Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 74

Chapter 74 Ava: Preparing for the Worst

The sun is beginning to set when a slight detour from the circular thoughts I've had about tonight finally occurs to me.

A weapon.

Who says I have to accept my fate without fighting? No one.

I can at least try to arm myself.

But with what?

I have knives in the kitchen, of course. I'll grab a couple. But they'll be too large to keep in my pockets. What else can I use?

I'd grab a rock, but I'm not even allowed in the yard to find one.

A pen? I can stab someone in the eye with a pen, so I grab a few of them and put them in either pocket. After some hesitation, I grab an old belt. I can try to swing it at someone and hit them with the buckle, right?

I put it on, without sliding it through any belt loops. The easier to get to, the better.

Desperation creeps in as I realize how ill-prepared I am. My gaze lands on a can of hairspray, and I snatch it up, tucking it into the depths of my backpack. Not ideal, but it's better than nothing.

as usual, as she sits in the living room and watches TV. Jessa's with her, doing something on her phone. Neither look up as I pass by.

favorite find, and a small folding utility knife

of food in an attempt to disguise the knives I bring upstairs in case

Of course, they don't.

I jump and almost spill

my plate and knives down, I fumble to retrieve it,

by around midnight when everyone's asleep.

behind on the mere promise of freedom. My fingers hover over the keypad, contemplating a response, but what is there

the edge of my bed, burying my face in my hands. The weight of my decisions presses down on me, threatening

that I should just run—leave this place behind and figure out the rest as I go. But they'll catch me within hours, if not sooner.

stuffed with the meager belongings I've managed to gather; I

it here. I have no idea how long it would normally take a dog to make it to this territory, but

of never feeling her warm fur beneath my fingers, never hearing her playful yips,

ominous shudder go through my body, and I glance towards the window, searching for any sign of what could be causing this uneasy feeling. The sky's color has deepened,

do best these days. My footsteps seem unnaturally loud against the hardwood, the only sound aside

My eyes are wide, my face pale and drawn. Brushing

phone on my desk, the noise cutting through the heavy silence like a knife. Snatching it up, I read another message

a quick GIF of two

a couple short hours from

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