Emily’s eyes slowly opened. Her head ached, but at least she was alive. She expected to find herself alone in the forest. To her surprise, she wasn’t alone. And she wasn’t in the forest.
“Emily, you’re awake,” exclaimed Paul. He squeezed her hand. “Are you okay? We’ve been so worried about you!”
Emily nodded as she noticed the room’s bright lights and white walls. A second later, she realized that she was lying in a soft, comfortable bed. “Where am I?” the Super Spy asked.
“You’re in a hospital,” said Paul. “Don’t worry. You’re safe.”
Emily breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness. I thought that bear was going to eat me.”
Paul quickly covered his mouth, but Emily could hear him laughing.
“What’s so funny?” Emily asked.
Her best friend couldn’t help but tell her. “You must have really hit your head hard. There wasn’t any bear. We were after a werewolf. Remember?”
“Of course, I remember,” said Emily. “The werewolf got away, and then a bear attacked me. Or, to tell the truth, I attacked it.”
Paul stopped laughing. Emily could guess that he didn’t think it was funny anymore.
The boy shook his head. “No, you must be mixed up. Like I said, there was no bear. It was the werewolf that attacked you.”
Now it was Emily’s turn to shake her head. “It was the bear,” she protested. “I’m sure of it. I even saw the werewolf getting away.”
Paul touched Emily’s arm and stared into her eyes. He had never looked so serious before. “When the Monster Hunters and I found you, you were lying on the ground. We didn’t see any bear, but the werewolf was there. He was standing right over you.”
“Are you sure it was the werewolf?” Emily asked.
Paul smiled and said, “Yes, I’m positive. That’s how we managed to capture it!”
*****
When Emily was alone again, she thought about what Paul had told her. It didn’t make sense. She had seen the werewolf escaping. It would have gotten away, but it must have come back. Why?
There was only one reason Emily could think of, but it was a reason that confused her. The werewolf was a monster. Monsters were evil. Evil monsters did bad, cruel things.
So why, Emily asked herself, did the werewolf decide to save my life?
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