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I didn't want to go outside today. This room was fine enough. Safe from the evil outside. Not that I could see any evil outside. It's just that I felt like something bad was going to happen today. What was bad though? Here, nothing bad ever happened. It was nicknamed Paradise for a reason. Everybody was nice, no murder, no robbing, and barely any accidents. I had yet to know one person that didn't know everybody else on this island.
The only thing that could bring me outside today was Leigh. But she said she was busy today with something. I didn't want to pester her, so I just left her alone for the day. And here I am, lying on my bed, staring at the roof. If I went outside, there might be something to do. Some of the local kids play fighting. I wasn't that good, but I still tried. Leigh even tried once, but it didn't quite work. She had beaten a couple people, but she got tired too quickly. I had to step in because everybody wanted to fight with her.
That was the first time something even remotely bad happened in all my sixteen years of living here. I had recently begun to stop play fighting for a while. My new hobby was star gazing. It also provided a great time for a date with Leigh. But one date had gone a little different than expected. I had found this one star, pretty bright, that I wanted to show Leigh. But when we looked for it that night, it wasn't there. It was the right spot I was sure. Two stars to the left, and one star up. I always took the moon as the starting point.
Disappointed, I went home to watch for other stars. After a couple days, I had noticed more stars were disappearing. I even saw one go out. It shone brightly before it turned black forever. This was worrying me. I felt as if we were next. And that was why I didn't want to go outside. I sleepily shifted my self off my bed, and stumbled to my window. In the reflection I could see myself, but it looked faded.
My light brown hair next to my slightly pale skin helped me recognize which part of me was my face. My eyes had barely reflected any color, but I knew what they were. Black, with hazel around the pupil. My mother always said they made me look mad, even when I wasn't. The brown shirt I wore was tight fitting, but I always wore a slim white coat over it. It was hanging near my door, on a hook I made and installed myself. As I looked lower, I noticed my black jeans probably needed a wash.
Then I looked past the window glass. It seemed darker outside. It was afternoon, so I could understand that, if I were being normal at the moment. But in my paranoia, my mind went into panic mode. I grabbed my coat off my hook, and slipped into it. I rushed downstairs and put my white shoes on, before yelling out to my mom, "I'm going out for a bit!" No answer. She must be busy. I exited our house.
Yes, I was going outside. This unnerved me, but I had some sudden urge to do something. Not sure what it was. I always had a sense of danger. My mom called it a sixth sense; I think she's nuts. No such thing. But I guess I was being slightly hypocritical at the moment, because there was also no such thing as stars blinking out. But I was worried sick about that. Maybe I was nuts.
It didn't take long for me to realize it shouldn't be this dark. Shadows seemed to move slightly, and grow where they shouldn't be. It could have been my imagination, but my mind was too busy with fear at the moment. So I hurried along to Leigh's house. Even if I was just going insane, I wasn't taking any chances with her safety. When I got there, I knocked loudly, and waited. Nothing. I sighed, and opened the door. I came face to face with her.
Her long blond hair was in her favorite style, two long pigtails that went just past her shoulders. Used to tie them into place were two sapphire blue ribbons, which made her eyes stand out. They were almost exactly the same shade of blue. But they seemed different. As if they reflected the same fear I was sure was in my own eyes.
"Leigh! Are you alright?" She tapped her nose. I let a sigh of relief slip from my mouth. Just then, her eyes flickered behind me, then back. A twinge of more fear spread across her face. I had no time to look behind me as she dragged me inside. She slammed the door shut. She led me upstairs to her room, and grabbed her notebook. She shoved it at me. I looked at the picture.
It had a black bug like creature, that was attacking somebody. She flipped the page. It showed the human who got attacked turn into one of the bug things. Then she pointed outside the window. When I looked, it all made sense. Well, not all of it. The shadows were the bug things, and they were swarming into people's houses. More would come out after. They were moving down towards her house. I figured they had already been to mine. That could have been the reason my mom didn't answer.
No time to grieve now. I had to defend Leigh. My life depended on her survival. She sat on her bed, crying now, so I sat beside her. I wrapped one arm around her, and squeezed her tightly. She leaned into the touch. "It'll be okay. I won't let them get you." She shook her head. I stayed silent but confused.
Just then, two of them appeared under the door. They were sunk into the floor, like moving shadows. Then they took form, twitching disgustingly. She took my arm, holding it so tight it hurt. They approached, and I kicked at one. My leg went right through it, not affecting it in the slightest. I tried again. Same thing. We were defenseless to these things. I pulled Leigh off her bed, picked her up, and jumped over the bugs.
I rushed outside, hoping to get out of here, to somewhere safe. But when I went outside, everything just got worse. A large group of the bugs jumped at us from nowhere, tackling and scratching me. I wrapped my body around Leigh, determined to not let them lay a hand on her. Then, they stopped. I was sure I was bleeding in many places, but I didn't care. Leigh had a hurt look on her face. I looked all over her, but I couldn't find an injury.
"What's wrong? Are you hurt?" She shook her head slowly, then touched my arm. It had a large scratch on it, and was bleeding some. Tears formed in her eyes. Then, everything got too dark. Like we were in a shadow. The houses and street started to fall apart, crumbling into pieces, and flying upwards into the sky. I looked up, and it was like night.
This was it. Our star was about to blink out. This was the end. My parents, my friends, all gone. Leigh, not gone yet. I leaned into her, and kissed her meaningfully. My mind went into overdrive at the touch, and I blacked out. No Leigh. No friends. No house. No world.
