Chapter 9 Pack of Wolves

The time went so fast I'm now back in the old mansion. We just got here from the Tarre's mansion, I ran towards my room. If you're curious about the bag, the old man doesn't want me to bring something from the Tarre mansion.

So, Carlo put the bag on the van the same as he put himself in the van when I caught him in my closet. He's sneaky...

I looked around if Uncle is in here, but it seems like he went somewhere. So, I went back into the van and took the bag back to my room.

After a while, I heard footsteps coming, so I hide the bag under my bed. The door opened and revealed the old man.

"Prepare yourself and your things you'll be gone for a week." That's all he said and then walked out. We really never had talked. Tch.

I prepared my things. I took a handy bag, it's a little bigger than Carlos' bag. I put some of my clothes in it, including Carlos' bag so the old man wouldn't see it.

Well, he gave me my privacy and did not try to look at my things.

We have traveled for miles and I never let myself fall asleep to memorize the way we're going, I have to be prepared for any possibilities.

"Where are we going?" I curiously asked, not even daring to look at him.

"You'll see." He said with a hint of amusement in his voice. Tch. As I expected.

The van stopped in an isolated area, he opened my door fast and started dragging me. We walked in the deserted forest for almost 2 kilometers, until I saw armed men circling the entrance of the cave.

I tried taking my hand out from his grip, but it's too tight.

"Hey! What is that cave, why did you bring me here?" I asked trying to get out but he keeps on dragging me not even bothered to answer my question.

Then he throws me inside. I tried to run but armed men blocked my way aiming their guns on my head.

"Try to move or I'll shoot your head." The old man said, annoyed.

I stopped on my track, I promised Carlo I'll survive. Suddenly, I felt a bag thrown at me, it's my handy bag. And another plastic bag, when I opened it, these are foods and water.

"Your task is to survive for a week here in this Morounes Cave with a pack of wolf," he said like giving a simple instruction.

I immediately looked up shocked 'with a pack of wolves!?' For years I felt something inside me slowly building up. Fear.

Oh no, why do I feel this? Maybe, because I need to survive for my mom, I need to survive for my promise to Carlo. "The gate will be open on Sunday morning, I'm expecting you to be here." He continued then turned his back on me as I heard a big stone being move. Oh no!

I run fast towards the gate being closed "No! Let me out of here!" It's completely close, if I got out before they completely close it, they probably shoot me dead. I have no other choice but to complete the task.

When I took a step towards the deep of this cave I heard a howl, definitely a howl of a wolf.

It's so dark in here so I looked for my flashlight. Once I take a look inside it's a bit big, I have to look for a way to get out or I'll be eaten by these wolves in here... I can feel their presence...

Not long after I heard consecutive whines. I followed it to see a pure black wolf limping on his foot, he sensed me as he looked and growled at me. But then, I saw something on his foot, that's why he's whining because he was thorned.

I tried crawling towards him, but he continuously growling at me. I want to help, he's badly hurt. I decided to stay and just bowed down my head. I'm sure he won't bite, he should have done it earlier then.

Suddenly, I felt something touching my head... it's the wolf, he furrowed my head using his nose. So I took the chance to quickly take the thorn out of his foot which made him growled and scratched my arm.

Just great! First day and I got scratched, but I don't mind it. Suddenly, the wolf licked it. I immediately got up and continue looking for a way out.

It's been hours since I've been lurking around but found nothing.

Suddenly, I heard fast footsteps... I turned around and saw a white wolf ready to lunge at me while growling. I quickly took my knife out but when it jumped... a black wolf lunge on that wolf and growled at it.

It was the wolf I helped earlier from the thorn, it seems more powerful than the white wolf because it whined and ran away.

I got on my knees and bowed down for a gesture of thank you. Again, it furrowed his nose on my head, signing you're welcome, maybe. I started walking again, the black wolf is trailing behind me. Now, I felt the warmth that I made a wolf friend.

If it would take more days in this close cave, I'm sure they will eat me alive because there's no food in here rather than me and that's the plan of that old man. I need to find a way out to feed them, so they won't feed on me. But there's no way out, I've been lurking for hours and didn't find any, so I'll make a way out.

I started placing my hand on the wall of this cave, feeling the thickness of the wall, looking for the thinnest part. Yeah, I can feel it, I might not smell the other side but I can hear them by feeling it through my hand, it took me three years of practice and I'm proud of it.

It took me more than 3 hours to find the thinnest part of the wall. On my way I have experienced things, some wolves tried to lunge at me but my black wolf, blocked them and he always won.

The best part is when... from a distance I saw their alpha, it's bigger than any other, he sensed me but it just ignored me.

I think it's already nighttime when I found it and it's far from the entrance. Good! it's just 2 meters thick. I climbed up and started digging for my haven for the rest of the nights here. It's better so that wolves couldn't reach me.

Tiredness does not fall on me anymore and I never fall asleep of my own will. Sometimes, I used sleeping pills to make me fall asleep.

Until a little later, I smirked at my little achievement. A hole that could be a comfortable place to lay at night, it's 1-meter width, 1 1/2 meter length, and a 3 feet height. I can stay here for the rest of the week, but I won't let these wolves kill each other for food.

I went back down to get my bag. Suddenly, I saw the black wolf napping... I sat down near him "I wanna call you jack, can I?" I asked through a small voice, he moved his head on my lap and growled slowly. "I'll take that as a yes," I said preparing to stand up.

I climbed up with my bag on my shoulder and ate my food. If I'll limit my food intake in a day from that old man it would just last for four days. Luckily, because of Carlo's food I have plenty of it for a week.

After eating, I started digging again, it's just a circular hole enough for me and my prey to get in. My calculation and instinct are correct, I dig a meter more to breathe the fresh air from the outside.