Running For Her Life

Chapter 5

Chloe

I

have been on the road now for four hours. I had to get gas once, but I am going

to have to stop again at the next gas station. I have no clue as to where I am

even going, I have never travelled before or even been off my parent's

territory till I made the five-hour ride to my uncles, I am trying to head back

towards my old territory but no clue if I even took the right way.

There

is a sign-up ahead that says, Black River Falls,

Oh

no, I am still in my uncle's territory. I fill up with gas at the next gas station

that is just past the sign, grab drinks and snacks and take off before they can

catch up to me. I still cannot believe my uncle was behind the murder of my

entire pack and family, his own sister for crying aloud. And why? Why did he do

it? Was it just for money? I am driving along when I must slam on my breaks,

there in the middle of the road stand three huge wolves. Damn it, how did they

catch up to me so fast. The middle brown and white wolf shifts back to human.

“Chloe

get out of the car now,”

Damn

what do I do

“Chloe

now, get out, you are wanted for killing your parents and pack,” said the wolf

What?

They cannot be serious; my uncle is framing me for killing them.

“I

did not do it, my uncle did it, that’s why I left”

“Get

out of the car NOW”

There

is no way I am getting out of this car. I tighten my seatbelt and floor my car,

headed straight for the wolves. At the last second, they move out of the way. I

can see them chasing my car in the rear-view mirror. Then they turn and take

off into the woods. It is their territory still they must know how to get

around in front of me again. I notice a road up ahead to the left and take it, I

must outsmart them.

It

has been about three hours and there was no sign of a wolf, hell no sign of

anything on this road. It is just a straight road with no turns or anything, I

am not even sure where it goes.

Another two hours and the road opens to a small town, the sign says Welcome to Sweetwater, Ontario. I pull into the gas station and top off my car. I stock up on more snacks and drinks, but I cannot just keep eating junk, so after I leave the gas station, I drive up the road to Donnie’s Diner.

I can smell that everyone in the dinner is human, I do not smell any wolves around. I feel relieved and place my order, I do not let my guard down though I sit where I have a view of my car and the parking lot, as well as the front door. When my food comes, I waste no time gulping it down, I was hungrier than I thought. Plus, I have been driving for twelve hours with no sleep. I need to rest. I pay my bill and hurry to my car, drive down the road when I spot a small mini-mall, I pull in and park my car between two big trucks, I make sure all my doors are locked before I stretch out in the back seat and pull a blanket over myself to try and hide. I was so tired I was out in minutes.

Alpha Victor

(On

phone)

“You

fool how did she manage to get away from the three of you?”

“She

tried to run us over Alpha, we ran after her and tried to get in front of her

up the road, but she turned off at 91"

“Where

is she now?”

“Looks

like she made it to the Human town Sweetwater falls”

“Damn,

I will inform the Alphas of the 2 packs out that way to keep an eye out for

her”

“What

about the third pack Alpha?”

“She

won’t make it that far, when I tell the first two packs, she’s a murderer they

will capture her and return her to me”

“You

don’t want her dead Alpha?”

“NO,

YOU FOOL, she has something I want, once she returns it to me, she will die”

“Very

well Alpha, what do you want us to do? We can not do anything well she is in

the human territory”

“No,

we can’t take the chance of a human finding out about us, just watch her and

follow her, when she leaves the human territory then capture her, DON’T LET HER

GET AWAY AGAIN”

(End

of call)

Stupid

wolves cannot do anything

I

pick up the phone and call the two packs in the direction she is going.

Chloe

When

I wake up, I am cold, the sun is just coming up, wow I slept a long time. I

step out of the car and stretch looking around, the mall I parked at is empty

now except for me. I look across the street to the woods and see three men

standing in the trees watching me. Damn them, their still with me. I get in my

car and drive back up the road to Donnie’s Diner and get breakfast. If they are

going to get me, I better eat my last meal. Their sitting against the trees

across the street watching me. I have an idea. I order three big breakfasts and

pay extra for a waiter to deliver them to the three men telling her they are

homeless. The men looked shocked at first, but they take the food and set it

down to eat. A transport truck was getting ready to pull out, so I take off to

my car and drive alongside the truck to sneak out. Only the truck is going in

the other direction. But I drive out and down the road. I look in the rear-view

mirror and see they are still eating not even looking at me. So, I push down on

the gas peddle and keep going. My plain just might work.

