#Chapter 23 Monster

#Chapter 23: Monster

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Nina’s eyes widened when I finally told her the truth.

“No,” she said, pacing back and forth and rubbing her head. “This isn’t real. Werewolves aren’t real. Talking

skeletons are not real!”

I sighed and stood, walking over to her.

“Look,” I said, pulling aside the torn fabric of my jeans to show her my wound. It was already healing. The torn flesh from the skeleton’s attack was rejoining without leaving so much as a scar. Even the blood disappeared.

When Nina saw my leg heal, she stumbled backwards into the wall, her chest heaving as she breathed heavily.

“I have to be dreaming,” she said. I watched quietly as she pinched her arm to try and wake herself up.

#Chapter 23 Monster

“This is real, Nina,” I said. “You’re awake.”

“Well then, I must be going insane,” she said as a tear rolled down her cheek.

I walked toward Nina and took her by

shoulders, stooping to look her

the eyes.

placed it on my chest, right over my heart

so be it,” I said. “But I won’t stop watching you, because someone — or something — has sinister plans for you, and no human can protect

gears turning in her head. She shuddered again, but didn’t

she ran out of

room.

afraid of us,”

know,” I replied out loud. “She

human, after all.”

incantation I used on him would only last for so long before he reanimated again. Some witch must have put a spell on this skeleton, but for what purpose, I didn’t know. I crossed

foot. 1 looked down and cringed when I saw Nina’s phone on the floor, its screen cracked now. “Shit…” I whispered, stooping

phone, the skeleton was starting to twitch again. I

to one of the tables by

you, and

which the

chuckled.

me,”

the skeleton’s throat.” What would

answer out of it. With my hand still on

so the skeleton could see it, then

skeleton’s ribs. ”

start with a leg.”

far stronger. Skeletons were the lowest form of the undead; without muscle or flesh, they were incredibly weak compared to

some would argue that vampires were more

I said, lowering the bone saw to the skeleton’s femur. I let

Wait!” the skeleton cried out. “I swear no one sent

blade away from the skeleton’s leg

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