What the hell was I thinking going through those woods? That thing is still outside whistling to me; by morning it's gone but at night? It comes back to my place. I should probably start from the beginning. After a long shift at work getting back home from working the warehouse job. However; my car broke down and I couldn't get a ride home, besides I'd thought, "oh it's close by; shouldn't be too bad." Of course; a mugger had to be around the corner and right now; I'd rather deal with that crack addict mugger, give him my wallet instead of what was waiting for me in those woods.
When running for the woods nearby, going through a paved hiking trail I thought nothing of it until the crack addict stepped away from the path. In the back of my mind my thoughts were, "oh he lost interest because I'm too fast for him" ha! Fat chance; they'd I've seen these guys scale buildings for a bit of copper to make a quick buck for their next hit. At first it was silent; no animal noises, no owls loudly having sex which yes I do have to deal with that issue when trying to sleep. As I'd travel through the path, started to reflect on my life choices, mid thought though rustling in the leaves as going by foot; look over to see no one and the rustling in the grass stopped. So I'd shrug this off as, "me being tired" oh boy I'd been wrong.
So as the path grew narrower which it shouldn't have; the path should've been still the same as before; the only part of the path not closing in on me is that paved path. Every step down the paved path had my stomach twisting in knots. The look at the time to see over an hour passed; this path is only supposed to take at most 30 minutes. The air started to grow cold and started to make haste south. The warm air going from warm and humid to cold and damp; the moon light from above started to be covered by clouds and left with my phone light as I'd look around the surrounding area to think it'd been an animal skull until I'd noticed in the grass was just a deer. A heavy sigh wash over me with continuing on the path. On said path a coyote runs towards me; my life flashing before my eyes until it's steps were running away, every part of me told me to turn back but honestly it's this or the mugger.
The wet grass started to have other smells stain it; the rustling of the bushes didn't concern me until the loud crack of the brand under somethings footstep. This hadn't been a small twig; the loud, "crack!" Had come from a large tree limb. Then at that point only then I'd start running, my heart pounding in my chest as the light barely revealed what was in the bushes but it's no animal that exist around here nor looks as if it came from nature. The sound of bones cracking; the chomping of flesh with an animal screaming out loud. At that point; did it occur to me after running across the same coyote; the same scar across it's face as the last one, that or a twin. The path not getting me any closer to my goal.
The sounds of soft soothing whistling come from the direction I'm running after, at this point turning north to sprint for my life, lungs burning, barely able to breath as the sound growing ever so closer. It was foolish to turn back but what other choice was there? The creature revealed by my phone light with it's wolf skull and tall boney body with it's large claws jutting from it's hands like it was forced to have it's claws infused into it's hands, twisted, a Frankenstein beast stitched together by a drunk surgeon.
The monster smiles to me; it's small white pupils seeing right through me; it's approach was slow, taking it's time and with each step the forest expands away from the paved path and the paved path shrinks to reveal the staircase out of the forest area open to me. The swipe of it's claws at me leaving a gash on my right arm; slipping by the creature to smell sweet freedom; but my heart drops in my chest as the forest grows closer and the path stretches again. The soothing whistling turning into happy whistling as I'd drop to my knees crying out to the sky, howling and beating on the ground. A large branch nearby; gripping it in both hands facing the monster. My teeth clenched and rage flaring up.
The long arms come down to swing with it's claws stretched out but the branch connects with it's face; as soon as the hit connects the stair case is just right behind me, sweet taste of freedom as the paved path ahead of me leads to concrete stairs and freedom. The kissing of the concrete stairs with my taunting and teasing to the creature with flipping it off but of course; that's not how it ends, unable to leave it's forest, nothing stopping it from teleporting to the wooded areas near me, continuing it's whistling and setting the land to stretch along the forest, pulling on the paved sidewalk like it's pizza dough. Our back and forth not ending so soon so the best thing left was to run on the road; sure enough the road itself too far for the creature to stretch until it popped over to the other side of the forest area, stretching out it's influence to my half; this back and forth with me playing in the street having the creature casually whistle until a cop car speeds on by, going onto the side walk and the cop seeing if I was drunk or not.
I'd explain to them, "no, no I'm just tired and my car broke down; I'd been working late." Still given a test to see if I'm drunk and offered a ride. The ride in the back of the cop car home having me question if what I'd seen was real or not until the monster teleports every couple feet keeping up with the cop car, almost smiling to me; the cop car going faster.
The cop mumbles, "I swear it's never this long of a drive." As soon as the cop looks over to what I'm looking at he asks, "what are you looking at?" Sure enough, only then does the creature disappear. Then magically able to get home with no issue.
I'd snap to answer, "oh I thought I saw an owl is all." He side eyes me, not fully trusting me.
He tells me, "look; don't work too hard, you know? Work must've been hell for you to look like that." A nod from me, giving a mutual understanding and more ways than one he's right about working too hard. Once dropped off at home to be greeted by my roommate's only to hear the whistling outside; this time bird like but wrong, something mimicking the sound of a robin, then changed to a sound of an owl, the pitch is off, "hoot hoot!" Instead being, "hoot! Huy-oot! Hoot!" Every part of me wants to think I'm crazy and luckily was able to get my brother to drop me off at work but on the way to work it followed me; on my way back from work it's following me.
Who am I going to tell? The audio comes up normal on my phone when trying to record this thing and trying to take pictures? It doesn't show up; what the hell am I dealing with? My room is the closet to the wooded area and the thing watches me while I'm sleeping; even through the blinds it's peaking into my home! That thing will catch me slipping up one day or another. Oh and my wounds? A simple lie of the animal attacked me on the trail.
The crack heads nearby? Gone; none to be found which is strange; just one day gone, only their clothes left? I can't be the only one to see this. Trying to bring up missing and dead crackheads to the police? Oh yeah, no that got me laughed at and them not really caring. No way in hell they can't know of this thing, can they? One night, one night of good sleep and not hearing the whistling! Even with playing videos that thing has it's whistling noise pierce the audio from my phone! My computer audio on the other hand, well luckily not yet.
One of my roommate's got a money tree; at first it was okay but with that thing open to the viewing of the outside of the backyard though? That thing; it'd gotten inside, moving the potted plant. So what did I do? Hurried up and threw it outside of course! That next morning didn't go over well with my roommate however. The other three thought I'd gone insane! Am I just insane? I can't tell anymore; just one night of good sleep please.
The next swing shift came and I'd finally snapped; driving down to the gas station, buying some gas and finishing this once and for all. I already have matches with me; this thing wants to fight? It wants to tussle then come on I'll show it why I'm not to be fucked with! My car speeding down the highway until I'm just parted off to the side of the bridge; going down into the woods pouring the gas canister onto the trees and getting my match ready as I throw it; setting the forest a blaze. The creature looks to me; disgusted as it tries it's best to take out the fire. It doesn't take long for the fire department to come along and the police as well.
The creature but not dead; and realizing I shouldn't have done this so close to the police department nor fire department. I was waiting in the forest fire, hoping the flames take me. As I'd explain what happened to the police. They don't believe me at first but then start to see I'm being genuine. For the court trail and everything; it doesn't take long until I'm thrown into the looney bin. After being in there; calmed and medicated at night time I'm seeing the creature sitting outside in the grassy area waiting for me; and he isn't alone. He brought friends.
