[Music] oh my God Sophie said and fell back against the sheets exhausted I haven't been like that since I was a little girl I fell down next to her panting as well and laughed Sophie that's terrible I grabbed the pillow from beneath my head and HIIT her with it and her breasts jiggled what can I say you bring out the worst in me she smiled beneath her messy hair moist with sweat ah don't I know it I smiled back you'll pay for that later Sophie threw the pillow back and it hit me in the face
we fell asleep and when we woke up the evening had turned night damn I said now my sleep Cycle's going to be all messed up Sophie got out of bed and got dressed she slipped on her watch and looked at its face double damn I'm going to be late for Lydia's party she pulled her sweater over her head I've got to run dear but it's been smashing as always she bent down to kiss me and I kissed her on the lips of course always too busy for little old me I said wistfully sigh what is
a boy to do I put the back of my hand up against my forehead dramatically and laughed she stuck out her tongue at me bye Tommy bye Sophie I got dressed and headed out to the bar I was meeting Jack at 10:00 it had started to rain and then night fell cold and Alive earlier than it was it was when I passed by the alley on 73rd next to that Chinese restaurant the narrow one that somehow seemed extra dark and always freaked me out ever since ID started noticing it that I heard a strange noise
it sounded like a mix between a Yelp and a growl I stopped in my tracks not knowing whether to investigate or run my choice was made for me though a woman stumbled out of the alley the sight of her made my blood run cold she was wearing a shredded tank top and jeans both soaked in blood she had blood in her hair and on her face too there was so much of it that it was pooling down by her feet I wanted to call out to her but my voice was stuck in my throat she
didn't need me to say anything though she was already making her way over to me are you hurt I managed to whisper but the look on her face answered that for me it wasn't a look of pain or fear it was a look of determination of Anger of hatred it it was then that I began wondering if the blood was hers or someone else's I panicked fearing for my life I should have run I know that now but hindsight is 2020 I guess the adrenaline made me think that I was Stronger than her plus I
thought to myself what if she is hurt and needs help did I really want to walk away from someone who could be dying she was only a few feet away from me when she fell to the ground I should have asked her if she was okay I should have said that I was going to get help I should have ran but I didn't I did the opposite I walked up to where she was sitting and I crouched down next to her that was where everything went wrong suddenly the woman jumped up and before I could
move she threw me to the ground my vision turned Starry as a searing white pain burst through my skull I only partially saw her face as she bent towards me I couldn't tell if it was just the blurriness but were her teeth sharpened now is not the time to worry about people's dental hygiene I reminded myself trying to pull myself away from whoever this crazy was my head immediately disagreed screaming in agony the woman barked out a laugh above me there was nothing else I could do but slowly pathetically painfully triy to drag myself across
the sidewalk and as far away as possible with every shift of my body she took a patronizing step towards me ah I finally hit the wall she started bending down towards me again I tried to scream but all that came out was a low moan I was powerless against whatever she was going to do without warning her head jerked hard to my neck and ripped at the skin leaving a huge gaping wound as her nails dragged down my chest I don't remember if I physically screamed but mentally I have never been louder a few more
bites and I was on the verge of passing out from the distance somebody screamed and all I could think in my up state was same for some reason the woman attacking me seemed off-put by this and got up slinking back into the alley tripping onto her hands and knees as she did as red and blue flashes soon came into my quickly fading Vision I realized that somebody must have called the police or an ambulance I vaguely noticed two people run over to with some sort of contraption and they began to lift me up onto it
there I whispered trying to point to the alleyway but my arm falling miserably to my side what one of the people said the woman I slurred out they didn't seem to understand it's all right sir we're going to take you to help I kept trying to tell them who attacked me but to no avail as I passed out almost as soon as they rolled me into the ambulance I woke up in a hospital bed with no recollection of anything that had happened the night before very slowly the pieces started to fill in I tried to
sit up but there was so much pain everywhere that I immediately collapsed again rendered immobile all I could do was wait for someone to come check in on me what felt like forever later I noticed two people standing outside my door I didn't recognize them but I could recognize that they seemed to be arguing over something eventually the man ran his hands over his face before quietly stepping into my room Tommy he said good to see you awake I'm Dr Engelman what I couldn't manage any more words than that I truly was exhausted ah yes
