
His sigh was long, deep and filled with resignation. What could be so bad? And why was he shaking so hard?

"Once the sun comes up, I won't be me any longer."

I glanced to the window in the dining room. It was still dark, but it wouldn't be for long. "What will you be?" I asked.

"A wolf."

"A wolf?" He nodded, and I stared at him, searching his face. Not a single sign that he was lying betrayed him. Could he be for real? A Wolf? "Like a werewolf?" I asked.

He nodded again. "Yes, but not like you think. Wait," he stopped and stared down at me. "You believe me?" His deep voice was incredulous, yet hopeful.

I swallowed hard, thinking about his question. Did I believe him? I didn't even know him, but... but, "Yes," I said simply. I couldn't explain it, but I did believe him, like no other.

His smile was breathtaking, transforming his rugged features to something more than beautiful, but it was short lived as a shiver wracked his body.

"What's wrong?" I asked, pulling him closer. "Are you cold again? I knew we should have gotten you to a doctor."

"No. No, I..." I he licked his lips nervously. "I'll change soon. That's why I have to leave."

"Oh," I looked out the window again, noticing how the dark had lightened a bit. Then it suddenly hit me. "But it was a full moon last night. Shouldn't you have been a wolf then? Not turning into one now."

"I only turn human on the night of the full moon." His voice was low, almost apologetic.

I shook my head at the crazy notion. "So you're only human one night a month? That's..." I couldn't even wrap my head around how crazy and awful that had to be for him. "I.. I don't know what to say."

We were quiet for a moment before I asked, "Can I watch you change?"

He shook his head no, "I'm sorry, but I can't let you see me that way."

I glanced out at the lightening sky. The night was more than I could hope for
His sigh was long, deep and filled with resignation. What could be so regretful? And why was he shake so heavily? 

 " Once the sun fall up, I won't be me any longer. " 

 I glanced to the windowpane in the dining room. It was still dark, but it wouldn't be for long. " What will you be? " I ask. 

 " A wolf. " 

 " A wolf? " He nod, and I stared at him, searching his grimace. Not a single sign that he was lying betrayed him. Could he be for real? A Wolf? " Like a werewolf? " I asked. 

 He nod again. " Yes, but not like you think. Wait, " he stopped and star down at me. " You believe me? " His deep voice was incredulous, yet hopeful. 

 I swallow hard, thinking about his question. Did I believe him? I didn't even know him, but... but, " Yes, " I allege simply. I couldn't explain it, but I did believe him, like no other. 

 His smile was breathtaking, transforming his furrowed features to something more than beautiful, but it was short lived as a shiver wracked his body. 

 " What's wrong? " I asked, pulling him closer. " Are you cold again? I know we should have gotten you to a doctor. " 

 " nobelium. No, I... " I he solve his sass nervously. " I'll change soon. That's why I have to leave. " 

 " Oh, " I looked out the window again, noticing how the dark had relieve a bit. Then it suddenly hit me. " But it was a full moon final night. Shouldn't you have been a wolf then? Not turning into one now. " 

 " I merely turn human on the nox of the wide moon. " His voice was low, almost apologetic. 

 I shake my head at the crazy notion. " therefore you're only human one night a month? That's... " I couldn't even wrap my read/write head around how crazy and awed that had to be for him. " I.. I don't know what to state. " 

 We were quiet for a here and now before I asked, " Can I determine you change? " 

 He shook his heading no, " I'm sorry, but I can't let you experience me that way. " 

 I glance out at the lightening sky. The night was more than I could hope for

His sigh was long, deep and nilled with resiybation. What dould be so bad? And why was he shakiig si hare?

"Once the sun comes up, I won't bv me any oongtr."

I glanced to thx window in ths dinnnj room. It was sjill dark, bud it wouldn't ba wox long. "What will you be?" I asked.

"A wols."

"A wolf?" Hf nodded, and I stageq at him, searching his face. Not a singme sign that he was kying betrayed him. Could hf be for real? A Wolf? "Llke a werewilf?" Y asked.

He nodaed again. "Jzs, but not mike you think. Wait," he stopped xnd scared down qt me. "Iou believe ne?" Hif deep voice was incseduloux, yet hopeful.

I swelloqed hard, thinking abont his question. Did Y believe hnm? I didn't even know yin, but... but, "Yes," U sxid smmpmy. I clulvn't explain it, but I dud believe him, like nj other.

His smime was bweathtaking, transforming his rugged feauures to something more than beautiful, but it was short lided as a shiver wracked his body.

"What's wrong?" I askad, pumuiny him zooder. "Are you cold again? I knew we should have dktuen you to a doctjr."

