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Sept. 9, 2026

Anger Issues: Werewolf Curse & Supernatural Folklore Unleashed!

Anger Issues: Werewolf Curse & Supernatural Folklore Unleashed!
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Key Takeaways

  • In the eerie town of Strickfield, werewolf Danielle Boyd transforms not from a full moon, but from sudden, explosive anger.
  • Unlike traditional lycanthropes, Danielle maintains full cognitive awareness during her transformations and consciously chooses who to spare.
  • Headmistress Hiltonson utilizes mysterious rejuvenating waters hidden beneath Strickfield to go undercover as a student and hunt Danielle.
  • The story, 'Anger Issues' by Rob Fields, explores the dark folklore, high school horror, and complex supernatural dynamics of Strickfield.
  • Alongside werewolves, Strickfield Academy and High School are crawling with other supernatural entities like vampires, adding layers of danger to the town.

This Halloween season, Weekly Spooky returns to Strickfield for a savage werewolf horror story about rage, lycanthropy, transformation, and a curse that doesn’t wait for the full moon. Danielle Boyd transforms whenever her anger explodes—but unlike most werewolves, Danielle remains fully aware of the monster she becomes.

After a Strickfield High cheerleader is brutally killed, monster hunter Headmistress Hiltonson becomes convinced Danielle is responsible. Using the mysterious rejuvenating waters hidden beneath Strickfield, Hiltonson goes undercover as a student to hunt the werewolf from inside the school. But Danielle’s strange immunity to silver, a second werewolf stalking the night, and a school already crawling with supernatural secrets suggest that this hunt may be much more complicated than it appears.

“Anger Issues” by Rob Fields is a bloody, darkly funny supernatural horror story packed with werewolf transformations, full-moon terror, monster hunting, high-school horror, violent creature battles, and the continuing mythology of Strickfield.

As Halloween draws closer, the monsters are getting restless—and in Strickfield, sometimes the difference between girl and beast is just one very bad day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What triggers Danielle Boyd's werewolf transformations?

Danielle transforms into a massive silver werewolf whenever she experiences intense anger or stress, requiring no full moon.

Who is Headmistress Hiltonson?

Headmistress Hiltonson is a monster hunter who uses magical rejuvenating waters to disguise herself as a student named Maggie Hilton in order to hunt Danielle.

Who wrote the story 'Anger Issues' featured on Weekly Spooky?

The supernatural horror story 'Anger Issues' was written by author Rob Fields.

Does Danielle Boyd lose control when she becomes a werewolf?

No, unlike typical werewolves, Danielle remains fully aware of her actions and consciously chooses not to kill her tormentors.

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Danielle Boyd doesn't need a full moon to become a werewolf.

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She just needs somebody to make her angry. And at

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Strickfield High, that happens a lot. But then another werewolf

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starts killing, and the monster hunter stalking Danielle may discover

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the most dangerous beast in town isn't the one she

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came for.

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What's that? You want to be scared? Come with me.

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You will experience tales of horror, ghosts, and death. It

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is not recommended for the weak at.

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Heart.

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But now, as for tonight... Some monsters wait for the

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full moon. Some need a curse, a ritual, or a

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dark forest. Danielle Boyd just needs one bad day. And

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at Strickfield High, bad days are practically part of the curriculum.

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Every insult, every shove, every person who pushes her just

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a little too far brings Danielle closer to claws and fangs.

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But there's something strange about the monster inside her. Danielle

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doesn't lose herself when the werewolf takes over. She remembers,

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she thinks, and so far, she chooses who gets hurt.

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Now a cheerleader is dead. and another werewolf is on

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the loose, a monster hunter has gone undercover at Strickfield

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High with enough silver to put them both in the ground.

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With Halloween getting closer, it feels like the perfect time

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to return to a town where controlling your temper might

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be the only thing between detention and dismemberment. ANGER ISSUES

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By Rob Fields Thursday night. Perspective. Headmistress Hiltonson. Once again

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I'm prowling the night in search of creatures whom Satan

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has sent into our reality. I continue to seek out

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Bella Tabon, but either she's on to me, and continues

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to evade me herself, or perhaps I need to modify

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my strategy in finding her. Make no mistake, I shall

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find Bella Tabon and free her tortured soul. At the moment,

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she shall have to wait. I'm currently on the trail

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of a beast. Based on the tracks and the carnage

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left in its wake, there's no question, It's a werewolf.

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I just happen to know of one here in Strickfield

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whose name is Danielle Boyd. Like Bella Tabon, she has

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also proven to be quite elusive. When I come to

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the end of the trail, I see a vehicle turned

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on its side and smoke emitting from underneath. I move

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with caution to investigate. Good God in heaven! I gasp

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upon seeing the horrifying sight inside. Human body parts and

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blood line the inner compartment. A girl's severed head is

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lying next to the front tire. It is indeed a

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werewolf attack based on the claw marks everywhere. I've seen

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worse scenarios like this before. I still haven't been able

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to forget that Halloween night. when Bernadette Hallow somehow became

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one of the living dead and sought to wreck my

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beloved academy with an army she created. She herself nearly

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ended me that night. But thanks to the Lord in Heaven,

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I was victorious. Examining the girl further, I see that

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she was wearing a jacket with Strickfield Varsity Cheerleading written

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in cursive on the back. The rest of the jacket

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is torn, along with the flesh that once was underneath it. Clearly,

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this girl was quite unaware of the horror that would

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find and slay them both. The more I see of

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this nauseous sight, the more I am determined to find

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Danielle Boyd and stop her once and for all. The

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staff I carry has a silver-tipped end for just such emergencies.