I

see the sign now saying, leaving Sweetwater falls,

I

look behind me, their running behind my car. I floor my car faster and keep

going, I must stay just ahead of them, they will have to tire out eventually.

Two

hours later I pull into a gas station truck stop and fill up.

“You

are a clever one, Chloe, thanks for the food, but it's time to return you to

your uncle”

I

turn around just as the three wolves grab me. I scream for help, and it catches

the attention of three truckers who come running over

“Hey

what’s going on here? let that girl go” says a middle-aged bald man

“Stay

out of it man we have business with this girl”

“No

please help me they are trying to kill me please” I beg the men

“I

said let her go, man,” the bald man said

The

other guy raises a crowbar

“You

do not want to get involved man, now move along,” said one of the wolves

The

truckers call over others, and finally, they let me go.

“This

is not over” they take off back into the woods

“You

all right Miss”? The Bald man asks

I

take a sniff their human

“Yes,

thank you so much, I was so scared” I answer

“Do

you know them miss?” asked a short Stalky man

“No”

I lied

“I’m just passing through, I just stopped for gas, and they attacked me”

“Well

glad we could help Miss; you be safe now you hear?”

“Thank

you so much gentlemen thank you,” I tell them.

I

get in my car wave goodbye and take off flooring it.

Within

five minutes the wolves are running out of the bush and behind my car again.

Man. they do not give up. Well boys my car is full I have at least four hours

before I need another gas station let us see how long you can run. I push down

on the peddled and keep going.

An

hour down the road I see the wolves stop and shift to humans. They must have

given up. Wait, what? oh no. Out of the bush comes six more wolves one shift

into his human form. Oh no, I must have crossed into another wolf territory. In

my mirror, the first three wolves are little black dots now, but six black dots

seem to be getting bigger. Looks like I now have six on my tail instead of three.

“DAMN

IT” I punch the steering wheel

thirty

minutes later I see a small town come into view, the sign says welcome to

Diamond mind.

I

see the six wolves turn and run into the bush; this must be another Human town.

I

pull into a truck stop and start to cry. I must think of something. Somehow, I must

get these wolves off my scent and tail.

There

is a knock at my window, there is a tall dark man at my window.

I

roll down my window just a crack, oh God he is a wolf, I go to do up the

window, but he sticks his hand in the crack.

“You

are the first wolf I have smelled in this here town in five years miss, mind

telling me what you are doing here and why there is six more of us in the

woods?”

“Wait,

you are not one of them?” I asked him

“No

mam I am the only wolf in this human town, kind of like it that way”

I

ask the man to come in the truck stop with me, we sit and have coffee. I tell

him everything that has happened to me and why I am on the run.

“I

have a truck, it’s a new 2020 I just put a camper on it,” he says

“That

sounds nice and all but what’s that got to do with my issue?”

“I

am giving you my truck, and you give me your car,”

I

broke down crying and hugged the man,

“All the stuff in my car I need, it is part of what they are after” I tell him

He helps me load everything into the camper on the truck.

I drive my car to the grocery store; The man drives his truck following me then park’s beside me. We load the camper full of food. Fill up the truck with gas then make the switch. He drives my car back to the truck stop; I watch as the six wolves follow my car

“Yes! it worked” I jump in the truck and take off.

“Looks

like no matter where I go, I have my own house to live in now” referring to the

camper on the truck. Six hours on the road, I not once seen a wolf. I pull off

into a rest area, get out and head around into the camper where I cook dinner

then call it a night.

Alpha Victor. (On phone)

“I

see, so she’s just sitting in the truck stop?”

“Yes,

Alpha for seven hours now”

“Can

you see her inside?” I ask

“No

Alpha but her car hasn’t moved,” one of the warriors tells me

“One

of you go check”

“Right

away Alpha”

“Get

back to me”

End

of call

That

pack is stupid more than my own.

15

minutes later my phone rings

“Alpha

Victor”

“Alpha

it’s warrior Tim from Diamond mine Pack”

“Yes,

is she still inside?”

“No,

I’m sorry Alpha it seems she gave us the slip, we are not sure how though, her

car is here”

“She

must be on foot, track her, FIND HER NOW DAMN IT”

End

of call

Damn

that child, I should have had you back by now, for every day you are gone child

is another round of torture I will give you.