The shadow monster

Footsteps could be heard in the dark Western Sahara forest. The most dangerous forest in the Sahara. She had stumbled on skulls quite a number of times, it terrified her to her bones. She cried as she ran even faster without looking back for a second. She was running out of gas and didn't have her inhaler with her. Her condition was that of asthma. Yes! Brittany was an asthmatic patient and running miles wasn't her thing. She had quietly watched him die slowly in cold blood as the monster who was after them had licked his blood and feasted on his flesh. Now it was after her. Who is this monster? And what is it doing in such beautiful wood like this one Brittany thought out loud while still running and looking for a place to hide. She saw the horrifying forest as woods because of her love for nature and flowers she had landed herself into this trouble.

Brittany and Thomas had attended a party at a friend's place who stayed 200 meters away from the forest. After much drinking and dancing, Brittany had asked her boyfriend Thomas to come with her for a walk down the street. Thomas, who couldn't say no to his beloved wishes accompanied her out. The two left the party and went for a walk down the road without telling anyone. The evening breeze blew on them making the evening more romantic for the lovebirds to get going even more. Brittany had sighted the forest just as they were six meters away and called Thomas attention to it. She ran towards the forest admiring the tall trees and blossoming flowers. Her love for nature was out of this world.

Thomas hugged her as he saw excitement in her eyes. He always wanted her to be happy. Brittany brought out her smartphone and took pictures of the trees while walking deeper and deeper. She kept seeing things that caught her attention. Thomas just followed behind like a shepherd protecting it's sheep. They both walked deep into the spooky forest without knowing what turn they took. They had lost their way and this time they had gone too deep. Brittany was still loving the adventure as she had in mind to share her photos with her friends and also on her blog chain of an amazing place she encountered.

Thomas spotted a lake afar and called Brittany's attention towards the lake. She loved it and wanted to have a swim with her lover ( Thomas ). She ran towards the lake, took off her clothes and dived into the lake signalling Thomas to Join her and trying to seduce him as well. He couldn't withhold himself from joining her in the water because at this time she looked extraordinarily beautiful. It was a bit dark and the moon gave it's light. The light of the moon shone brightly on her tender beautiful skin, her hair flown as the breeze blew making it dance. She had just a bikini on and at the same time she had made a cute puppy face signalling her boyfriend to join her in the water. He rushed in without further Ado and pulled her close to himself. Their lips jammed and this time they were kissing passionately when all of a sudden a dark shadow appeared in the water.

The lovers had lost consciousness of time and were too deep into pleasure. Thomas noticed the shadow and asked Brittany that they leave now but Brittany wanted to spend more time with him in the water. She loved the water and felt it was the best romantic scene she had ever had. She told him not to panic that the place was safe and again reached out to get a hold of his lips when the shadow appeared one more time and this time it had company.

Thomas was scared and quickly turned Brittany around so she could also see what he was seeing but the shadow disappeared. Brittany was beginning to feel her boyfriend wanted to play a silly prank on her just like he always did and asked him to stop if it was a joke. Just as she was about to turn back the shadows swooped past them causing a very cold breeze to blow on them resulting in goosebumps appearing on their skin.

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Thomas gripped Brittany by the hand and they took off without waiting to put on their clothes. Brittany had just her bikini on and Thomas just his shorts. They both ran as fast as their legs could carry them. Brittany had let go of the grip and ran all by herself; it was now a man for himself. Thomas who ran ahead heard a thud behind and looked back.

Brittany had fallen to the ground and had cut herself badly fortunately he saw a herb close by and reached out to it, he squeezed the juice on her wounded leg and she wailed in pain, "it hurts" she said "it would help in killing the pain" Thomas replied. He had learned how to use herbs from his grandpa who was very good at making herbal medicine. Thomas helped her up to her feet and the chase continued. At this time the monster had lost sight of them but when Brittany wailed it trailed the voice and the chase began again. All of a sudden Brittany ran past Thomas, taking the lead.

Thomas was getting weak, he wasn't able to go further, his strength was exhausted, he fell and rose many times, he bruised his body and got scars all over. He had stumbled into trees and thorns pierced his skin. His legs were beginning to wobble as the shadow monster was close. At one swoop it hit him down and laughed out loud shaking the whole forest. Its laugh alone could cause an instant death. Brittany looked back and saw her beloved Thomas at the mercy of this heinous monster. She looked closely as she noticed it had seven heads which could turn one. Her legs shook and she hid under one of the small bushes.

The shadow monster as she called it divided the head of Thomas and ate up his brain; she only saw his brain being lifted as it would disappear into thin air. It was a shadow you know, she could only see how Thomas' body was being torn apart. She wanted to scream but definitely couldn't because she didn't want to die just yet. Her breathing got heavier as she tried to control it by holding her breath many times. Just then she sneezed, damn! The shadow turned around looking for the sneezer and finally it spoke! " Come out Brittany" I've been waiting for you" I haven't tasted female blood in a while now and I thirst for it even more. If you don't come out I'll find you and it will be the hard way".

Hot tears rolled down Brittany's cheeks, she was confused " how did it know my name? '' she asked rhetorically as she buried her face on her knee. The whole place went quiet for a minute and she lifted her face up to see if the shadow was still there but found no trace of it she decided to run out. She dashed out of her hideout because she knew if she remained there it definitely would fish her out. She ran and ran without looking back. As she continued running she saw a house in the forest with lights lit inside and hurriedly ran towards it.

When she got there, she knocked so hard on the door and it opened on its own. She dashed in and locked the door tightly. She felt a bit relieved and turned around to know who lived in this terrifying forest of all places. Just as she turned back she met an old woman who looked fiercely at her. She was dumbstruck and fear gripped her entire body. The old lady asked her to take the lead while she showed her where she would rest for a while. Just as she was about to say a word she noticed a shadow right in front of her as she hurriedly turned to look for the old woman, she was gone!

Brittany cursed and sighed she had been trapped by her enemy, "the house was a bait!" Damn! At this time Brittany was weak at least she had survived running that far even without her inhaler. She picked up a wood which had fire in it and tried fighting back, she struggled with the shadow chasing it with the fire and once again the shadow monster prevailed. It blew out the fire and revealed itself. Brittany closed her eyes to make her last wish. The sight of this monster was giving her a heartache as her heart raced rapidly.

The monster had a bloodlust look. Just at the verge of the monster piercing through her chest, she was woken up by her boyfriend who had watched her fight throughout. He kissed her sweaty face, she shook with fear, he held her tight and to cheer her he told her they would be attending a party at the "western Sahara".

There the name came again and this time she was really terrified. Was it about to happen in real life or was it just a stupid nightmare?