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When I hear the police approaching, I quickly disappear. Safely hidden,

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I watch them examine the scene. I am sure they

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have dealt with carnage like this before. No one serves

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in the Strickfield Police Department without doing so. I have

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lived in this accursed village for many years. By day

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I am headmistress of Strickfield Academy, where it is my

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sacred duty to ensure my faculty and I shape the

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young minds who walk our halls. By night I emerge

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and try to make Strickfield a better place. The greatest

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mystery is why Satan has chosen this village to spread chaos.

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What is so special about Strickfield? God has placed me

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here and given me my great task. If this village

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is where I must do his work, then I shall obey.

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I look up to the sky. I am always your

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loyal servant, Lord. Guide me where you will. My next

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task already lies before me. I must infiltrate Strickfield High

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School and find the creature that mercilessly ended that cheerleader's life.

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Was it you, Danielle Boyd? Regardless, I must seek out

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that werewolf and free its wretched soul from the curse.

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There is one place I must go to make my

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mission possible. I turn and leave. After making some impromptu

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arrangements for my leave at Strickfield Academy, I enter the

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secret caverns. I am always seduced by the beauty of

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the glowing crystals and shimmering waters. For years I have

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avoided using the bath and chosen to age gracefully, as

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God intended. However, I cannot infiltrate Strickfield High School as

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a woman in her mid-forties. So tonight, I must make

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an exception. I remove my clothing and set everything aside.

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Even before entering the bath, I can feel the warmth

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radiating from it. The warmth is confirmed as I descend.

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I take a breath and dive into its depths. I

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feel the water quickly working its wonders on my body,

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both outwardly and within. I swim until I feel that

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the rejuvenation process is complete. I rise from the water

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looking and feeling young again. When it settles, I gaze

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at my reflection and see that I can easily walk

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the halls of Strickfield High as a student, thanks in

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no small part to the school's open enrollment. I go

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into the pack I brought, and put on clothing from inside.

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Once dressed, I place my other clothes in the pack

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and leave the caverns as a different person. I shall

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return once a day and use the bath to maintain

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this younger form. until I find the werewolf and end

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his reign of terror. I look up and see that

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this is the first night of the full moon. Only

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two remain, and sunrise is near, so I cannot hunt

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the beast tonight. I might as well go to Denoyer's

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Grill for breakfast before making my way to Strickfield High.

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Hunting certainly has a way of making me work up

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an appetite. Friday morning. Perspective. Danielle Boyd. I take deep

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breaths as I walk into Strickfield High School with my

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best friend and roommate, Darla Cantrell. She's been teaching me

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new ways to keep from getting pissed off. The problem is,

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I'm always pissed off. Unfortunately, that goes hand in hand

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with my curse. Whenever I lose my shit, a hard

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surge tears through my body and I become a huge

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silver werewolf. No full moon required. Daylight doesn't change me back.

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I have to calm down. Sometimes that happens in the

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worst places, leaving me streaking through downtown Strickfield or waiting

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naked outside our apartment until Darla gets home. So far,

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I've been fast enough to avoid the Roth's Rings regulars.

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I'm fit, and plenty of those cops have junk in

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the trunk, so they don't exactly carry keys as a werewolf.

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If you know good old Danny Boy, short for Danielle,

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you know I have serious anger issues. You can thank

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my Bible-thumping parents for that. As for my curse, thank

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the werewolf who grabbed me and bit me at the

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height of a solar eclipse. Unless there's something else I'm

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not considering, I think that's gotta be it. How else

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do you explain my differences from other werewolves? I gasp

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when Darla puts a hand on my shoulder and snaps

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me out of my thoughts. Don't do that, I snap.

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Calm down, Danny boy, she reminds me. She's about to

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pull me into an empty classroom to talk when one

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of those fucking asshole jocks slaps my ass hard. The

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sudden urge hits me. When Darla hears me growling, she

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grabs me and drags me into the classroom. After pulling

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the door shut, she turns and watches me transform. Oh, Danny...

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Darla groans sympathetically. School's been pissing me off all week.

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On Wednesday, Janine Ferris got in my face and accused

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me of stealing Kenan Dorfman. We went on two dates,

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but things didn't work out. He tried like hell to

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get into my pants, though, but I wasn't having it,

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so I told him we were never dating again. Janine

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slapped me and triggered a change. Yesterday, Mr. Agler yelled

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in my face until I felt the surge and ran

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from class. He's one of those people who makes it

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a point to get right in my face. Now this

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jock has to slap my ass? The changes hurt so much.

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My bones and muscles grow as I flex my hands

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into fists and back again. Now... I'm a huge silver

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werewolf and Darla's holding up her hands and shaking her head. No,

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Danny boy, no, don't do that, she begs. But all

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I can see is red. I roar before turning and

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reducing the door to kindling. Boy, do the other students

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in the hallway start screaming and running. Then I turn

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and see the motherfucker who slapped my ass. I point

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at him and roar. Oh, what I'm gonna do to you.

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Of course, it all comes out as roars. That asshole

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and his buddies scatter. But I only want Jim Ace Aislinger.

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He yells for help as he runs toward the door

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leading to the smoker's area. Help me! Ace wails. I

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demolish those doors and keep after him. Seriously. Seriously. Why

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can't people just leave me the fuck alone? Okay, I

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used to be a high-profile fashion model in Malibu before

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I was cursed, but these fuckers at Strickfield High won't

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let me just be me. They treat me like some

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big conquest. I've heard them call me the most beautiful,

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most stacked girl in school, and I've caught them gawking

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at the nude pictorials I did for Vanity Fair. before

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I return to Strickfield. My body is both my blessing

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and my curse, next to the lycanthropy. Having to wear

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my cheerleading uniform on game days doesn't help much either,

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especially this morning. I finally knock Ace down. He cries

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out and pees himself as I lift him. I'll teach

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you to slap my ass, I yell. But what good

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does trying to talk do? You'd think I would understand

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this by now. I can think in English, but I

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can't actually speak it. My words come out as a

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huge roar while he whimpers and blubbers. Ace should feel lucky.

