KLAY ROSE
“George?” I shouted. “George, where are you?” My voice is racing with the loud noise around the convent. The storm hadn’t stopped for almost an hour. The thunder and lightning kept on battling up in the sky.
“George, are you hiding? Come on, Sister Klay is here. Don’t be afraid.” I continued saying while passing in the hallway.
I checked every room on the second floor but he wasn’t there. I also went to the dining area, the living room, the prayer room, storage room, music room, and every corner of our house yet there was no sight of George nor Rozen.
It crept me out. What if Rozen abducted George? It is not impossible but thinking of a motive, why would he do that? He’s just a kid.
“Rozen?” I tried calling his name but there was no reply. “Rozen, are you there?”
There was no response until I reached the end of the hallway. I need to retrace my steps again, yet there’s still no shadow of George nor Rozen. I was already on my way to the main hall when I passed by the veranda. I was supposed to continue when I felt like someone was standing there.
When I looked back, the curtain was swaying, showing me the garden. That’s when I realized that the glass door was cracked open.
“George…” I whispered. “Did he get out?”
I came back to the main hall to check if they found him, but there was no sight of him and Rozen. The kids were already lying on the floor, covered with blankets, with Sister Mary singing a lullaby so they could at least forget the storm yet it wasn't that helpful because the younger kids were still crying.
I shook my head when I stared at the sisters, "I'll go and check the back hall now."
"No, let me check it." Sister Rizza said. "Just wait for me here."
"It's okay, Sister Rizza," I said, grabbing my cardigan on the couch. "I will also look for Rozen. Did you not see him?" I was worried and although blaming someone when I don't have any evidence is not good, what if?
"We pray that both of him and George are in good condition." Sister Mary signed the cross.
"I should go with you," Sister Rizza said again.
"No, the kids need you better than I. I know my way and they are afraid of the dark. I will come back as soon as possible. I will also make sure all the locks are secured." I said, hurrying up.
"Come back as soon as possible, Klay. We are also trying to reach the police."
I nodded. "Just the back hall."
I wore my cardigan and quickly rushed to the back hall first to check but everything's locked and there was no sight of both of them.
Everything was creeping me out, but I tried to be stronger. I prayed that we would find him immediately.
"Rozen? George?" I called again even though I am sure they are no longer inside the convent.
The convent might be a bit huge for us to hear the voices considering the rain, too, yet if George is here then he would have probably cried and ran to us, same with Rozen. Which only explains that they are no longer inside the convent.
I picked the umbrella and the keys, locking the glass door as soon as I went out of the veranda. The wind was hustling, so it was useless as the umbrella had been blown away.
I am also soaking wet right now, but I continued walking around with a lamp just to find George. He might be scared somewhere.
Maybe Rozen went out to look for him, that is what I am praying for.
The whole place was dark, and the rain was keeping my eyes blurry as water started to drip in my face. I could feel the chills all over my body including the fear that's building up in my chest as I walked further away from the convent.
I wasn't sure until where I was supposed to find him, yet my feet just kept on moving and moving. I called for both of them but my voice was already shaking.
"George..." I could no longer shout and my whole body started to feel numb because of the cold. There was still no progress and I wasn't sure if I was on the right track.
I guess I have to give up now. I try to retrace my step back, trying to still open my eyes when I step on something.
I placed the lamp on that certain side...checking what it was. I instantly dropped the lamp and moved backward upon realizing that it was a body...drenched in blood.
I was catching my breath as I moved backward, trying to scream...but there were no words. My head started giving me these images again. My stomach twirling,
crumpling my body, and I just moved around and around until a hand held my hand.
"Hmm...." He covered my mouth, stopping me from screaming. My whole body was moving up and down. I clawed my finger in his arms, struggling to let me go until I heard him speak.
"Stay still." It was Rozen.
I tapped his shoulder for him to let me go. He didn't, instead, he slowly pulled me closer to him.
