
They're After Me
Andrew Watts
Hello. My name is Andrew Watts (Andy in the weekend). I don't know how much time I have to write this. I know what they say about this town, about the weird things that happen there, and I never believed them. That was, until a week ago. Things started happening to me. Things I can't explain. You have to believe me, this town has forces darker than anyone can comprehend. They found me, and they'll find you too
It started with a normal trip to Tesco. I was really hungry for some microwave lasagna. I walked up to the store when I suddenly noticed something strange. A howling sound in the sky, brushing through the trees. By this time I had heard of some of Pyxidas' stories and, admittedly, was thinking of them on the way there. Yet this felt uncomfortably real. I shuddered as I walked inside and hurried towards the microwave meal isle. As I turned the corner, I noticed a person quickly walking away, just out of view. I couldn't make out any details but they were wearing a black t-shirt. It gave off a really dark aura and a chill ran down my spine. I got kinda paranoid as I looked around the store. I didn't see a sign of this "person" as they disappeared into the store. Then I saw it. There was no lasagna left. My heart stopped. Was this the universe conspiring against me? Surely it was just a coincidence right? Pyxidas was just a normal town, all those stories were overhyped... Right?
I ran out of the store. I heard an unfamiliar voice yell after me. "Are you alright?!". They were taunting me. I knew it. I ran. I don't know how long I ran but I didn't stop until I was at the town's border. I looked up. I saw a big SUV with a group of people drive past, screaming for their lives as they were being chased by something that looked like a shadow monster, but was probably just some guy in a suit. Finally a normal sight I thought, when I heard it.
A loud meow. I jumped up and turned around. There it was. A black cat, staring at me with big yellow eyes. I nearly screamed as I tripped forward and fell mere inches from the cat's head. The cat made a loud noise and scratched at me before running away, causing blood to seep from my face. I knew it. The "cat" was just another trick. I don't know who or what was doing this, but it was after me now, and it was personal.
I walked out into the road and looked up into the sky. It was a cloudy day. I yelled loudly. "What do you want from me huh?! I will always triumph over evil! Give me your toughest battles, I can handle them!". The response was silence. Silence and that mysterious howling echoing across the sky. The last thing I heard was screeching and the sound of a deep horn, as if the dark forces themselves had come to take me. I felt one of them hit me in the back as I lost consciousness.
I woke up in a mysterious white building, people in white and blue outfits running around with masks on. They looked at me and proclaimed me a miracle. I laughed but denied it. I may have survived the forces of evil, but I did not triumph. I will go back to that patch of road soon. The dark forces of Pyxidas are after me, and they'll do it to everyone. This town is cursed, and I intend to rid it of said curse.