Wherewolf Wolfblood

My name's TJ.

What were you thinking? This is my story.

This book is not an attack on wolfbloods, it's a defence.

Carrie was my best friend, and she was totally fixated on you.

I'd be asking why your boss really sent you here.

Think she's threatened by my 17 sales,

or the fact that you still have human friends?

You put her in hospital.

She was sent away and it's all because of you.

HE GROWLS

Police, I need police. There's someone in my dad's lock-up.

Something. An animal, I don't know, just...

I don't know the address.

It's the industrial estate, by the motorway.

End it! Seriously. Niamh! Is that even your name?

What, are you a total and complete nutso or something?

How could you lie to my face, all those times?

-Making out you like me when...

-I'm sorry!

-When...

-I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry but you ain't got to be scared of me.

Just... Just get away from me, you freak! OK?

Or everyone I know gets this.

Niamh...

I'm sorry...

# My heart still beats

# And my skin still feels

# My lungs still breathe

# My mind still feels

# Are we running out of time?

# There is nowhere for you to hide

# The hardest moon is shining

# And are you with the wolves tonight?

# I'm running with the wolves

# I'm running with the...wol-ves. #

WOLF HOWLS

PHONE RINGS Yeah?

I've checked on Carrie Black. She's exactly where she's supposed to be.

-You sure?

-She's in ongoing therapy.

I called her doctor. He was looking at her as we spoke.

I must have made a mistake.

What made you think she was out?

CALL WAITING TONE

TJ?

Well, it's my dad's money but I made this place what it is

and that's all down to my favourite teacher.

Thank you, Katrina.

Oh, no. I meant Miss Parish.

Has Miss Parish ever written a book?

That's what I did in my summer holidays last year.

Oh! Still not got a girlfriend?

£10.99, full price. You can have it for, £10.99.

I'm not really into far-fetched rubbish, sir.

-What if I told you you were in it?

-Me?

You, Kay, Kara.

But, you know, if you're not interested then, er,...

-Get in, sir! Me in a book?

-Mm-hmm.

I'm almost sorry about all those things I wrote about you

on the toilet walls now.

What? What? What did you write? Really?

She wants you to take her to Carrie?

Yeah. She but doesn't believe that she's a wolfblood.

She wants to see it with her own eyes.

She thinks I've done something to her. I don't know.

-You know her real name?

-No.

Where she lives? Anything about her that wasn't a lie?

-Look, I have to tell my mum.

-You can't.

Why? She can fix this.

It's what she does, fixes stuff.

-And what do you think she's going to do to fix that girl?

-Who cares?

She'll do anything as long as that secret doesn't get out.

Right, she's lied to me, she's locked me up,

and now she's blackmailing me.

I don't blame you for what she's done but if anything happens to her,

I don't want that on my conscience. Do you?

Maybe we can fix it.

If we give her what she wants.

What?

Find Carrie. Show Niamh she's OK.

Show her we're not the enemy.

Persuade her to keep the secret.

We don't even know where Carrie is.

So I'll find out.

You should have told me you were coming here.

Why? You know I'm coming from half a mile away.

It's impolite to turn up unannounced.

So is hanging up mid call.

My battery died.

I have a teenage son. You think I buy that line?

-I felt stupid jumping to the wrong conclusion.

-Better.

What made you think of Carrie Black?

It seems silly now.

I... I saw some graffiti. It said "Carrie".

I put two and two together and I just freaked out.

That's not like you.

Carrie, sort of plays on my mind.

The way I let things get out of hand.

-The way I let her down.

-You don't need to worry.

We're helping her so she's no longer a danger to herself or to others.

And where is that again?

-The very best place she could be.

-Sure.

Only, I know I'd feel better about stuff if I could see her.

I know TJ would too.

If we could just explain to her why we let her down.

-That would be wonderful.

-Brilliant!

Unfortunately,...

I'm unable to share her exact whereabouts.

Patient confidentiality.

I'd like to see that she's OK with my own eyes.

She's better than OK. Trust me.

Now Jeffries.

-What's happening?

-It's in hand.

So he's definitely going to withdraw his book?

Trust me.

Holly?

PHONE RINGS

All right?

Her name's Holly. And I've got an address.

That's great,

but your mum really doesn't want us to know where Carrie is.

What? You said you'd find her.

There's another way.

But I can't do it without Niamh. Holly. Whoever.

What are we going to do, walk up to her front door?

She's going to think it's an attack

and then she's definitely going to show everyone the video.

We don't walk up to her door.

Hello.

I'm wondering if I can interest you in some reading material?

I really think you're going to want to see this.

