It's Just a Horsefly

Chapter 3

Viviann walked through the white void, the bodies of thousands being yanked past her. She looked around the oddly familiar white, as though she'd been there before. The sound of skittering feet came towards her as she looked around the void.

Vivian made the mistake of turning around as she met, its large desaturated eyes. The thing looked at her almost sympathetically as its thousands of brothers and sisters continued to drag the people away into a long tunnel. Vivian felt her nerves go on end as she stared at the creature.

"You are still breathing." The thing's voice rasped, Vivian swore it sounded familiar. No, it didn't she would never know a monster like this. Vivian peered back at the thing's long black ropes. To her surprise nothing was attached to them.

"I'm not here to hurt you." The thing whispered

"then why are you here?" Vivian managed to force out as she slowly backed away from the creature. The thing looked at Vivian, if she didn't know better, she would have said it was hurt by the comment.

"You already know why, I exist for the same reason all my kind exist. you want, we give, then once we have finished giving, we take." Vivian shook her head, fear boiling in her heart. she didn't know what this was, yelling and a multitude of cusses echoed through her brain.

"I don't want it, whatever you're offering. I HAVE EVERYTHING ALREADY! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" The thing sighed an almost peaceful smile in its large bug-like eyes.

"I know, dear." Vivian's breathing grew heavy as she looked around desperately.

"John? JOHN? JOHN WHERE ARE YOU?!? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH JOHN!!" The thing looked at Vivian annoyed. The light of the void grew brighter as John's face came back into view. She was in the car. John looked at Vivian concerned. Vivian cried wanting to grasp him tight.

"John, I had a nightmare, John." John looked over at Vivian, an almost sad look on his face.

"what was it about?"

"I was floating, in the air, in nothing, no, not nothing. the sky John, I was in the sky. I saw a monster, and you- you weren't there I cried out, and you weren't there. you didn't exist John." John took his hand from the car's wheel placing it comfortingly on Vivian's shoulder.

"I'll always be here dear. I couldn't leave even if I wanted to. we're going to get you back home after we pick up Lux's significant other." Vivian looked at the small person sitting in the back seat they waved to Vivian. Lux, Lux, that's right. They met in trader joes, Lux was her friend. Vivian looked at the back window covered in brown parchment paper. She looked at John annoyed.

"Oh John, again with the paper?" John looked around the area nervously.

"I'm sorry dear, I don't want you to panic." Vivian looked at her husband confused. Panic? about what? If John was covering the windows, it must be something bad. Vivian took deep breaths trying to calm down. John looked at Vivian concerned realization on his face.

"oh no, I shouldn't have- honey, everything's fine." Vivian flipped through her book in hopes of some answer. one of the pages was ripped out. she looked at John angrily as he tried to avoid her gaze. Vivian sighed, John was right chances are whatever was happening freaked her out. The car stopped John looked at Vivian concerned.

"Me and Lux are going to go find his significant other. stay in the car and don't look outside." Vivian nodded scribbling a note in her notebook. John read the note, making sure it was clear enough for future Vivian to comprehend. Lux hesitated as he got out working up their courage before charging towards the building's umbrella in hand. John gave Vivian her phone kissing her cheek before running after Lux.