"Ssssh..." He whispered again. "There's something out there and I need you to stay calm." He slowly uncovered my mouth. "Don't shout."
I was finally able to breathe as I opened my eyes. It's dark and I still cannot see. Although, I can hear something unexplainable.
"What's happening..." I said. But wasn't able to continue when we both heard a howl from nearby.
My eyes widened. "What--"
"Let's run. We need to go back."
"But, George..." I started panicking, but I couldn't stop as he was dragging me. The more he dragged me, the more I heard the howling like it was following me or it was within us.
We kept on running in circles. I could only hear my heart beating and the rest seemed to be in silence.
Someone is following us. I am sure of that.
"Don't look back!" He warned me, but it was too late.
I looked back and saw those flashing red eyes, jumping towards us. Fangs appeared ready to devour me, only that another fang ripped it off.
I blinked. It was a wolf.
No, not that. The wolf. Rozen...Rozen turned to a werewolf!
KLAY ROSE"No...don't..." I hugged myself as I crawled backward. "Don't come near me..." I couldn't hear my own voice as I begged Klaus not to come near me. "No, don't..." I started crying in fear. A lot of things are running inside my mind right now thinking of George and the things that might happen to me right now. "You are a werewolf..." I muttered, gulping the lump in my throat. I felt the trunk of the tree at my back and my hands were already shaking, my whole body was wet from the cold and everything was so numb. My heart was beating so fast but this time it wasn't because I like him, but because I am terrified. "Stay...away..." I closed my eyes. "What did you do to George? Did you kill him?" My heart was bursting into pain, imagining the things that might happen to George out in the woods. "Calm down. I am not going to hurt you, Klay." He said, trying to hold me. "Trust me. I was looking for George!" "No! How could I trust you when you turn into a wild beast?" I yelled,
KLAY ROSE"You are my mate."Rozen looked at me, waiting for me to say something. Perhaps, he is expecting that I would rejoice by the fact that I am sent by the moon goddess to be the only woman he would love for the rest of his life."Wow." I blinked. "If this is another situation, I would probably be the luckiest woman on earth, but Rozen, you are terrifying me!" I felt goosebumps all over my body.Yes, I like him. But, I like the human Rozen. How am I supposed to deal with a lycan Rozen? I didn't even know werewolves were real. They were supposed to be legends. "Are you telling me that I am your mate? How am I supposed to believe that when I am a human being. The last time I checked, I don't change into a wolf form during the full moon and don't have heightened senses like yours." I sighed, looking frustrated. "Can you just tell the moon goddess to cut our ties or perhaps you should reject me so we never have to be mates.""It seems like you know a lot of things about werewolves.
KLAY ROSE"If you want to get revenge, we can help you with that."Rozen interrupted our talk as he appeared from behind. There were men standing behind him that I didn't recognize."I know you have so many questions and we will clarify that, just please stay." Rozen begged like his life was on the line.It would be such a sweet phrase to me, only that I don't know what to do anymore, including to stay away from him or not."The only question I have right now is where is George," I clarified to him. He's still a stranger to me even though my heart continued to race for him. "Unless you got me him, there's no talking.""Klay, that's rude." Sister Mary warned me. "Rozen saved our lives.""Sister, we are not sure of it. George's missing. And, what if staying here will make them go missing one by one." I said, trying to control my emotions."Aren't you just putting them in danger?" Rozen said again.I did not answer him. "Sister, do you know another convent where we can stay?"Sister Riz
