I was in a drunk like state, feeling dizzy and detached from
reality almost completely. I didn’t know where I was going nor what I needed to
do. I was roaming the streets what it seems like eternity. Street lights were
dancing in front of me, almost like fireflies but bigger- more like dragon
fireballs but instead of running to save myself I wanted to jump into one.
Everything seemed so close and slow. The street I was walking on was twisting
and turning, people around me had strange facial expressions and some of those
faces were…not normal. Instead of a normal looking bone structure I saw
deformed and hideous faces, some of them were twisted like a god damn spiral.
For a second it felt like I was in one of Junji Ito’s chilling works. Thank God
I wasn’t. I was in a nightmare (or at least I felt like I was), but not that
kind of nightmare. Fear wasn’t present for whatever reason. I know for a fact that any other “normal” person would lose their mind with panic. Me? Not, really. I
was just trying to figure out why I was feeling this way and trying to remember
where I was going, but my attention span of a goldfish wasn’t helping. I knew I
haven’t had a sip of alcohol… Wow, a Friday night with friends with no whiskey
or vodka. That’s new. I didn’t want to get wasted tonight, for whatever reason,
but I was still in a strange drunk like state and it made me leave the bar
early. Going to a bar and not drinking alcohol sounded more depressing to me
than telling a teenager their favorite band broke up. Right? I still couldn’t
wrap my head around this whole situation. Hell, I couldn’t even figure out what
I was feeling. It was like my body was trying to tell me something was wrong
but I couldn’t hear it. Was I drugged? I didn’t drink anything… Why was I in
the bar in the first place? All I could remember was that someone was sad over
a break up. Typical… Why I was choosing people with emotional baggage and imagined mental issues to be my friends was beyond me. Maybe I succumbed to the bullshit
I was hearing that day?
Suddenly, in all that confused and dancing reality and
remembered what I was feeling. Hunger. Deep, strong and unbelievably painful
hunger. What was I craving though? I know I ate before I went out.
As I was trying to figure out what I was craving I heard
someone yell “Hey are you okay?” from behind. I didn’t even realize I hit the
floor due to dizziness.
The guy took my hand and picked me right up. He was strong.
“Yeah, I’m okay.” I told him.
His face…was normal. Dark almost black eyes, nose where a
nose should be, full pink lips…He was cute and I was feeling, some type of way.
“Thank you.” I then said with a grin on my face. The hunger
was still there but screaming.
“You’re welcome.” The guy smiled. “I’m Dyson.”
“Lili.” We shook hands eyes locked like we were in a damn
teenage love story. But this wasn’t love… this was that hunger…the need. He
smelled like he could make my hunger go away and that was all I needed to
control the current state I was in. It didn’t feel so foreign to me anymore. Hell,
I was starting to remember what I was. I got closer to his beautifully
structured face like I was about to kiss him, but instead I whispered “I’m
hungry.”
“Do you want to get something to eat?” He suggested.
I smirked and looked at him one last time. “Not that kind of
hungry.”
I knew I would wake up regretting this but I didn’t care,
the hunger took the best of me. I grabbed his face as my sharp nails dig in his
flesh. He was in too much of a shock to comprehend what I was about to do. My
eyes went black before I closed them and kissed his lips draining every bit of
him. There was a lot to consume and every second I have spent slowly killing
him made my whole being stronger. I could feel my body heal and my hunger going
away. He didn’t move, he couldn’t, his head was in between my hands, my nails
in his flesh, if he moves or tries anything, I would decapitate him. Now, that
would be a shame. After few seconds I could feel he was dead so I let him go and he collapsed on the ground. I was feeling like my old self again.
“I should really stop going against my nature.” I thought
and continued to walk back home like this whole situation never happened.
