It was a great day.
A strange mutation was discovered in some animals in a forest.
This made these animals have advanced brains capable of thinking like a ten-year-old child. It was a great discovery.
Currently, my dear girlfriend and I were attending a meeting with the greatest anatomists in the country discussing the cause of this mutation, its results, and what it could lead humanity to.
In the middle of this meeting, we heard very loud explosions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three strong explosions followed by the whole building shaking.
"What's happening?"
"What's that?!"
"Kyaaah."
I heard the astonishment of the scientists and the people next to me and the scream of my friend.
My heartbeats started to race; I felt as if it would jump out of its place, adrenaline started to flow to my brain, my fingers were trembling involuntarily.
'What's happening? It feels so unreal.'
I slapped myself with my hands to refocus.
Slap! Slap!
'Calm down! Focus! The most important thing now is to get out of here, see what's happening outside, and get my friend out safely. That's more important than anything.'
The building we were in was a 30-story building, and we were currently on the 28th floor.
Quickly, I grabbed my terrified girlfriend hand and rushed out of the room to see the building from below.
"Follow me, let's get out of here quickly to see what's happening outside."
I shouted to draw everyone's attention to get out of the room and overcome their current shock.
My girlfriend came out of her daze and followed me, despite her trembling legs, but she was no longer as panicked as before.
Directly behind her, everyone in the room followed us.
My girlfriend and I and all the people ran to see the condition of the building and what was happening below.
But I wish I hadn't seen it.
The building was engulfed in flames from below; it must have reached at least the tenth floor because all I see now is a sea of fire coming to turn us into ash.
"We're going to die! We're going to die."
"Kyaaah! I don't want to die."
"Save me! My family is still waiting for me."
A wave of panic and terror returned among the people; they lost hope because of seeing this scene, even I felt fear and despair for moments.
But the pain in my arm brought me back to my senses; it turned out that my girlfriend was unconsciously pressing on my arm to gain a little courage.
Exhale! Inhale! Exhale! Inhale!
I regulated my breathing and put my hand on hers.
"Calm down, don't worry, everything will be alright, I'm here."
I said these words not only to encourage her but also to regain my courage.
"Yes, I trust you."
Well, her words comforted me a little and I regained my confidence, which is what I wanted.
I took a deep breath and shouted: "Everyone listen to me! I know the situation looks catastrophic, but we need to pull ourselves together."
After everyone's focus was on me, I continued: "We need to call the fire department now and stay away from the fire as much as possible!."
"Yes, that's right! There's no time for panic."
"That's right! I will call the fire department."
"We can use the emergency ladder to climb to the roof."
Fortunately, everyone regained their calm.
"Okay, everyone, well done, let's go to the emergency ladder and climb to the roof, lead the way to the emergency ladder."
I said to the secretary who suggested using the ladder.
She nodded her head and started to turn right at the end of the corridor.
Immediately, we saw the emergency ladder with the red door in front of us.
"Quickly! Come on, hurry up."
The secretary was the first to reach the door, and she tried to open it, but it wouldn't open.
"The door is stuck, it won't open."
What the hell, how can the emergency ladder door be stuck now.
When I reached the door, I also tried to open it, but it wouldn't open as if there was something behind the door.
"Come on! Someone help me open this damn door."
After hearing my voice, two men came to my side.
"After counting to three."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"1, 2, 3."
We pushed the door with all our strength.
"Ding!"
I heard the sound of something metallic breaking; it must have been what was stuck in the door.
After opening the door, the two men and I were shocked by a sight I had never seen before in my life.
There was a body in front of me, the body of the cleaning worker who was supposed to be cleaning here, it was a brutal sight, his entrails scattered everywhere, his broken neck, wounds covering most of his body, his eyes showing you the amount of pain he lived through before his death.
"Bwah! Bwah!"
The two men who were next to me vomited immediately, even I was about to vomit but I controlled myself, this wasn't the first time I had seen a body, I had seen many bodies, I had even dissected a few bodies before, but I had never seen such a brutal sight before.
I tried to calm down and said to those behind me: "Everyone, climb the stairs and don't look to the right."
While saying this, I placed my jacket over the man's body.
I stood next to the stairs with my girlfriend, waiting for everyone to ascend. During this, my girlfriend said, "What happened? Why did you cover him with your jacket? Is he dead?"
I hesitated a little and then answered, "Yes, he is dead."
I didn't tell her the full extent of his condition to avoid spreading panic, and as I expected, my choice was correct because she immediately put her hand over her mouth in shock and asked me a question I feared, "How did he die?"
"I don't know."
I answered directly. It was clear that I was lying, but my friend understood the situation and didn't ask further.
"Let's go."
My girlfriend said to me after everyone had climbed up.
"Go ahead of me; there's something I need to check."
"Okay."
After I saw her ascend the stairs, I turned my head directly to the body.
"Let's see what happened to you."
I removed the jacket from the worker and saw this brutal scene again. I resisted the urge to vomit and examined the upper part of the body.
"Many wounds don't seem like they were made by a knife but rather claws or nails."
Then I moved to the stomach.
"It looks as if it has been eaten; it's torn irregularly, not like a knife wound or anything."
I examined the metal rod that was blocking the door.
"It has a lot of scratches, and the surrounding area is filled with scratches."
The walls, the floors, all are filled with scratches, and there's a line of blood on the walls.
"As if the victim came down from above wounded."
I assumed he came down because it's strange for an injured person to climb up.
"Well, he came down wounded, he held onto the walls to support himself, so there are traces, but the real question is how he got injured in the first place!"
I racked my brain but couldn't figure out the answer.
"Sigh"
'This is really strange.'
Suddenly, as if a bolt of lightning struck my mind.
"I understood how this happened."