#Chapter 23 Monster
#Chapter 23: Monster
Enzo
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
stooping to look
the eyes.
you saw is real. Don’t I feel real?” I took her hand and placed it on my chest, right over my heart so she could feel my
you, because someone — or something
head. She shuddered again, but didn’t say anything Before I
her, she ran out
room.
of us,”
I replied out
human, after all.”
the skeleton. The incantation I used on him would only last for so long before he reanimated again. Some witch must have put a spell
on the floor, its screen
up from the broken phone, the skeleton was starting to twitch again. I stormed over to it and grabbed it off the stand, pinning it,
one of the tables by
you, and why?”
the
chuckled.
one sent me,”
throat.” What would an undead like yourself want with
it. With my hand still on its neck, I
bone saw so the skeleton could see it, then began to
ribs. ”
start with a leg.”
the lowest form of the undead; without muscle or flesh, they were incredibly weak compared to most other supernatural beings. Becoming an undead skeleton was a punishment brought about by angering a witch,
some would argue that vampires were more cursed
said, lowering the bone saw
cried out. “I swear no one sent me. I was attracted to the girl’s
the blade away from the skeleton’s leg
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