Conventus (Encounter)

It was twilight time, when Luna’s opening presents on her seventh birthday party, she doesn’t have much friends so the guests were mostly her aunties, uncles, and her cousins, Luna got quite a lot of presents that day, she open the presents one by one until it’s time for her parents turn to give her theirs.

“So, your father and I been discussing about something to get for your birthday presents last week…”. Luna’s mother started her speech while grabbing Luna’s hands and taking her to the yard followed by all the guests.

In the yard she continues “and how coincidence, we got a sudden call from your father old friend, he asked us if we want to take this thing home with us…” explain Luna’s mother carefully before got interrupted from Luna

“Wait, u guys made me nervous”. Said little Luna while giving a suspicious look to her parents.

Well luna has a right to be suspicious, because in front of her there’s seemingly huge box with a black fabric around it like the thing they had in the magic show, with the size that perhaps even a kid can fit in, or maybe a tiger.

“What’s in it? What’s in it?” Luna’s got excited.

“Well then go, open it sweetheart!” Said her parents.

Luna start to taking of the fabric slowly revealing a little that seemingly a huge box was actually a cage, but before she could clearly see what’s inside, a loud growl suddenly coming from inside the cage shocking her to waking up on her hospital bed.

“LUPIN!!!!!!” Shout Luna upon waking up, apparently she was dreaming about her first meeting with Lupin, her dog.

Luna’s panting, trying to catch some breath, she thought it was really strange dreams, for what she remembered Lupin was a good dog, why would he growl like that, it doesn’t even sounds like a growl a dog has, it wasn’t Lupin she thought.

“Thank goodness I woke up before I could see what’s in it, that would be a nightmare”. Luna said before sipping a glass of water that she took from the table beside her bed.

The clock on the wall showing 6.25pm, Luna must been slept after she took her morning medicine today, those meds always make her sleepy, usually she could cope with that, but not this time around, she’s surely slept through a whole day today.

Luna didn’t want to going back to sleep again, so she decided to walk out from bed and watch the sunset from the huge window in her room. And she did not regret it, it was so beautiful, the orangey color of the sunset washing out the greenery of the woods slowly, and the little dance of the shadows it created, it’s magnificent, she stood there till the sun has left.

“Psst!” A sound coming from the trees. The dark has filled the woods by now, so Luna couldn’t see anything.

“What?!” Who’s there?? Seriously, don’t joke around and show yourself!!!”. Shout Luna. But nobody is showing up still like the last time. Luna’s got a little aggressive because whatever or whoever is out there had just ruined her mood after enjoying the beautiful sunset, and technically it’s the second time her mood was ruined by it, so she’s quite pissed.

“I know you’re there, you’re the one who throw the thing…a..a stone..? On the window... last time isn’t it?” Even tho she’s pissed, she actually a bit scared as well, she’s trying to be brave by calling it out but got chickened out at the end, she’s looking into the woods surrounding nervously.

“You will get scare if you see me” said a mysterious voice, It sounds like a male voice.

Luna surprised that she could hear the voice loud and clear even though she’s in the 4th floor, so this person must have climbed up one of the tree to talk to her, when she realized this, she got goosebumps. It’s a stalker!!! She thought.

“No!! No…I’m not scared, don’t worry I will not tell people that someone climbed on the trees to stalk- I mean talk.. to me, ha.. haha, so hope you have a good day, and uh… I gotta go”. She tried to not being obviously scared, even though it was really obvious that she’s scared, she then slowly closing the curtain trying to escape.

“Wait!!” Beg the mysterious voice. “Don’t be scared…I just wanted to be friends with you, I promise I won’t hurt you”.

Luna stood there thinking for a minute, first of all the hospital window was thick enough and it’s all locked from the inside, so whoever it could be, Luna think that she is safe as long as she’s inside, so she decided to stay and finding out who’s the stalker is.

“Okay…. I heard you…, I’ll stay…, but could you please come out from your hiding place?, We can’t be friends… if you are hiding all the times, I… I want to see you”. Asked Luna, she made up her mind to see him with her own eyes, for better, or worse, besides, what can be worst than a stalker?, she thought.

Coming out slowly from the trees, a figure, a creature that make Luna’s eyes widened.

“Wha…What are you???”. She gasped.

“I’m a werewolf”.