Howl at me by Cama Seeney (best non fiction books to read txt) 📕

sat up next to me. I put one hand on his knee and closed my eyes. 'Arida' I said using the Latin word for dry. I heard Chase gasp as his clothes began to dry, pretty much before his eyes. I lay back laying on my arms above my head, now dry and warm, it was a good day. 'So why did you get the tattoo?' He asked me easily stretching out beside me on the forests floor. 

 

'I went through a time of nightmares and feeling that I had no love that when I found happiness I didn't know it until I literally ran into it. After my parents deaths I got the dream catcher to represent how they took all of my nightmares away, the feathers represent how I was given flight from the freedom I was allowed and the fairy well I got that to represent the magic I was born with. Which makes me an oddity I guess. 

 

 

 

 

 

That's no freaking cow!

Chapter 21 

 

 

Eventually we had to move again, which was a shame but my body was quietly complaining of lying on the earth's crust for so long. 'Come on, I need to finish my run anyway' I said sitting up after what felt like an hours nap. I stretched my arms behind my back and felt at least three parts of my spine pop and crack loudly. I grinned devilishly and took off sprinting. 

 

It was weird having a running partner. Well other than Bo but she was a given, if she knew I went into the forest without her the other day she would have bitten my ears off. We ran side, my hair trailing behind me and wind running its thin claws through my unbound hair. Today Chase was wearing loose grey sweats and a loose light blue top, along his left wrist lay many bands obscuring the view of his scar. The more I looked at it the more it reminded me of a monstrous bite mark. 

  

The forest began thinning out, the grass less wild and long. The trees further apart and the breath of two people closer together. One heavy and weary the other light but driven by a heart that beat a much faster rythem.  They did not need to look at one another to know when to quick step around a tree. It was in perfect idiosyncrasy.

 

We came to an abrupt halt as the rest of our run was barricaded off, I couldn't help it something in me needed to keep running. I jumped the fence and carried on running, Bo slipped under and followed me without a second thought. Chase was less sure but he soon followed us in. The hill dropped gradually and I was forced to lengthen my stride but slow down so I didn't end up pin wheeling my arms. 

 

Suddenly we were thrown into a field of cow's that looked like a cross breed of bull and freaking buffalo, the long fur covered their large body's. They seemed to leave prints like hog's instead of hooves. One turned our way and began to run at me. Chase shouted for me to move but I knew in that very second if I moved he would chase me. 'Bo ran to my side and barked deciding it was safer at my side. The dead eyed beast carried on it's charge anger fulling each breath.

 

The beast veered at the last second his head flying up and down unhappily. 'I backed away slowly making soothing sounds and hugged Chase with all my might, not for me I felt fine but he really looked like he was going to break down any second. He shivered once before wrapping his arms around me. 'Well that was no freaking cow' I he muttered his whole body shaking with silent, relieved laughter. 'Well from now on it's going to be don't throw me in-front of the cow, cause that's scarer than any car or bus!' I muttered relieved. 

 

Silently we walked back up the hill never taking our eye's off of the cow monster-like-creatures. They truly were massive. We jogged back to the lake looking at the sun slowly making its way east. The ray's playing across the water, dazzling both of our eyes and throwing the trees into shadows. 'It was lovely running with you chase.' I told him sincerely. 'You too little Max. Oh and one more thing, don't wear make-up tonight if you don't want to have Panda eye's when you dry. I'd probably braid your hair too.' He told me touching a loose strand of hair that flowed down my shoulder. He left without another word.

 

When I arrived home it was already 6, I had two hours. After an hour long soak in the tub where I washed my hair with shampoo twice. I rubbed conditioner into my scalp so hard it probably bruised, I left conditioner in my hair whilst I shaved. And then applied a hair mask of some sort. I brushed my teeth and scrubbed between my toes whilst waiting until I could wash it off. After scrubbing my body I found a clean towel and grabbed a random white bra and pants. I'm pretty sure they didn't match but that didn't really matter. I quickly changed and braided my hair in a French braid awkwardly down my back. I quickly scrubbed my teeth before leaving.

