Rita
I put on my black pants and hodie, then I head out to the park in the middle of the night. RMost people would think I'm crazy for walking outside alone in the middle of the night- but here in the US, is alot safer than from where I came from. it's so freezing outside, I heard the weather cast this morning, and they did say something about snow. I put my hands in my pockets and my lift the hood up as I walk faster to make the blood run faster in my body.
Soon enough, I reach my destination, and sure enough, Stan and Jerry were there with the camera and mic that I asked for. They used to work for one of the news channels, but they ended up jobless after the news station went broke, back then there was a conference and I met them there, we exchanged numbers and promised each other to work together whenever there's something "juicy" to work on.
"Hey, what's up guys?", I shake hands with Stan as Jerry takes a look at his watch, "well, you're a little late, I say we should get going before a guard comes here", I find his attitude and behavior rude, but I don't say anything - right now I need him to get to my goal. I just nod and start to walk towards the wood line, "hey!" I turn around to look at Stan "yeah?", he throws a flashlight in my direction and I catch it, "it's going to be pitch black in a few minutes, the light poles don't scratch any further after the next 20 meters", I nod and smile at him "thank you".
We walk in silence for about an hour, straining our ears to hear any weird noise, yet all we hear is the night bugs and an owl here and there. Jerry stops and puts down the large camera that he was holding on his shoulder, "let's stop for a sec, I need to take a leak". Stan and I wait for ajaerry patiently, the later it is the colder it gets, I rub my forearms with my hands in attempt to warm myself, Stan smokes his third cigarette as he looks around- we notice that it's been a while that Jerry has been gone to rest himself - I finally speak "Stan, something isn't right- where is Jerry? it's been a few good minutes since he's been gone", Stan looks at me and nods "I'm gonna go look for him, it's pitch black here and the bush is too think, it's possible that he got lost or something", I look around and gulp "Y-you're gonna leave me alone here?", Stan smiles at me, "I'll be real quick, he can't be too far, here" he reaches his hand behind him and grabs a pistol, my eyes widen as I stare at it, then back at him, he smiles "hey, it's the woods, you can't be too careful here, besides, it's just to give you a scene of security until I get back", he extends it towards me and I jolt and take a step back, he turns serious "Rita, don't be scared, do you know how to use it?", his question brings back memories to my mind- my father asked me the same thing on the day that I packed my stuff and got ready to escape, he handed me a pistol that I still have hidden in my apartment, he taught me how to use it and had me promise him not to use it unless it's self-defence, but I don't need anyone to know about it, so I swallow and look up at Stan "no, I don't know how to use it", Stan grabs my hand and places the pistol in it- then he manipulates my fingers so that I'm holsing it with one finger on the trigger , and my other hand is holding the first one from underneath for support, then he kicks my ankle lightly "you need to take the right stanse so that you won't lose balance from the power of the shot, and to keep your arms straight and not shaky", I do as he says, standing with my feet slightly apart, then he puts his hands on my shoulders and pushes dows lightly "bend your knees a little for more balance", again, I do as he says, although I already know it all. Next, he takes the pistol from my hands and teaches me how to check the ammo and how to reload- he reaches to his jacket's inner pocket and takes out a pack of bullets, then he hands it to me "keep this with you". I smile and huff a laugh nervously "come on Stan, what's all this for? you said you're gonna be gone for a few minutes", he smiles widely and chuckles," I know I said so, but again, we are in foreign territory, there's no guarantee nothing bad is going to happen, don't forget that monsters are real after all", I frown in worry "I think I should come with you", he shakes his head, "there's no point in doing so, just wait here and I'll be real quick", then he bent down and grabbed Jerry's camera "I think I should turn it on and start recording while I'm at it, maybe I could catch something", I shiver and nod "ok, be careful".
Time passes by really slow, I check my phone- it's been an hour since Stan went into the trail that Jerry took, I shiver again and start walking around in circles in an attempt to warm my feet, but it's no use- I feel like my patience is starting to slowly fade, I'll wait for 5 more minutes if they don't show up- I'm going in after them. Sure enough, five minutes pass by, and I grab the pistol in one hand and the flashlight in the other -as I head into the trail after Stan and Jerry, I walk slowly, deeper and deeper, everything is eerie, the darkness, the trees- but then I stop as I notice something that makes my skin crawl, blood.
My breath hitches and I find it hard to breathe for a moment, the blood seemed to be fresh, and it was leading further into the woods, I take a deep breath and start walking after it- my eyes dart everywhere as I walk, the sounds of the night kept me company- until they suddenly stopped, I stop and hold my breath, it's dead quiet, I put my finger inside my ear and shake it- thinking my ears were clogged because of the cold air, but no- it's definitely become dead quiet suddenly, like listening to a music app and then closing it suddenly, the silence was deafening.
the next thing that I notice- is a sudden whiff of a horrible smell, rotten meat, and piss- so strong it stung my eyes, I raise my arm to cover my nose, and close my eyes for a second to compose myself- I was on the verge of throwing up. But then a sudden sound of a twig snap makes the bile go down again and I open my eyes wide and point the pistol towards the sound, there, up ahead, I see two glowing orbs in the dark, huge balls of light- that seemed to be self-lit, no light was shown at them in order for them to reflect, two balls of amber fire-like eyes, I start to breathe hard, as I lift the flashlight slowly towards the Orbs, and little by little - I start seeing a shape, the eyes are attached to a huge head, a muzzle with huge sharp teeth aiming at me like a huge grin, then I saw the ears- I shudder and shake in fear -for a moment I forget English and the only word that escapes my mouth is "lobo".