Chapter 6

Chapter 6

“A wolf learns the forest instantly, it’s eyes can locate its way round at top speeds while running. It doesn’t need to stop to check where it is, it doesn’t need to slow down to avoid obstacles, it keeps running and instinct keeps it from hitting anything, a wolves instinct is one of the most powerful instincts in the world.”

The forest, the deep dark forest, you could only see about five foot in front of you at times because the fog was so dense in parts, in others you could see right through the tree’s. Going on for miles and miles, not stopping, never ending. But most of all, the howls, the wolves that lived there. The barks, the growls, the reason that no one ever went in there. The wolves that have killed people before, it’s their territory, everyone knows it, if you went in there to the point where you couldn’t see out again, the chances are that you would never come back out alive, if you made it out, you would most likely be nearly dead, with very little chance of recovery, that is if they didn’t come back out and dragged you back in.

I saw it all, the wolves running, the noises they made, the sounds that came deep from the pit of their stomachs, the hunts of them going for other animals, the ambushes, then the chase, then the pounce, the bite, the tearing. The food. The alpha would get the best part, the beta would join in to eat, and the omegas would get the rest. I saw it all, I felt it all, I was a part of it. I knew my spirit animal. I was a wolf.

It was Thursday, I was exited beyond anything, I was exited beyond anything. Wolf. I had a wolf inside me. Then it hit me, traits. Traits of a wolf, me, normal Jake, the weird guy in school, well I was going to get a whole lot weirder. I could feel adrenalin running through me from sheer excitement.

“Hey what’s up Jake?” Eth was already at school
“Hey Eth” I replied
“You seem different today? Anything wrong?”
“Not definitely not, more exited then anything” I was near buzzing with excitement
“Why?” Ethan questioned, he was getting curious
“Oh just stuff, you know”
“Not really?”
“You know stuff”
“What kind of st...”
“Hey guys” Aiden said
“You’re here early aren’t you?” Eth questioned
“Seem to be pretty questionable today Eth, everything okay?”
“Well everything’s different, you seem happy to be in school and Aiden is early”
“Fair enough I guess” I replied laughing. “C’mon, let’s get to form”

I went through the day without doing any work at all, all through the day I sat there trying to connect to my inner wolf, trying to get trait like them, that’s basically all I wanted, as the day went on though, I got more and more into the depth of a wolf, more of the feeling, not just wanting to be cool. I realised it wasn’t just be like a wolf and that’s it, it went a whole lot deeper. It was a way of life. I realised I would have to sacrifice allot of my time but I honestly didn’t care, it my me, myself, nothing would change that, I was getting to know myself more than ever. And I loved every bit of it.

I was wondering if I would be more like a wolf, but also worried in some ways about the physical traits, not sure how I would explain to people if I started sprouting fur and had pointed ears on top of my head.

As the days past I looked towards the forest to wonder if I’d ever be in there without being in danger, if I’d ever be running with the wolves. If I’d ever truly be one of them. They say you can only become your inner spirit once you experience it to the full, and you only experience it to the full once you need it. So I need a time to need to be my inner wolf so I can become it, and once I become it once, I can become it again at any time. I just needed a time to need my inner wolf. Another catch is that I can’t really create a situation, if I do that I could end up dead probably, my inner wolf won’t come out unless I need it without forcing it, like instinct. I just needed that moment.

The days went on but I never found that moment, but I did find myself getting faster and strong, and I found myself being able to trust my instinct more often, and every time I did, it was always the right choice. It’s just hard to just trust your instinct at all time, you have to truly believe, which I did, but it was still hard.