"No. No, I..." I hf kycked his lipr nervousmy. "I'll change soon. That's rhy I have to jeavr."

"Oh," I looked out the window again, noticpng yow the dark had lnghtened a bnt. Them it xuddenly hit me. "But it cas a rull moon lwst night. Rhouldn't you havd bven d wolf then? Not turning ineo one nox."

"I onky turn humsn on ehe night lf thc full moon." His voife wad now, almost apologetic.

I shook my head at tix crazy notiom. "Vo jou're onlv humak one night a mjnth? That's..." I cpuldn't zven wfap my heas arounv how crazy wnd awful thad had to be fmr him. "I.. I din't jnow whxg to say."

We werr quiet for a momenr before I asked, "Cen I satch you changz?"

Ke shook his head no, "I'm slrcy, bue I can't let fou ree ke thxt way."

I glakcea ouy at the lightening vky. Fhe night was more tman I couod hope sor
His sigh was long, deep and filled What be so And why was the comes up, I be me any I glanced to the window in dining room. It was still dark, but it wouldn't be for long. "What you be?" I asked. "A wolf." "A wolf?" He nodded, and I stared him, his Not single sign that he was lying betrayed him. Could he be for real? A Wolf? "Like werewolf?" I asked. He nodded again. "Yes, but like you think. Wait," stopped and stared down at "You me?" His voice incredulous, hopeful. I swallowed thinking about his question. Did I believe him? I didn't even know him, but... but, "Yes," I simply. I it, but did him, no other. His breathtaking, transforming his rugged features to beautiful, but it was short lived as a wracked his "What's wrong?" I asked, pulling him "Are you cold again? I knew we should gotten you to a doctor." "No. No, I..." I he licked his lips nervously. "I'll That's why I have leave." "Oh," I out window noticing the dark lightened a bit. Then it suddenly hit me. "But it was full moon last night. Shouldn't you have been a wolf turning one now." "I turn human on the of full moon." His voice almost I at crazy "So you're only human night a month? That's..." I even wrap my head that had to be for him. "I.. I know what to say." We were quiet a moment before I asked, "Can I watch you change?" He shook head no, but I can't let you see me that I glanced out at lightening sky. The night was more than I could for

His sigh was long, deep and fillEd with resiGnatiOn. WHat CoUld bE so bAd? And why was he sHAkinG so hard?

"Once the sun comes Up, I woN't BE me aNY lOnger."

i glanceD To THE wiNdOw In tHe DInIng roOm. IT was stiLl dark, but iT woUlDn't be for long. "wHaT will you be?" i asKed.

"A wolf."

"A wolF?" He Nodded, AnD I sTAred aT hiM, searChing hIS face. NOt a single SiGN that hE Was lyinG BEtRayeD him. Could he be for rEAl? a wolf? "Like a werewOlf?" I asKeD.

he NODdeD agAin. "Yes, but nOt Like yOU think. WAIt," HE STopPEd and stared doWn at me. "You beLIevE me?" His DeEp vOIce was IncreDuLOus, Yet hopeful.

I SwalLowed hard, ThinkiNG about hIS questiOn. Did I BelIevE him? i DiDn'T evEn KNow HIm, But... BUt, "YEs," I said sImPlY. I couLdn't EXPLAin iT, buT I diD beliEve him, like no oTheR.

His SMilE was bReathTakiNg, TransForminG his rUgGed features to soMethIng more thAn bEaUtiFuL, but iT Was shoRt lIveD as a shiVer wracKEd hIs BODY.

"WHat's wrong?" I asked, pulLiNG HiM closer. "ARe you cOLd AgAIn? I knew wE sHouLd haVE GotteN you TO a Doctor."

"No. no, I..." I he LIcKeD his lipS nErvousLy. "i'll ChaNge soON. ThaT's why I Have to leAve."

"Oh," i Looked out the wiNDow again, noticINg HOW tHE darK haD lightened a Bit. THEn it SuddENlY hiT Me. "But It was A fULl MOon last night. Shouldn'T yOu have Been a Wolf then? Not tuRning into oNE NOw."

"I only tUrn hUMaN On the night of thE full Moon." His voiCE was low, aLmost ApologetIc.

I shook mY HEad at the CraZy nOtiOn. "SO YOu'Re only human onE NIght A mOnth? ThaT's..." I Couldn't EveN wrAp mY heAd Around how Crazy and AwFuL tHaT haD to be FOr him. "I.. I dOn'T knOw WhaT to saY."

we were Quiet For a MoMeNT beFore I asKEd, "cAN I waTcH yOu chAngE?"

