The Apocalypse

Chapter 5: Peanut

I wake up on the floor. I walk out of the house and here whimpering. I look to my right and see a German Shepard. It runs up to me and I think it's going to bite me, but it's friendly. I start to pet it and I look at its neck. I find out her name is Peanut. I look at my watch, and I realize that I was blacked out for a day. I start to walk off the porch and Peanut follows me. I tell her to go away, because I'm not a fan of dogs. I'll pet them if I see them, but I don't really like them. I walk out, and a young guy with short hair, probably in the 10th grade, hits me with a shotgun.

I wake up and there's fire and 3 boys standing around me. Peanut is nowhere to be seen. The one who knocked me out introduces himself as Xavier. He introduces guy number 2 as Alex, and guy number 3 as Max. I ask what they're going to do with me. Max replies, "We're going to eat you." I ask why and Alex says, "Because we can't find food." Xavier grabs a knife, and right before he starts to cut my hand off, Peanut jumps out of the bushes and starts attacking Max. Xavier drops the knife and I grab it and begin cutting the zip-tie around my wrists. I cut it and Alex has a pistol pointed at Peanut. I punch Alex in his nose as hard as I can, and he falls to the ground. Then, I start fighting Xavier. I grab the knife that I had to cut the ties, and I force it into his eye. He runs of into the bushes, and I think all is fine. Then, Alex stands up with a shotgun pointed at me. Peanut is still biting Max, so it seems like I'm done for. A giant tentacle comes from the sky and grabs Alex. It begins to pull him into the sky. I listen as he screams. Several seconds later, his body falls from the sky into the fire. Max is dead now. I hear rustling in the bushes, so I hide in the tall grass behind the fire. But, a cute little kid comes out of the bushes. He was cute until his head split into fours and he opened his giant mouth. His arms and legs extend and he gets on all fours. He has 5 sets of teeth. He lets out a roar and starts running away. I'm about to get up, but all the light blacks out again, and the giant spotlight is there. I hide harder, and I hear people screaming. A couple minutes later, the light turns off, and Peanut is by my side. I pet her, and I think differently about dogs now.