A million tiny hands

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by smeg_ed

by smeg_ed

This came from the back of my head ;v;

I waited for ages. The sheet covering most of my body flapped with the wind against my legs, the fountain's flowing water was a good source of calming noises for the time I was alone. I sat down next to it and cupped my hands over my face. Goosebumps crawled up my arm like a million cold and tiny hands. I hate being by myself, but on one of the most dangerous nights of the year? I couldn't take it anymore, and began looking for them.
They had done this before, but never at the cost of my safety. Maybe they were simply too busy to come out? Wait, nevermind. They would have said so. Maybe they just didn't feel up to it- nope, same answer. Those were my thoughts as I wandered through the almost empty streets, usually their street was clamouring with small children every halloween. The streetlights turned on suddenly, somehow that was enough to set me off and I started to run back to my house, which was a few streets away. I began to see shadows around my eyes, like in a horror game. I shut my eyes and clenched my teeth as I ran, but eventually I bumped into a mailbox and fell backward. I could have sworn something grabbed my leg, I froze for a second, then kicked it away and got up, my breath seemed endless as I kept running, gradually faster, turning corners faster than I ever could have managed.

I reached my house and grabbed the key from under the flower pot, then slammed the door behind me. My family was most likely out trick or treating with my sister somewhere else. I quickly pulled off my ghost costume and took my phone out from my jeans, and called them.
"Hello?"
"Hey dude, where were you? I waited for you out there for ages."
".. wait, you went out?"
"Yeah?"
"You seriously didn't read about it? Or ask anybody before you went out?"
"Ask them what?"
"Why there was nobody outside? There's been numerous attacks on children every full moon since June?"
"Since June-!? ..Well, don't worry I didn't see anyone."
"Are you sure..?"
"Yes, bud. I'm fine."
"Thank God. And hey, we can hang out tomorrow to make up for tonight. Okay?"
"Yeah sounds good, I'll talk then."
"Okay see ya."
Then they hung up. I was completely unaware of the whole situation before that. The sun had just set, so I pulled on an oodie and started watching a movie.

It took an hour to kick in. The moon suddenly peered out of behind the autumn clouds, and oh, how full and bright it was. The second I looked at it I knew something was off. I began to yell, my leg suddenly began to painfully bleed out of several small holes I didn't notice before. I quickly pulled off my oodie and fell to the floor with my back arched. My hands and feet began to stretch and strange black pads appeared on my palm. I clasped my now deformed hands over my head as my ears began to make their way to the top of it, and my hands now resembled wolf paws. This was all happening so fast and painfully, I could barely process the situation. My shorts tore at the sides as my legs formed that of a wolf's, and my tailbone extended into a tail, I curled onto the floor and yelped like a dog. My entire now had black fur covering it, and my canine teeth sharpened painfully. I could taste blood as my nose and mouth formed a muzzle, my screams and grunts now sounded like yelps and growls. I finally fell to the floor in peace, my heart still racing from the previous events. Suddenly everything went dark.
I awoke in a pile of leaves without any clothes, apart from my gruesomely torn shorts. I hesitated, trying to take in what had happened. Then scrambled to my feet and noticed a pile of fur next to me, I walked over to it, and realised it was covered in blood. There was a collar around one area of the fur.
"..holy shit.. holy shit, HOLY SHIT." I exclaimed as I realised what it was, and I ran into the woods even further. I stopped to catch my breath and fell to the ground, before coming to the realisation that I could never return home. I killed a dog, and had no control over myself in doing so. I got up to sit down on a large rock.
"Wait.. Why am I being so dramatic about this? I can just run away from home every full moon.. Right? Because.. Because thats what this is.. right!" I exclaimed, trying to sound enthusiastic. But I was still terrified of what would come.

Cannot be shitted to continue lol