there are quite a few things to tell you would you like the good news first or the bad news good news I croaked out through a parched mouth and cracked lips I saw his eyebrows raise a fraction as he ticked off a box that read cognizant and responsive he looked back up at me and saw my eyes on his clipboard which he turned so that I couldn't read it well Tommy the good news is that we saved your life you will recover all your motor functions and mostly lead a normal life he stopped talking and
looked at me bad news I croaked drinking some water well not sure exactly how bad it is or if it is entirely bad there is quite a bit of cosmetic scaring from the animal attack and once we get you fit enough to leave of your own recognizance or a family member comes to get you we can discuss some options in that respect now the odd news the animal that attacked you seems to have infected with what seems to be some sort of benign form of rabies I sat up Suddenly in shock the doctor placed a
gentle hand on my shoulder Tommy please relax I said it was benign which means we believe it is harmless I was still skeptical and angelan could see it plain as day on my face we treated you while you were unconscious for rabies that's part of the muscle soreness you're feeling and it seems to have paid off you're a lot better off than you were when they brought you in here 2 weeks ago I dropped my water cup and found my voice again two weeks it made my throat raw what the please tell me you're with
me Angelman gave me a sheepish look and explained you present Ed with swelling of the brain and the bite was severely infected and we thought it prudent to place you in a medically induced coma I sat there and took in the news I asked absent-mindedly for a phone to call Sophie or my folks I called Sophie first Tommy she exclaimed I'm already on my way with your parents they called them then they called me as soon as you were awake we chitch about how I was feeling and what all I couldn't remember in less than
20 minutes they all three burst into my room it hurt to talk not much had changed since I was attacked I was a missing person for a few days before everyone was sorted out then I asked sof to close the door listen it wasn't an animal it was a woman that bit me they looked at me sideways Tommy my mother CED I think they would be able to recognize if it was a person sof sat her hand on my head I shook it under her fingernails for a refreshing scratch that simple action soothed me ever
since waking up it had felt like my head was being split slowly in half it felt like every muscle I had was stiff and sore I had constantly felt on edge and the attack from two weeks ago flashed through my mind I could still see the woman's hunched back the Mania in her eyes her Jagged teeth wait was it really a woman my mother had a point maybe the doctors were right maybe it really was a Rabbid animal that had attacked me my head pained me my vision swam I didn't know know anymore all I
knew was that I felt happy with Sophie there scratching my head everything's going to be all right babe she said I closed my eyes thanks thanks for coming here so quickly it's fine Sophie said you should really be thanking Dr englman and the other doctors here they saved you we were scared to death Tommy we thought we'd lost you I spent about a week Here Waiting by your side I'm sorry I'm so sorry there's nothing to be sorry about son my father said none of this is your fault we're just glad you survived the others
weren't so lucky the others I croaked my mother slapped my father's arm and said something to him in a hushed whisper but he continued there were a few other victims others around the area who got attacked by the same animal 10 people died that night maybe more I recalled the scream I had heard on the night of the incident so it had been another victim that's terrible holy I I said Sophie told me more word is that the doctor and his team proposed the same coma treatment for the others unfortunately it wasn't as effective for
them apparently you were all in critical conditions and the treatment was a Hail Mary that may or may not have worked that that's not what Dr Engelman said I stammered she patted me on the head ruffling my hair comforting me he was probably trying to lighten the load for you you've been through a lot babe don't worry about any of that sweetie my mother said soothingly you're safe now and that's all that matters we don't have to worry about anything else we were interrupted by someone knocking on the door my father went to get it
it's Dr Engelman he said they want to do a quick checkup to make sure you're all right hun sof we have to wait outside as a team of doctors began to file inside bearing all sorts of notes and Equipment my mother and girlfriend got up to leave Sophie gave me a quick hug embracing me in my bed she pecked me on my right cheek and then she said something into my ear in a subtle hushed whisper three words three words that sent a chill crawling down my spine don't trust him my parents and Sophie left
