Catrina Billowson by K. Weikel

  Chapter 11

  In third period, Harvey was waiting for me at the door. As I walked past him, he put his arm around my waist and walked me to my seat.

  “Good morning,” He told me, smiling his large perfect smile.

  “Morning,” I said back to him.

  His face fell for a second. “Why do you smell like a dog?”

  “What?” I said, kind of surprised.

  “You smell like a dog.” He said again.

  “Um,” I smelled my hair. “No I don’t.”

  “Yeah, you do. You smell like wet dog.”

  “Well I don’t know why, I don’t have a... dog...” I said coming to a realization. Koby was a dog. A Werewolf, actually. But...

  Oh duh. I’m part Werewolf!

  “I know you don’t. Hmm...” He said, thinking and looking at me like I was a complete mystery.

  The bell rang, so we sat down. I went through the whole period, trying to keep Harvey from guessing why I smelled like wet dog. Which I didn’t smell on me. It was getting hard to control my thirst for my classmates as well. I was starting to get scared, and Harvey held me until I was calm again.

  “You’re having withdrawals from lack of blood. You need some or you’ll die...” He whispered into my ear.

  “I’m not going to kill anyone for their blood so I can live!” I whispered back to him.

  “It’s survival of the fittest. And we’re the top of the food chain beside Werewolves,” He spat the word.

  “I. Don’t. Care.” I said harshly through my fangs.

  I started shaking, and I became cold. I needed blood, but I wasn’t gonna kill anyone! I’m not that kind of person. I crinkled up the list of things in my pocket, and Harvey cocked his head toward the sound.

  “What’s that?” He said, trying to get the note.

  “Nothing!” I shouted.

  The whole class turned around to look at me.

  “Sorry,” I laughed nervously, and most of them turned back around. My teacher gave me a weird glance, and I waved it away.

  “As I was saying...” Miss Cole said, and went on with her lecture.

  “What is it? Let me see!” He whispered.

  “No!” I whispered.

  “Okay then,” he said, backing off. “Your stuff. Whatever.”

  The rest of third period was slow, besides the part where I was so out of it, I jumped when Mrs. Cole said my name.

  Fourth period, Mrs. Callaway announced once again that our projects were due the next day. Koby and I weren’t even started. Though I’m more aware than ever now about lichens. We could do that overnight. Couldn’t we?

  Fifth period I was in Mr. Gratinzki’s room for biology.

  That was fun. Sure. Especially the part when we dissected frogs. Not.

  Sixth period I had Gym. We had to do the mile, and I aced it with flying colors, and Ms. Gorgons was shocked.

  After school, I waited by the front of the school by my bike for at least half an hour. Koby never showed.

  So I sighed, swallowed my sadness, and started to unhook my bike.

  “What are you doing?” I heard a voice come from behind me.

  Koby was standing there, smirking. He looked a little tired.

  “Waiting for you,” I laughed. “You look tired.”

  “It’s a long distance from here to my house,” He told me. “Come on.”

  “We’re walking?”

  “Yeah,” He laughed. “Don’t worry, the Vampire and Werewolf will take care of the tiredness for you.”

  “Okay...” I said, and we started walking.

  A few minutes later, he started to talk.

  “Okay, so remember when I said I had something to admit and things to explain?”

  “Mmhm...”

  “Okay, well here’s the admitting part:” He stopped in his tracks, and looked at me seriously. “I know it was you that saved me in the woods that day.”