Hair in All the Wrong Places 2 by Andrew Buckley

Author:Andrew Buckley [Buckley, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: children's, werewolf, animals, coming of age, friendship, scary stories
ISBN: 9781946700407
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC
Published: 2017-10-03T07:00:00+00:00

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A few people said hi to Colin as he passed along the outskirts of downtown. He could smell the uncertainty on them. They were likely wondering where a thirteen-year-old was going on a school day carrying a big backpack and camping gear. Colin just nodded politely and picked up his pace until he reached the edge of Merton Forest.

The trees loomed against the gray sky. Colin took a deep breath, taking in the scents of the forest, the dew on the grass, the moss growing across the ground. He began to feel a sense of comfort and a little bit of excitement. He’d always made this journey with Silas. Going it alone was scary but also came with a profound sense of adventure.

Stepping into the forest, Colin began his trek north. He passed the clearing with the babbling brook, where he’d experienced his first change, then turned west to walk closer to the shoreline. The forest sat upon rocky cliffs that ran along the shore, all the way into Washington. It was a straight fifty-foot drop from the cliffs down into the ocean. Further south there was a break in the cliffs that opened up into Elkwood Bay, a large beach area where some of the students would sometimes go for bonfires at night.

Colin walked along the cliff edge for a few miles. The wind whipped against the shoreline and waves crashed, throwing a fine mist up into the forest.

He and Silas always made a habit of taking a different route to their usual camping spot. Silas argued that it helped develop their natural tracking ability. Going it alone for the first time, Colin was beginning to worry. He’d never followed the coastline this far up, and he began to consider turning back inland in case he lost his bearings when the forest opened up and Colin found himself standing at the edge of a garden. The garden consisted of a neatly trimmed lawn of lush green grass with well-tended flowerbeds. A path made of flat stones ran through the garden, through a white picket fence, and up to the front door of a small cottage with a red door, which swung open.

The old man that Colin had seen briefly at the base hobbled out of the cottage, leaning heavily on his walking stick. His gray hair was perfectly combed over to the side and a pair of large, thick glasses was perched comfortably on his broad nose.

“Ah, young Colin!” shouted the old man. “Nice of you to drop by. I don’t get much company up this way.”

The old man beckoned Colin to come inside and disappeared back through the doorway. The smell of fresh bread and cooking bacon floated out of the open door and Colin was standing on the doorstep before he’d even realized he’d moved.

“Come in, come in!” shouted the man.

Colin ducked through a doorway that seemed a little smaller than it should have and walked down the hallway. The house was small and quaint, with a few rooms and sparse wooden furniture.

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