and Engelman came back into the room a big grin across his face you're feeling better son quiet an ordeal you've been through these are the sorts of things he said he said they were conditionally releasing me but wanted me to come back in a couple days for observation I signed some forms they gave me my things back angelan was there still grinning next to me to me the whole time then finally said goodbye and disappeared into the labyrinthine green hallways of the hospital with his brown clipboard mom dad and Sophie were waiting for me at
the exit we all hugged and Sophie kissed me I love you son my dad said I'm just glad you're all right I love you too Dad I said I just want to go home mom and dad said goodbye and got into their white Chevy and drove away Sophie and I got into her car and took off out into the night it was dark outside and the moon was bright and full and round and White 2 weeks I thought it feels like months have passed it felt like time had no meaning anymore I scratched behind my
ear and looked at the hairs on my arm they seemed darker than I remembered somehow Sophie said how crazy everything was and how she'd thought I was dead she started to cry and I watched watch her wipe away tears glistening in the Moonlight with her index finger her left hand stayed on the steering wheel but I could see she clutched it tightly it was dark in the apartment the only light was that of the full moon pouring in through the bay windows I didn't turn on the lights for some reason I didn't feel like it
just threw my things on the floor and kicked off my boots Sophie reached for the light switch but I grabbed her hand Tommy she said softly her cheeks were still wet from crying what are you doing doing shh I said and kissed her my lips were still dry she kissed me back hard and then held me and in the darkness I couldn't quite tell but it sounded like she was crying again I missed you so much she said I put my hands on her and we kissed again her tongue was warm and soft in my
mouth and it tasted good like really good have you ever had a steak that was so perfectly cooked that you had to resist from shoving the whole thing in your mouth it was like that only better I couldn't help myself I bit her tongue ow Sophie screamed and jumped up what the Tommy I started apologizing profusely tripping over my words as I took a gentle step towards her babe I don't know what I mean I didn't it I I as I kept walking towards her I could feel myself wanting to bite into her flesh again
oh God it was overwhelming I spent my entire Consciousness trying to push it back down my throat I don't even remember how I got got her to sit back down again but somehow we were back on the couch together close very close it was like I could smell her heartbeat it was right there in her throat and I needed it down mine something animalistic came from deep inside me and I started ripping apart her skin trying to get whatever it was I needed from her I hear her screams for a moment and then suddenly they
stopped I wasn't even aware of what I was doing it just felt right the taste of her skin and the texture of her blood and finally I knew why that woman attacked me like this oh I don't know why that thought snapped me out of my craze but suddenly I sat back and looked at what I had done there was Sophie or what was left of Sophie covered in dark red from my couch to my kitchen I had done that yet I felt almost nothing I knew deep inside me that I should be panicking hyperventilating
running screaming out of my building but that part was silenced by everything else in me I calmly stood up and walked into my bathroom it was only when I looked in the mirror that I began to feel there was my reflection except it looked nothing like me at all suddenly I had a huge mange of hair all over my chin some covering the rest of my face as I internalized what I saw I raised my hand to feel my face and saw that my hand too was suddenly covered in more hair than a dog's tail
then sense that none of this none of that should have happened hit me all at once and I began to freak out I clawed my skin wishing desperately to be who I was only last month when Sophie and I were happy and together and alive and normal and and it took what felt like forever for me to calm down I'm still panicked I'm still lost but I made myself sit up and look back in the mirror it was too much too much change too much hair I know I know it's up to be sitting here
worrying about a beard when my girlfriend's corpse and torn up in my living room nothing makes sense right now nothing has made sense since since the night of the attack you know I was going to turn myself in I was I don't want to live like this knowing what I did knowing that I liked it but there's only one thing that stopped me just a minute ago I got a call from Dr Engelman with a shaky hand I slipped my phone out of my back pocket and picked it up but before I could even say
anything he whispered shh there's no time I know what you just did I know what you are don't worry I'm coming just close all your block all right don't let the Moonlight in and don't go outside I'm coming and with hat he hung up so what I turn myself in saying that I'm a werewolf now and be put in a mental hospital or I wait here and hope that Dr Engelman know what he's talking about I could run away but that only increases the risk that I'll hurt another person to me it seems that I
only have on option I can only hope it's the right one still as I sit here waiting Sophie's words keep playing in my mind like she was still Whispering them into my ear at this very second don't trust him
