Everyday seems to be troublesome since I've graduated from high school. I had to start working as a office intern since both my parents and younger sister died in a car accident right before my graduation ceremony.
Finances has been hard for me to understand but my grandmother has helped me, she was the only one who was willing to take me in after the accident. Everyone else in my close family has been more distant and reluctant to talk to me, honestly this is nothing new since they think of me as some kind monster because a birthmark that covered a third of my face. It always caused others to bully me and call me names, this made my self-confidence very low.
Even in the world today I am classified as an unattractive female, my hazel eyes are called toxic from their green hues and my dark brown hair called dirty. Not to help, I'm shorter than average about 5'4 I still get mistaken for a teen as an adult, I try to care but I usually ignore the comments.
Today has been more of a hectic day in the office, I am constantly being beckoned to run around like a chicken with its head cut off. With only an hour left until my shifts over I try pushing through the rest of the day. My last order was to go down the office stairs and get an order of coffees for a couple of late working employees. I make my way out of the office building and cross the busy street to the coffee shop in the front. I enter and take my list out of my jean pocket before going up to the counter to order.
"Hello, can I get two Expresso's and 1 Earl Grey Tea" I ask the barista shyly.
"That will be $14.95" They respond.
Handing over a twenty dollar bill I tell them they can keep the change, they hand me a receipt and I go sit down at a small table. About 10 minutes pass and my order gets called, I head over and and grab the coffees and tea. heading to the door I push my shoulder against it, stepping out I start to making my way walk across the street.
A loud screeching echo against the tall buildings, before I knew it I was laying on the hard concreate. My whole body aches and my head hurts, I can't help the hot tears that flow down my face. A crowd starts to form around me, but I can only hear mumbles. All I can hear are people asking me questions, but I just want to see my grandmother.
"I don't want to die not like this, not yet I can't leave her like this" I cry but no words come out.
My vison starts to burn and everything is becoming blurry. my head feels blank like a piece of paper, my consciousness starts to fade and slip away as I close my eyes.
***
Sounds of waving trees and birds singing echo everywhere.
I feel cold, causing me to curl myself tighter into a fetal position. Slowly I groan sitting up, rubbing my eyes awake to see around me. Looking around I find myself naked in a field of flowers, surround with trees in the middle of what I think is a forest.
"Why am I naked, where am I and how am I not dead?!" I state quickly covering my exposed breasts and crotch with my arm and hands.
As I do this I feel something on my head and rear, confusion and fear floods my head as I move my hand off my crotch to my head. Rubbing the top of my head I feel folds of cartilage covered in hair which feels similar to a dogs ear, I try to pull it off but it hurts. I run my fingers through my hair and try to feel for my ears but there's nothing just hair. I look over my shoulder and find a foxlike tail attached to my rear just above my tail bone, startled the tail starts to twitch.
I start to curiously explore the tail, its the same dark brown color as my hair but at the end its white. The ears on my head and face start to feel hot, making me realize that my new tail is really sensitive.
My head suddenly aches as I get a flood of smells and sounds from the flowers and wind. Once again I curl up covering my new canine ears with my hands while my tail tucks in between my legs as I start to cry from the sensory overload.
"I'm scared, I want to go home" I whine pressing my hands harder over my ears.
An earthy pine musk floods my nose, slowly it becomes closer and closer until it feels like its right in front of me. Tears flood my face, when I start to feel the ground next to me move. Slowly opening my eyes I see a man with deer-like ears that are pinned back standing a few feet away.
"Where are your males?" the man asks curiously but also cautiously. I start to tremble from the cold as the wind blows against my tear soaked cheeks.
"Hello, female are you okay?" he asks with a more soft concerned voice.
"I...I'm cold.." I stutter unsurely while trying to cover myself.
"Umm if you are lost I can take you to my tribe" he asks looking at me for a response.
"..." I try to reply but no words come out my face feels like its on fire, I try to keep my eyes open but I am once again met with closed eyelids.
I feel my body being carried by someone, it reminds me of when I was younger when my mother use to carry me to bed. I lay my head against them as the thought of my mother brought me a sweet memory of my family.