Takeru's POV
I was having trouble adjusting. After all, I was only four, and my parents didn't love each other. So stupidly, I decided to run away.
I wrote a letter in purple crayon saying:
"Deer Mom and Dad and Matt.
I am going a way. I dont no ware, or if ill be bak.
From
Luve, TK."
That night, I snuck out my bedroom window and ran. I don't know for how long. Eventually I got too tired to keep going. I turned around to head back home, but after what seemed like hours of being lost, I gave up and huddled up in an alley. Cold, tired, and with no idea what was going on, I sat down and cried.
A low growl interrupted my tears. I looked up to see a huge dog, big enough to swallow me whole.
"Nice d-doggy. G-good doggy," I said quietly.
The dog lay down in front of me, blocking my way out. It stared directly into my eyes. The eyes were narrow and yellow. I felt as if it was trying to look into my soul, like it was looking for something.
After a few minutes of a standstill staring contest with the dog, I noticed it had a wound on its neck, blood flowing from it continuously. It seemed to notice my focus on the wound, and raised its head again.
I scooted backwards into the wall. The dog got up and walked towards me. I tried to get away, but it merely put its paw on by back and pushed me down. I broke down and cried.
"I don't wanna die," I whispered into the ground "I don't wanna diiiiieeeee!"
Apparently this was what the dog was waiting for. It lay down on top of me and went to sleep. I kept crying until eventually I fell asleep too.
I woke up in a bright room. It was full of dogs, smaller then the one who had been I had seen before, but still large for dogs. One of them trotted up to me. It was smaller then the rest, only a puppy. It had bright yellow eyes and black fur. Actually it looked like a younger version of the first dog.
"Hi," I said, holding out my hand for it to sniff. "My name's TK."
The puppy sniffed my hand and licked it. "Hi, TK!" I heard inside my head. "My name is Cerebus. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Cerebus, down," said another voice. This one was female. The dog that was with me before walked up to the bed I was on. She jumped onto the bed a placed her paw on my chest. Though I was scared, I didn't struggle this time. The dog calmly lowered her head to my shoulder and bit.
A searing pain spread through my body as the dog bit as hard as she could. I couldn't even scream it hurt so badly. After what seemed an eternity of pain, the dog released me. The wound on my shoulder bled continuously, with no sign of letting up. The big dog lay down on me again, making it difficult for me to breathe. As I fell unconscious again, I heard Cerebus' "voice" again.
"Bye TK, see you in a month."
I woke again in the alley. It was morning now, and the dogs were nowhere to be found. I suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"TK! TK, you're here!"
My brother came running towards me as fast as possible. He looked extremely happy to see me. After a lot of hugging and crying, he took me to a pay phone and called Dad.
After that, it was pretty interesting. I got to ride in both an ambulance and a police car. At the hospital, it turned out I just had a few cuts and bruises. There was no trace of where the dog bit me.
I didn't tell anyone about the dogs, but I didn't completely dismiss it as a dream. I kept remembering Cerebus' last words; "See you next month!" What did he mean by that?
To Be Continued…
I was having trouble adjusting. After all, I was only four, and my parents didn't love each other. So stupidly, I decided to run away.
I wrote a letter in purple crayon saying:
"Deer Mom and Dad and Matt.
I am going a way. I dont no ware, or if ill be bak.
From
Luve, TK."
That night, I snuck out my bedroom window and ran. I don't know for how long. Eventually I got too tired to keep going. I turned around to head back home, but after what seemed like hours of being lost, I gave up and huddled up in an alley. Cold, tired, and with no idea what was going on, I sat down and cried.
A low growl interrupted my tears. I looked up to see a huge dog, big enough to swallow me whole.
"Nice d-doggy. G-good doggy," I said quietly.
The dog lay down in front of me, blocking my way out. It stared directly into my eyes. The eyes were narrow and yellow. I felt as if it was trying to look into my soul, like it was looking for something.
After a few minutes of a standstill staring contest with the dog, I noticed it had a wound on its neck, blood flowing from it continuously. It seemed to notice my focus on the wound, and raised its head again.
I scooted backwards into the wall. The dog got up and walked towards me. I tried to get away, but it merely put its paw on by back and pushed me down. I broke down and cried.
"I don't wanna die," I whispered into the ground "I don't wanna diiiiieeeee!"
Apparently this was what the dog was waiting for. It lay down on top of me and went to sleep. I kept crying until eventually I fell asleep too.
I woke up in a bright room. It was full of dogs, smaller then the one who had been I had seen before, but still large for dogs. One of them trotted up to me. It was smaller then the rest, only a puppy. It had bright yellow eyes and black fur. Actually it looked like a younger version of the first dog.
"Hi," I said, holding out my hand for it to sniff. "My name's TK."
The puppy sniffed my hand and licked it. "Hi, TK!" I heard inside my head. "My name is Cerebus. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Cerebus, down," said another voice. This one was female. The dog that was with me before walked up to the bed I was on. She jumped onto the bed a placed her paw on my chest. Though I was scared, I didn't struggle this time. The dog calmly lowered her head to my shoulder and bit.
A searing pain spread through my body as the dog bit as hard as she could. I couldn't even scream it hurt so badly. After what seemed an eternity of pain, the dog released me. The wound on my shoulder bled continuously, with no sign of letting up. The big dog lay down on me again, making it difficult for me to breathe. As I fell unconscious again, I heard Cerebus' "voice" again.
"Bye TK, see you in a month."
I woke again in the alley. It was morning now, and the dogs were nowhere to be found. I suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"TK! TK, you're here!"
My brother came running towards me as fast as possible. He looked extremely happy to see me. After a lot of hugging and crying, he took me to a pay phone and called Dad.
After that, it was pretty interesting. I got to ride in both an ambulance and a police car. At the hospital, it turned out I just had a few cuts and bruises. There was no trace of where the dog bit me.
I didn't tell anyone about the dogs, but I didn't completely dismiss it as a dream. I kept remembering Cerebus' last words; "See you next month!" What did he mean by that?
To Be Continued…