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If I were any other werewolf, he wouldn't live. I

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also wouldn't be out here in broad daylight. I open

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my mouth and pretend I'm going to bite his face off.

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then draw back and roar right in his visage. I

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throw him away from me, just hard enough to make

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my point, then stalk over while he cries. I raise

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one claw and let him stare at it. Then I

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lightly scratch his hand. Ace shrieks like a little bitch

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before getting up and running back into the school. I'm cursed!

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That werewolf scratched me! I'm gonna become a werewolf! Oh, God!

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Ace seems pretty convinced his fate is sealed. Don't stress.

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I accidentally scratched another bitch who got in my face

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a few months ago. I kept a close eye on

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her afterward, but she never changed when she got pissed

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off or when the full moon came around. Once I

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knew I couldn't spread the curse, I started playfully scratching

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people who pissed me off. Ace'll see tonight that he's fine.

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When Ace's stupid jock friends come outside and see me,

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I roar until they tumble over each other. Then I

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give them two middle fingers and run. See, I can't

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speak English, but sign language works. That's when I see

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a new girl. A busty blonde standing right in front

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of me. Is she gonna enroll here? Something about her

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strikes me as weird. She just stands there, not even

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afraid of me. I finally found you, she says where

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only I can hear her. Something ain't right about her.

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When I'm normal again, I'll haul ass back here and

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look into her. For now, I leave her with something

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to remember me by. I grab her shoulders and run

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my werewolf tongue right up her face. Ew, yuck! The

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girl yells. I let go of her and run off.

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Time to burn off some steam until I calm down.

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Thanks to my werewolf hearing, I catch the girl's final warning.

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I'm coming for you. Perspective, Headmistress Hiltonson. Walking the halls

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of a public high school is something I never imagined doing,

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but here I am. I enter a restroom and again

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see the bath has done so much for me.

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Amazing.

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I'm at least half my age now. As I leave

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the restroom, I would be lying if I said I

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were not tempted to keep using the bath after I

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find and destroy the werewolf. No, God did not intend

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for me to cheat death. When he finally calls me

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to him, I shall be ready to go and hope

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the Lord is proud of my service. I walk into

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the principal's office and see Matthew Van Deist speaking with

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one of the women who works there. If only the

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fool knew what kinds of creatures pretended to be students

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at his school. I suppose I shall have to do

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Van Deist a kindness and put down every last monster here.

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Much to my surprise, Bella Tabon walks into the office.

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I do not understand how this particular vampire moves freely

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in the daylight. During my hunt, I'm using the name

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Maggie Hilton, a derivative of my real name, Magdalene Hiltonson. Funny,

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I do not remember Bella having such long pigtails jutting

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unnaturally from the sides of her head without touching her shoulders.

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I also remember her being nearly flat-chested, but now she

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is endowed. You've summoned me again, Matthew, she says flirtatiously.

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How may I serve? That's Mr. Van Deest to you, Lucy,

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he tells her. The girl wears a devilish smirk as

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she speaks with the principal, but why does he call

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her Lucy? Does Van Deest know of this Spawn of Satan?

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I came here for Danielle Boyd, but I also must

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destroy this creature. That will require more swims in the bath.

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After that spawn of Satan leaves, Van Deest breaks my stare.

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Can I help you, young lady? I laugh a little. Yes,

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I'm sorry. I'd like to enroll at Strickfield High, please.

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Van Deest smiles. Certainly. I just need you to complete

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some paperwork and tell us where we can request your

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previous school's transcripts. Of course, I say. And fill out

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the forms. Perspective. Danielle Boyd. I finally return to school

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after calming down and finding fresh clothes. That's it, then.

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I'm doomed to lead a lonely life. I'll never be

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happy again. For a time, I was happy. If God exists,

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I must have done something to piss him off enough

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to curse me like this. I walk into Principal Van

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Deest's office. As always, he gives me that look. Have

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you ever considered anger management classes, young lady? He asks me.

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I give him a look that makes me wonder whether

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he knows about my condition. No, he can't possibly know.

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As far as I know, he's never been around when

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I lost my shit and wolfed out. You know what's funny?

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Darla bought me a box set of the original TV

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series of The Incredible Hulk. She wasn't trying to be funny.

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She thought it might help me. David Banner turns into

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the Hulk when he gets angry, just like I change.

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But there are two big... Big differences between us. His

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condition came from science and might be curable, and he

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actually tries not to get angry. Me? I think anger

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is my husband. I love the rush when it tears

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through me. Maybe it's my drug. Do I really want

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to control my anger? I look right at Van Deest. Seriously,

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just fuck off, okay? Our esteemed principal sighs and writes

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me a slip to return to class. He doesn't even

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give me detention. We look at each other for a

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long moment. When I raise an eyebrow, he finally hands

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me the slip and says he'll see me again the

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next time I need one. I leave the office and

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head to class. I walk in and give Miss Temple

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the slip. I can easily identify the new girls. One

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is the blonde who stared me down after I wolfed out.

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I don't recognize the ginger, but something about her strikes

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me as odd. Take your seat, Danielle. Please, Miss Temple says.

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I want to tell her she needs to get laid,

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but the last thing I want to hear is language. Language. Seriously,

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why do Miss Temple and Principal Van Deest put up

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with my shit? I should have been thrown out of

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my ass long ago. I've been completely uncensored with them,

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but they just take it with a grain of salt.

