Night Dive •A Short Story• [COMPLETED]

A Nightmare to Remember

Hi! I'm Glenn Devon (not my real name) I'm 19 years old and just your typical teenage girl. Not too girly but not that musculine either.

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It all started this morning. It was about 7:00 am when I woke up. I had my breakfast, drank my vitamins and fixed my hair. After I was done I decided to go back to bed and rest for a little while before officially starting my day. But as I lay myself down the comfortable bed that I have, I quickly drifted off to sleep.

I found myself inside a forest. The trees were so tall that only little spots of light passed through and reached the ground, all I could hear were animal sounds. Lots of chirping, actually. But as I set off to try and find my way out, a strange figure started to tail me. I started to get a little panicked but tried not to show it as much as I could. Every turn I take it follows and every time I turn back it hides. I was really starting to get freaked out now. I kept trying and trying to loose and ignore it but it just kept finding it's way to me. I tried to hide behind one of the trees but when I turned around a man blocked my way. He was about six feet tall, like I was only as tall as his chest. I slowly lifted my head up and looked at him. His face was emotionless and his stare was as cold as ice, his jet black hair was resting just above his shoulder, he was wearing a white polo shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the level of his ankle and he's got dark brown colored pants to complete his attire. I tried to back away but he suddenly grabbed my arm. At that moment it struck me. He was the figure following me earlier! I tried to shout but he hushed me with his death glare and all I could do was obey his command.

After a while of the two of us not talking to each other just him holding me by my waist we heard a strange sound. It was something familiar to me. Like I've heard it before. Both of us looked alert after hearing that sound. "What was that?" I whispered to him. "It's just a growl. But where could it be from?" he answered. And when we were about to go out of our hiding spot a bunch of scary looking creatures started chasing after us!

The situation was fast, both of us ran like there was no tomorrow while the monsters chased after us. I couldn't seem to figure what the monsters were but they all look seriously injured. Their eyes were swollen, mouths ripped open and their flesh slashed and covered in blood. At that moment they started to look like zombies! Zombies were actually chasing us! Just after realizing what the creatures were, I ran like the wind and dashed off. In fact I didn't even realize that I was holding the hand of that stranger with me! I didn't leave him! I actually remembered to bring him along!

The chase felt like forever I started to get exhausted and I think that the man with me noticed too. But he didn't say a word, he just watched me drag him like I was dragging some kind of object that I owned.

Finally, after a long long run we came to a stop when we saw a deep pond in front of us. He looked at me a little worried but I almost didn't notice because the zombies were still chasing us. I analyzed the situation calmly but fast at the same time until I finally came to a conclusion.

"We should jump," I said. His eyes widen after hearing my statement. "Jump?" he looked at me shocked. "There's not much time left!" I growled at him trying to tell him that the zombies are getting near the two of us. He really looked worried! So I plucked up the little energy and courage that I had left and jumped in the pond with him, our hands still locked together. Surprisingly there were also underwater zombies coming from the depths of the pond! We then looked at each other, both our eyes widen and quite panicked. When suddenly a bubble showed out of nowhere and it shielded us while we descended deeper and deeper into the pond. But at that time I clearly forgot about him! As I tried to find him while I'm surrounded by these underwater zombies a hand suddenly grabbed my foot! I was so shocked that I yanked up my bed panting!

Still trying to catch my breath I looked around my room and came to reality that it was all a nightmare. Pretty scary to be honest. I rarely have any nightmares, and when I do it's always something like being late for school or simply forgetting to do my assignment. But this one was different, it felt so real. Like the touch before I woke up was actually done by someone. But who knows? I guess nightmares may feel realistic at times.

After a short while, I got up my bed and prepared for my bath. Trying to process the things I've just witnessed.

        
       
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