Nightscape

It Is Ever So Shifting

"Recently there have been reports of random people going missing. The rate of people going missing has gone up. Residents are advised to stay indoors." That was the report we saw while watching TV. And since we were young and bored teenagers, of course, we decided to investigate it ourselves, since it was happening in our part of the city. "But where to start?" asks Dustin. That's right, we didn't even know where we'd look.

Edd suggested we should start searching later at night. He says it's for the atmosphere but I think it'd just make it harder to see and search around. And we still don't know where to start. "Maybe we ask around? Some of the missing people were some we recognized from around here." I said. "Yea" responded Dustin. "Maybe we'd stumble upon a clue as to where they all might've ended up in? For all we know we might find a common reason as to how they wound up missing." Added Edd.

And so we asked around. From neighbours, shops around the area, even the elderly at the park. Turns out, they all didn't know much. But all the victims had one thing in common... They were trying to help a little child help find their parents before they all disappeared. "So what now, we're just supposed to follow random children?" I asked. "Pretty sure that's a recipe for jail time," Dustin added. "You don't say," Edd responded mockingly.

"Well, what now?" Dustin asked. "Well, I heard that it was a little girl in a white dress that would lure strangers near alleys to ask them for help then transforms into a creepy monster and eats them" someone responded from behind. We all looked behind, to see this random dude. Seems to be about our age. Standing behind us. "And who are you supposed to be?" Asked Edd. "Oh, I apologize. I meant no disrespect. I just seem to have overheard your conversation and can't seem to have noticed that you have hit a "road bump"." He said. "You mean "a bump in the road" right?" Dustin corrected. "Precisely" He responded.

"Kinda rude to put yourself in someone else's conversation. Isn't it?" Said Edd getting a little angry. "Let's hear him out," I suggested. "First off, how about introductions?" I gestured to our questionable "friend". "Oh, why of course. How rude of me. My name is Patrick but my acquaintances just call me Pat. Pleasure." said our peculiar friend. " Well, the name's jay. The sarcastic one's Dustin and the grumpy one over there is Edd" I responded. " Edd's short for Edward by the way" Dustin whispered. " Shut up, it is not. It's Edgar. It's short for Edgar alright?" Edd added grumpily.

"So? Do you have anything important to add to this investigation?" Edd questioned Pat. " Well, I do know of a place where there have been suspicious occurrences that have been happening lately," Pat said. "I don't know guys. Don't you think it might be a little sketchy?" Dustin wondered. "It's also nearby" Pat added. "Well since it's nearby, Don't you think we should at least check it out?" I tried to persuade them. "Ugh," Edd grunted. "C'mon" I pushed. "Fine..." Edd gave in. "I still don't trust him though," Edd whispered. "We don't have to" Dustin responded quietly.

So Pat leads us to the suspicious part of the neighbourhood. "As I said, sketch," Dustin whispered. "Yea, yea. Let's give the guy the benefit of the doubt shall we?" I suggested. "It should be around here." Pat pointed to an alleyway. "So, is this the part you rob us?" Edd questioned sternly. Pat stares at us blankly with an eerie smile. "It was a joke" I tried to reassure him. "Oh. Ah HA HA HA" Pat tried to laugh? Edd stares at him with one brow lifted.

Suddenly a little girl in a white dress runs past us with blood on her mouth. "Over there" Pat exclaimed. Pat runs to follow and so do we. We end up following her through an alleyway that leads to the back of a building corner. At the end of the alley are a bunch of corpses. The little girl is sitting on all fours eating one of the corpses. Shocked we try to hide behind a corner of the alleyway.

Pat on the other hand pushes us to the side and walk towards her. The little girl starts to growl with her eyes turning black and her irises turning red, her teeth start to become longer and soon she starts to snarl at Pat. Pat tries to show no harm by lowering himself. Pat from behind us starts to change. His posture starts to become lower. His voice becomes lower and scruffier. He starts to snarl, his breath so cold becomes visible per breath. His nails become longer and seem to be sharper.