Assignment 2-Draft

A Survivor’s Account: Living in fear

Death. Everyone I knew, my friends, my family, had gone through this process, but more painful than some. Those evil, cruel hearted demons who’ve brutally murdered hundreds of innocent people, taking mothers from children, husbands from wifes, families being torn apart or completely wiped out. Who do they think they are? Suddenly landing on our planet and thinking that they can just take over.

I cannot rid the image that has been burned onto my eyelids, the image of a child, no older than 5 or 6. Being boiled and burnt from the inside out, his bloodcurdling scream is still ringing in my ears, his limbs convulsing as he dropped to the ground as he appeared to be having a seizure. His horrifically pale skin was covered in purple blotches; blood began seeping through his once white, pristine shirt. His piercing green eyes were wide with fear, his mouth wide open as a silent scream escaped his pale lips. I stood paralyzed, in fear that the same would happen to me if I ventured out from the safety of the trees. His pale skin was beginning to turn blackened and burnt; parts of his skin and clothes had began to flake off and fly away with the slight breeze. His limbs laid still as I watched him draw his last breath. I stood there, as I watched his body turn to dust before these particles danced away with a gust of wind.

I began to run, sprinting, jumping over the tree roots who were trying to trip me up. I was no longer in the protection of the trees as I headed as far away as possible from the catastrophe on the common. I knew where I was headed to, the woods on the other side of Horsel where I spent the majority of my childhood making bow and arrows, climbing trees and making rope swings. I ran through the deserted streets, doors were swinging on their creaking rusty hinges, most likely due to the inhabitants in a rush to witness the happenings on Horsel common after curiosity got the better of them. The wind had begun to whisper its secrets to me as some dogs began barking for their owners. By the time I’d reached the edge of the woods the wind had started to howl at me, screaming it’s woes and problems to me. I ran further and further into the woods, recognizing the familiar trees I used climb and seeing the odd rope swing I used to play, those were the days where I had no troubles, no cares in the world, now look where I am now. Running for my life, away from my friends, my family and everything I had once known.

I sank to floor attempting to catch my breath, I gradually felt my breathing and heart rate slow. The gentle pitter patter of the rain hitting the leaves on the trees above calmed me, a shiver racked through my body as I realized how cold is was now. The rain was beginning to penetrate through the canopy, huge droplets began to splash on my skin and clothing. I reluctantly rose from the ground and began to look for shelter, a sudden thought came to me, there was a hollow tree on the side of the woods furthest from Horsel. I began walking in the direction which the tree was in, I knew this woods like the back of my hand. I collected some berries along the way, which were about the only edible thing here. The sky had begun to darken as I was walking along, I was worried that I wouldn’t reach the tree before darkness fell. I pulled my coat around me tighter as the wind howled harder and the rain fell heavier, I pushed my legs to go faster as I was determined to reach the tree before nightfall. These damned Martians deserve a place in hell for what they have done and what they have put people through, perhaps these things were sent by the devil, to punish mankind, but why Horsel? The people here are good and kind hearted, the complete opposite of these beasts whom have taken over and murdered the innocent people of Horsel.

I reached the tree just before it became impossible to see anything, I crawled in through the small hole at the base of the tree. I covered myself in the dead leaves and moss as attempt to keep slightly warmer. The events of today unfolded in my head even though I tried stop them. My future had vanished, I can’t be certain of anything anymore. I’m living my life in fear…