and university gave me the opportunity to reinvent myself. It was fun to drink and meet new guys. It became a habit.

There were a few downsides. My friends weren't really true friends. Just people that I would party with and more often than not, nobody gave a shit if I got home okay. It also took a toll on my grades. Hard to get good grades when you party too hard. At least, I didn't fill my water bottle up with vodka. Well, there was that one time, but I don't make it a habit.

But this week, I've been a good girl. No drinking. Lots of studying. It's all about cramming.

It was late. The library just closed at midnight which meant I had to go back to the dorms. Hopefully, I didn't wake up my roomie. She always went to bed so damn early and I felt like an asshole whenever I woke her up. Maybe it was one of those nights when she would crash with her parents.

Campus could get so dark at the outskirts at this hour.

As I scanned my ID card to the door scanner, I noticed something at the edge of the woods. It didn't look right.

It was dark and seemed furry.

Not being able to help myself, I approached the dark mass.

As I got closer, glowing silver eyes popped open and there was a loud growl. I realized what it was. A wolf.

It was dumb of me but I screamed like a girl and rushed back to the door. I slammed my ID on the sensor and yanked the door open before the wolf could attack me.

A week later, I was studying at my desk. Yet again, I was trying to accommodate my roommate Kennedi's schedule by typing in the dark.

I really wished that when they did room assignments, they would consider people's schedules. Rooming with a swimmer was rough. She woke up early every single day. Not a normal person early but five a.m early even on weekends.

Sitting in the dark with only the illumination of the computer was tough. I had to read my notes which was impossible to do by computer screen light. So I decided to say screw it and head up to the sky lounge.

As I gathered up my books I realized that the wolf was outside in the woods again. I had to really squint but it was standing and staring at the dorm.

The longer that I stared at it, the more uncomfortable I got. It just stood there.

It wasn't normal behavior. Why would it be staring at our dorm? Not moving really.

What did it want?

All I knew the longer it was there, fear built up.

Eventually I built up the strength to get up and go to the sky lounge. I couldn't see the wolf anymore. I was safe on the third floor but getting to the top floor of the building made me feel safer.

Coming back from the frat party, my eyes kept darting back and forth. After the last two wolf sightings, I was on edge anytime I was outside of my dorm.

As I stumbled my way back, I saw it again. Doing the same thing as always. Staring at the dorm.

But I wasn't going to tempt fate. I freaked out and ran to my dorm room. I didn't give a shit if I woke up Kennedi tonight. I let the door slam as I reached for my pillow. I just wanted to feel safe again.

I focused on taking deep breaths.

I talked to my friends. Wolves never hung out staring at their dorms. Just ours. Unfortunately, I couldn't move out until the end of the school year. So I had to live with the creepy wolves hanging out by the dorm until then.