Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Ruins pt. 22

We saw Lance again that night.

We had found a small, ranch style house to camp in. 
There weren’t too many windows to board up, and the doors were solid pine.
We searched the whole house.
Empty. 
It was an ideal stronghold. 

It was around midnight when the streetlights had flickered on.
That was when we saw him. 

Lance was making his way down the street, a big smile on his face, his eyes…
His eyes were missing. 
He was laughing and waving his arms over his head. 
The way he moved seemed wrong. 
He seemed broken, somehow. 

He wasn’t alone.

Others walked beside him.  Still more seemed to hobble out of the houses.
They walked, laughing, waving their limbs. 

A young man darted out from behind a car. 
He was normal. 

Lance and his kind turned on him, their laughter growing louder.
The young man didn’t stand a chance.
They surrounded him.
He was screaming.

I watched as Lance and his new found kind removed the man’s eyes

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