The Creature Chapter 3

Jack was terrified. His world seemed to be spinning, full of fear, shock, and confusion. If Mark had seen it, too, he wasn't crazy, but it also meant it was all real. He knew Mark wasn't lying, though. There was real fear in his blue-grey eyes, and sweat dripping down his brown hair. Jack finally found the courage to speak, " W-what? " That was all Jack could say. He was just about to ask when or where when Mark spoke. " It was after swim practice, it was like four o' clock, I think. I heard gurgling, I can't even explain how it sounded. I thought someone was choking, or something like that, so I quickly ran to the next aisle in the locker room, to make sure whoever it was was okay. I had just turned the corner when I saw it. It was mangled, and hairless. Its legs were abnormally long, and it was naked. I was terrified, frozen in place. I could have sworn my heart skipped a beat, as it slowly turned in my direction. A long mouth, scarred and contorted, with sharp teeth like needles in his mouth. The teeth were as thin as needles, and its mouth was pitch black. I was shocked out of my paralysis and ran as fast as I possibly could. I ran out of the school in my swim trunks and ran all the way home. It happened a week ago. " Jack was silent for a long while, he couldn't think of anything to say. When he finally found his words he could only say, " I-I I just want to go home... I can't stay here tonight, I'll see you tomorrow man. " He began to run down the stairs and out of Mark's front door. He kept running. Through the streets and on the sidewalk, he ran all the way home. He crashed through his door, yelling, " I'm home! Abby, I'm home! " He was oddly close with his 7-year old sister and was excited to see her after school every day. His sister came bounding down the steps, golden curls bouncing and green eyes shining. " Jack! You're here! You're home! I thought you were staying at Mark's! " Jack's sister was very small for her age, she looked about five. " I was, but I decided to come and spend my weekend with you! " He lied. Her face lit up and started to drag him upstairs. " Mom took me to the store after school so I could get a new movie! " She exclaimed. Mark's family didn't have a computer, they had had to sell it to make ends meet after his father died because he had been the working parent. So, naturally, no computer, no Amazon, no streaming. So, they had to go to Wal-mart to get all of their movies. He hid his bitterness and said, " Wow! What did you get? " She grinned and said, " You'll see. " She led him upstairs and showed him the 3-D animated Barbie movie. He suffered through the movie and went to bed. He fell into the inky blackness of sleep, his dreams haunted by The Creature.