Chapter 3
The First Blood is Spilled
"Oh my gawd… It soooo creepy here!"
"I know! Sooooo creepy!"
The twins were having a hard time walking, seeing as how they were wrapped around each other, cheek to cheek.
Behind them, a young man in a toque heaved a heavy sigh.
"Shut it, you sexist jerk!"
"Yeah, sexist!"
Ezekiel rolled his eyes.
"Don't get mad at me, eh? You're the ones who wanted to follow me."
Both girls gave out a loud "Hmph!"
As they turned the street corner, the twins saw something that caught their eyes. They jumped at first, before realizing what it was.
A four-legged figure laid there, with its back turned to the group.
"Oh my gawd, it's a doggie!"
"It looks so cute! Lets go say hi!"
Both girls let out a high-pitched squeal as they darted for the dog.
Their loud, giddy footsteps roused the sleeping dog. Katie reached out to pet it, when it suddenly turned around and clamped its jaws down on her hand.
"AH! OWW!" she wailed as she tried to shake the dog off.
She got loose, and Sadie went to check on her friend.
The dog stepped into the light of a lamppost, and Ezekiel's eyes grew very big.
"GIRLS! RUN!"
The girls, confused, looked up at the dog and screamed. Much of its flesh was missing, exposing its muscles and bones. One of its eyes was missing, and a mix of blood and saliva dripped from its sharp-toothed mouth. It gave out a huge bark as it pounced at Katie, knocking her down.
"Katie!" yelled Sadie, as her skinnier friend fell to the ground.
"Get if off me!" shouted Katie, struggling to keep the dog from biting her face. Sadie ran over and tried to pull the dog off of her friend.
There was the faint sound of footsteps coming from the distance. Ezekiel could hear more barking. Before she could react, Sadie was overrun by even more vicious dogs.
Both girls were screaming, their arms waving wildly.
Ezekiel stood, horrified. He looked around and saw a brick lying on the sidewalk. He dashed over to grab it.
"I'll save you!" he shouted as he picked up the brick.
Then, from behind, he felt sharp teeth sink into his other arm. He looked, and saw the dog tugging at him. He tried, but couldn't shake it off.
"Hold on! I'm coming!"
He could hear the girls screaming.
"GAH! HELP!"
"EZEKIEL!"
Their screaming turned to gargling.
Then the girls went silent as the dogs picked at their bodies.
He knew they were dead.
Ezekiel turned to the dog on his arm. He took the brick in his hand, and slammed it into the dog's face. It gave out a loud "yelp" as it fell to the ground.
His arm bleeding, Ezekiel started to run. He looked back at the girls, who were now nothing more than dog food. The sound of the dogs snapping at their flesh and bones echoed the streets with wet snarls and bites. He regretted not being able to save them.
Pale and stricken with horror, Ezekiel made a mad dash for someplace, "anyplace…", that was safer.
Two have died... What will happen to Ezekiel? What about the other campers? What exactly are they doing in this "Raccoon" of a City? (hint hint...)
Next episode: Duncan and Courtney!
