The Panic of Fear (Book One of The Fearful Trilogy)

Chapter Sixteen

I wake up with a jolt of pain. I'm wondering what just happened. I try to get up but my chest is hurting. I hear Zodiac calling my name but I don't see him.
  As I try to get up I see a source close by. I wonder why it's not a monster so I start crawling towards it. As soon as I get close to it, it turns into the boy. I crawl backwards a few inches and fall into the shadows.
  I see a bird fly down towards the boy. I wonder why there's a bird in here. I watch as the boy snatches the bird from the air and holds it roughly in his hand. I watch as he pulls a knife from his pocket and starts carving into it's chest.
  He reaches into it's chest and pulls out it's still beating heart and shoves it into his mouth. He throws the corpse of the bird in my direction and it lands in front of me with a sickening crunch.
  I resist the urge to throw up and watch as he wipes the blood from his mouth and walks off. I back up a few inches and hear an annoyed voice say. "Ow!" I turn around and see a fluff ball sitting there.
  I can't see it well in the darkness but it didn't sound like Zodiac. I see what looks like a halo above its head. "Why'd you run into me?! You human scum!" She yells at me. "Look I'm sorry. Just please. Be quiet!" I ask her.
  "NO I WILL NOT BE QUIET! YOU BE QUIET HUMAN SCUM!" I look over my shoulder and see the boy is walking towards us with his knife in his hand.
  He smiles and I see bits of the bird's heart in his teeth. I pick up the Floofic and sit there. Waiting. He raises his hand and swings the knife down.
  I squeeze my eyes shut and wait for the pain. Instead I hear a scream. I open my eyes and see the Floofic is sliced across where her throat would be.
  "NO!" I try to stop the bleeding but it's useless. She's dead. I start crying and feel like it's my fault. She died and it's all my fault. I hear laughter behind  me and turn to see a big smile in the darkness. Something grabs my ankles and pulls me into the darkness.

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