Monster.

Φ Chapter three.

Seized by fear Noah was crawling on the ground, trying to escape the monster chasing him.

He could have got up and run, but he was so scared that he could hardly move. The least he could do was crawl slowly in the pitch black night, hoping for an escape. Tears were gushing out from his eyes, his heart anxious by the thought that he would certainly die if the monster catches him. Noah looked back from his shoulders and saw the light coming out of the giant's eyes. It was a huge dark silhouette, walking in slow heavy steps which made the ground tremble.

“Help me..!” Noah screamed when he knew he was not going to make it. “Somebody, please, please help me..!”

At a point Noah stopped moving. He closed his eyes, and heard the footsteps getting closer and closer. His arms started to cover his head, some kind of reflex, he began to curl his body. Noah was getting ready for impact. Maybe the giant would crush him under its legs or pick him up like a toy and smash him on the ground. Worse he could be torn apart into pieces by the giant.

But instead Noah felt a gentle tap on his shoulders. He quickly looked up and there were two men standing infront of him.

“Oh bhai.., thik hai?” one of them asked him.

But Noah didn't reply. He looked behind him and to his surprise there was no giant monster with bright shinny eyes. Though there was a street light at a distance from him. Befuddled by the dark silent night Noah was failing to make sense of the situation he was in. He could swear that he heard, he saw the giant chase him. But then again there was not a single trace of it left anymore.

On the shaky legs Noah struggled to get back up. With the help of the two gorkhas, he stood on his feet and continued to walk on his way.

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Around that time in the night, Wangmo was watching a horror movie in her room. She was on her bed, laptop on her lap and the lights turned off to set the atmosphere right.

In the movie a woman was walking around in a dark room. When suddenly the woman hears a knocking sound coming from outside the window. To Wangmo's surprise she too heard the same voice coming from outside her window. So Wangmo kept her laptop in her bed and started to approach the window.

   The woman in the movie was also moving towards the window, to uncover the suspense of who or what was outside. The woman drew the curtain off and saw a horrid monster outside her window, while Wangmo saw Noah covered in dirt. Wangmo screamed out loud in fear which came out in unison with the scream of the woman in the movie. The only difference was that the woman was dead, while Wangmo fell flat on the floor from the sudden scare.

“What the hell were you doing outside my window?” Wangmo asked Noah in a whispering voice.

“I am, sorry for the intrusion.” Noah apologized, “If I am bothering you, I will take my leave.”

He said and lunged his left leg out of the window.

“Are you going to go from there?” Wangmo said while she grabbed Noah by his shirt. Then she noticed that he was trembling, it was cold outside, but she felt as if he was trembling because he was terrified by something. Plus he was covered in dirt all over.

Wangmo pulled Noah back into her room. Next she fetched a clean towel, made it a little wet and started to wipe his face with it.