Wolf, WY by A. F. Henley

Author:A. F. Henley [Henley, A. F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9781620046197
Google: rlh4jwEACAAJ
Amazon: 1620046199
Goodreads: 25839511
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Published: 2015-08-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5: February

Its paws were colder than they’d been in a long time. The wind and the air were so frigid that even midnight skies looked blue. Ice clung to its muzzle, and pain radiated up its legs and into its belly. Though its mind told the creature to run, that the running would speed up the blood and bring heat, the beast was too…tired? Worn?

A very human word came to answer the question… Disappointed.

He knew the meaning without being sure of the sound, and the weight of it was too much to bear. No, tonight there would be no running.

He padded through a sleeping yard, and at the midpoint of the lawn, well out of sight, he sank to the ground and curled into a tight ball. Beyond the glass a man rose and stood, staring out at the darkness, but unaware of any presence. The man’s oblivion didn’t stop the wolf from watching, though.

It never did.

* * * *

The paper was spread open on the coffee table, the television was wobbling and sputtering its way through the news, and the coffee maker was keeping the second pot of the day warm when the power finally gave out. It was only seven p.m. but the skies had been dark since four. The snow had been falling since Randy had opened his eyes that morning.

He didn’t panic. There was a generator in the garage that would run the necessities, and he had a battery-operated radio and a few flashlights. If he remembered correctly, the previous owner had left a Coleman stove, an oil lamp, and at least one container of oil. If the storm did get as bad as the TV had been saying it would, if the power did stay out for as long as one might imagine it could with such a storm, Randy would be all right. He was sure of it. Besides, he was more than used to the quiet at that point.

It took him two hours to get his ass in gear and switch the generator on, and he only did that because he’d wandered into the kitchen to get a coffee, happily poured the cold coffee into a cup, and then tried to stick the cup in the microwave to warm it up. Shock of all shocks, apparently no power meant no power in all the electrical appliances, not just some of them.

He was laughing at himself as he bundled into his coat. He was still chuckling when he stepped into the carport and cast a glance into the yard. The sound died on his tongue as he watched the snow fly. Up close to the house, where things were sheltered from the wind, fat flakes spun and drifted. Beyond that though, where the wind was free to toss at will, the sky was so full of snow it seemed like fog. Drifts had already risen halfway up the garage and over the front porch steps. The division between driveway and yard was unidentifiable,

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