Cold Winter Day...part 2

She tended the fire and read while her dinner was cooking. Every now and then she’d hear the canine walk to the bowl for a drink and then back to the blanket. She wondered what would have happened to him if she left outside.

She finished her bowl of stew, refilled it and took it out to the porch. “Here you go it is stew. I don’t know what else to feed you so it’ll have to do. Oh my! You need more water; I’ll be right back with it.”

When she returned the stew was gone and the wolf was looking at her as if he was thanking her. “You’re welcome.” She said as she went back to reading.

The wolf began to pace back and forth across the porch. Shelana got up to check out what had him so antsy. He looked at the door as she opened it and he whined. “What do you need? Do you need outside?” she asked and went to open the front door. He lunged at her, knocking her down. “What was that?”  The wolf straddled her and sat down. Making a growly noise he shook his head. “Ok, I get it. You don’t need out. Get off now.” He didn’t move. “You’re starting to scare me.” That was what got him to move. “Do you understand me?” She thought it was silly but he was acting as if he did. The wolf just tilted his head. That’s when she heard a shot in the woods, too close to her house for the neighbors. She crawled into the house with the wolf on her tale. Reaching for the phone she heard another shot ring out. She dialed the sheriff’s number.

“Hey Robert, I have someone out here shooting off their shot gun.” She told him

“I know there is a fugitive running out that way. Lock your doors and stay down. Whatever you do don’t let anyone in.”

“Ok, but I already let in a wolf. Does that count?” she asked.

“No, it might be safer for you to have it inside. I’ll call you when I know something else.”

“Thanks Robert.” Shelana hung up and repeated everything to the wolf while gathering blankets and her book so she could sleep on the floor. Once she was lying down the wolf came up sniffing her. Once around her and he lay down behind her knees.

“Oh, you think you are going to protect me, huh?” she asked. He just looked up and stared. “Ok, I see. That’s fine; just don’t go near the windows.” She fell asleep with his warm body heating her.