Death is Near

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I gently stuck the key into the hole and turned it slightly.
Taking a pause, I stopped and pondered if I should even open the door, who knows what could be waiting behind it.

Then, I turned the knob and slung the door open, the scene in front of me was dark and terrifying, I heard a slam and turned around only to find the door that was once here, gone.
I started to walk, even though I didn't know where I was going, I continued. I couldn't help but to take in the scene around me. The flowers that were probably once filled with color and positivity were now wilted and black and dead, the stone path that I happened to be walking down was crumbling, it still had a certain red hue that gave off that it was once lively and welcoming.
I inhaled deeply but all I could smell was death, and a small hint of paint. I thought that maybe I was dreaming, that all of this will just turn out to be a figment of my imagination, but I was wrong. The sky had no hue, it was just blacks and deep blues. As my eyes wondered past the grass that is now decayed and brown, I could see the carcasses of the small animals that used to roam these lands, I pictured what it was like before death had swept over killing everything in its path. I felt sick to my stomach, I could taste the rising of the bile that was about to come up. I took a couple of breaths and pushed the thought of it away. I jumped back, when I  heard a rustle come from the decaying leaves.

"Why fear me, when death is near?" I heard a voice call out.

"Who-?" I spoke.

"Not a who my dear, I am a what." The voice interrupts.

"Well, then what are you?" I stutter.

"I am Pain. A force not to be reckoned with. My dear Alice,for I am Cheshire." The voice states as my eyes land on a sickly creature with large black eyes, a large horrendous smile, and black fur matted almost to it's ribs.

"You know Alice, I was once filled with joy and life, and my fur was full of color and beauty, and people didn't fear me, but you Alice, tsk tsk tsk, you have turned us all into something deadly." Cheshire says while laughing maniacally.

"How do you mean I turned you all deadly, I don't even know you." I cry.

"Oh Alice, I'm hurt, how could you forget us, you created us." Cheshire retorts inching closer to me.

"I-I uh don't know what you're talking about." I whisper as I inch back, preparing to run.

"Your dreams Alice, the ones that used to make you so happy, we were loving and comforting, we were the ones that protected you from the things that scared you most, but then, you Alice, you turned US  into the nightmares." Cheshire says smiling.

I watched him slowly disappear until he was finally gone, then I ran, and this time I didn't stop.


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