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the other two turned to see what all the fuss
was about. 'What have we here? This must be the Daisy that Jack
mentioned.'
Daisy didn't
know what to do. She could climb down and try and outrun them, but
she knew that would never work, even with her super human speed,
would the wolves match it? Looking across at the nearby trees, she
saw her only means of escape. She would have to jump from tree to
tree until she could either get out of the park or into her secret
hiding place. The trouble with that is that they might see her go
in and she certainly didn't want that. She had no choice, she would
have to try and escape from the park.
The wolves
watched her every move while the three 'humans' goaded her,
assuming she was just a regular runaway hiding in a tree.
Perhaps the
element of surprise would slow them down a little.
She didn't
want to wait and see what they would do. She just knew she had to
get away.
So she took a
deep breath and threw herself onto the closest tree, grabbing it
with all her strength like some kind of Amazonian monkey. If only
she had a long tail, she thought as she then went on to the
next.
She could hear
the 'humans' yelling at her and the wolves were snarling, following
her trail from beneath her.
'Get her!'
shouted the leader as one of the wolves jumped as high as
possible.
Fortunately
for Daisy, it wasn't quite high enough and as she grabbed hold of
the next tree, she left the wolf behind slightly. However, the next
tree wasn't as strong; it refused to hold her weight and so she
hung, clinging on, as it drooped, creaking, threatening to break
directly above the gang.
A wolf snapped
at her feet, grabbing her and pulling her down, tearing the skin in
her ankle. She winced and with as much of her strength as she could
muster, she kicked it full force on the head, temporarily stunting
it as it released her.
With a split
second to spare, she grabbed hold of the nearest branch and flung
herself on to it before eventually landing on to the gate's wall.
Stopping briefly to catch her balance, she ran along the top of the
wall, like a tightrope walker, all the time listening to check
where the wolves were, snapping beneath her feet.
She could hear
the cackle of the brunette's laugh as she enjoyed the thrill of the
hunt, certain that she would have a plaything for later.
But Daisy had
other ideas and so, she turned and took one last look at the gang
and catapulted herself out of the park, landing on her feet. She
ran as fast as she possibly could until she reached Balvinder and
Shariq's corner shop.
Banging hard
on the door, tears fell down her cheeks as the adrenaline continued
to flow.
'Please let me
in Shariq... please,' she shouted, banging, banging, banging.
Finally, after
a couple of minutes, she noticed the shop light switch on and
Shariq hurried to open the door.
She pushed it
open and slammed it shut behind her.
'Switch off
the light, switch off the light,' she shouted.
Shariq did
exactly as she said while trying to calm the young girl down.
'Are you hurt,
Daisy? Are you injured? What happened? What happened?' he said as
Daisy burst into tears and leaned back against the wall, sliding
down until she sat in a heap on the floor.
'I'm okay,'
she said, 'I'm okay. Thank you... thank you,' she sobbed.
'Shariq...
what on earth is going on down there?' shouted Balvinder from the
top of the stairs.
'It's okay. No
need to worry. We're coming up. Come on Daisy, get up, get up. Come
upstairs and we'll fix you a nice cup of sweet tea. It's okay
now... it's over. It's over...'
CHAPTER
17
Daisy had
refused to tell Balvinder and Shariq what really happened. They
knew she was a homeless girl but they also knew not to ask
questions. Even though she knew they trusted her, she knew she
couldn't tell them the truth. There was this feeling inside her
that told her nobody should know about her abilities, or the fact
that there was such a thing as werewolves.
Slowly she
began to accept that she
was about. 'What have we here? This must be the Daisy that Jack
mentioned.'
Daisy didn't
know what to do. She could climb down and try and outrun them, but
she knew that would never work, even with her super human speed,
would the wolves match it? Looking across at the nearby trees, she
saw her only means of escape. She would have to jump from tree to
tree until she could either get out of the park or into her secret
hiding place. The trouble with that is that they might see her go
in and she certainly didn't want that. She had no choice, she would
have to try and escape from the park.
The wolves
watched her every move while the three 'humans' goaded her,
assuming she was just a regular runaway hiding in a tree.
Perhaps the
element of surprise would slow them down a little.
She didn't
want to wait and see what they would do. She just knew she had to
get away.
So she took a
deep breath and threw herself onto the closest tree, grabbing it
with all her strength like some kind of Amazonian monkey. If only
she had a long tail, she thought as she then went on to the
next.
She could hear
the 'humans' yelling at her and the wolves were snarling, following
her trail from beneath her.
'Get her!'
shouted the leader as one of the wolves jumped as high as
possible.
Fortunately
for Daisy, it wasn't quite high enough and as she grabbed hold of
the next tree, she left the wolf behind slightly. However, the next
tree wasn't as strong; it refused to hold her weight and so she
hung, clinging on, as it drooped, creaking, threatening to break
directly above the gang.
A wolf snapped
at her feet, grabbing her and pulling her down, tearing the skin in
her ankle. She winced and with as much of her strength as she could
muster, she kicked it full force on the head, temporarily stunting
it as it released her.
With a split
second to spare, she grabbed hold of the nearest branch and flung
herself on to it before eventually landing on to the gate's wall.
Stopping briefly to catch her balance, she ran along the top of the
wall, like a tightrope walker, all the time listening to check
where the wolves were, snapping beneath her feet.
She could hear
the cackle of the brunette's laugh as she enjoyed the thrill of the
hunt, certain that she would have a plaything for later.
But Daisy had
other ideas and so, she turned and took one last look at the gang
and catapulted herself out of the park, landing on her feet. She
ran as fast as she possibly could until she reached Balvinder and
Shariq's corner shop.
Banging hard
on the door, tears fell down her cheeks as the adrenaline continued
to flow.
'Please let me
in Shariq... please,' she shouted, banging, banging, banging.
Finally, after
a couple of minutes, she noticed the shop light switch on and
Shariq hurried to open the door.
She pushed it
open and slammed it shut behind her.
'Switch off
the light, switch off the light,' she shouted.
Shariq did
exactly as she said while trying to calm the young girl down.
'Are you hurt,
Daisy? Are you injured? What happened? What happened?' he said as
Daisy burst into tears and leaned back against the wall, sliding
down until she sat in a heap on the floor.
'I'm okay,'
she said, 'I'm okay. Thank you... thank you,' she sobbed.
'Shariq...
what on earth is going on down there?' shouted Balvinder from the
top of the stairs.
'It's okay. No
need to worry. We're coming up. Come on Daisy, get up, get up. Come
upstairs and we'll fix you a nice cup of sweet tea. It's okay
now... it's over. It's over...'
CHAPTER
17
Daisy had
refused to tell Balvinder and Shariq what really happened. They
knew she was a homeless girl but they also knew not to ask
questions. Even though she knew they trusted her, she knew she
couldn't tell them the truth. There was this feeling inside her
that told her nobody should know about her abilities, or the fact
that there was such a thing as werewolves.
Slowly she
began to accept that she
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