Smexxy Worms

Chapter 7: Everything Destroyed.

I gave out the cupcakes to the customers from the tray, and I smiled politely at them. They smiled back. Recently our cafe has been gaining some more customers, as more and more worms came to order our cupcakes, tea, and cake. Mum and Dad have been busier than ever, and I think they're both enjoying it.

"Thank you." The worm with the moustache said as I handed him his coffee he gave me 5 W€ (dollars!). I went back to the shed holding the empty tray to see if there's any other orders I had to give out. I gave Dad the 5 W€, he beamed as he took it off my hands.

I walked over inside the little shed, where Mum was mixing some dough in a wooden bowl, using a large spoon, her red apron was filled with splotches of flour and dough.

"Is it okay if I finish for now?" I asked her, Mum stopped mixing the dough and looked up at me, she then gave me her reassuring smile. After that she nodded. I went inside the house taking off my apron. I hung it in my closet where my other clothes were, I decided to put on a blank white t-shirt with some black pants, I stomped downstairs to watch TV.

I laid on the couch as I clicked through the channels with the remote, News Channel, Worm Shopping 1011... I sighed as I scurried through some more shows until I found a crime documentary about the murder of Claire Wormant. I shuddered at the thought of being stabbed in the head without knowing it, at 3am in the morning. But my inner self told me to do it, so I did.

The documentary was about a teenage worm called Claire, a fifteen year old girl who was popular in high school and was known as the "prettiest". There was also another worm called Carla, who was Claire's twin sister. Carla was the opposite of her. Everyone bullied and hurt her. One night Carla had the idea of killing her sister and pretending to be her the next day and stabbed her in the head when Claire was sleeping, Carla got away with it and also did when she pretended to be Claire. Ten years later Carla gets arrested when the police find out.

I was in the credits part when I heard a gunshot outside, a worm screamed in terror. My eyes widened. Surely it wasn't outside, right? I jumped off the couch and snuck outside and hid behind a trash bin, my eyes widened even more when I saw what was going on.

An army of humans wearing navy uniforms stood in the middle of the cafe, the tables and chairs were knocked over, and worms laid dead. The ground was covered with crimson red blood. I checked my pockets to find my phone and I realised, I don't have it. I tiptoed inside as the humans continued shooting the worms, I grabbed Mum's phone, my hands prickled with sweat, I tried to call 000, but there was no internet connection. I trembled with fear, then I heard glass shatter.

I heard the noise and I ran upstairs to the attic as fast as I could. I locked the door behind me and made sure the window was locked, Thankfully it was. I felt streams of tears roll down my cheeks as I heard more gunshots and screams. I knew that it was too late to call for help, or call Alicia. It was too late to find someone or find another way to get help. So if there was nothing to do... Would I just watch...?

I peeked out of the tiny little window, there was blood all over the ground. And I heard shrieks from the worms. I was startled by the gunshots, I covered my mouth, trying not to scream. Then I heard Dad.

"Please!!" He cried," We don't want to die!!" The humans couldn't understand him. They shot him. Mum stood in horror and was soon shot as well.

I couldn't believe that my parents would die as well. After I saw what happened the gunshots stopped.

Everything was over.

I buried my face into my hands, tears rolled down my cheeks. I sobbed and I cried.

The humans have left already so it was safe to go outside. The scene of all of the worms getting shot, including my parents, replayed in my head multiple times. I could see the blood, the worms screaming and when Dad begged.

I knew that there was nothing for me to do — I would either run away to another place or find help. I chose the second option. Running out of the house with a tear stained face and red eyes, I went to the police station.