KLAY ROSE"What happened to George, Sister Klay?" Rose, one of the kids, asked me as we headed to the convent.It's almost a 7-hour drive through the bus to get there. We are expected to arrive there in the evening. Thankfully, they still have rooms for a few children so they accepted us.Inside the bus, the kids are already comfortable with their seats, except for Missy who's still sleeping. I hope she will forget about it when she wakes up."George is okay." I lied. "We will be seeing him in the new convent." I hugged her and caressed her arms. "You don't need to worry about him.""Well, are you sure about it? Isn't he dead?" Rose blinked her eyes, looking seriously at me."Of course not. Where did you know that?" I looked at her, assuring her. "He's not yet dead, okay? We are going to see him."She smiled at me, not believing in me. Well, even I couldn’t believe my words now."Why did the convent burn? Is that because of our sin? Does God not love us anymore?" Rose pouted, and tear
KLAY ROSE"Sister, what is happening?"The kids started to panic as they saw the church burning before our eyes. There's a lot of police and ambulances ahead of us. People are also outside, looking, and perhaps trying to investigate what had happened."Kids, calm down." Sister Rizza ordered the kids to gather at the back of the bus and pulled the curtain so as not to see what's outside."Are we going to die?" Rose asked, then Miss started crying."It's them! They are following us!" Miss was shouting."No, of course not, kids." I said, putting a blanket on each of them. "I'll go check it and you stay here, okay?""No! Don't go down!" Missy stopped me. "They are here." She looked around, covering her face and ears like she could hear something we don't.It gave me goosebumps but I need to be strong."Missy, nothing will happen, okay? Sister will just check the scene and make sure the kids are okay? Then, you can play with them.""Sister, they're coming." She said again, panicking.Siste
KLAY ROSE"Rozen..." I whispered. "Can you hear me? Please...help us. Save us."I kept on whispering those words hoping he could come. Yet I need to take action now or we will all die. My hands were trembling as I picked up my bow and arrow."Sister Rizza, drive fast and don't ever stop!" I told her as I stood up waiting for that thing on top of us to show its face."It's getting heavy!" Sister Rizza said while she continued driving. The roads were getting dark, too, like it wasn't the path we took a while ago."Oh, shit!" I cursed under my breath when claws started to scratch the roof of the bus. I pointed my arrow up waiting for it. Until it got quiet...slowly...and then glass shattered."Sister! The kids!" I said as I started shooting the wolf attached to the bus as we moved. "Get out of this! What do you want?" I shouted."We want you!" The human-like wolf said in a distinct voice. "Come with us or you will die." It's not one, but two...or more than that.Fuck! I closed my eyes.
KLAY ROSE"What did I miss?"I approached Micah as soon as I saw her walking to the main gate. I looked down, but it was too late as a lot of students already saw me."No, what did I miss?" She repeated the questions. "What happened to you? You were gone for a week. And, what about the kids?" She continued asking, almost panicking. "We thought you were all dead after that incident. You weren't answering your phone!""Calm down, Micah." I held her. "You are getting too much attention, okay? I'm sorry. A lot of things happened and I lost my phone so..." I sighed. "It's hard to explain.""What do you mean it's hard to explain? You will just tell me what happened? Who is the suspect? Why did it burn? Is it true that it's an accident or is it about the wild creatures?"I raised my brow upon hearing that. "What do you mean about the wild creatures?""Well, you know about the missing kids and teenages in the other town? My father told me that they appeared out of nowhere.""And?" I moved my
KLAY ROSE"That's a nice pendant you have, Ms. Klay Rose Green." He smiled, looking at my pendant. "Thanks." I said, keeping a slight smile as his presence is somehow building a different sensation in my body. My bite marks, which were supposed to be healed, seem like it's hurting again. I felt like vomiting and I don't know why. Is this because of the power he holds as the lycan king? "It's nice to meet you." I bowed down, controlling my heartbeat because I am sure he can hear it. "Uhm, thank you for letting us stay here." "It's my pleasure, Ms. Green." He meaningfully said, like Green wasn't what he was supposed to call me. "I need to go and check the kids." I quickly ran away from the scene, catching my breath as I reached the hall where the kids were playing. As I watched them, they seemed to be okay yet deep inside I know that they are thinking, especially Missy whom we never got to talk to after what happened. She was sitting quietly in the corner. Philip was trying to t