After her grandfather's passing, Hwang Ji-eun's family sends her to clear out his apartment at the Green Home apartment complex. However, she gets trapped there when an outbreak occurs, causing people to turn into terrifying monsters. She tries not...
*****Trigger warning: Mentions of Blood in this chapter***
Holding the flashlight tightly in my hands, I run as fast as I could. I quickly squeeze between the pipes before trying to remember where the stairs were. Deciding on a direction, I keep on running before finally spotting a sign pointing to the stairs.
The stairs were just across a large room. Even with the lights now on, the room was still shrouded in eerie darkness. I just needed to cross the room and I would be able to climb the stairs out of the basement. However, I realize that the monster could still get me.
I quickly make a run for it, when I clumsily fall behind a tall stack of boxes. I feel a sharp pain in my side, my breathing becoming uneven. I look down, seeing my sweatshirt a dark color. Slowly, I lift the fabric, cringing as I see a shard of glass protruding from my skin.
'Where did this glass come from?' I thought to myself. I reach toward the flashlight, trying to turn it on when I see that it was broken. The glass was been shattered, most likely being what had stabbed me. I panic, knowing that I probably made a lot of noise when I fell. And now I was wounded.
I freeze where I am crouching, hearing a quick-paced tapping noise as something runs past. Peaking out from behind the pile of boxes, I see the monster.
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The monster seemed almost spiderlike, crawling on 8 long legs. However, it also had tentacles that hung from its upside-down torso. I watched as the creature was looking around the room. It toppled over different piles of boxes. I knew it would find me soon.
Slowly, as quietly as I can, I pick up the flashlight once more. I look back down the hall that I had run from. If I could distract the creature for just a moment, I could probably make it to the exit in time.
Taking as deep a breath as I could, I quickly crawl to my feet, making as little noise as possible. I hold onto a box for support as the wound on my side made it hard for me to stand straight. I watch as the creature grows closer and closer to me until it is just a few feet from my hiding place.
*CRASHHHH*
I throw the flashlight as far as I could down the hall. I didn't want to take any risks of it coming back too soon.
The creature takes off in the direction of the noise. I take a second to make sure the creature is far enough away before I quickly run toward the stairs. I climb them two at a time before finally making it to the door at the top. I throw open the door before slamming it shut once more behind me.
