Chapter 4: Venom

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While I was waiting, I must have fallen asleep, because someone was shaking my shoulder.

I quickly opened my eyes and punched the person the stomach. I heard loud groan, then I started remembering. Ohhh frick. I quickly got up from the couch ran over to Eddie who was grabbing his stomach and wheezing. "Oh lord. Eddie I'm really sorry...it's kinda a reflex and I can't really-"
"Ya know it's fine. Accidents happen..." he said, now walking over to the kitchen. "You want anything to eat?" He asked, still pain in his voice. Not to be mean or anything but that was actually funny.
"I can just eat at home." Then I remember I hadn't gone to the store at all this week so there was nothing in my fridge. "Actually never mind." I muttered. I took a seat at the dining room table and looked outside. It was completely dark. The streets were damp from the last rain. The night was so peaceful. I started thinking of how maybe one day, this guy will adopt me. But he doesn't know I'm an orphan. And then there's that other family who I was supposed to go to, but didn't. By the way they have been calling me non-stop, I'm actually thinking of throwing my phone out a window. All of these "nice" thoughts were interrupted when I noticed two black vans park on the curb in front of the apartment complex. I watched as at least ten guys poured out of the vans. They were all dressed in black and they were armed. FBI maybe? Coming to arrest a murderer in the building? I hope so.

"Yo! Amber! Foods almost ready." I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at Eddie and nodded. I turned back to the window, the men were no longer there. I turned back to Eddie, he was taking some tater tots out of his mini oven, then he stopped and asked "what?" To no one at all.

Oh no. I began to think.

Eddie started walking over to the door, I watched as he looked through the peephole, hesitated, then he opened the door.

At first there was nothing, I let out a small sigh of relief. Suddenly men in black suits with guns came through the door. They all raised their weapons except for the guy in the middle. He was bald and maybe 5ft 6. He looked to be the leader of the group. I also noticed that these were the men that I saw emerging from the vans. But, where were the rest?

"I'm gonna need Mr. Drakes property back.." Bald Dude said. Wait. Who is Drake? Did Eddie steal from him? I swear if these dudes work for Area 51....

Eddie stood there silently, I was by his side looking scared and worried for my friend.

The men suddenly put up their guns and aimed at both Eddie and me. Eddie looked down on his chest to see red laser dots aiming for his chest. I looked down to see none on me, then raised my hand above my head to find that there was a laser pointed at my head. -.-

"Eddie..." I whispered

Then the men pulled their triggers and tasers shot out at Eddie's chest.

"Eddie!" I screamed, I was about to run over to the Bald dude and kick his butt, but I stopped when I saw a black tendril thing shoot out of Eddie's arm and into one of the men and out a window.

He grabbed another man and threw him on the ceiling then pulled him to the floor with a loud thud. Stood there shocked at what I was seeing.

The tendril then shot out and held one of the men's throats while he held Bald Dude's face and threw him into the other dude. I'm about to get a bag of popcorn, this is interesting.

While Eddie was beating these guys, I was heading for the door. And lemme just tell ya, escaping is always the hardest part of the level. I was over there dodging thrown tables, plus I almost got smack in the face by one of those weird black tendrils. I raced for the door, dodging falling tater tots and trays, rushed out the door and into the hallway.

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