Chapter 11: 11
**Theme: The Misadventures of a Teenage Werewolf in San Sebastian**
Ah, San Sebastian, where a teenager's life can turn into a real horror show with a touch of slapstick comedy! Do you know that kind of kid who, after a dramatic coma, comes back to life and seemingly only gets better? No, our friend Henrique is living proof that every story of transformation always finds a way to go wrong, especially when you're just trying to enjoy the end of your adolescence and not become the main guest at a bloody banquet!
After waking up from his coma, Henrique, who was once the typical "kid who rides a bike", is now more like a "kid who chases people in a forest with the intention of a good snack". He tries, oh how he tries, to rescue any shred of normality, but life has decided to be as kind as a bicycle thief in a dark alley. Now his daily life is filled with the scent of human body—a scent that even the most exotic fragrance brand would have trouble disguising!
The first transformation is like an episode of "The Incredibles" turning into a horror movie: you're waiting for the funny part, but all you get is a marathon of screams mixed with cracking bones that should never be heard in a movie! And the situation only gets worse when he decides that loving the full moon and filling it with hope is a bad joke. As if someone said, "Hey, let's make a campfire and take the camping adventure to the next level—only with screams of terror!"
And let's not forget the newlywed couple who thought that the São Sebastião forest would be the perfect place for a romantic honeymoon. Ah, the innocence of young love in contrast to the approaching tragedy! They would think the tent was the safest place in the world, but oh, how love is blind — and also deaf, because who heard the deafening howl of a werewolf who must have gone out for a "snack" and become the King of the Forest? Spoiler: they didn't!
When Henry wakes up covered in mud and blood, we have what we can call a true "Do It Yourself" horror, where the protagonist wonders if perhaps it would have been easier to have spent his adolescence as a penguin in an aquarium! You are, of course, the most embarrassed werewolf in the neighborhood, trying to hide your claws and guilt under a metaphorical blanket of uncertainty as your life turns into a playground of problems and "why did I eat that delicious blood?"
And, oh, the big reveal! No, Henry is not just a lost teenager. He's a monster! What's better than the traditional teenage identity crisis? Now, add a dash of "I smell the blood and howls of evil" to your existential menu. So, while San Sebastian prepares to be "invaded by a werewolf who must be dying to network at night," what's left for our protagonist to do but flee into the shadows and hope that the next full moon will bring a new life of adventures and perhaps a new diet based on "fresh blood with a touch of romance"?
So, here's the lesson: if you think your teenage years are already full of drama and crises, remember Henry, who may have traded a simple bike ride for hunting honeymooners. How about considering a new approach and swapping "marriage" for a good conversation about your emotions? After all, in a world where you can be anything, perhaps a werewolf in search of answers is just the beginning of a new and deliciously terribly comical saga!