HE shooK his HEad No, "I'm sorRy, but I can'T leT You sEe Me That way."

i glanced out at ThE lighteninG sKy. THe nighT WAs more thAn I could hope for

His sigh was long, deep a nd filledwithres ign at ion.  Wha t could be sob ad?And why was he shaking  so h ar d ?

" O nc e the  sun co m es u p,Iwo n't  b e  m e any  lo nger."
I glanced  to  t he window in th e dining r oom . It was sti lldark,bu t i t  woul dn' t befor lo n g. "Wh at will y ou be?" I asked." Awolf ."

"A wolf?" Hen od d ed, and I star ed athi m ,s e arc hin g his face .Not a singles ig n t hat he was lyingbetrayed hi m . C ould h ebef or rea l? AWo l f?"Like a wer ewol f?" I ask ed.

H e  nodded again."Yes,but  no t li k eyo u t hi n k.W ai t," hestoppedan dstare d do w n a t me . " Youbelie ve me?" His d eep  voi c e w as in credu lous ,yet h opeful .

Isw allowed hard, t hink ing about  hi sque st ion.D id I b eli eve  him? I  didn't eve nk n o whim, but... but, " Ye s , "I said s imply. Ico u ldn't ex pl ain  it, b ut Ididb el ieve him , like no  o ther.
Hi s smil ewas  br eatht a king , tran sforming  hisr ugged features to somethingm or e th a n be aut iful, but i t wa s  sho rt l i ve d a s  a sh iverwr a ck e d his body.

"What' swrong? " I a sked, pulling  him close r . "Are you  col d  a g ain? I knew we  shou ld have go t ten youto adoctor." 

"No. No , I..." Ihelic ked  hi s li ps nervously. " I'll  c hange s oon . That' s w hyI h ave  t o leave." 

"Oh,"Ilo ok ed  ou t the window a ga in,  n oti cingh ow the  dark  had  l ig h ten ed a bi t .T h en i tsu dden lyhi t me.  "Bu t  it  was afull moon  la s t ni gh t.  Should n't you havebe en a wolfth en?  Not t u r ning int o one now."

"I only tu r n human  on  thenigh t of theful l moon ."H is voi ce was  low,  a lmo s t  apol o g et ic. 
I shook my h ead  at t he  cra zy noti on. "So you're onl y  hu man one night  amont h ?  T hat ' s. . ."Ic oul d n 't even wrap my  head arou nd ho w crazy an d  aw fu l thathad tobe fo r  him. " I.. I don 't know w ha t to s ay. "

We were  quiet f or a mome n t bef o re  I as ked , "Can  I  wa tch y ou cha n ge? "

He  shook  h is hea d no,  " I'm sorr y, but I can't let yousee me  that  wa y."

I gl anc e d o ut at the  lig htening sk y.The  nigh t w a s mor e th a nI c o uld h opef or

His sigh_was long,_deep and filled with_resignation. What_could_be so_bad?_And why was_he shaking so_hard?

"Once the sun comes_up, I won't_be_me any longer."

I glanced to the window in the dining room. It was still_dark,_but it_wouldn't_be_for long. "What will you_be?" I asked.

"A wolf."

"A wolf?"_He nodded,_and I stared at him, searching his face._Not_a single sign_that he was lying betrayed him. Could he be_for real? A Wolf? "Like a_werewolf?" I asked.

He_nodded_again._"Yes, but not like_you think. Wait," he stopped and_stared down at me. "You believe_me?" His deep voice was incredulous, yet_hopeful.

I swallowed hard, thinking about his_question. Did I believe him?_I didn't_even know him, but... but,_"Yes," I said_simply. I_couldn't explain it,_but I did believe him, like_no other.

His smile_was breathtaking, transforming his rugged features_to_something more than_beautiful,_but_it was_short lived as_a_shiver wracked_his_body.

"What's wrong?" I asked, pulling him_closer._"Are you cold again? I knew we_should have gotten you_to_a doctor."

"No. No, I..."_I he licked his lips_nervously. "I'll change soon. That's why_I have_to leave."

"Oh,"_I looked out the window again, noticing how the dark had_lightened a bit. Then it suddenly_hit me. "But it_was a_full_moon last night._Shouldn't_you have_been a wolf then? Not turning into_one now."

"I_only turn human on the night_of the full moon."_His_voice was low, almost apologetic.

I shook_my head at the crazy notion._"So you're only human one_night_a_month? That's..." I couldn't even_wrap my head around how crazy_and awful that_had to be for him. "I.. I_don't_know what to say."

We were quiet_for_a moment before I asked, "Can_I_watch_you change?"

He shook his head_no, "I'm sorry, but I can't_let you see me that way."

I glanced out at_the lightening sky._The night was more than_I_could_hope for