Monster: A Fictional Narrative

Richard started screaming as the large monster with shark-like teeth started bounding after him.

"Help! Help!" he yelled. But no one was there to hear him. He swung right into a house on the road and slammed the door shut behind him. He knew the beast would be able to smell him, so he didn’t have much time. He locked the door and leaped up the stairs, taking them three at a time. He opened every closet, and every door in the house, and couldn’t find any weapon. He ran into the deserted kitchen, and there on the counter was exactly what he was looking for - an eight inch chef knife. It wasn’t much, but it would do. He heard the door break open, and the red – eyed monster appeared foaming at the mouth. He grabbed the knife and just as the

monster leapt at him, he jumped forward and plunged the knife into the creature's head. It crumpled in mid – air, lifeless, and fell to the floor.

Richard breathed a sigh of relief, that was a close one. He peered at the monster, making sure it was dead. The only way to kill them these days was with a direct hit to the brain. He sat down, needing a quick rest before he started heading back to his group. He kicked himself for being stupid enough not to bring a gun, thinking this would just be a simple scavenging trip. Nothing was simple, not since the apocalypse started. Now the world was overrun with these monsters, who would claw eat you until you were just a pile of bones. He wondered if his parents were still alive, as he does every day. He knew they probably weren't, but it was still a possibility. He was slowly making his way back home from Massachusetts, where he went to college when this all started. He sighed and got up to start his trip back to his group.

He was walking down the road, clutching his knife, but being more careful than before so he doesn’t alarm any other monsters. About a mile down the road, he started to see the fences. He lived in a fenced off area, and was lucky enough to find it while they were still taking in survivors. Now the fences were electric and anyone who touched them would be shocked to death, whether they were a monster or a human.