Chapter 4

not very fawned of this

I wandered in the forest for a small while, then I figured it was time to go home. I couldn't have been far, those drugs don't last very long. I looked around, but nothing looked familiar. I guess I would have to go to civilization and ask. I looked for a road, person, ANY sign of humans. All I could see was trees, trees, and more trees. I'll go a bit further, I'll eventually stumble on civilization. Just then, I saw it. A road. I ran toward it, desperate to get home. I approached the smooth asphalt, the road had been newly re-paved. A road normally leads to civilization, right? I walked down the road and spotted a gas station. "Yes!" I started running toward it. It almost seemed deserted, but I went inside anyway. I found a map, and left. They were free anyway. But I couldn't shake the feeling I was being watched. Then it hit me. I was a cervitaur. OF COURSE I'M BEING WATCHED. I looked for somewhere to hide, needing an escape route. I saw a Chevy drive down the road, pulling into the gas station. There was a large man in there, and my first instinct was to run. I ran for cover, ran past the station, through an alleyway and into the street ahead. I nearly was hit by an eighteen wheeler, but luckily I got away in time. I got off the road and went to an alley, needing a rest. The city was no place for me at the moment. I needed to find my house, and fast. Passing the costume shop that my best friend Della works at, I got an idea.

I knocked on the back door, three times soft, two times hard. The door unlocked with a soft 'click'. I slipped inside, and turned around to face a tall brunette with ice blue eyes, with her mouth gaping open. "I- I can explain!" She scoffed. "You'd better get started then." She took a seat, dumbfounded. I explained everything, from falling asleep in the heat, to almost getting killed. "So you're telling me" She got up and started pacing. "That little brat Zack changed MY best friend into some kind of… deer… thing?" Caroline looked into my eyes as if she were staring into my soul. I gulped. "Yes," I mumbled.

"So why did you come to see me?"

"I need one of those unicorn costumes."

"the two person costumes?"

"yes."

"That's do-able."

She took out a large bag, decorated with tiny pink unicorns, then left to do some business in the front of the store. I took the costume out of the bag, and put it on. It was uncomfortable, yes, but at least I'm not a cervitaur. When Caroline came back, she was trying not to laugh. "Laugh all you want. It's the only way home." I left, walking down the road with my arms tucked by my sides. I got stared at by a lot of people, and some people took pictures as I walked by. But in good time, I made it home. I walked in the back door, avoiding my mom, I went upstairs and went straight to bed. It had been a long day.