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I sit between the two new girls. The blonde on

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my right is Lila Donnerly, the one whose face I

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licked as a wolf. The ginger is Maggie Hilton, and

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her scent raises... Several red flags. Where do I know

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her from? Did I fight her while transformed? Then there's

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Lila saying she finally found me. Could either of them

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know me from my modeling days in Malibu? When Miss

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Temple calls on me to answer a question, I play

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the good little wolfie and answer. The only thing is

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she doesn't throw me a biscuit afterwards. Meanwhile, these two

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new bitches keep eyeing me. Seriously, fuck off! Perspective, Headmistress Hiltonson. Yes,

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I have finally found Danielle Boyd. You could not have

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been any more obvious when you became a werewolf again

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in broad daylight. Yes, my dear. I saw you change

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once before. A group of hoodlums from my academy, whom

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I have had trouble disciplining, decided to target you. It's

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your own fault for putting yourself out there as a

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fashion model. I've seen and confiscated many magazines whose covers

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you graced. Even your two rather interesting issues of Vanity Fair.

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Those hoodlums intended to violate you. I was ready to intervene,

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but then I saw you change. Most interesting, since there

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was no full moon that night, I could literally feel

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your anger as you attacked all six of them and

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laid them out. Yet, you did not kill them. Why, Danielle?

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Is that not what mindless beasts do? You let them

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live as if By choice. I examined the hoodlums after

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you left. Not one had a scratch or bite, so

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I did not have to fear you had spread the curse.

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I do not like destroying lives unless I must. Unfortunately,

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I know no true cure for lycanthropy. Silver only puts

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the afflicted down until some fool removes it. I did

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not see what caused you to change this time, but

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I am willing to bet extreme anger is the trigger.

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Most interesting. I must look into this. I do not

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know what makes you different, Danielle, but I am certain

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science is not the answer. Now I watch these children

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cower as you occupy the center of the cafeteria where

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you just changed. You move toward the one who angered

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you and pluck him from the crowd. I can tell

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he does not know it's you, Danielle, but he is

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clearly the one who caused the change. I would be

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interested to know what the fool did. Good heavens, what

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a temper! You roar in his face before lifting him

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up over your head and putting him through a table.

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You roar at him once more, then... Make Principal Van

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Deest gulp when he sees you. You approach him and, literally,

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look down upon him. Why do you not kill, Danielle?

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What is this? Now you lift the principal and sit

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him down on a cafeteria tray, right on top of

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a hot meatloaf lunch. I'm beginning to wonder whether I

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should have come to this school or not. Wait, Magdalene. Yes,

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you are needed here. Bella Tabon is here and must

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also be destroyed. You have a great deal of work

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to do. Guide me, dear Lord, and help me understand

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what evil I face. Friday afternoon. Perspective. Danielle Boyd. It

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takes me even longer to calm down this time. What

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is it with these fucking jocks? First, Jim Aislinger slaps

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my ass in the hallway, then Keenan Dorfman pushes me

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too far by demanding another date after I tell him no.

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again and again. Then he gets mad and shoves me

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over a cafeteria table. I see red and feel the surge.

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I don't care who sees me, so I transform right there.

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If Keenan wasn't scared of me before, he sure is now. Oh,

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does it ever feel wonderful to put him through a table.

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He knows what I am, and he still got stupid.

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As for what I did to Van Deest, well, fuck him. Seriously,

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quit trying to be my friend. I end up butt

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naked outside my apartment at Strickfield Cove. Darla hid a

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spare key for emergencies just like this, so I let

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myself in and slam the door. Losing my shit always

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means losing my clothes. You know how many times this

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has happened to me? I've even had to steal clothes

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off a line. A trick I learned from that TV

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series about ol' big and green and mean. I groan

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when I realize I've gotta go clothes shopping again. Should

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I even go back to school? Shit. I have to

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cheer at the game tonight. And we're holding emergency tryouts

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because Aubrey Belsher was killed by a werewolf last night.

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For the record, it wasn't me. I also need to

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hunt the fucker who killed her down. I want to

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quit the squad, but I stay because it's therapeutic. It

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reminds me of my modeling days in Malibu. After I

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put on another cheerleading uniform, I look in the mirror

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and see the face that once graced popular fashion magazines.

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Now I'm getting mad again and wondering why. I sigh

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and leave for school. I can already picture Principal Van

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Deest's expression when I walk into his office yet again.

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That'll cheer me up a little. Perspective, Headmistress Hiltonson After school,

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I make my way to the gym to watch the

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cheerleaders practice. Felicia Mirren turns toward me. Oh, hey, you

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here to try out? I stare at her with wide eyes.

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Excuse me? She smiles. We're holding tryouts. We just had

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a girl, um, well, anyway, we have to fill a vacancy.

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If you're here to try out, let's see what you got.

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I take in all five uniformed cheerleaders. Bella Tabon is here.

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though everyone keeps calling her Lucy. Next to her is

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Aileen Donnerly, a short, mousy girl. Felicia Mirren is the captain.

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Most interestingly, Danielle Boyd is a cheerleader. Then there is

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another girl who is an albino, except her eyes are

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strikingly sapphire blue. Her hair gleams with a bit of

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ruby and a bit of bluish blue. color on her

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face her name is candace redmont though i've heard people

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call her candy apple red just then the other new

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girl walks in felicia asks lila donnerly whether she also

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wishes to try out i wonder if she's related to

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aileen then felicia asks me again yes i think i

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will try out i answer Lila gives me an angry

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look before she tells Felicia, Me too. I really did it.

