FAMILIES ALWAYS HAVE YOUR BACK

CHAPTER FOUR

AFTER SCHOOL, I grab my book bag and walked home with Harrison, Jacob, Zendaya, and surprisingly Ryan. I don't know why Ryan came along though. We turn a corner until I hear a branch crack. I freeze and order the others to stop too.
"Tom?" Zendaya says. "What is it?"
"I...I don't know..." I answer. "I thought I heard something."
"Think someone's watching us?" Harrison inquires. I shrug.
It could be a possibility. But I don't know why someone would be following us. Or it could be my paranoia. I don't know.
We walk a bit and of course talked too. We talked about school, upcoming movies, shared jokes-correction-Dad jokes. That's when I heard the branch crack again.
"We need to go!" I cry. "Someone or something's following us!"
We run as fast as we could. The other four
are about a foot head of me and I take a break to catch my breath. Ryan, Harrison, Jacob, and Zendaya, continue to run.
I let them run. I collapse to the ground, exhausted. More branches crack. I yelp and ran again. I reach the spot where I last saw my friends but they weren't there.
"Guys...?" I say. "Guys? Guys where are you?!"
A growl. Everything happened so fast! A thing lunged at me. It's razor sharp claws attacking me; clawing at my face, my arms. I scream for help. Nothing. No one came for my rescue.
I start to cry as I lay there helpless, all shaken up. I curled myself into a ball; hugging my knees. The thing that attacked me disappeared.
A voice tsked, "Tom, Tom, Tom."
My eyes widen. I know that voice. It was Gerald.

AN: Sorry this is such a short chapter than the others. It was all I could think of. Plus, I also wanted to stop at a cliffhanger. Anyways, hoped you enjoyed it.