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Chapter 4
I looked at the pitiful little gun in my hand, and the giant snake before me. I didn't dare move. I thought about running, but where would I go? If I ran back into the main hall, I'd have more space to work with, but if I did so, it would mean passing by Richard who was an easy target. Then again, the snake didn't follow Richard in the first place did it?
It turns out I didn't have to decide. The snake must have sensed my distress and lunged forward, I managed to leap out of the way just in the nick of time. The snake crashed through the doors I came in.
I ran to the back of the room, and immediately regretted it. There was no way out. Just a hole in the roof the snake must have some in. I turned around, and saw that the snake recovered from its accident. Its eyes were glowing more wildly than ever, and it used its whole body to block the way out. I was trapped.
I had no choice but to fire. I shot the snake a few times, but it was no use. They barely hurt him. If I hadn't known better, I would have sworn the bullets just bounced off of its scales. The snake was getting closer and closer. It was dark, but I could see the light reflecting off its fangs.
Maybe if I don't move, it can't see me, I thought. The snake was about 10ft away from me, and moving closer. This is ridiculous! It's looking right at me! Ok, calm down I told myself. What did that Crocodile Hunter guy say about snakes? Let me think. Crikey. Don't try this at home. More crikey. Oh let's face it, I'm screwed.
I closed my eyes, preparing for the worst. I could hear the snake hiss and slither closer towards me. The wait was unbearable. I knew the snake was taunting me. Playing with its food, sort of.
Suddenly, I heard a loud bang and the snake cry out in pain. I opened my eyes. The snake wasn't paying any attention to me, but had its back turned towards the doorway. I looked over, and there was Richard! He had a shotgun, and it obviously did considerably more damage than my handgun. The snake was bleeding from the back of the head.
I took the opportunity to get out of the corner, and ran to the front of the room. The snake didn't seem to notice, instead choosing to put all of its focus on Richard. Richard, I could tell, was still not fully recovered, but held his ground. He pumped his shotgun, and took aim. The snake, however, was not going to wait for him to shoot, and sprang forward. Richard barely moved out of the way in time.
"Richard! Be careful!" I yelled. He was on the ground, struggling to get up. The snake avoided hitting the wall, and gracefully turned to face Richard. Panicked, I started shooting in order to distract the snake and buy Richard some time. However, the snake was ready, and whipped his tail at me, knocking me on my back.
I hit my head hard on the way down, nearly knocking me unconscious, and my handgun flew across the room. I groaned and got to my knees. The room was spinning, and I rubbed my eyes, trying to focus.
"Look out!" I heard Richard say. The snake was coming at me, but it was too late to move. I froze.
The next thing I remember was being knocked out of the way. It was like the entire scene was set in slow motion. I looked up and saw Richard get devoured by the creature. Blood spattered everywhere. Richard didn't even have enough time to scream.
"NO!" I cried, tears welling up in my eyes. The snake swallowed, and apparently not full enough, looked at me with hungrily. Quickly, I stumbled around, trying to get up. My hand brushed against something. It was Richard's shotgun. I grabbed it, and all the feelings of fear and sorrow was replaced with sheer rage. The snake charged at me for the final time. I took aim and fired.
The snake stopped dead in its tracks about a foot away from me. It let out a small hiss, and fell over. I got it right between the eyes. I got to my feet. Numbly, I retrieved my handgun and what looked to be a radio off the floor and put it in my pockets. After doing all of this calmly and methodically, I broke down and cried.
I sobbed and sobbed. I didn't really think I could take much more of this. First Barry, and now Richard? Hysterical, I grabbed the snake's mouth and forced it open. "Richard!" I screamed over and over again down the snake's throat until my voice gave out.
A few moments later, after having gotten all that out of my system, I took a deep breath and started to head out of the room. Before exiting, I bowed my head. Thank you Richard, I thought to myself.
I walked slowly back to the main hall. Sitting myself down on the stairs, I began to fiddle with the radio. "Hello?" I said. All I got was static. "Hello!" The radio crackled, and then went silent.
It's dead like everything in this goddamned house I thought bitterly. Angry, I threw the radio against the wall.
"This.Brad.cabin.outside mansion." The broken message spurted out of the radio. I ran over to it quickly, straining to hear more. "Warning.stay away. Barry."
Barry? Was he still alive?
