The Silent Neighborhood

CHAPTER 18 - Somebody Once Told Me The World Was Gonna Kill Me

"What on Earth is happening with me?!!"
A dark raspy voice echoes through the hallways.

"What do you mean by what is happening? Can't you fucking see that we both are trapped!"

"How did we get here?"

"Don't tell me you don't remember anything?"

"So am i supposed to remember that?"

"Stop joking around! I'm being serious here!"

"Then fucking tell me that how did we get here?! And why on universe I don't remember anything?!"

<<𝙵𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔>>

The baby was still inside the chess box. Allison was still with me, in the living room.
I was reading a book when suddenly I heard someone's voice.
Don't know why but that vocals were somehow familiar for me.

I made a decision on checking out that who it really was. So, i kept my book aside and got up from the couch.

When I was about to step outside the house, Allison stopped me.
"Where are you going?"

"Didn't you hear the scream?"

"Apparently, no."

"Well, i did. So, I'm gonna go check."

"Wait, I'm coming with you!"

"Ahh...okay."

We followed the vocals and it leaded us to nothing else but the forest.

When we walked further ahead, I saw some footprints. We went according to where the footprints led us.
Surprisingly, only halfway through the forest. I could see fresh blood drops on the ground.
I followed them.

What I did not expect was to get grounded by a huge net used to catch animals.
I immediately looked back only to see a man smilling creepily at me.

"What do you want?"
Allison asked using sign-language.

But what we did not contemplated was coming towards us in the most spookiest way.

His smile began to grow wider and wider.
It didn't look like a smile anymore.
His venomous sneer was now starting to freak me out.

He went on his all four and hanged his head low.
I was staring at him.
Then unexpectedly he did a back-flip and went on his two.
But this time, when I looked at him, I couldn't believe my own eyes.

I looked at Allison and saw that she was as astonished as I was.
I looked back at him and saw that he was no more standing there.
He disappeared all of a sudden.

Huh? Weird.

I spun around and flinched to how close he was to me.
It's nasty to even look at him and here I'm making an full on eye contact with him.
I closed my eyes.

When I opened them back.
He disappeared, AGAIN!
OH! com'on man! Can't you even face your prey?! Urghhh!

I again turned to my front and found a white walker standing there.
Again he gave me his venomous sneer.

I can't believe I'm seeing a human-zombie right now...
And the worst part is that it grounded me and Allison in an animal catching net. What a stupid plan.

I looked at Allison and didn't see her by my side.
I panicked.

But then i looked on the ground and found her laying there.
I bent down next to her, my hands were shaking but still I checked her breath and I was relieved cause I was able to feel her breath on my finger.