C6 The Party

I soothed and calmed myself afterward.

“I’m sorry.”

I dropped my glare towards the floor after apologizing to him and felt completely guilty. After all, he has been my best friend and he only did it for my own sake.

I sincerely apologized to him and immediately went out of his room heavyheartedly.

After I am already out of sight, Kevin was completely dumbfounded when he picked up the convertible chair. There were some slashed with claw marks that tore out the thread.

Furthermore, I went home to have a shower first before picking up Ina.

I couldn’t help myself but stare at the mirror from too much excitement with my first date.

When I got out of the bathroom, I was completely embarrassed when my mom was patiently waiting for me to come out.

“Happy birthday, son! Your dad will be home in an hour.”

She then grinned at me for no reason.

“Is this a party or a date?” she added.

“Maybe, maybe both?”

"And her name is?”

“Ina. Angelina Jones.”

“Ina, hmmph, nice. Anyway, here is our gift for you. It was your father’s idea to give you that.”

She then handed me a small wrapped gift.

“Mom, what is this? You don’t actually need to waste dough for my birthday, mom. I know and understand we're having financial issues.”

“Don’t worry about it son. Anyway, your father contributed the bigger share. So, just open it.”

I eagerly opened the box.

‘A key?” I surprisingly asked.

“Yeah, that’s a key to the car that I parked at the garage right now.” She enthusiastically replied.

“Mom, is this for real? Thank you, thank you so much, mom. I hope dad will be here soon so I could personally give him my thanks.”

I excitedly and immediately hugged and kissed mom in contentment.

“Another thing, we don’t need to have a talk, do we?”

I suddenly felt abashed as I know what she was referring to.

“Mom, I am not having the safe sex talk with you!”

“Oh, my God! No, I meant about taking good care of the car and always diesel it in a full tank. Give me those keys back!”

She then immediately took the key and descended downstairs.

I quickly wear some clothes and followed her downstairs. Luckily, my dad also arrived at the right timing.

After a few minutes of begging dad backing me up for the keys, mom couldn’t help but gave the keys back to me.

I gave them sweet hugs and kisses before I went to the garage.

“Take good care, son! Remember what I told you!” She meekly shouted.

Moving on, I safely arrived at Ina’s house. I intentionally parked the car in front of their house so she could see me right away.

I was completely dumbfounded when I saw her descending from the stairs wearing a long white dress that made her even more stunning and alluring.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“What, me? Yeah, I am totally fine. You look great with a long dress, by the way.”

I immediately went out of the car and unlocked the door for her.

She humbly gave me her innocent and sweet grin.

“Happy birthday, Clark! I assume this car was a gift from your parents.”

“Wait, how did you know it was a gift?”

She was pointing a finger at the lace and ribbon in the hoods of my car.

“Oh, right, I’m so sorry about that. I just forgot to take that off later. Thanks anyway.”

I grinned at her and started the car.

When we reached the venue of the party, it was indeed a party. Loud rock music was played with several people enthusiastically dancing all over the dance floor.

I looked at them with enthusiasm. Some of them were already wasted while some were kissing and flirting with their partners.

Unexpectedly, I never am expecting I could see Mr. Smith at the party. I didn’t know what they are up to this time.

I seriously glared at him.

“Are you okay, birthday boy?” Ina curiously asked.

I immediately rolled my eyes and shifted my glare to her.

“Yeah, totally fine. Wanna have some drinks?”

“Yeah, sure!”

I immediately exited myself to get a glass of soda and coke. I didn’t plan to get drunk with the other people as I am driving and with Ina.

After a short talk and finished the drinks, Ina grabbed my hands inviting me to dance. Though I don’t know how to dance, I eagerly followed her to the dance floor.

As time passes by, I suddenly felt my head spinning and hard to breathe. My whole body completely started burning.

I kept winking my eyes as my vision also dimming and couldn’t think straight as if I am drunk at the moment.

I unbuttoned my polo to catch some air.

“Clark, are you okay?” Ina worriedly asked.

“I’ll be right back, I’m just gonna have some fresh air outside.”

I immediately went outside trying to poise myself from walking in a crisscross way.

“Hey, buddy, are you alright?” Are you drunk?” Kevin worriedly asked.

I simply nodded as I couldn’t see clearly anymore. Ina’s worries, she followed me heading outside.

My hands were completely trembling at this time. I could hardly take off the car key in my pocket.

“Ina, I’m a friend of Clark.”

Someone stopped Ina from following me as I quickly started the car and drove away.

Even from a distance, I could still hear their loud chattering and laughing. I then remember what Kevin told me about the full moon.

It was indeed a full moon.

When I got home, I immediately descended to my room securely locking the door, and went to the bathroom. By chance, my mom and dad were not in the house tonight.

I immediately switched on the cold shower to ease up my hot body temperature.

All of a sudden, my hands were cracking and squishing. I saw my nails growing rigidly transforming into claws.

I stood up and looked at my face in the mirror and slowly opened my mouth. There was a sharp fang in my canine while my eyes slowly changed from my meekly blue to aggressive glittering reddish.

“Clark, let me in, bro! I can help you.” Kevin said.

“Go away, Kevin! You should not see me like this. I’m a monster. I’m afraid I might hurt you again. You better find, Ina.” I replied with a deep hoarse voice.

“Ina is fine, all right? I saw her getting a ride from the party. She’s… She’s totally fine.”

Kevin tried to push and open the door hardly.

“No, she’s not safe. I know who it is.”

“Dude, just let me in. We can try…”

“It’s Rico Smith. He was a werewolf along with his wife. He is the one who bit me. You gotta find, Ina.”

“Clark, it was Rico who drive Ina out from the party.” His tone saddened.

After confirming Ina is totally in danger, extreme anger and hated towards Rico run through my veins. I immediately jumped from the window and shifted into a white fury werewolf.

“Better sleep for a while, boy. Let me handle the rest. You wanted to get revenge, right? Let me do it for you. They were nothing compared to me.”

Someone was talking to me that nowhere to be found. Though my visions were dimmed at the moment, I curiously ask the one talking.

“Who and where are you? Show yourself. Don’t hide from dense bushes.”

The voice only laughed at me. His voice was kinda comparable with the Beast Lord in my dream, guttural and terrifying.

“Clark, I am you and you are me. Let your anger and hatred outburst. You could really have the true power you could ever imagine.”

“No, I am not going to be like you or any of you. I am a human, always will be. I am not gonna let you or anyone have control over me.”

I hardly fought back to slowly ease up my anger, hatred, and aggressiveness. I even clenched my fist, enough that it stitched and peeled my skin to feel pain as my whole body was becoming partially numbed.

I filled myself with those good memories that brought into my life.

Surprisingly, I think it worked out. I can see clearly now and myself as a half-human and half-wolf.

The beast inside me laughed again.

“Time would absolutely come you would need me, young boy. I am certain of that and I assure you that would be in no time.”

After that, I could feel that the beast inside me slowly faded away. I immediately ran towards the woods to follow Ina’s scent.

Moreover, Kevin drove away to Ina’s house.

When he arrived, he immediately pressed the doorbell several times.

“Hi, good evening, Mrs. Jones! Umm, you have no idea who I was but I am afraid of your daughter… uh, look, this is gonna sound crazy, umm, really, really sound crazy actually. You know what? Crazy doesn’t…”

Kevin completely felt terrified and stammered.