CHAPTER SIXTEEN

It was a whisper at first, I wasn't sure 'Hey, it's me" I turned to Camilla thinking she said something but she was more focused on her show. 'Hello" The voice said again in my head, it took me a while to realize that it was indeed my wolf. I was excited 'Hi" I said out loud. Camilla turned to me 'What?" she asked me I was confused, how else was I supposed to communicate with my wolf? 'Nothing just talking to myself" I said to her She looked at me weird before going back to her show. I was confused on how I wanted to talk to my wolf who seem to be reaching out to me. Maybe if I tried talking to her in my head, she could hear me clearly. 'Hi" I said in my head 'Hello" the voice said back 'What is your name?" I asked 'My name is ambrosia, it's nice to finally meet you" she said with glee I laughed inside my head at her voice, it didn't seem crazy having a voice in your head. 'It's nice to meet you, I am sorry I have been neglectful" I said with remorse 'It's okay, you didn't know and they were trying to protect you but even the odora was not enough to hold me when I touched our mate" she told me 'Mate?" I asked 'Yes, we met our mate and it triggered me to break the barrier the odora created" 'Really?" I asked 'Yes" she said I felt someone touching me and I turned to Camilla who seemed to be trying to get my attention. 'Are you okay? You were looking lost for a while" she said concerned 'Yeah I am fine, was just thinking about something" I told her 'Anyways so, what are we going to do for your birthday, it's just three hours to it and you clearly seem to have no plans to celebrate your day. What's up with that?" she asked me I shrugged not really finding it comforting to tell her that there is a possibility that I might shift and I wanted to avoid being dramatic at a party, but she is a wolf too and might have an experience in these sort of things and I didn't want to make a big fuss for my eighteenth, mostly because I wanted it to be a day to remember and getting to know my wolf would do the trick. I wanted to confide in someone but my aunt said it might be dangerous if people found out what I was, they will come after me. I didn't want to give them more ammunition to do so. Camilla is a wolf so she must understand the dangers of being a werewolf, it was all new to me and I needed someone to guide me through it. Was the shift painful? Does it really feel like breaking a bone? I read most stories and they said it felt like hell and they felt sore after their first shift and that was at a very young age, getting to do mine when I am eighteen is going to hurt like a bitch. "Avilla!!!" Camilla shouted my name I turned to her in shock "What is going on with you? You have been acting spacey since I got here." She asked me leaning over to feel my forehead. "I need to tell you something" I told her, gently placing my hand on top of hers I asked my wolf and she said we could trust her so I figured, why not have someone here for you? "I know what you are" I told her simply She stared at me like I have grown two heads, "What?" She asked me "I know you are a werewolf" I told her She looked shocked and then speechless at the same time, she opened her mouth to argue the truth when I said the one thing that shocked her into silence. "I am too" I had the pleasure of seeing her struggle for words, "That can't be, you are human!" She said mostly to herself. "I thought so too but I recently discovered that my wolf has been dormant" I told her feeling a little sad "It means you haven't shifted yet?" She asked I nodded at her and she nodded back. "You are going to be in a lot of pain and I am going to be here for you just in case you need anything, okay?" She patted my head "Thank you" I told her I was glad she was here, I didn't know how I was going to handle all these by myself. She called the pizza delivery place and ordered five boxes of pizza. "Hello, I want five boxes of pepperoni pizza and sodas please" she mentioned the address for the delivery before ending the call. "I didn't know we are having a party" I said casually "We are not, the pizza is for you. After your first shift, your body will demand food like never before and lots of ice for your sore joints then you will need sleep so I am ordering pizza and you have ice, I think." She rattled off I tensed with anticipation, the pain was becoming unbearable and I wondered if I was going to be able to handle the pain like she was talking about. I had never been good at handling pain especially one of such magnitude. "Hey, how about we go for a party?" I suggested "A party? You realize the noise would make your head pound right?" She asked in a duh tone. "I know but I still want to have some fun for my birthday, you know?" I told her "Okay, so there is this party I was invited to, so you want to go with me? 'Sure, I will go get dressed" I found myself standing on the driveway of a big white ranch style house, wearing a black crop top with dark ripped skinny jeans and a pair of boots. "Those jeans look hot on you" compliments Camilla adjusting a few strands of necklaces that she asked me to wear around my neck earlier on. The jeans were super tight especially on my backside, Camilla looked pretty in her short leather dress with black tights and a pair of blue strappy sandals. "Wow the party's going crazy already" observes Camilla "Come on, I think we are fashionably late enough" I urge her as I wrap an arm around her. We saw some kids loitering on the front lawn. They huddled closer and started whispering when they saw us. I could hear the music from put here. The music was already so loud and I could tell that I am not going to enjoy this party. The party is in full swing when we get inside. The music was deafening and so many kids dancing and some couples grinding up against each other. I looked around at several people in various state of undress, a couple of girls are already half naked. "We werewolves do get drunk but we sober up quicker than humans probably due to our high metabolism" Camilla leaned in to whisper to me. I nodded my okay and we both entered the body on the dancefloor. It was fun for a while. We danced and drank a lot of liquor, I was so happy that I was turning eighteen. I was not feeling it before but now knowing I made a new friend and I am just not an ordinary human girl. I was over the moon at the sudden changes in my life. "Hey, you having fun!!!" Camilla shouted over the music "Yeah!!! It's very loud in here!" I shouted back We both laughed at how silly we were being, we danced side by side. All eyes were focused on us now, I could feel the eyes taking down my body as I shimmied up and down the dance floor. My hands were up in the air and my top was beginning to ride up but it was a good thing that I was wearing a bra. I let the music flow as I danced like nobody was watching me. It felt really good to be free with no worries. "Thank you for bringing me here" I told Camilla in appreciation "I am glad you are here" she said pulling my arm to the direction of what looks like a kitchen. "Where are we going?" I asked her "Let's go play game" I let her pull me into the room filled with kids our age, they formed a circle playing what looks like truth or dare game. I sat in the space Camilla created for me beside her.