Why do I feel like I don't belong here? It's like New York is no longer exciting for me. My interest in this strange place has gone. New York city just doesn't seem to feel like home anymore. What's worse is I don't have a dad. He died of lung cancer when I was 5. My mom works double shifts at two jobs. So I hardly get to see her. I'm basically alone. My life only gets worse from there. I'm the only kid with Indian heritage at my school.

I get teased all of the time just because of it. Plus, to make things worse I have no friends what so ever. I feel left out of everything fun. Scratch that, I am left out of everything fun. Why am I even here? My parents always say I was born unique and gifted. Why did it have to be Native American blood? Worse, I have a major desire to live and run free in the wild. The wolves, they seem to call me in my dreams. But I can't answer. I'm not alone. I feel I don't belong here at all. The whole time and dream about them.

These things have been going on for the longest. Worse,I wake ready to howl for my brothers and sisters on some nights . But I have none.

Why do I feel this way? There's this pain deep inside that says my mom and dad are not real.

Then one weekend my family and I, my three older cousins and I go visit our great grandfather over in the mountains of Oregon. He's very ancient and doesn't believe in modern day technology. So we pack our gear for hiking up the mountains. What's the use, I won't be able to keep up with everyone.

If you haven't already figured out yet I'm the runt of the family. I'm short for 14years old. And, am super slow. My body build is very skinny. I look like a tiny pencil compared to Charles, Charlie , and Michael. These guys look like they could take bulls head on and win the fight. They go easy on me though.

Before we leave for the hike my great grandfather warns us of the dangers of the forest. I guess I'm the only one that seemed to care because everybody else snickered and walked away. I had to hustle just to catch up with the. The whole entire time I was watching every little detail of the trail we walked through waiting for something to pop up or jump out. Then we began to inch our way through the forest. The whole time, I get this feeling something wasn't right about this place. Like someone or something was watching me. But everything seemed fine. "Loosen up kid, we've been on this trail a ton of times." Chuckled Michael. I groaned in disapproval "Fine, don't forget that I told you so." So we kept walking.
The forest grew thicker until I spotted something in the woods. It was a huge beast. Suddenly, before I can react, it lunged straight at my direction. I barely dodge the first attack. The ohers are already hauling ahead without me. I tried to yell for their help but I was caught off guard by the beast once more. This time it bites me in the leg. I stifle a scream and collapse.

I look down and find a chunk of my lower leg muscle gone. Suddenly everything fades to black. I can't breathe and nobody has come yet. The beast that attacked me realized his mistake. I wake up some time later in an unfamiliar place. My head aches. "Where am I?" I thought.

Memories then flow back to me. The hike, the beast, the bite. But how did I get here? I try to stand up, no use. My leg! Ooh God my leg! It felt like a thousand needles were inserted deeply in. I look down instinctively at my bite area. Not even a mark other than a few scratches that may have come from roots and twigs.

There's a rustle of leaves from a nearby bush. There I saw it, a big black wolf fur and all. Fear overcame my heart. It held something in its mouth. A small animal. He dropped it in front of me so I could see it clearly. A mouse. Why would he give me this. "Eat child, eat. You need your energy" said a strong voice that echoed in my head. I'm all of a sudden calm. But why? Have I seen him before or something? "Wh, why am I here? Where am I?" I ask shyly. The wolf appears to be laughing. Do wolfs laugh? The idea of that baffled me. I poked the dead thing in front of me. "Yuck" I yell in disgust. I'm not eating that.

One question still pops up in my mind. "What the what?" The wolf seemed to be reading my mind because he said" don't worry child, you will receive answers soon" "when, when is soon?" "Soon"

Great, just great. I have a million questions in my head and the only answer I get is soon.

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