suddenly shouted angrily, “No! Put me down! Put me the fuck down now!”
“What’s wrong, Arnie?”
“It burns! It hurts, it feels like I’m on fire.”
“What burns, Arnie?”
“Help me, Danny!”
“How?”
“Please, Danny!” Arnie screamed.
Danny ran over to his bags, opening one of them, and got a quencher and rushed it over to Arnie. “Here, drink some of this,” Danny said, giving the quencher to Arnie. Arnie sipped some water, but all the water seemed to do was intensify the pain that seemed to invoke his whole body.
Danny couldn’t believe what his eyes were witnessing. Streams of hair began to grow from Arnie’s soft, tanned skin. His ears stretched two times their normal size. Danny wanted to scream, but all that came out when he opened his mouth was air. Arnie’s bones began to twist and crack as they reset themselves inside Arnie’s changing body. His face began to pulsate swelling until, finally, all signs of Danny’s friend disappeared. Once the horrific change was over, all that remained was a snarling bloodthirsty creature hungry for meat. Tears of dread ran down Danny’s face. All that Danny could do was cry as he tried to run, but he couldn’t as his body was petrified with fear. The beast attacked Danny, sending its teeth digging deep into his flesh. It began to devour Danny, ripping the meat from his body. Blood squirted on to the monster’s face, intensifying its disgusting hunger. Danny cried in horror as the beast ate him alive. The monster howled in satisfaction until Danny finally died. The beast then disappeared into the night, leaving the remains of its victim for the flies, which would surely in no time feast and mate upon Danny’s slaughtered body.
CHAPTER 5
The man in the white uniform, who looked to be around forty-five, told Arnie to remain calm as he slowly came to.
“What do you mean? Where am I?” Arnie asked, confused.
“You’re in an ambulance.”
“Ambulance, why? All I did was bang my knee.”
“Relax, son. You’re in shock.”
“In shock of what?”
“Don’t you know?” the man asked Arnie.
“Know what?”
“Last night, apparently you and your friend where attacked, and the way we found your friend, hell, you’re even lucky to be sitting here talking.”
“The way you found my friend? What’s that’s supposed to mean?”
“It means that you are one hell of a lucky person.”
“How was my friend found?”
“Let me put it this way, son. If it weren’t for the ID in his bag, we would have had one hell of a time trying to identify him.”
“Danny’s dead?”
“I’m sorry, son, but you are one lucky kid. God knows why; whatever did this didn’t do the same to you. About the only thing he did to you was give you a slight bump to the head. So tell me, son, do you at least remember what the thing that did this looked like?”
“No,” Arnie replied.
At that moment, the door swung open, and a messily dressed man, who looked as if he had not shaved in a month, walked in.
“Hello, my name’s Inspector Rodriguez. You doing okay?”
“I could be doing better,” Arnie replied.
“I know this is a bad time, but I need to ask you a few questions. Is that okay?” the inspector asked.
“That’s fine.”
“I need you to try and remember what happened yesterday.”
“Not much to tell. Danny and I were playing basketball. I hit my leg pretty bad; after that I remember Danny going and getting me some water and then . . . everything’s a blur after that.”
“Can you at least try and remember why you were found unconscious and half naked?”
“Half naked!” Arnie said in disbelief. “How the heck did I wind up naked?”
“I was hoping you could tell me,
“What’s wrong, Arnie?”
“It burns! It hurts, it feels like I’m on fire.”
“What burns, Arnie?”
“Help me, Danny!”
“How?”
“Please, Danny!” Arnie screamed.
Danny ran over to his bags, opening one of them, and got a quencher and rushed it over to Arnie. “Here, drink some of this,” Danny said, giving the quencher to Arnie. Arnie sipped some water, but all the water seemed to do was intensify the pain that seemed to invoke his whole body.
Danny couldn’t believe what his eyes were witnessing. Streams of hair began to grow from Arnie’s soft, tanned skin. His ears stretched two times their normal size. Danny wanted to scream, but all that came out when he opened his mouth was air. Arnie’s bones began to twist and crack as they reset themselves inside Arnie’s changing body. His face began to pulsate swelling until, finally, all signs of Danny’s friend disappeared. Once the horrific change was over, all that remained was a snarling bloodthirsty creature hungry for meat. Tears of dread ran down Danny’s face. All that Danny could do was cry as he tried to run, but he couldn’t as his body was petrified with fear. The beast attacked Danny, sending its teeth digging deep into his flesh. It began to devour Danny, ripping the meat from his body. Blood squirted on to the monster’s face, intensifying its disgusting hunger. Danny cried in horror as the beast ate him alive. The monster howled in satisfaction until Danny finally died. The beast then disappeared into the night, leaving the remains of its victim for the flies, which would surely in no time feast and mate upon Danny’s slaughtered body.
CHAPTER 5
The man in the white uniform, who looked to be around forty-five, told Arnie to remain calm as he slowly came to.
“What do you mean? Where am I?” Arnie asked, confused.
“You’re in an ambulance.”
“Ambulance, why? All I did was bang my knee.”
“Relax, son. You’re in shock.”
“In shock of what?”
“Don’t you know?” the man asked Arnie.
“Know what?”
“Last night, apparently you and your friend where attacked, and the way we found your friend, hell, you’re even lucky to be sitting here talking.”
“The way you found my friend? What’s that’s supposed to mean?”
“It means that you are one hell of a lucky person.”
“How was my friend found?”
“Let me put it this way, son. If it weren’t for the ID in his bag, we would have had one hell of a time trying to identify him.”
“Danny’s dead?”
“I’m sorry, son, but you are one lucky kid. God knows why; whatever did this didn’t do the same to you. About the only thing he did to you was give you a slight bump to the head. So tell me, son, do you at least remember what the thing that did this looked like?”
“No,” Arnie replied.
At that moment, the door swung open, and a messily dressed man, who looked as if he had not shaved in a month, walked in.
“Hello, my name’s Inspector Rodriguez. You doing okay?”
“I could be doing better,” Arnie replied.
“I know this is a bad time, but I need to ask you a few questions. Is that okay?” the inspector asked.
“That’s fine.”
“I need you to try and remember what happened yesterday.”
“Not much to tell. Danny and I were playing basketball. I hit my leg pretty bad; after that I remember Danny going and getting me some water and then . . . everything’s a blur after that.”
“Can you at least try and remember why you were found unconscious and half naked?”
“Half naked!” Arnie said in disbelief. “How the heck did I wind up naked?”
“I was hoping you could tell me,
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