Chapter 15 Monsters!
An excerpt from The Starlover Series Book 1: Project Earth
Raelina screamed. There was nowhere left to run. Dave and a few others were lying dead on the ground. She had no idea where her daughter was. The monsters were moving too fast for her and the other survivors to see where they were from second to second.
Hal ran towards her. He grabbed her without any warning and ran off with her. Soon he found the two of them a safe hiding space.
“Hal?”
“Yes, Raelina?”
“We’ve got to find Lizette.”
“I know. I haven’t seen her.”
“What about Dr. Asimov?”
“Dead.” He paused. “What about Dave?”
“Dead.” She cried.
He sighed. He used his tablet computer to scan for the others. “It looks like both Lizette and Jaekob are still alive.”
“Where are they?” She looked at the tablet screen.
“I’m not sure about his parents.”
“The poor kids.”
“It looks like they’re hiding together.”
“That sounds like a good idea. Who are our attackers?”
“I don’t know. I’d say they are monsters. They’ve attacked some of your people as well.”
“I know. I saw their bodies.”
They said no more. Both were thinking of how to get to the children safely and get them all out of the area. But the attackers had other ideas. Hal could still sense one of the monsters a bit too close to him and Raelina. Once again he didn’t give her any warning. He put his tablet away.
He grabbed her and ran off with her. This time she didn’t protest. She knew Hal had her and would carry her to safety. But she bit her lip thinking about the two five years olds by themselves with the monsters coming after them.
She had no idea how long they had been running. Then suddenly, the monsters jumped in front of them. Hal and Raelina stopped running. They turned to see more pale monsters jumping in front of them. It didn’t take long before they were surrounded.
The pale monsters bared their fangs. Raelina screamed. Hal gasped. The pale monsters attacked. Raelina laid on the ground not moving. Hal was still standing fighting off the last of the pale monsters. Then just as quick as they had come, the pale monsters disappeared and left Hal standing by himself.
His clothing was torn and his hair was a mess. He saw Raelina on the ground. He got down beside her to check for a pulse. He scanned her. His mouth gaped open. He had failed to save her.
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Jaekob and Lizette were shivering. They tried to be quiet and not cry. The monsters would find them just like they had found the adults. Neither weren’t sure if their parents were still alive. All the two kids knew was that they had each other. They had to avoid the monsters as best as they could.
Fortunately, the two five years olds were small. They could crawl and hide into places where the monsters couldn’t follow them. But the kids had already been attacked. They were wounded, but they had not seemed to notice. The kids had of course seen some of the dead bodies. The adults they had known their whole lives.
Now the two five years olds were by themselves. They were on their own. They had no idea of the time. Only that they were getting hungry. They had no idea of where to find food. Besides the monsters were still out there. The kids didn’t talk. They just stayed together in their hidden place.
Not too far away the kids could still hear the adults screaming. The kids stayed where they were. They didn’t even know if they would be rescued or even found where they were. They huddled together and shook terribly. There was nothing more they could do.
Silence prevailed after a time. The kids were exhausted. Still scared and alone. Eventually, they fell asleep by themselves. They were completely unaware about what was going on in the world outside of their hiding place.
