Stay | The boys

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐢𝗺𝐚𝐭𝐞

• ex·an·i·mate
/ekˈsanəmət/
adjective
showing no sign of life; lifeless.
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Josh's P.O.V
It was a week after the boys and I finally met up as a whole friend group again. I was so happy, everyone was here- we were all together now.

We were currently walking over to a new restaurant that opened not to long ago. By we, i meant Mully, Eddie, Juicy, Narrator, and Smashing- As much to Mully's dismay. While we walked I noticed how- odd everything felt. I glanced around quickly, seeing almost nobody around the streets besides us. Maybe a few two cars here or there- It was off putting.

I placed my hand on Mully's arm who was walking next to me gently to get his attention, he blinked before looking at me puzzled. "Mulls- Doesn't it seem weird there isn't much people around,,? Usually the streets are packed with people or cars." I asked, looking at him a little paranoid. I'm not a guy of fear, i'd like to think. But this made me feel uneasy, like something was wrong.

Mully looked at me like i had grown three heads before shaking his head "No, it is a weekday. Most people are possibly at school or work. Everything's alright, Josh." He shrugs. "Don't sweat it Josh, maybe the restaurant is lonely too! then we won't have to wait so long!" Juicy quips from infront of us only turning his head slightly before looking back at Eddie to annoy him further. I nod slightly dropping my hand off Mully's arm beside me. Mully wrapped an arm around me as we kept walking.

Maybe I'm just overthinking it.

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We soon got to the restaurant, finally. Narrator held the door for us, I gave him a smile before walking in with the others. once we were all in I stopped dead jn my tracks, there was nobody here- only two ladies at the front desk. For some reason that irked me. Smashing and Juicy decided to go ask for a table, Juicy dragged Eddie with him though. As the other three of us waited I looked around, the place was cool looking.

It was a mostly glass panned, neon bright led lights attached the top, bottom and side of the glass walls. The light setting was set on a dark pink, plants were at every corner and glass sill. The place was calm, nice music playing in the background.

Juicy, Smashing and Eddie soon came back with a waitress, one of the ladies I noticed at the front. She took us at a table and sat us down. Smashing, Mully, and I on one side and Eddie, Juicy and Narrator on the other. Eddie and I were squeezed in the middle.

The waitress gave us menus then took out her notepad and her pen, she looked at us with a sweet smile on her face. She was pretty. She had long black hair, long eyelashes, shining eyes. I looked down at the menu trying not to stare at her. Mully turned to me and looked at me weird, I just stared back at him before he turned to his menu.

"Hello! My name is Kristy, I'll be your waiter for the time being. What would you boys like for drinks?" She asked, smiling.

We all said what we wanted, she wrote it down on her notepad before walking off. I hit Mully's arm harshly causing him to recoil, immediately turning to me with a frown. "Bloody hell Josh- that fucking hurt. What is it?" He grumbled, I smiled dazed looking for Kristy. "She's pretty ain't she?" I murmured, Mully blinked. He frowned slightly before shrugging "She's okay I guess." Eddie shrieked across from us, I turned my attention to his side. Juicy was trying put his finger in his ear as Eddie tried to push him away, Smashing watching them, his face showing he was over it. I rolled my eyes snickering before leaning on Mully, turning to the window.

I watched as cars passed by every once and a while, suddenly I noticed a lump across the street. At first i thought it was a garbage bag, because of how it sort of was green, but it didn't exactly look like one, I then thought maybe it was roadkill- thats when i noticed hair. I squinted to get a better look, gasping softly as I noticed it was a body. Is it a homeless guy sleeping on the ground? It looked dead, lifeless. The harder I looked I realized it was twitching- it slowly sat up, I want to say it was a human. But I know humans aren't a sickly mutant green color. It was missing an arm, blood pooling around whatever that thing is.

I feel sick.