 

The night

Chapter 22 

 

The white dress I had been given had been worn before and wasn't stiff from under-use. It even smelt faintly like my ant. It had an high back and delicate silver runes along the sleeves and hem. The front of the dress skirted my knees and the back floated close to my ankles. The sleeves were well fitting until they reached my wrists, ever so slightly they puffed out. The sleves were light see-through cotton like fabric. The dress was beautiful. A black belt around my middle would suit the new boots I had bought when I was with Hunter.  I had kept my key on the long chain it was on and added an additional chain with little leaves attached to the metal (the were bronze not actual leaf) and in the middle rested a larger gold leaf.

 

 Nellie pulled up outside about five passed looking pretty smart for once, it was weird to see him so smart. He wore a midnight blue blazer, a crisp white shirt and black jeans. It's the smartest I had ever seen him. 'Someone really can dress up' He approved as I jumped into his sleek, dark green car it was an old mustang which his grandad had left for him before he passed. The seats were a light cream leather and smelt faintly of him. 

 

We drove and drove, higher and higher it seemed. Was the party in the freaking skies. We parked up next to many other cars but the place seemed to be empty. Lily and a few other people crowded around the edge of the cliff. And as I watched a group of them jumped into the water bellow! I ran to the edge and watched the people swim to the shore, there was a private beach secluded by the cliffs and trees. It was intirely private. That's when I saw the massive fires and people dancing bellow. The wind carried the smell of smoke and the heavy beat of the music bellow. It almost seemed like a hundred people were banging on drums at the same time, the beat was heavy and oh so intoxicating. It seemed to elope me, hold me in its strong grasp. The bass vibrating across my very being. The energy seemed unstoppable. Aquaphobia the fear of water, right now that seemed really freaking plausable. Astraphobia, fear of thunder and lightning. 

 

 So many people seemed to gather on the cliffs peak it was scary. What if someone fell or couldn't swim? The music seemed to echo and play back. Bouncing off the nearby mountains. 'Is this the only entrance?' I asked suspiciously. Lilly nodded nervously and took my small hand in her equally small one. 'On three?' I asked. She nodded and on three we ran off the edge of the freaking cliff. We were met with the freezing water bellow.

 

 Freezing water splashed into my face and made me cry out in fright. We swam to the shore with serious effort and stood by one of the ten massive fires. What kind of freaking party was this?! The heat was extreme but warmed my frozen body. Girls ran around painting floweres and colourful skelatains on peoples faces.

 

I looked at Lilly, shivering beside me. After about five minuets I couldn't stand to see her shiver and stand here and do nothing for the second time that day I whispered the word that would make us dry within seconds. Lilly looked at the fire suspiciously but then grinned and handed me a mirror to hold. She put on think mascara and eye liner and left her pale pink lips alone. I handed her back the mirror and applied my own ( thought slightly less) eye liner and mascara, she even handed me bright, blood red lipstick. I unbowned my now dry and curly hair. I grinned and grabbed her hand and ran into the thrashing mass of people dancing.

 

People tried to hand us drinks but we denied them each and every time. 'Drink?' I asked Lilly, she nodded and followed me to the table.  I looked at the people that surrounded me, majority of them had some kind of war paint on their faces. Pink skeletal looking designs and bright flowers, but others were scary or ( eye role ) sexy.

 

I grabbed two drinks, well shots actually. 'This'll only hurt like a bitch' I said to lilly and grinned madly With a 'Mwhahaha' Like chuckle she brought her drink to her lips. Three shots later and a slightly dizzy head I dragged lilly away from the alcohol before she could get me to drink another shot. 

 

Tig grabbed Lily's arm gently and took he off for a private dance, I stood there for a second and just grinned wildly. I was grabbed by a random guy, grinning from ear to ear. He passed me a drink but I shook my head and stole his instead. A hood covered his head but I was shorter than him and could see into his plain smiling form; he was deadly pale and must have had contacts in or something because his eyes were blood red ad his hair a startling white. Drinking from his glass I began to sway and move to