STRANGE MOON (Werewolf Romance)

What's happening Part 4

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Chapter 4

Everyone in the lobby rushed to the door slamming their bodies against it to prevent the creature from breaking through.

“Get the keys!”  Robert screamed again.  “On top of my desk.”

Sansia could feel herself being crushed against the door from the pressure of the ten bodies behind her, she could hardly breath.  The creature backed slowly away from the door and looked as if it was assessing the possibility of being able to break through the reinforced glass.  Ann Marie came hurrying to the door with the keys jangling in her hands.

“The keys, the keys,” she said sticking them out and Robert reached back and snatched them from her hand.

Sansia stared as the monster outside watched carefully as Robert turned the key in the lock.  It stared at her one more time then turned about and bonded down the steps.

“Did you see that?”  A young man that was pressed against the door asked.  “That animal looked as if it was reasoning.”

“Animals don’t reason,” Robert said trying to sound calm.  “It was probably just as afraid of us as we were of it.”

“Well I have wet pants that say differently,” the young man responded.

“It killed Jason,” Sansia said.  “It killed Jason right in front of our eyes.”

“It probably escaped from a zoo or something,” Robert persisted.

“What animal have you ever seen in a zoo that looks like that?”  Sansia demanded.

“It looked like some kind of wolf,” Robert said.

“It walked on two legs,” Sansia pointed out.

“Lots of creatures walk on two legs – bears, dogs…”

“We need to call the police,” Sansia said pushing through the crowd and heading to the security guard’s telephone.

“I’ll make the call,” Ann Marie volunteered hurrying across the room to her glass case and slipping inside.

Ten minutes later Ann Marie peered outside and announced, “I can’t reach anyone.”

Sansia inhaled a deep breath and released it slowly.

“I’ll call security at the front gate and see if they have any information,” Robert suggested.

Robert shook his head.  “No response from the main gate.”

“We can’t just stay locked up in this building.  We need to find out what’s going on out there,” the young man said.

“Didn’t you arrive here just a few hours ago?”  Robert asked.

“Yes.”

“Was anything going on out there when you came in?”  Robert demanded.

“Not that I noticed, but clearly something has changed,” the young man shot back.

“We all just need to try to stay calm until we get some report from the police,” Robert suggested.  “I’ll inform management of what has happened.”

“I’m going to my office,” Sansia said hurrying out of the area.  There were no answers there and she needed answers.

***

“Where’s Anara?”  Dr. Murphy asked as soon as Sansia walked into the lab.  “And what is the status with the report?  It’s almost eleven o’clock.”