CHAPTER TWO

I reached after spending 3 hours in the council room, attending to my pack and reading the reports. I thought of going and checking why all these complaints were increasing. I hadn't eaten lunch as I had meetings and the security check-up. I was so hungry, I could eat a horse. But I haven't gone to the cliff yet. It made me so calm and collected, it was high up in the mountains.

When you reached the top, the clouds look so fluffy you d feel like jumping in them. The wind was strongest in the mountains, cold sometimes, other times warm. But that place relaxed me. I have only taken my sister there.No one knows about the place as it's behind a huge waterfall and it's very hidden. I found it when I was 12. Since then I went to Cloud Mountains every day. I walked to my kitchen took out some bread, chicken breasts, lettuce some mayo, tomato, and some lastly some cheese.

I quickly made a club sandwich and wrapped it in foil. But where did Sitara go, I mean she goes out without telling me but when it gets late she usually messages me. But when she does return she might be hungry. I made another sandwich and kept it in the fridge.

I took a can of sprite, my phone, my air pods and headed out. I didn't take my bike cause well other than the training I haven't worked out or done anything for myself these few days. So I decided to hike the mountain.

I reached the cliff and climbed the cherry tree well the only tree on the cliff. Since no one had found it, I named it the Cloud mountains. I was young and stupid, but it's a memory, and I never bothered to change it. It wasn't because of the beauty that I loved it so much. This place bore with my cries of pain, anger, and hate. It heard my cries and stayed silently soothing me with the wind. It was one place I felt safe after everything happened. This place is a big part of me.

I sat on the branch and slowly munched on my sandwich. I heard someone or something from the bushes. My hand immediately went to the small pocket knife in my pocket.

But what came out was a small furry ginger cat. OH thank god it's only Scarlet. Since spending so much time in this place. I made friends with many animals, shouldn't be surprising I am part animal too.

Scarlet was one of them, I found her as a kitten trapped between the bushes meowing and crying. She showed me so much affection and love, she used to be on this cliff for years waiting for me to come. But since she got older, she has been coming less and less.

I quickly called her towards me, she climbed the tree and curled in my lap, I fed her some chicken from my sandwich as I enjoyed the nature and breeze around me.

The clouds were pink and were kissed by the evening rays of the setting sun, which looks like cotton candy. My red hair flowed to the side making Scarlet play with it , I left a sigh remembering what day it was , his birthday ...Why should I remember this, he hurt me and I forgave him, but he only hurt me more.

After about 30min, I got up and left the mountains alone. No matter how much I am tempted to make a house on the cliffs, I know this place might lose its importance by doing so

As I walked downhill, I thought of the things that I had to do tomorrow and made a checklist in my head

-go running (you're getting fat)

-make a phone call with mom

-meet Alpha Luke and his Luna in the evening

Wait I have that stupid pack meeting tomorrow, it's a huge ball Celebration and all that useless shit. But I have to attend. I'll take some warriors with me

I reached home, it was already 11:45 pm, Where is my sister. I dialed her number it rang 5 times until she finally picks."Where are you"? She was making me angry. She's older than me and yet irresponsible to even call and inform me where she is or if she'll come back. Or is she in trouble? I knew I should have pushed her more to go for training. What if someone kidna-

"Dawn I am spending the night at Kev-.  I mean..umm Chloe's. You go ahead and sleep, don't stay up late reading. Bye love you kid".Bitch. I don't mind her staying at any of our friend's houses but I hate her lying, and she s very bad at it. I respect her privacy but if she is with someone who is looking for trouble then I need to find out, for her safety as well as my packs. I put the security alarm on before going to bed. I hated sleeping alone knowing that no one is in the house.

So I took out my laptop and opened our pack map. Our pack was big, with a lot of space, parks, lakes rivers, and mountains. But the population keeps increasing. I took out an old photo from my closet and held it close to my chest, it brought back so many memories, pain, and suffering. It felt like there were insects and bugs clawing at my lungs making it harder for me to breathe.

I slowly calmed myself down, closed the open window. I would never feel safe at my own home. As I thought of my problems, I found it petty.

Dawn there are people finding it hard to find food, no shelter, can't breathe properly, and are suffering so much more.

And here you are, a person having all that and more but still thinking about how shitty life is to you. I slowly hugged myself and tried to sleep I closed my eyes having one thought in my head, hopefully, the nightmares won't get to me this time.