Don't Wake The White Wolf
Amidst the overpowering stench of diesel, rainwater, and mud, a sharp, wild scent of the deep wilderness and cedarwood still brushed past my nose, terrifyingly distinct.
The cabin door of the truck flew open. I vaguely saw the panicked driver kick the door open and jump down, his face deathly pale as he ran straight toward me. His lips moved, frantically sputtering words, but my hearing by now was completely paralyzed. Compared to the ringing in my ears back at the lakeside, my current condition was many times worse; his frantic, worried inquiries were nothing but muffled, distorted sounds slipping past my eardrums. As sound became entirely useless, my attention involuntarily shifted to his