I get what you're going through.

I was brought in for my negotiating skills.

I don't suppose I could negotiate a cup of tea?

Maybe a biscuit?

I was scared.

And confused, like you.

But I came through the other side.

I realised that knowing about them is a privilege.

They're like us. There are good ones and there are bad ones,

but the ones you met, they are not the bad ones.

I don't care who they are.

I just want to see my friend.

They can't bring Carrie to you.

But...

..they might be able to bring you to her.

How naive do you think I am?

I will personally vouch for your safety.

Look.

Check my ID with anyone you want.

I'm a long-serving member of staff, very well known.

In fact, many former pupils tell me I'm their favourite teacher.

Many.

What do I have to do?

It's not even his idea. He stole the whole werewolf thing off Liam.

Remember, he was saying Maddie was one?

More importantly, he's nicked money off me.

-How do you mean?

-Well, he said we were in it and we're not.

Just these three really annoying girls - Jamelia, Jay and Jenara.

That is us. It's a novel not fact. He's changed the names.

Well, then, he is totally out of order.

He's made you look stupid.

Here she is.

Hello, Holly.

You're one, aren't you? He said you were.

And he also said you can trust me.

The video is uploaded to several secure sites.

At midnight tonight, the password to the sites gets texted

automatically to everybody I know. Unless I cancel it.

Come on, man. Look, just drop the super-villain routine.

I'll help you, but I don't like the way that you're doing this.

What, because I pretended to be someone I'm not?

Like you do, every single day.

Did you bring something that belonged to Carrie?

-I don't see how it can help.

-It's called Ansion.

In my book I call it On'eon.

Onion?

On'eon. There's an apostrophe.

It's French.

"Jamelia wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

"There was a rumour going around school

"that she believed television was around in the older days.

"When challenged, she said, 'Explain Downton Abbey, then!' "

Cheek of him. Making fun of you saying that.

You said that.

TJ not here?

You come to kiss and make up, have you?

You think Selina and TJ are...

Take it. Read it.

Tell us which one you think the stupid one's based on.

Don't take any notice of the wolf parts. That's just made up.

Music.

Loud.

Excitement.

Nerves.

Carrie's not supposed to be there.

You neither.

Phoning your mum.

Can't stop laughing, the both of you.

Getting out of your uniform, and you're putting this on.

Carrie loaned it to me.

To go to a concert.

We weren't allowed to go, said we were helping at school...

School open night. She's worried.

She doesn't want to be taken from her school and moved to a new one.

Our one.

Her wolf. It's eating her up inside.

She doesn't want it. She needs help.

She tries to tell you, but...

You think some mind-reading trick's going to change anything?

Look! Are you taking me to Carrie or not?

I had to get a connection first.

Now she can be Eolas.

In my book, I call...

Right. No-one cares.

Carver Hall.

Carter Hall.

It's Carter Hall.

I love it when I get a phone call that compromises me in every way.

Hi, Becca.

Still can't drive, Tim?

-A choice, Doctor. It's a choice!

-Really?

You should be talking to Imara about this not me.

I'm talking to you cos I know you won't stand by

while someone else is getting hurt.

You're totally paying for the door, by the way.

Sure. Cos I always cover my kidnapper's expenses.

You're a human, aren't you? And we trust you with the secret.

Don't you think she deserves the same chance?

Don't you think everyone does?

There's CCTV everywhere in that place.

You think I haven't thought about that already?

Are you really into trainers?

No.

Skateboarding?

No.

So you was faking everything?

-SHE SCOFFS

-Says the biggest faker of all.

I didn't fake anything with you.

You see, the stupid thing is,

I'm probably more like you than I am them.

My friends can turn into wolves.

I can't yet.

-Look, I shouldn't tell you this, but...

-What?

I've made some discreet enquiries about Carrie

and was told that we may not like what we find.

Apparently she hasn't responded well to treatment.

-What does that mean?

-They've been keeping her heavily sedated

-to control her violent impulses.

-Sedated? How is that therapy?

Look, the point is, if this girl sees her like that,

it could have the opposite effect of the one that you're hoping for.

That video will have had ten million hits by tomorrow morning

and we'll be finished at Segolia.

In fact, we might even be finished full stop.

SHE SIGHS

I did not say that King Kong was the first ruler of Britain,

that was you.

Talk about re-writing history.

What about the time you said the Lake of Tranquillity

-was for swimming?

-You said that.

You know what?

Mr Jeffries was right about one thing -

you have never been the sharpest crayon in the knife drawer.

Are you calling me thick?

Do the math, Jamelia.

