Friends

I awoke the next morning feeling nothing different, I had thought at a new age turning into eighteen one would have special kind of changes, physical changes astute to which anyone could see. I felt uncomfortable with my mood, I was expecting a different me.

 ‘Virgo, you're still the same .’ I said to myself.

I took some time to examine my entire body structure beginning with my hair, I looked at my palms it seems to change and my nails longer but that was a silly hallucination. My feet I could feel could not carry me anymore.  

‘Is this what I get from a new age?’ I screamed almost to the top of my voice. 

Incredibly, I've turned older, beginning a new age amongst the teen wolves in the wolf clans. 

I tossed my pillow into the air, rushed into the shower room and washed my body. My breast had increased in size as I unhooked my bra, I saw myself in the mirror.

‘It is getting bigger!’ Immediately I recovered from the dismay.

It was what I had expected from new age, a sign, just a sign to prove to the world that I am of age and could no longer be seen as what I considered as a “kid wolf”. 

My instincts didn't fail me through when I had entered the living room, saw all tolls of decorations in my name with a HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign reminding me it is my moment.

Mr Hooggs was the mastermind behind all these, I could tell it was the work of his hand.

Vividly, my instincts were not wrong about him, he came out with a candlelit cake in his hands.

‘Happy birthday Virgo’. He said to me. 

His words were so gentle and mild I could feel every love from a dad to his daughter. 

I am my father’s favourite of four children, Nikky, Shrudges and Camela, my siblings. Unlike my relationship with my mother, I was never close to sharing secrets and having a woman chat I had somewhat discussed with Hooggs.

‘Dad, why was I called Virgo? ’ Something I had not had asked let out of my lips.

‘Virgo, you're special... You know, you're one true offspring of mine and that's why I called you Virgo from the Sept.’ Hooggs explained.

‘Why don't I have abilities like my sister Nikky, Camela or my brother, I am not like the other children .’ Tears rolled down my cheeks.

Hooggs came to console me but I became fierce, it was my birthday I needed to be happy, but here I am looking weary from the secret of my past my father should have told me, I felt he retained some stories for himself. But how could he? He loved me so much. Was that all the reason for the love? So I wouldn't feel rejected after all. Maybe mom was right, I remembered when she called me cursed. Was I.......cursed?

The thought of these filled my brain and my head ached, I ran off the house in tears. Tore me off from his arms something I wished I had never done if I could rewind the clock I will change the event of the time. It was twenty-nine minutes past eight.

Nikky and Shrudge had gone out for a party to break the mating day. Camela was in her room, probably playing a loud musical instrument. She enjoyed playing rock and pop music. 

‘Come back here Vir.....go’. Hooggs yelled my name but could not stop me. 

He knew I was not wrong after all, I needed to know who I was or what I am going to be a mere she-wolf by nomenclature.

I ran out to the cold existing outside my abode, trying to think of where I should run off to. ‘Come on V. Think fast.’ I murmured. 

There is going to be a mating gathering today, I headed for Flutta’s place, she’s the only one I thought I could confide in now. I trust no one, every little figure I saw were full of deceits, and Josh, he's a liar, lied to me and he thinks I don't know. 

Flutta was spreading dresses on the line outside, she saw me in tears and pitied me. She cheered me up with her songs and recites, in no time I was back to life, I guess I had made the right choice of place to visit.

We both packed the clothes together, watered the flowers in the garden and did some chores. I picked a dress from the alcove, a red dress, Josh loved red dresses. I want to wear it for him, it was my birthday, I needed to look sexy in as much as I’ve got no abilities, I am comfortable with that but I couldn’t stand the games Hooggs played against my real self, who I am. 

‘Get ready Virgo, it is time for the gathering and your birthday party too.’ Flutta enunciated

‘Yeah! Sure. Is your boyfriend coming too?’ I asked 

‘Of course, the mates will be matched today, I can't wait to be mated with Lucas on the same day with my best friend.’ She affirmed  

‘How about Josh, have you communicated with him soon? He should be getting his balls ready.’ We both burst into laughter, Flutta was a kind of a hilarious creature, she knew how to seize the moment. 

‘ I haven't heard from him lately, he should be in preparation for my big-time tonight.’ I threw the dress I held to search for another one 

Flutta caught the dress in a flew.

‘It doesn't seem to be perfect on me .’ I explained to her

 

‘Go on, try it on let me see for myself .’ She insisted 

‘Oh, okay her model Majesty.’ I mimicked the mannikin in the display.

‘ oh there you go, I am sure it will be perfect .’ She shrugged 

I had known Flutta to counter one’s low esteemed assumption. She would fix up every broken piece. 

‘How do I look?’ I asked 

‘Wow! You're the epitome of this thing named beautiful woman. Tell me, where did you get its touch from? Because you're the most prettiest ageing wolf in our life span.’

She said dauntlessly .

‘How is their life span short or long time, like a very longer time?’ I enquired. 

‘I.........am....sorry. I don't know about that either.’ She held her hand down in surrounder.