Yawning, I grabbed my keys off of the rack and walked out the door. It was a beautiful afternoon, honestly it was just like any other boring afternoon. Wanting a different routine, I bypassed my car, deciding to walk today. The convenience store was only a few blocks away from my home and I honestly could use the exercise. Heading down the street I noticed how odd it was, it was strangely quiet, it was quite unusual actually. Shrugging it off I kept walking, nearing the convinience store up ahead, I glanced over at an ally-way that had caught my attention. Although it was a brief glance it was all it took to catch my full attention.

Pausing mid-step, I noticed a dog lying on the ground, its head bobbing up and down as if chomping on something. I figured it was eating a meal an employee had given it, shrugging, I slowly turned away to continue my march down the sidewalk, but the dog stopped chomping as if noticing another presence was near. Lifting its head, it slowly turned its head towards me. An odd sensation crept up my spine, causing the hairs on the back of my neck to rise in response.

Although it was warm outside I was shivering, not understanding why, but this feeling was unusual to me, it was like that dog twisted the atmosphere around me distorting it into something sinister. A warning I wish I had heeded earlier, but knowing this now, it was already too late. The dog beast twisted its head towards my direction, but it no longer looked like a dog, but some ferocious thing I couldn’t describe. It’s eyes glowered at me, shining an unusual ruby hue, if this was a demon, I wish I could erase my memory. My stomach twisted in knots and my feet rooted itself in place by fear, forcing me to watch the thing curl its red stained lips upward in a snarl, bearing its sharp bloodstained teeth. Blood oozed down its furry jaw and a black cat’s tail hung out of it like spaghetti. At this point I should have ran, screamed for help, anything but I couldn’t move nor breathe. My throat constricted and my muscles stiffened as the dog beast stood up and faced me, forcing my eyes to widen in shock and fear.