Misty

[9] Mother's Love

The loud beatings of the drum woke me up with a jolt. The white ceiling was new, the smell of this room was new.

I rolled my eyes just as all the memories came back flooding in my mind. The drums outside were turning so loud, I couldn't focus on my thoughts.

Removing the covers, I raised my head to look around the room. Normal furniture with much cleanliness placed at the right corners. What impressed me was this big window in my room, covered by curtains but it had been blocked by iron net from outside. So no one could get out? This was just so sunlight could come inside.

Of course, they weren't Vampires.

"Wolves." I groaned, while sitting up on the bed. My eyes squinting as pain jolted in all the joints of my body. I let out a whimper when getting up, I felt swelling type of pain in both of my thighs. "Fucking wolves."

Getting up with some courage to suffer this pain, I got up looking back at the bed only to realize it was King-Sized. "Looks like they aren't uncivilized at all," I muttered to myself, now being unable to ignore the loud beating of the drums.

Walking towards the window, I observed the harsh sunlight which meant I had slept all morning to now afternoon. My whole routine spoiled, I cursed. I had made a fresh schedule to study for entrances to get in the Universities.

"Oh my God," I gasped when I realized, I didn't know for how much time I was here. "My college, my career. I don't want to drop a whole year for the sake of cheering up my mom." I needed to talk about this to Pete any soon.

Removing the white curtains, I was surprised to find myself at first floor. The mountains were looking dope from the far and wait. . . I could see a stable lake in between. But it would be ten miles away or something and must be damn cold, considering the tip of mountains were white.

My eyes lowered finally, my shoulder already moving at the interesting beat that just started. The kids were dancing with laughter and two big bulky men were seated at one side in the big round in front of this house. They were together playing a two drums, a guitar kind of little instrument and a kid near them was popping a flute like tone every ten seconds.

I chuckled when one of the kids came in the middle, started clapping his hand and other surrounded with another step. This was harmony.

"You enjoying first waking hour here," came the familiar voice and I was reminded my whole journey to see these smiles.

My smile faded and all I could do was now pretend to be busy by checking all the faces of women and men who were watching their kids dancing. "What is happening there? Why are they dancing?" I said, praying that they weren't happy because of a kidnapping or kind of a meal that I was to become if my thinking was true.

Ivan laughed out at my expressions. "Oh! Come on. No one's eating your fine ass, unless you allow me."

My eyes were wide and for a moment, I was scared as hell. I stared at him in shock. "You can read minds," I exclaimed, ignoring his comment which was too vulgar for my virgin ears.

He smiled amusingly and shook his head. "I read faces and you are quite easy to read."

I sighed in relief, now collecting my heavy hair which were waist-length but had sick volume that Gran loved so much. . .

Oh Gran

. . . I rolled them and made a messy bun while he further said, "And that's a little celebration kind of thing. It's like pre-jitters for the upcoming-"

"Full moon?" I wondered, making him amused.

He shook his head. "For the mating season that's coming after two months."