For Starters... - January 27, 2011
PROLOGUE
For Starters...
"No, please! Don't-" His cries were cut short by a gunshot that rattled my eardrums. I watched as he slunk to the floor gasping for air and clutching his blood soaked t-shirt.
"Don't beg, it just makes you look pitiful. Now, who's next?" The man looked around and began walking toward me. "You look like a good candidate.". I tried to get up and run but my legs were paralyzed with fear. My hands were shaking and I was scared out of my mind about what was happening.
"Please... Please sir, stop... Why are you doing this?" The voice that came out of my mouth didn't sound like mine, it sounded like a scared kid about to cry. Oh wait. "Please don't hurt anyone else...".
He reached my spot and stared down at me. He was the tallest man I'd ever seen, 6'9" at least. "What'd i say about begging?". He was smiling a smile so cold that it made you wonder how it could be called a smile. The man picked me up and whispered "I'm gonna kill your friends after you." and thats when I lost all control. He dropped me, startled by my sudden spasm as I screamed and flailed wildly.
He recovered quickly and knelt down to my level. His hand grabbed my chin and jerked it up. "Stop that or I'll kill you slowly,kid. I don't think you want that do you? All that pain for such a weak kid, wouldn't that be bad.".
I couldn't stop crying even though I knew it would just end worse. "D-d-don't sir... p-please.".
He sighed and picked me up by my shirt collar. "What'd I say about begging,kid?". The man reached down to his hip where his massive handgun was at and pulled it out of the holster. He pointed it at my chest and said "Goodnight kid.".
1
"No!" My eyes shot open and I fell out of my bed from sitting upright too fast. I was covered in goosebumps and I had tears in my eyes.
What was that,that dream? Seemed way too freaking scary to be any regular nightmare. It's like I could feel the cold barrel of his handgun through my thin cotton t-shirt. Like I used to wear when I was kid... That thought hit me in a weird way, kind of like touching a hot stove,flinching and pulling away quickly. It was spooky almost. Well not almost, definitely.
My door burst open and I heard my friend Steven's voice "Noah, are you okay? I heard some screaming and I though maybe you got attacked by something.". Ah, good old Steven, always paranoid.
"No man, I'm fine just had a really um,freaky I guess you'd call it,dream.". I think it was a bit more than freaky. Closer to a near death experience but there was no need to freak Steven out any more.
"Ah.Well alright."He turned and walked out of my room.I could have sworn I heard him mumble something about me seriously scaring him.That was Steven for you.Always paranoid.
I got up off of the floor and noticed something.My phone had fallen off the nightstand so I picked it up off of the ground.I had 2 unread messages, one from my mom and another from my girlfriend Rebecca.Obviously I opened the one from Rebecca first.
It read: 'mornin sunshine. Dnt forget frshman orintation. cya there!'. Of course, I can't believe I forgot! Orientation is today. I looked back down at my phone and looked at the text from my mom.'Be there at 9:00 to get you! Luv ya!'.
"Steven!Dude! Orientation's today, did you know that?"
"Yeah dude.". He walked into my room fully clothed."It's 8:42 by the way. Your mom called my house phone, she said she'll be here at 9:00."
"You know,I don't know why I stayed the night with you tonight.You never wake me up when I'm too lazy to do it myself.You never seem to mind waking me up to play video games but when it's something important...".
"Whatever dude.I'd hop in my shower if I were you. Runnin' out of time.".
"Aight." I got up and walked to his bathroom. I could have sworn I heard some Blink-182 playing from his radio. Interesting. I reached over and twisted the nozzle to turn the hot water all the way up.
-Noah Clemons