Abandoned

"Wh-Where am I? Ouch.. my head.. why am I on the floor?" I said. "Hello? Is anyone there?" But no one answered. I got off the floor of the strange house and continued to the door. The door creeked open and a bright ray of light shot through the doorway. I shielded my eyes with my forearm, and looked out into the day. My eyes widened at the sight.

"Where is everybody?" I wondered.

Many kinds of automobiles dotted the sides of the streets, but no one was in them. No people.. it was just empty. I scanned the area, but I couldn't see anyone. I started walking out into the city. There had to be someone. All I could hear as I walked through the abandoned city was the sound of my own footsteps. Not even the chirping of birds. I kept walking until I spotted something out of the corner of my eye, a shadow. As soon as I went to look at it, it had disappeared.

"I knew it! There has to be someone here!" Even with my new-found excitement, I was uncertain, even a little frightened. But I had to find them. I sprinted as fast as I could to where I had seen it, but there was no one there. My heart sank, but I was determined to find them. I turned my head to take a final look, and there it was.. A smoke-like black figure.

It had piercing white eyes with no pupils and no legs. My heart stammered and I felt a cold trickle of a bead of sweat flow down my forehead. Before I could move, it let out a Ear ripping screech, and it began to float towards me with surprising speed. I froze for a second before turning and running as fast as I could. I had about half a block between that.. thing.. and me. I didn't dare turn around to look as I ran. I could hear the screeching getting closer, and closer to me. I eventually found an alley and ran into it. I peered out of the corner of it and the screeching has stopped. It was nowhere in sight. I was breathing heavily but I needed to get it under control. It could find me.

"Okay.. I need to get away from.. that thing." I whispered.

I started to walk toward the exit of the alley and into the empty streets. It was close to nightfall. I needed to find somewhere to hide. Just then I heard and eerie screech, no, many screeches. Bewildered, I looked behind me to reveal several of those shadow creatures. They varied in height and looks. But all of them had a few things in common.

They had no legs, and they were smoke-like creatures that hovered. They just stared. Stared at me. This time I ran. Ran as far as I could. I ran to what looked to be a subway. Maybe I could hide from them in the dark. I pumped my legs as fast as I could and sank into the darkness. I sat there for a moment, looking out into the darkening sky from the shadows not looking behind me. The moment I turned my head. All I saw were hundreds of pure white pulsating eyes. Just watching me. Watching me.