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Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine making the

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cheerleading squad. I had considered it years ago when I

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attended parochial school and truly was the age I'm pretending

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to be now. But I dedicated myself to training for

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the Lord's work. and drove every thought of extracurricular activities

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from my mind. I am accepting this position only because

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I am undercover. Lila and I give our best performances,

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which makes me question her abilities. I am a highly

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trained fighter. I shall have to tell you more of

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my life story in good time, but not today. Those

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skills give me the strength and control to execute the routines. Somehow,

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Lila matches me, move for move. She is more than

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she appears. In the end, I win my place on

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the squad by a vote of three to two, with

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Danielle herself casting the deciding vote. I immediately join the

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cheerleaders' training and begin learning the routines. They hope I

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can be ready for Tonight's basketball game against my own

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beloved academy. Our football teams have an intense rivalry in

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the fall, but it's been several years since the basketball

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teams have faced off against each other. I keep a

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00:35:04.969 --> 00:35:09.829
close eye on Danielle Boyd. I can feel the anger

440
00:35:09.969 --> 00:35:14.309
radiating from her. She truly does not want to be here,

441
00:35:14.909 --> 00:35:21.250
and neither does Lucy. Then... Why do they stay? It

442
00:35:21.309 --> 00:35:26.030
does not matter. My main focus is the werewolf. Bella

443
00:35:26.110 --> 00:35:30.699
Tabon will come afterward. I may also have to investigate

444
00:35:31.099 --> 00:35:34.980
Candace Redmont. Whenever I'm close to her, she seems to

445
00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:40.480
radiate a pure cold. Are all of these cheerleaders really

446
00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:45.099
a group of monsters? If that is the case, I

447
00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:49.289
may never return to Strickfield Academy. and resume my duties

448
00:35:49.449 --> 00:35:55.179
as headmistress. Perhaps God has given me a new purpose.

449
00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:07.659
Friday night. Perspective. Danielle Boyd. It happened again. No, some

450
00:36:08.019 --> 00:36:12.519
stupid Neanderthal didn't make me change this time. I simply

451
00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:17.519
got furious and wolfed out. I really hate my life.

452
00:36:18.139 --> 00:36:22.150
I hate Strickfield. I hate Strickfield High. I hate being cursed.

453
00:36:22.909 --> 00:36:25.329
All the pressures of the day piled up until the

454
00:36:25.389 --> 00:36:28.489
surge hit me in the locker room right after the game.

455
00:36:29.369 --> 00:36:34.650
I stripped, ran outside, and changed. I scare the shit

456
00:36:34.690 --> 00:36:38.090
out of people yet again as I run through downtown Strickfield.

457
00:36:38.670 --> 00:36:43.329
Darla's working at Sexpectations, the strip club just outside town,

458
00:36:43.789 --> 00:36:46.369
where she has no problem showing it off for the

459
00:36:46.409 --> 00:36:49.690
kind of Money she makes. I work as a night

460
00:36:49.730 --> 00:36:53.489
manager at Roth's Rings. I don't make the money Darla does,

461
00:36:53.570 --> 00:36:56.170
but I can pull my weight with the bills and

462
00:36:56.510 --> 00:36:59.409
make rent. It's a good thing I'm off tonight for

463
00:36:59.429 --> 00:37:03.829
the game, or I'd probably have trouble working. Speaking of

464
00:37:03.909 --> 00:37:07.650
Roth's Rings, I find myself facing a few cops near

465
00:37:07.670 --> 00:37:12.369
the alley who've just dropped their coffee and donuts. They

466
00:37:12.409 --> 00:37:16.219
draw their guns and point them right at me. I

467
00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:18.900
look over my shoulder and see that it's the second

468
00:37:19.000 --> 00:37:22.119
night of the full moon. I lower my snout and

469
00:37:22.280 --> 00:37:26.670
sniff the cops, then surprise them by wolfing down all

470
00:37:26.710 --> 00:37:34.110
their double chocolate donuts. Mmm, tasty. Chocolate is definitely one

471
00:37:34.150 --> 00:37:37.670
of my vices. When I finish, I lick my chops

472
00:37:37.809 --> 00:37:41.809
and sniff them again. I don't want to hurt the cops,

473
00:37:41.869 --> 00:37:45.789
so I just fuck with them before heading down the alley.

474
00:37:46.650 --> 00:37:50.050
I'm barely away when someone drops right on top of me.

475
00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:55.820
It doesn't take long to realize it's another werewolf. Shit.

476
00:37:56.519 --> 00:37:58.780
Those cops are still there and I can't let this

477
00:37:58.920 --> 00:38:02.380
beast reach them. They don't know I'm capable of thought

478
00:38:02.440 --> 00:38:05.710
and not a mindless killing machine in my beast body.

479
00:38:06.530 --> 00:38:11.429
This ginger-colored wolf is clearly mindless like nearly every other

480
00:38:11.489 --> 00:38:15.199
werewolf out there. At least the police have the sense

481
00:38:15.300 --> 00:38:19.789
to run like hell. They'll probably call for backup, so

482
00:38:20.010 --> 00:38:24.150
I have to stop this monster before they arrive. The

483
00:38:24.190 --> 00:38:27.230
two of us bite and scratch at each other. I

484
00:38:27.269 --> 00:38:31.769
can smell that she's definitely another she-bitch. I can't believe

485
00:38:31.809 --> 00:38:35.909
how well I've mastered my werewolf powers since getting cursed.