Chapter 4
I looked at the pitiful little gun in my hand, and the giant snake before me. I didn't dare move. I thought about running, but where would I go? If I ran back into the main hall, I'd have more space to work with, but if I did so, it would mean passing by Richard who was an easy target. Then again, the snake didn't follow Richard in the first place did it?
It turns out I didn't have to decide. The snake must have sensed my distress and lunged forward, I managed to leap out of the way just in the nick of time. The snake crashed through the doors I came in.
I ran to the back of the room, and immediately regretted it. There was no way out. Just a hole in the roof the snake must have some in. I turned around, and saw that the snake recovered from its accident. Its eyes were glowing more wildly than ever, and it used its whole body to block the way out. I was trapped.
I had no choice but to fire. I shot the snake a few times, but it was no use. They barely hurt him. If I hadn't known better, I would have sworn the bullets just bounced off of its scales. The snake was getting closer and closer. It was dark, but I could see the light reflecting off its fangs.
Maybe if I don't move, it can't see me, I thought. The snake was about 10ft away from me, and moving closer. This is ridiculous! It's looking right at me! Ok, calm down I told myself. What did that Crocodile Hunter guy say about snakes? Let me think. Crikey. Don't try this at home. More crikey. Oh let's face it, I'm screwed.
I closed my eyes, preparing for the worst. I could hear the snake hiss and slither closer towards me. The wait was unbearable. I knew the snake was taunting me. Playing with its food, sort of.
Suddenly, I heard a loud bang and the snake cry out in pain. I opened my eyes. The snake wasn't paying any attention to me, but had its back turned towards the doorway. I looked over, and there was Richard! He had a shotgun, and it obviously did considerably more damage than my handgun. The snake was bleeding from the back of the head.
I took the opportunity to get out of the corner, and ran to the front of the room. The snake didn't seem to notice, instead choosing to put all of its focus on Richard. Richard, I could tell, was still not fully recovered, but held his ground. He pumped his shotgun, and took aim. The snake, however, was not going to wait for him to shoot, and sprang forward. Richard barely moved out of the way in time.
"Richard! Be careful!" I yelled. He was on the ground, struggling to get up. The snake avoided hitting the wall, and gracefully turned to face Richard. Panicked, I started shooting in order to distract the snake and buy Richard some time. However, the snake was ready, and whipped his tail at me, knocking me on my back.
I hit my head hard on the way down, nearly knocking me unconscious, and my handgun flew across the room. I groaned and got to my knees. The room was spinning, and I rubbed my eyes, trying to focus.
"Look out!" I heard Richard say. The snake was coming at me, but it was too late to move. I froze.
The next thing I remember was being knocked out of the way. It was like the entire scene was set in slow motion. I looked up and saw Richard get devoured by the creature. Blood spattered everywhere. Richard didn't even have enough time to scream.
"NO!" I cried, tears welling up in my eyes. The snake swallowed, and apparently not full enough, looked at me with hungrily. Quickly, I stumbled around, trying to get up. My hand brushed against something. It was Richard's shotgun. I grabbed it, and all the feelings of fear and sorrow was replaced with sheer rage. The snake charged at me for the final time. I took aim and fired.
The snake stopped dead in its tracks about a foot away from me. It let out a small hiss, and fell over. I got it right between the eyes. I got to my feet. Numbly, I retrieved my handgun and what looked to be a radio off the floor and put it in my pockets. After doing all of this calmly and methodically, I broke down and cried.
I sobbed and sobbed. I didn't really think I could take much more of this. First Barry, and now Richard? Hysterical, I grabbed the snake's mouth and forced it open. "Richard!" I screamed over and over again down the snake's throat until my voice gave out.
A few moments later, after having gotten all that out of my system, I took a deep breath and started to head out of the room. Before exiting, I bowed my head. Thank you Richard, I thought to myself.
I walked slowly back to the main hall. Sitting myself down on the stairs, I began to fiddle with the radio. "Hello?" I said. All I got was static. "Hello!" The radio crackled, and then went silent.
It's dead like everything in this goddamned house I thought bitterly. Angry, I threw the radio against the wall.
"This.Brad.cabin.outside mansion." The broken message spurted out of the radio. I ran over to it quickly, straining to hear more. "Warning.stay away. Barry."
Barry? Was he still alive?