literature

Run from the Monster

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Run from the monster:



Run into the house.
Quickly.
Lock the door.
Use the sliding lock.
Lock the dead bolt.
Go into the basement.
Get wood planks.
Nails.
Run upstairs.
Door.
Barricade the door.
Quickly.
Find all the windows.
Barricade those.
Quickly.
Security system.
On.
Locks.
Turned.
Lights.
Off.
Run into the bedroom.
Lock the bedroom door.
Grab your rifle.
Quickly...

...listen.
quietly...

Wait.
Turn around.
Look at the bathroom.
The door's open.
Raise the gun.
Walk into the bathroom.
Carefully.
Walk over to the shower curtains.
Grab them.
Pull them.
Quickly.
Nothing there.
Calm down.
Go back into the bedroom.
Turn around.
Shit.
There it is.
How did it get in.
It's holding a rifle.
Wait.
It's been here this whole time.
When was there a window here?
Wait.
That's no window...

...it's a mirror.
A quick write to make a suspense in writing.
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redhitterman's avatar
I love the unreliable narrator of this story. The quick simple lines, and repetition on "quickly" greatly emphasize the fact that he is freaking out. Nice work on this!