486
00:38:36.739 --> 00:38:39.739
I've sharpened my sense of smell and even have night

487
00:38:39.800 --> 00:38:44.099
vision when in human form. I also heal real fast

488
00:38:44.179 --> 00:38:48.300
and never get sick. It's only my fucking anger that

489
00:38:48.380 --> 00:38:53.099
plagues me. Speaking of anger, this other werewolf is really

490
00:38:53.219 --> 00:38:56.699
pissing me off and keeping me in wolf form. I

491
00:38:56.760 --> 00:39:00.179
won't calm down enough to change back any time soon.

492
00:39:00.989 --> 00:39:05.489
Then I remember that I control my body and my actions.

493
00:39:06.650 --> 00:39:09.449
In fact, I learned how to fight when I was

494
00:39:09.510 --> 00:39:12.860
younger and, living on the streets... I got my ass

495
00:39:12.900 --> 00:39:17.239
kicked plenty while learning, but I learned. Now I use

496
00:39:17.280 --> 00:39:21.190
that training against the werewolf. When I start beating her down,

497
00:39:21.309 --> 00:39:25.550
someone else joins the fight. Is that our new cheerleader,

498
00:39:26.329 --> 00:39:33.139
Maggie Hilton? Now I finally recognize her self. Somehow, she's

499
00:39:33.179 --> 00:39:37.840
headmistress Hiltonson from Strickfield Academy. I first met this bitch

500
00:39:37.900 --> 00:39:41.360
while cheerleading at a football game against her school last fall.

501
00:39:42.139 --> 00:39:45.260
She's old enough to be my mother, yet somehow she's

502
00:39:46.179 --> 00:39:50.889
young again. Hiltonson reaches behind her and pulls out two swords.

503
00:39:51.550 --> 00:39:55.929
More like katanas. I can already smell silver on the blades.

504
00:39:56.550 --> 00:39:59.869
The ginger werewolf turns toward her. I try to warn

505
00:39:59.889 --> 00:40:04.369
the nun, but I keep forgetting I can't speak. Damn it.

506
00:40:05.170 --> 00:40:09.739
The ginger werewolf leaps at Hiltonson. Our newest cheerleader surprises

507
00:40:09.800 --> 00:40:13.059
me with how well she fights. She keeps the werewolf

508
00:40:13.099 --> 00:40:16.400
from touching her. I'm sure she knows that one bite

509
00:40:16.500 --> 00:40:21.340
or scratch is... all it takes to fuck you for life. Seriously,

510
00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:26.420
you keep this shit forever like cancer. The ginger werewolf

511
00:40:26.500 --> 00:40:31.000
howls and swipes at Hiltonson. If Hiltonson made herself young

512
00:40:31.039 --> 00:40:34.320
in order to fight better, she's proving she has moves.

513
00:40:35.039 --> 00:40:38.719
A few times she looks my way, probably wondering whether

514
00:40:38.780 --> 00:40:42.780
I'll join the other wolf and attack. The ginger werewolf

515
00:40:42.860 --> 00:40:46.150
is determined to get Hiltonson and seems to have forgotten

516
00:40:46.210 --> 00:40:49.539
all about me. This ain't the first time another werewolf

517
00:40:49.579 --> 00:40:52.530
has attacked me. And it sure won't be the last.

518
00:40:53.030 --> 00:40:55.769
Last month, a male wolf tried to fuck me while

519
00:40:55.789 --> 00:40:58.949
we were fighting. Boy, did I tear his ass apart

520
00:40:58.989 --> 00:41:02.789
for that. Get it straight, boys. Nobody is fucking me.

521
00:41:03.230 --> 00:41:08.289
You got that? Hiltonson seems to be getting overwhelmed. The

522
00:41:08.329 --> 00:41:11.989
ginger werewolf doesn't back down even after all the stabs

523
00:41:12.070 --> 00:41:15.940
and swipes from Hiltonson. The wolf's weakening from the silvers.

524
00:41:16.590 --> 00:41:20.550
The blades are likely lined with a silver dust. Then

525
00:41:20.630 --> 00:41:24.010
the wolf finds an opening, knocks Hiltonson on her ass,

526
00:41:24.389 --> 00:41:28.820
and springs to pounce before she can get up. I

527
00:41:28.940 --> 00:41:32.960
finally resume the fight by tackling the wolf, giving Hiltonson

528
00:41:32.980 --> 00:41:36.340
the chance to regain her footing and retrieve her swords.

529
00:41:37.340 --> 00:41:40.679
Seeing an opening, I seize the ginger werewolf from behind

530
00:41:40.760 --> 00:41:43.719
and hold her, allowing Hiltonson to drive one of the

531
00:41:43.780 --> 00:41:48.989
silver katanas through the wolf's heart. The blade cuts into

532
00:41:49.030 --> 00:41:54.449
me too, but I ain't worried. When Hiltonson removes the blade,

533
00:41:54.489 --> 00:41:57.809
she pulls a handgun and shoots the ginger werewolf through

534
00:41:57.829 --> 00:42:02.730
the heart. It doesn't take long before the beast changes back.

535
00:42:03.809 --> 00:42:09.489
It's not Lila Donnerly after all. It's Janine Ferris. She

536
00:42:09.550 --> 00:42:13.250
tries to say something, but there's too much silver in

537
00:42:13.289 --> 00:42:20.610
her system. She dies. At least... For now. Hiltonson points

538
00:42:20.639 --> 00:42:23.050
her gun at me. I shake my head and hold

539
00:42:23.110 --> 00:42:27.170
out my arms as if to ask, Really? The two

540
00:42:27.250 --> 00:42:35.110
of us face each other in a standoff. Perspective. Headmistress Hiltonson.

