“NaNoWriMo 2020 Pt. 47”

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

After what feels like running for a lifetime, Ryan skids to a stop. I wince as Mason’s head slams into Ryan’s back, but Mason already looks pretty out of it to begin with so I don’t think it affected him too much.

“Why are we stopping?” Maddie shouts, almost crashing into Ryan’s back and Mason’s head.

“Cliff,” Ryan simply says. He wipes the sweat from his forehead.

“Of course there’s a cliff,” Maddie says, rolling her eyes.

Another howl echoes behind us.

“Um, quick question, why exactly is Garrett trying to kill us?” I ask.

“Winston probably ordered him to,” Ryan says.

“And what, Garrett just does whatever Winston says?”

“Yeah, pretty much.”

“Oh.”

The sound of snapping branches and heavy pawprints is getting closer. I know that I should probably be worried, but I can’t find it in myself to care.

The Garrett I knew and loved is gone. My family is gone.

Even I’m gone. I’m not the same person I was at the beginning of the apocalypse. No, that Skye is gone too.

I’m just like Garrett. Uncontrollable. Dangerous.

A monster.

I’m a monster. I’m not innocent like I used to be. I’m not the person I’ve been pretending to be.

So I’m not going to pretend anymore.

Final Comments: I’m not entirely sure where this is going…? But I feel like I’m probably going to end it soon because I’ve been really stuck plot-wise for the past few days.

Overall Rating: 😢