I'll tell you what - in the sequel, there won't even be the three Js,

not even the two Js,

it'll be the one J.

Stupid book.

What's it say?

As one fully paid-up Homo sapien to another,

I strongly urge you to let this go.

I can't.

Like she said when she did her...onion thing,

Carrie needed a friend who'd help...

and that should have been me.

You two, stay in the car.

No-one needs to know that you're involved.

How are you going to get past the cameras?

-I'll think of something.

-No.

You need a distraction.

What?

-Tim.

-Sir!

-What's he doing?

-I don't know.

-Sir!

-Sh!

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello, I was just wondering...

Come on, don't be afraid, I'll catch you.

..does my National Trust card...?

I'm good. Thanks.

English Heritage cards or...

Youngish person's railcard?

Loyalty points?

Right, put these on.

Are you joking?

Would you rather your mum see your smiling face on the recording?

Cappuccino, soya milk or something.

Where do we get in?

I don't know. Somewhere they won't immediately smell a human.

Where's that?

Yeah. Yeah.

Come on, let's go.

Espresso with a, you know, muffin, or something?

Hello?

You're, you're, you're coming out, aren't you?

Yeah, well, I'm...

Where is everybody?

Who cares?

Come on, let's just get this done.

Hey, look...

..everyone here's a wolfblood. You do know that?

OK.

Holly...

she might not be the Carrie that you knew.

What?

I'm just saying that we should be prepared.

Whatever's happened to her,

it's on me.

Look, it's not.

I told her I could help her when I couldn't.

It's on me.

Let's move.

Where is everyone?

I don't know.

Something's not right here.

I don't like this one bit.

-Come.

-Let's keep moving.

FLOORBOARD CREAKS

Was that you?

No, that wasn't me.

OK.

THEY SNIFF

I can smell her.

Wait.

We need to make this quick.

Let me talk to her. Alone.

Please, just for a minute.

Carrie?

Holly.

What have they done to you?

I'm going to get you out, OK?

I'm fine.

My treatment's working.

They've looked after me

and shown me my true self.

You mean,

all that stuff about you being a wolfblood,

it was all true?

It was all true.

Aww!

I'm starting a new life, Hol.

Segolia are going to set me up where no-one knows me.

'Why can't you just come back home?'

There'll be awkward questions.

Things I can't explain.

It'll be easier like this.

Easier how?

You don't have to worry about me.

If you're the great, incredible,

brilliant friend I know you are,

you'll forget about us,

all of us.

Promise me.

I promise.

Jana, we've been here too long.

I know.

This feels too easy.

ALARM BLARES

Ahh! Ahh!

We can't be here.

It's time to go.

The window.

Come with us.

-Holly, Come on!

-Now!

You have to go.

For me, now.

Now!

Come on.

Well, I just couldn't stop laughing.

"The tall, handsome schoolteacher

"took the beautiful scientist in his arms

"and said, 'There's a wolf inside me too.' "

Anything sounds silly out of context, Rebecca.

Well, I'm just telling you as a friend. It's...

It's not just the dialogue, it's everything.

It's full of cliches and mixed metaphors,

and terrible puns.

Plus, it's meant to be young adult novel

and the hero is a 30-something school teacher.

-20-something!

-Run!

-Run!

-Run!

-Quick!

-Go, go, go!

THEY CLAMOUR

Get in the car!

Go! Go! Quick, quick!

Men in black!

Men in black! Men in black!

Go, go, go!

You did well, Carrie.

Very well.

Earth to Matei.

Come in, Matei.

Oh, if it isn't JK annoying.

You've made Kay look a right idiot...

and you've made us fall out.

You know what you can do with that book?

Get rid of it.

After you've gave me my money back.

Ah, that's mine.

Don't worry, I won't ask what you thought.

-I thought it was interesting.

-Really?

Especially what happens next.

"Coming soon, Blood Wolf 2 - The War With The Humans."

Never had you down as a reader.

It seems there's a lot about me you don't know.

He's one of us, sir.

All three of them are.

I'm not a writer anyway.

Well, I liked your story.

I liked the girl in it.

It made me want to be more like her.

-Thanks, Jana.

-Thank you, sir.

The world's just not ready for wolfbloods yet.

The sooner he realises that, the happier he'll be.

Hey.

I deleted the video

and cancelled the texts.

OK.

When you said you didn't fake anything...

did you really mean it?

Just cos...

if you ever wanted to call or anything, I wouldn't mind.

Like that would ever work.

What does Jana do for Segolia that's so important?

Oh, here they are.

Wait!

Changed your mind then?

Onwards, team Kafe!

THEY GROWL