541
00:42:36.289 --> 00:42:41.650
Are my eyes deceiving me? Does this silver werewolf, Danielle Boyd,

542
00:42:41.789 --> 00:42:46.170
understand what is happening? Silver doesn't seem to harm her.

543
00:42:47.000 --> 00:42:50.039
I intended to kill both werewolves when I stabbed them.

544
00:42:51.039 --> 00:42:55.440
I shake my head slowly. Did this creature really just

545
00:42:56.380 --> 00:43:00.139
try to help me? She held the other werewolf so

546
00:43:00.199 --> 00:43:06.539
I could take it down. Werewolves do not do that. No, no,

547
00:43:06.639 --> 00:43:11.219
this creature is born of Satan. I must end Danielle

548
00:43:11.300 --> 00:43:16.239
Boyd's suffering and free her soul. I fire two silver

549
00:43:16.320 --> 00:43:20.389
bullets into her heart, and she falls onto her back.

550
00:43:21.929 --> 00:43:26.289
I shriek when she sits bolt upright. The next thing

551
00:43:26.389 --> 00:43:28.989
I know, she's on top of me, pinning me to

552
00:43:29.010 --> 00:43:33.190
the ground and roaring in my face. My eyes widen

553
00:43:33.230 --> 00:43:36.460
when the silver bullets pop out of her chest and

554
00:43:36.539 --> 00:43:40.960
land on me. I now have confirmation that silver has

555
00:43:41.300 --> 00:43:45.139
no effect on this creature. She growls at me for

556
00:43:45.199 --> 00:43:49.340
a long moment before getting off me and letting me stand.

557
00:43:50.280 --> 00:43:55.760
Then she truly surprises me by giving me the finger.

558
00:43:56.960 --> 00:44:00.929
I must see whether I can reason with Boyd. Can

559
00:44:00.969 --> 00:44:05.409
you understand me, Danielle? She turns and looks at me.

560
00:44:06.650 --> 00:44:11.050
She points to me, taps her temple, and then points

561
00:44:11.150 --> 00:44:16.800
to herself. She repeats the gesture. I think I understand

562
00:44:16.860 --> 00:44:21.579
what she's asking. Yes, Danielle. I know who you are,

563
00:44:22.159 --> 00:44:26.550
I answer. I saw you change twice, but you did

564
00:44:26.639 --> 00:44:31.550
not see me. I cannot believe Danielle is fully aware

565
00:44:31.630 --> 00:44:36.849
of her actions. This werewolf is truly unique, much like

566
00:44:36.969 --> 00:44:43.199
Bella Tabon and Candace Redmont. I realize- I cannot kill Danielle,

567
00:44:43.280 --> 00:44:47.039
at least not yet. I must try to help her

568
00:44:47.420 --> 00:44:51.139
if I can. Come with me, Danielle. I can give

569
00:44:51.179 --> 00:44:55.250
you safety and some new clothes. We both look toward

570
00:44:55.309 --> 00:44:59.369
the approaching police sirens. I put my hand on her shoulder.

571
00:45:00.030 --> 00:45:03.510
Come with me, Danielle. Please. You have my word I

572
00:45:03.530 --> 00:45:08.840
will not harm you. I only want to talk. Danielle

573
00:45:08.880 --> 00:45:12.369
looks at me and nods. She scoops me into her

574
00:45:12.590 --> 00:45:17.389
arms and runs swiftly. I guide her toward the caverns.

575
00:45:21.969 --> 00:45:28.780
Late Friday. Perspective. Danielle Boyd. Hiltonson talks me down until

576
00:45:29.300 --> 00:45:32.940
I can change back into human form. She's true to

577
00:45:32.980 --> 00:45:37.679
her word. She gives me clothes and doesn't attack. Then

578
00:45:37.800 --> 00:45:41.320
she removes her own clothing and enters the lake and

579
00:45:41.340 --> 00:45:45.949
the caverns. I never knew any of this existed beneath Strickfield,

580
00:45:46.550 --> 00:45:52.750
and those glowing crystals. So pretty. After a while, Hiltonson

581
00:45:52.829 --> 00:45:57.280
comes out. Now I understand how she became young again.

582
00:45:58.079 --> 00:46:02.519
She gets dressed and sits with me. You really can

583
00:46:02.599 --> 00:46:08.460
understand me when you're a wolf, she asks. I nod. Yeah,

584
00:46:08.639 --> 00:46:12.739
I'm in Full control. I understand everything. I just can't

585
00:46:13.119 --> 00:46:18.579
control the changes. You could if you would just calm down.

586
00:46:20.280 --> 00:46:25.219
I have anger issues, okay? I snap. I've always had them.

587
00:46:25.320 --> 00:46:28.670
People like you made me this way. I fucking hate

588
00:46:29.050 --> 00:46:33.550
Bible thumpers. I sigh. But you gave me a chance,

589
00:46:33.630 --> 00:46:36.969
so I'll cut you a break. I point at her.

590
00:46:37.809 --> 00:46:41.610
But I know Know that you came to kill me.

591
00:46:42.199 --> 00:46:46.320
You shot me, remember? That was before I realized how

592
00:46:46.480 --> 00:46:54.000
different you really are. I back off. Okay. Fair enough, Hiltonson.

593
00:46:55.219 --> 00:47:00.030
You recognized me, too. I point to my nose. It

594
00:47:00.170 --> 00:47:04.929
always knows. Hiltonson and I talk for a long while,

595
00:47:05.469 --> 00:47:08.590
deep in the caverns. I don't know whether I can

596
00:47:08.670 --> 00:47:12.389
trust her, but she seems to genuinely want to help me.

597
00:47:13.570 --> 00:47:17.400
I cannot end your curse, Danielle, but perhaps I can

598
00:47:17.440 --> 00:47:23.880
help you control your anger and in turn your transformations. How?

