Wolf 1001

My breath is heavy, and the concrete is cold on my feet. The five of us pant as we run through the dark hallway, the alarm loud and echoing through this hell hole, “Which way?!” Julia shouts. We all look to Andy; Andy is the one who is going to get us out of here. “This way,” Andy motions to us. The five of us have become friends in this compound made of grey brick. We aren’t wolves here, were numbers. A private company practices genetics on us. It’s time to escape, we are getting out. We won’t let them hurt us any longer. “It’s just a little further,” he tells us, and we follow him, looking for the door that holds our escape. I was the one to snatch this keycard. We all hatched a plan a month ago to get out of here; we had to. The experiments are getting more extreme as we get older. Last month was the last straw; we can no longer stay in this lab. We are used to the experiments, it’s why they bred us here but last month, they gave us a drug that made us all turn on each other. We

After I finish the rest of my chores, I walk back into the house and toward Mrs. Stevenson’s office. It’s noon now and I should be getting lunch ready. I knock on the door, “Come in.”I open the door slowly and she’s sitting at her desk, eating a sandwich. “You prepared sandwiches yesterday, right?” she asks me. I nod and she smiles approvingly, “Good, here is the list. You will take Lila with you.”“Lila?” I ask. Her eyes look up at me coldly, “Yes, Lila. You will need help bringing the stuff back. Grab the wagon and try to be home before dark.” She grins.“Wait, we are walking?” I ask, horrified. The town is 5 miles away.“Yes, you are both in good shape. I take good care of you, that long of a walk isn’t so bad. Now you better get going if you are going to get back before dark. Rural areas are not safe at night for two teenage girls.”I stare at her in disbelief, and she hands me a list, “Get everything that you can.” She then hands me money, “If it’s not on the list, you don’t bu

Colt POV9 years ago the only friends I had in this entire world, left me. The plan was for all of us to escape but that’s not how it played out. I tripped and fell, and they didn’t come back for me.I foolishly thought they would but when they got the keycard and ran outside, it was every wolf for himself and that broke my heart. I was already weak, but I thought my family had my back. I thought they would carry me to safety, and we would all get away together. I never could have imagined how wrong I was.I called out for them. I called out for her-Maddie- as I lay bleeding on the ground.Maddie not only was my best friend but my sister. The five of us were family but she and I were closer than the others. I took care of her, and she took care of me.She snuck me food when I was starving due to experiments, and I always cleaned her wounds from the fights she fought.Maddy was the perfect soldier and from the conversations I overheard; she was the one.She was the one they wanted. The

Tall buildings and a city are where my dreams take me tonight. I search for some sort of landmark or sign, anything to help me. Finally, there it is Denver, Colorado. I sigh in relief. Once we get there, I can send a signal out for him to find me. I will get Andy back and we can figure out what to do.BOOM! Thunder crashes above and I hear Lila scream, “Maddie!” she grabs my arm. I push myself and her further under the tree but it’s now pouring, and the branches are little help. Lila’s teeth begin to chatter, and I sigh, scooting closer to her, trying to warm her, “Maddie, I am so cold.” She breathes out sporadically.I rub her arm, “I know, it’ll be ok. I can find shelter.”She stares at me, “How? You can’t go out there in this!” she says, looking at the puddles that are forming on the ground around us. We are both soaked, and our clothes stick to our bodies.“Lila, we need to get warm. Our fire went out and this tree is useless,” I say looking up, I feel like I am yelling because

We follow Alpha Caleb, and the rain slowly begins to stop. The earth is wet and soon we leave the field of long grass and head into the forest. Mud sticks to my paws and I pick them up higher, flinging it behind us.Growling is heard behind me, and I turn back to find Alpha Caleb’s three pack members, covered in mud. Lila laughs loudly and I whine, apologizing. I just wanted it off my paws, I didn’t mean to hit them.Caleb turns around and looks at the commotion and I can see his body begin to shake and wiggle as he laughs too. I don’t feel as bad anymore and he picks up his pace, looking up at the moon. I know the sun will begin to come up soon, but he seems to be in a bigger hurry to get home now.I follow behind him closely until we come to a large metal fence. Signs are posted all around it- DANGER ELECTRIC FENCE.I whine at Caleb, and he pushes his head up, pointing toward a gate near the end. I look behind me and we are still being flanked but now my anxiety picks up. The last t