The Beast and Other Poems and Stories

The Beast (Short Story)

First off guys I just wanted to state that this is not a for people who want some light hearted reading these are often very dark and deep so don't expect too much. Love y'all and please if you like this vote and comment and go read my on going novel The Mystical Secret.
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         Johnny ran for his life. He ran until he felt like his lungs were about to burst. He couldn't run anymore though his mind was screaming at him to run his body refused to move. He thought of calling someone on his cell phone to come help him, but as he searched for it he couldn't find it. He let out out a frustrated grunt. He said to himself, " I must have dropped it when I was running."
         Then he heard the rapid thump of footsteps and after awhile they stopped right behind him. He took a deep breath and began to turn around. As he turned around to face his pursuer he began to say, " What do you...." He was staring into the face of the most hideous monster he had ever seen. Then all of a sudden it hit him. What was that horrid odor? It made him want to hurl.
            The monster was at least 6 feet tall with razor sharp talons for feet and has claws that looked like they could they could tear through anything in one swipe. The monster was covered from head to toe with blue fur. On the top of his head were a pair of horns, one of the horns was broken as if he had been in a fight. But what Johnny was staring at was the monster's going mouth filled with razor sharp jagged teeth that were gleaming from the monster's drool.
            After a while Johnny let out a shrill scream and pleaded, " Please don't eat me!" The monster made a face as if he were offended by Johnny's pleading and replied in a booming voice, " Eat you? Why would I eat you? I don't even eat meat, unless it's absolutely necessary. Oh and by the way my name is Balak." Balak stuck out his hand. Johnny just stared at it puzzled. He finally worked up enough courage to ask, " If you didn't want to eat me then why were you following me?"
           Balak, with his hand still outstretched, said, " You dropped your phone." He reached into a furry pocket and pulled out Johnny's phone. Balak handed it to Johnny. Johnny said, " My name is John but you can call me Johnny." He Balak's hand. Johnny continued, " And thanks for giving back my phone, sorry I thought you were going to eat me." Balak replied in a sincere voice, " It's okay it happens all the time." Johnny said, " It's just.... you're like the first monster I have ever met so that was my first thought. You know, that you were gonna eat me. Well thanks again. I hope I'll see you around." Johnny turned around and walked away. As Johnny was walking away Balak said, " Bye, hope to see you again too." Johnny never saw Balak again after that.
Hey guys it's me Steph yeah I know WTF but cut me some slack I wrote this in like eighth grade. I just decided to put all the stories and poems I wrote a long time ago together in one book as like a little present to you guys so you get to know me a little better. Hopefully this gets out before Christmas.