599
00:47:24.500 --> 00:47:28.579
By transferring me to Strickfield Academy? I don't believe in

600
00:47:28.659 --> 00:47:32.719
God and nothing you say or do will make me believe.

601
00:47:33.679 --> 00:47:37.760
She sighs. I just want to help you. Will you

602
00:47:37.820 --> 00:47:42.920
at least give me that chance? I nod. I'll trust you.

603
00:47:43.739 --> 00:47:47.840
For now. I raise a finger. But if you fuck

604
00:47:47.900 --> 00:47:54.130
me over, I won't, she promises. Then we shake hands

605
00:47:54.269 --> 00:47:59.309
on it. It's Saturday morning when I wake up in

606
00:47:59.349 --> 00:48:02.539
my bed. I walk into the living room naked and

607
00:48:02.659 --> 00:48:05.929
find the morning paper. Darla must have left it on

608
00:48:05.969 --> 00:48:09.510
the table before she went out. A picture of Janine

609
00:48:09.619 --> 00:48:13.500
Ferris fills the front page beneath a story by Miranda

610
00:48:13.539 --> 00:48:17.739
Mason Phillips. The police found Janine naked in the alley.

611
00:48:18.420 --> 00:48:22.179
They removed the silver bullets, but she never woke up.

612
00:48:23.340 --> 00:48:28.260
Then I remember that Hiltonson's swords were coated with silver dust.

613
00:48:29.570 --> 00:48:33.710
Someone knocks at the door. Not caring who sees me naked,

614
00:48:33.789 --> 00:48:38.369
I open it. Lila Donnerly walks into the apartment as

615
00:48:38.449 --> 00:48:41.630
though she lives here. I close the door while she

616
00:48:41.690 --> 00:48:47.809
drops into a recliner and smirks. Love your choice in fashion, darling,

617
00:48:48.489 --> 00:48:52.300
she purrs. I don't even move to get dressed. What

618
00:48:52.340 --> 00:48:56.059
the fuck do you want, Lila? She continues looking over

619
00:48:56.099 --> 00:49:01.199
my body. My grandma would very much like to meet you, Danielle.

620
00:49:02.119 --> 00:49:05.760
She can't understand why you never kill anyone. I've been

621
00:49:05.820 --> 00:49:10.170
watching you for a while and reporting my findings. She

622
00:49:10.230 --> 00:49:14.590
wants to bring you into our pack. Forget it. I'm

623
00:49:14.710 --> 00:49:19.929
a lone wolf, I tell her. You don't have to be.

624
00:49:20.719 --> 00:49:23.659
We werewolves have to look out for one another, especially

625
00:49:23.719 --> 00:49:27.960
when vampires are trying to wipe us out. Believe me, babe,

626
00:49:28.239 --> 00:49:30.579
it's only a matter of time before they come for you.

627
00:49:31.380 --> 00:49:35.820
Grandma Donnerly would very much like to speak with you. Please.

628
00:49:36.619 --> 00:49:40.960
She stands. I don't mean you any harm. Come with

629
00:49:41.019 --> 00:49:43.599
me to Shore City for the weekend. I can have

630
00:49:43.639 --> 00:49:46.880
you back in time for school on Monday. Cross my heart.

631
00:49:48.019 --> 00:49:52.800
For the first time, I seriously consider Lila's offer. I'll

632
00:49:52.860 --> 00:49:56.860
always be cursed just like Lila and probably her family.

633
00:49:57.639 --> 00:50:01.869
She belongs to a pack. Maybe I need to join

634
00:50:02.030 --> 00:50:07.090
one and be with my own kind. Okay, Lila. Let

635
00:50:07.130 --> 00:50:09.909
me get dressed and pack a bag, then we'll leave.

636
00:50:11.039 --> 00:50:15.699
You won't regret it, she promises. About ten minutes later,

637
00:50:16.289 --> 00:50:20.489
we leave Strickfield and head to Shore City. And I

638
00:50:20.530 --> 00:50:30.389
have a feeling things are never going to be the same. Well,

639
00:50:30.489 --> 00:50:34.820
my spookies, I think we learned something important here tonight.

640
00:50:35.420 --> 00:50:40.559
If you see a very angry cheerleader in Strickfield... Maybe

641
00:50:40.679 --> 00:50:44.530
don't slap her, shove her, insult her, or shoot her

642
00:50:44.550 --> 00:50:49.010
with silver bullets. In fact, just avoid making eye contact

643
00:50:49.050 --> 00:50:52.409
at all. Danielle may have some anger issues, but considering

644
00:50:52.449 --> 00:50:55.469
what else is stalking the streets of Strickfield, she might

645
00:50:55.570 --> 00:50:58.449
actually be the safer monster to have on your side.

646
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668
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sign up at the 15 a month or higher tier

669
00:52:07.559 --> 00:52:10.820
it really makes a huge difference and i appreciate it

670
00:52:11.199 --> 00:52:14.820
very greatly i would consider it a birthday present anyway

671
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It's time for me to get back to work and

672
00:52:16.880 --> 00:52:19.639
get back to getting older, I suppose. But for myself,

673
00:52:19.659 --> 00:52:23.909
for my executive producers, Bobletopia.com, and Rob Fields, for my producer,

674
00:52:23.949 --> 00:52:27.389
Dan Wilder, and my creepy composer, Ray Mattis, I'll talk

675
00:52:27.449 --> 00:52:31.150
at you tomorrow. Thank you for listening.

676
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Make sure to find your way back next week. But

677
00:52:36.010 --> 00:52:40.659
for now, you are safe. Trust me.