“NaNoWriMo 2020 Pt. 45”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Additional note: This is a continuation of the NaNoWriMo 2020 TTtW story.

Read the compiled NaNoWriMo TTtW story here!

SKYE’S POV

I freeze. Someone else is here.

“Don’t. Move,” Maddie mutters in my ear.

“Wasn’t planning on it,” I whisper back.

Ivan hasn’t moved. He seems stiff, almost as if he’s just as scared as we are.

Heavy footsteps make the ground shake. A shadow looms over us, darkening the sky.

My hand flies to my mouth to cover my gasp.

It’s a monster. There’s no other way to describe it.

Huge and hairy, it covers us in its shadow. I can just make out crimson eyes staring back at me.

I grasp Mason’s arm and pull. “Come on,” I whisper. “Please, Mason, please. We need to get out of here.”

Ivan takes a step forward. My heart pounds.

“Mason, come on, please.”

Ivan’s hand raises.

With a ferocious snarl, the creature lunges. With one snap of its massive jaws, Ivan is no more.

The scream flies from my throat before I can stop it.

“We need to go!” Maddie hisses in my ear, yanking Mason to his feet.

I help her support Mason, but a flash of movement makes me jump. A streak of metal, then a howl of pain.

A familiar face suddenly appears beside us.

“Go! Move it!” Ryan shouts, shaking his blood-stained knife at us.

My adrenaline must’ve taken over, because the sight of blood doesn’t even bother me. Ryan shoves me out of the way and drapes Mason over his shoulder. Without waiting, he takes off running, ignoring the monster’s cries still echoing behind us.

I take off after him, ignoring the protests from my entire body. When I catch up to Ryan, I yell, “Let me guess, this guy works for Garrett too, doesn’t he?”

Ryan glances at me quickly with a frown. “No, he doesn’t work for Garrett,” he says. “That is Garrett.”

Final Comments: Don’t love the execution of this one.

Overall Rating: 😣