“Well, I’m going to have to bite the bullet,” Julia said.
She had been walking up the stream for a while to find deep water but came up dry. Instead, she settled on a shallow pool of clear water with a rocky bottom to wash up.
“I’m going to freeze my tits off,” Julia added bitterly.
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Since Julia was not hungry and werewolves do not eat trees, the substance was most likely honey. So, she licked the back of her hand and confirmed her hypothesis.
“Right now, there are some seriously pissed off bees or wasps looking for me,” Julia said.
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She steered clear of strangers, because it avoided getting attached or hurt. The key to her success in surviving the big city streets was going about her day unnoticed. Whereas in prison, getting noticed only marked her as a target… Like Nikki and her weird tattoo.
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Julia came to the edge of the trail. The first thing she noticed was the pervasive scent of humans, although it differed greatly from what she was accustomed to. There was no hint of aftershave, or perfume, and even subtle smells like shampoo was overpowered by body odor.
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Normally werewolves changed once a month, whenever the call to the wild was strongest. Based on what happened last night, she should have been in the clear.
“Why am I feeling it now?” Julia asked while wondering how the pull tonight was more pronounced.
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All around, birds who settled in for the night were spooked by the attack. Their fevered flight through the sky created frightful shadows on the world below. By the time the sound of their flapping faded, the water was pristine and calm, as though nothing had happened.
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“She may have been a bitch…” Julia said after unfolding a bill to get a better view of an old moustached white man. “…but her supposition turned out to be bang on.”
Beneath Julia found a bundle of passports, which came with a roll of currency. She also found cell phones, chargers, and a stack of SIM cards. Am I a secret agent now?
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Under normal circumstances an adult werewolf remembered everything that went on. However, it had been over a year since she last changed, so Julia was not sure if that would be true tonight.
“Moonlust…” Julia said absentmindedly while prodding the fire to ensure a hotter burn.
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“…I don’t suppose you know when the next full-moon is due?”
“In five days.”
A most insightful answer. How many kept track of the state of the moon? However, this doctor knew the precise amount of days remaining without consulting their calendar or an app. They know…
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Every so often, Julia got the feeling that the prison staff suspected that she was not entirely human. This situation certainly qualified as one of these times, and had the doctor not commented on thriving in prison, she would have missed this positive change.
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