in each hand, containing clothes, toiletries, and my most prized items. A photo album, a dolphin n

though I hated him right now, I was having a

tears, I turned

t for an elderly man sitting by the ticket

to my surprise. Since I hadn't had dinner yet

on the closest bench outside of the shop. I felt safer the

me money to buy food and enough t

if I could call the werewolf place-Academia of the Moon it's called apparently-to find out wha

their number w

g my hotdog, and to

d to glance over my shoulder, it was one of the e

one out here, swallowed in complete darkness. I wondered

e he wasn't capable

ched for the nearest payphone. With a bit of luck in my f

d flipped it open. "You can do this

e money Mom gave me, staying at a cheap motel for a day

p me off at a shelter. But, what th

end up in jail. Or worse, executed?

cursed under my breath, wondering if the o

ked up Luca's parent's number. His mom

d, my voice shaky. Except for the pounding of

moment,

commercial in the background and two pe

I asked, not bothering to fi

you

horrid creature-which technically, I'm going to-

all the cultures and beings out there, we are the most peaceful. Ou

d. "What is that

some ungodly creature, eat people, and call it a day?" He snorted a laugh. "Doesn

Just why? My life was perfect before you screwed it up.

our gracious moon