a little sci-fi for that.....
frozen in place, suddenly ultra-aware of my surroundings, i crouched down and followed the crteatures movement, fleeing full pace across a field. had it seen me? i'd definately seen it. it moved so quickly, i'm sure i'm just imagining, he jumped so high, no no its got to be the reefer. with the brief self-assurance that my mind was still stable, i focused back onto the field. damn, he was gone. i followed the arc pattern in which this thing had ran when i'd stepped on that pile of leaves, but all that remained in view was grass and trees. damn it. i was always comfortable in the woods, untill now. the skin crawled up my spine and hairs jumped from my neck one by one, a feeling only matched by that in one's childhood; grandma's dark basement all over again. i heard a snap behind me. that blankity blank had circled me. so much for fleeing. periphreal eyes scanned without even a tilt of my neck- focus man, quickly. a twelve-guage autoloader boosted my confidence a bit, but i had no clue who or what to shoot at. a high pitch whisper glanced across my ears. no fucking way, (grandma's basement x 10). I turned my head. i want to see it. high streaks of sun angled through the tree tops, illuminating the area to the extent one would have to squint to make out forms. slowly i traced the outline of bodies in the light. slow steady hissing, like the air leaking from a tire, grew louder. something thudded onto the ground about five feet in front of me, and the white light figure turned into a leathery grayish green. fuck.
i ran, i don't know how long or how far, footsteps behind me increasing in speed and numbers. i fired the gun over my shoulder, repeatedly, hopefully attracting attention and scaring these freaks away. i jumped into the truck like a horror movie: locking the doors, fumbling to get the key into the ignition. please help me. i skidded out on to main road, flooring the ford rust-bucket to almost failure. Suddenly cop lights filled my rearview. i'd never been so happy to see cops.
"what's the hurry boy." mr. sunglasses scratched his belly and waited for a answer. i thought fast. "gotta get home for dinner. forgot the time." my hands were shaking. mr. sunglasses smiled. "well boy, don't drive like an idiot. these woods is awful easy to get lost in, and iffin you wreck, well, we might not find you for some time. stay on the road." the cop patted the top of the truck like his favorite horse. "thank you sir", i drove off as i said it. whatever this place was, i had to go now.

