It’s been almost a month since I was bitten. I can’t believe how much things have changed.
My body forces me awake at sunrise every morning, usually around 5am. Normally, I would be sleepy; but lately, I’ve had more energy than I know what to do with.
Every morning, I wake up and go for a jog; well, it used to be just jogging. Now, it’s gotten to running, and now even sprinting. It feels incredible. I don’t even feel all that tired after running for miles.
I swear I can hear things and smell things I never could before. From the smallest sounds of nature to the simplest smells. It’s like all my senses have been enhanced.
As for my body, I hardly even recognize myself in the mirror anymore. My body fat is completely gone. My stomach is nice and flat, my arms and legs have nicely defined muscles.
I swear I look sexier as well. I actually had to go up a bra size from 34C to 34D. My butt looks rounder and my hips look a bit wider.
In order to hide the hair growth on my body, I’ve tried wearing baggier clothes to school, but that is getting very difficult.
My body feels hotter than it ever has. I find myself warm almost in any weather. Lately, I can barely stand to wear anything but the lightest of clothes. Not to mention shoes. My feet seem to hate being constrained now. I actually ran this morning barefoot and it felt amazing. I can only wear the simplest of sandals and flip-flops now without feeling uncomfortable.
Part of my morning routine now is, every morning after my run, I have to spray on this special hair removal cream Mom bought me, which used to last a week, and now only seems to last a day at most.
I have also managed my regular hair, which has gotten much longer and harder to manage. It’s grown down to my waist now, so combing and styling it has become even more annoying.
Food has become a whole separate issue now. I used to enjoy all sorts of food; but lately, I find myself craving only meat. I actually threw up when trying to eat a salad yesterday.
Lately, my emotions also seem to be harder to control. I often find myself going from feeling totally fine to incredibly hostile and angry over something very small and minor.
I actually punched a hole in a brick wall two days ago, and haven’t told anyone. It didn’t hurt at all… I’m not sure how I did that.
I’m also having issues controlling my sex drive. When I saw my crush, Collin, come out of the boys locker room without a shirt on yesterday, I had to stop myself from jumping him right then and there.
Currently, everyone at school is calling me the “The Wild Girl.” Many of the guys like my new appearance and have been flirting with me, while many of the girls think I’m acting more like a wild animal.
My friends seem worried. They keep telling me I need to go back and see a doctor. My parents seem unaware or unaffected by all these changes. They simply are happy I look better and am more active recently.
My dreams are still wild, and different every night. Usually filled with images of hunting, killing, tearing things apart…
When it officially became one month after my bite, I woke up one morning and, after my usually morning routine and breakfast, I left for school, only to find a note with my name on it taped to my front door.
“The bad moon rises tonight, stay away from people,” was all it said.
Nobody else was around, and nothing else on the note as to who wrote it.
I shrugged and tossed the note into the trash, and ran off towards school.