NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3: Chapter 3
From it's gray skin like and an open mouth like just above its chest to its flesh like head, teeth long and sharped with blood dripping from its mouth.
My body trembled as i can only watch the *thing* open its mouth because my body was stund to move.
Tears fell from my eyes i already know that i can escape but my legs won't move, then...
Someone pulled me dragging me, i ran with him as fast as i can not looking back until we found a fallen building we went inside and hide our selves behind a wall. I didn't get to see who pulled me but now i got a good look at him.
"Alan? " i spoke my mind not realizing it.
"Shuush " he said to to me making me quiet "Let's talk later " he whispered to me. I nodded knowing that the *thing* might still be on us.
I managed to save Merlin but where's Alice? In this situation she mostly likely have a panic attack but i can only hope that she's safe for now.
I was sweating from all the running and also about that *thing* i slowly picked out from the side of the wall.
It growled as it was walked looking left and right it wasn't coming our way so....
!!
I quickly hid myself back...
Thump! Thump! Dabum! Dabum! My heart beats loudly.
It saw me. IT SAW ME!
Those are the only word's that came to my mind repeatedly again and again are my hand trembling my breathing gets heavier
"Is it still there? " Merlin whispered in concern and scarred she's also kind of trembling looking at my expression. I nod she then looked scared looking at my back as if something was...
"RUN! " i shouted to her not even bothering to look back i barely escaped from its long claws as it tried to grab me.
We ran and ran as fast as we can and it kept slashing with its long claws. At that moment i saw a building with a bunch of metal steel bar "MERLIN TRY TO FIND A PLACE YOU CAN HIDE! " i shouted to her as i saw a pebble along the way and quickly throwing it to that *thing* keeping its attention to me.
The building was messed up but it had many metal bar sticking out, there was a small hole just enough for my body to squeeze in.
The thing was catching up, as i arrived i spent no time and squeezed in the hole the *thing* was running at full speed opening its mouth to bite me but just in time i was to far for its reach and the metal bars successfully penetrated through various parts of its body.
Blood spashed everywhere but its blood was darker and also thick as it got some on my face adding more blood than I've got from my dead classmates.
I sighed in relief as the *thing* stopped moving as it loses more blood. "Now im stuck " i told myself not aware of the other side of this hole. After some tries i managed to go to the other side, i am now inside the building but there are many holes and rocks.
I then went out of the building. Seeing the *thing's* impaled body was straight out disgusting, i then tried to ignore it walking pass it as i look for the others. Looking around i realized that there might be more of that *thing* so i looked carefully and putting my guard up in case another one shows up "OVER HERE! " i surprised by the shouting but i looked where it was from.
From a far i saw someone waving "HERE! " the person shouted, i ran to the person and as i got close i saw he was at a market (a small convince store) i ran towards him "Hey Alan you alright? " he asked as i gasp for air after all the running "Yeah i just need water " i said as sweat drip down from my skin.
"Theres water at the fridge but its not cold " he said as i looked at the store, it was a mess nothing but scaraps are left and some water bottles laying around and some leftovers, "thats fine ill take whatever Mark " i replayed to Mark as he nodded and gave me a bottle of water.
I walked inside, there were all of my classmates some are just sitting silently and some are crying "Hey Mark is Merlin and Alice here? " i ask him but not looking at him since i drank more water "Yeah they're here Merlin's sleeping and Alice's is... " be paused "Is what? " i asked but now concerned about her.
"i don't know whats happening to her but she's been silent and sobbing and she won't move from her spot "
He continued "Alright thanks Mark " as i then went to find Alice "Sure " he replied. I looked at every one it didn't take long till i found her on the corner all curled up and sobbing "Hey -" i then stopped knowing that it wouldn't help to just talk it out specially when she's in state where she gets over stimulated. I then just sat beside here as the best thing i can do for now, i then fall asleep without realizing it maybe i was to tired cause of what happened.
.....
...
Night falls as some students fell asleep some are still wide awake cause of everything that happened. Alice after her breakdown stood up and walked to the front door of the market there she found Mark sitting there like he's guarding the door (no one dared to go outside to afraid on what might happen when going outside) Mark stands up "Hey you alright? " Mark asked still not knowing what to do when she was like that, Alice didn't respond only looking at him with her sore eyes "Ah sorry " he didn't know what to say thinking he might have annoyed her, he sat back down and continued to just look up in the sky through the door.
Alice not having anywhere to go goes back to that corner where Alan was sleeping, and as expected he was still there sleeping.
Alice then sat to the place where she continuesly cried before as she sat down Alan flinched and he woke up "Oh hey you feelin alright now? " Alan asked as he yawns, Alice just nodded "Alright you hungry? " he asked " No not really " she replied as she took her phone out of her pocket "Wait you have a phone? " he said in suprise thinking they can use that to call for help "Yeah and i already tried to call for help but ive got no signal " she answered and checked her phone to just see the time "What time is it? " Alan then asked
"10:37 " she replied "damn i slept that long? " he pause the added "Well its better that being dead. Right? " he tried to lighten up the mood and it didn't work, of course as Alice just gave him no answer clearly not in th mode for joke's.
Alan seeing so hope of getting things better stood up and just walked to Mark hoping to accompany him , when he got there he saw Mark sleeping sitting beside the counter.
Alan sighed not having anyone to talk with, as he thought hope was lost someone tapped him on he's sshoulders on hes back.
He turned to look who it was, to hes suprise it was Merlin looking a bit embarrassed "Hey um t-thanks for saving me back there " she wasn't really a type of person who requires help so thanking Alan was a bit embarrassing for her.
"It's fine "Alan said although he wasn't really sure how to talk to her specially when their not even close.
" If there's anything i can do for you-" she paused as Alan talks "No its fine i did what was necessary, besides no one would just watch someone die like that right? " she nodded not wanting to push it "It was a real life and death experience wasn't it? " he added
"Yeah it was " she replied, Alan the looks around then puts back hes gaze on Merlin "How many people do we have left? Including us " he asked noticing that they were less than their number when they got to that place "I counted us there are only 11 of us left that includes me and you " she said seemingly more frustrated, scared and confused.
"So 19 gone just like that huh? " he states while thinking about what happened and the situation "Just where are we? " more and more questions fills Alan's mind. "Why don't we rest for now and think about this tommorow? " Mark said making the 2 flinch not noticing Mark was awake.
Alan then turned to Mark "Yeah your right " Alan agreed while Merlin nodded. They all went to their spots and slept through the night
To be continued--➢