Make it stop!

Ru yawned into the dark night, surprised at how quickly the day had disappeared. He hadn’t intended to travel so far from home. Had he ever been this far out before? The teen keep saying how he would go out on a big adventure, and explore the world. Somehow, he kept putting it off, and the days had blurred together.

He paused, rubbing a paw over his face, and squinting into the dark woods. The cold had kicked up a mist, and the chill of it confused his nose. Had he already passed that tree? They all looked so similar, that he wasn’t sure. Was he getting anywhere, or just walking in circles? Another shiver went through the young wolf, and he squinted in the dark. Was that movement! He whirled, his heart kicking up a beat in his chest. He was sure something had dashed between those tree covers, but he couldn’t see anything now. Was it just the mist, playing tricks on his eyes?

He cautiously put his paw back down and started walking again. Moving through the trees in the opposite direction of whatever had spoked him. No, these trees looked different, right? He was definitely getting somewhere. He pushed on, picking up his speed a little. The feeling of goosebumps crawling up his spine. He wasn’t afraid! He was just being cautious. His pace picked up again, and he was almost running now. Sprinting past the trees, and…

“AHHH!!” he screamed as he came across the white, ghostly wolf crying against the tree. He just about fell off his feet, coming to a halt so fast. He started to turn, but… “Ahhhh…” he said, much more quietly, as through testing out his screamer, and then cleared his throat. “You aren’t a ghost at all, are you?”

"speak."| "You"