The ghost of the Shadow Monkey

The ghost of the Shadow Monkey (Pt. 1)

Gale's POV:

I was just heading home from school, since it was a long day doing so much missing homework due to my absences. But my Mutter said to get home by 6:30 AM "Sharp".. hah.. It's literally 11:30 PM, my mutter is so gonna kill me for this.

Then I heard.. a.. snap of a twig somewhere in the forest which spooked me so badly that I snapped my head towards the sound..

"Did I just see—... huh? I thought I saw something there for a second. Maybe it was just an animal or something.." I thought to myself, but I eventually shrugged it off as just that.. an a random night animal. So, I kept walking on my trail back home.. Before I heard an random noise in the wind, it kinda reminded me of a monkey.. But there were no monkeys in this forest as far as I saw since I lived in this forest with my parents.
So, how would there have been a monkey here and so suddenly of all things when I was heading home?

Maybe I just heard the sound wrong, I mean.. It is late at night so I am probably just hearing things wrong due to my lack of energy. That's probably it.. but still, why am I so unnerved by it?

Y'know what? Maybe I should just get home faster, I'm already incredibly late as it is.. I should hurry up. Before anything happens that is..

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It has been about.. an couple of hours of me running, and I'm still not home yet! I don't remember my house being so far away.. I should've been home by now. So how come I haven't gotten home yet?!

What was that..? I heard that same sound again.. why does it always sound like an monkey? Even though I haven't seen any monkeys anywhere in this forest before!

Was that... a monkey? But why is it black..? And why is it eyes just glowing yellow? Is it following me?!

Wait.. If i stop and it stops afterwards.. it is 100% following me.

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Crap.. it did exactly what I expected. This monkey is following me.. but why does it look like an shadow..? Wait.. is it that-... no. No no no! I'm not ready to die. I DON'T want to die yet! I haven't seen my mutter yet today, i don't want her to be sad about my death or disappearance! I can't let this happen..
No. No. No. no.. NO!

So.. I ran.. and ran and ran and ran and ran with everything I had, with everything I got in my system, with all of my energy.. I couldn't just die right now.. I had so much to live for, so many things I haven't done in my life yet.. and for me to just die right now, when I haven't done everything I wanted to in life yet..? That's not what I want!

I can't die yet..

I don't want to die...

Mutter would be disappointed.. Mutter would be sad, and I hate seeing her cry! She never cried in her life.. except for time people she loved, people she cared about, people she held dear in her heart has died.. has she ever cried..

I'm sorry Mutter, but I can't be home this time..

I'm so sorry this had to happen on your birthday of all things..

I'm very sorry for being late, for being so stupid, for being such an workaholic daughter, for being such an disappointment... Forgive me Mutter..

But it seems......

I might've failed you in the end. . .

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Haha! That's the end of this page, yes.. that was an cliffhanger. See what happens next in chapter 2! Will Gale live? Will Gale be able to get home and celebrate her mother's birthday..? Or will she die and her poor mother will have to grief over Gale's death on her own birthday? Who knows! Find out in Chapter 2 folks! :D