"Zaheers POV"
"huff huff huff" My lungs burned with every step i took but i didn't stop, I couldn't stop, If i did i'd just become another meal for those "things" behind me. What the fuck were they?, oh just some normal people, the same people i met everyday on my way to class...but did i forget to mention they were attacking people like rabid dogs?!!.
I kept running till i could see my lodge in the distance though i wasn't sure i could get there in one piece, It was pure chaos: The beasts easily identified by their pure black eyes were chasing the screaming but still sane people around, seems like they'd already caught a few people though as groups of them were hunched over twitching bodies, the disgusting sound of ripping flesh surrounded me as i hid in the green bushes at the side of the road.
The people being chased were making the monsters less congregated and more spread out so i decided to try sneaking around them(Thank you for your sacrifice). Crouched low i started moving slowly away from them, i was almost entering a familiar alley when i heard a low growl, turning around i saw a dog behind me, my growing fears confirmed when its eyes were the same deathly black as the other beasts, "FUCK" i yelled in my mind as i started running at my top speed which admittedly wasn't particularly fast, i could hear the slaps of the dogs paws against the ground so i tried picking up speed and losing it in the familiar twists and turns of this area, it seemed to be working as i couldn't hear the slaps as loudly as before, slightly exhaling in relief i got to my lodge and scaled the fence, then looking around i confirmed there weren't any more of those "things" nearby, i rushed up the stairs and opened my door before locking myself in.
Finally having time to think, i immediately curled up on my bed, i guess i was still in shock from everything, but who wouldn't be? when an average day just turned into a living nightmare all of a sudden.
FLASHBACK
Aaaaaaaaaah, i stretched tiredly after a four hour lecture, "Fuck these lecturers have no sense of pity, couldn't they have left 30 minutes earlier?" complained the guy sitting behind me, "Hah, i'm guessing the match's over now huh?, too bad man" i teased while laughing, "Fuck you man" he replied, This guy was a close friend of mine : Toyin Adesewa, a 6'2 lanky SOB, computer whiz and studying genius, "Man i shouldn't have even bothered coming to school today, i already covered what that old man taught", "we both know you only came so you could ogle Sandra" i replied. Sandra was our class rep, a Small thicc girl with a big brain and an incredible ass, Toyin had a kind of infatuation with her, not really at the creepy level yet but it'd probably get there in a year or two, "shhhh man the fuck?!!" he rushed to cover my mouth but failed as i laughingly dodged his hands, "Yknow if you just went and asked her out she'd probably accept, you're not as bad as you think bro" i said, "meh i dunno man, i really want to but i'm not really sure if she'd accept me, i'm just waiting for the perfect moment", "if you say so man" i ended, "well i'm going to the hostel, I'll see you at the gym later?" "for sure man", we fist bumped and went in different directions.
As i was thinking about what i'd have for lunch, i heard a feminine voice calling me, "Hey Zaheer, wait up!!" turning around, i saw it was one of the department beauties "Mariam" coming my way, she was also the first friend i made when i first got here so we were pretty close. "Sup lil girl", i called her and she just grimaced and wrapped her arm around mine before pinching me on my shoulder, "I told you not to call me that!" she said, "but your reactions are so funny" i said, with my face alternating between pain and laughter. "Where are you off to?" i asked her, "i'm going home, my parents want me back for the weekend plus the break", "wow must be nice living so close to home" i teased her, "yup it is, too bad you cant experience it" she immediately fired back while we both laughed, "wanna come over to my place?, i'm probably gonna make jollof rice today, might even buy some fish on the way home" i offered, "I'll take you up on that, just make sure you don't add too little pepper like last time" she said, "hey its not my fault you Yorubas are humanoid dragons, you people could eat raw peppers and still be fine", "you're just a pussy, See ya!!" she said running off before i could give her a proper comeback, Mariam was my friend with benefits so we were a lot closer than you'd think, she knew i wouldn't let just anyone get away with calling me names, but she was an exception and she knew that.
I hailed a cab out of school and after paying up i squeezed into the small car. As the car left the park i seemed to see a commotion happening out of the corner of my eye, but i didn't pay it any attention, school fights weren't common but they also weren't all that rare either, i guessed the school security would break it up pretty soon.