A SINGLE DARK NIGHT

Everywhere was silent
Dead silent
It was quite late and with the lack of electricity, everywhere was pitch black.
I was soaked with dirty water and blood.
I could not even see myself, I fell from the third floor while trying to escape and my body ached.
I had to move silently if I wanted to be among the living.

While thinking, a body dropped from above right on me but he was alive.
He grabbed my shirt and began to beg, "Please help me".
Before I could talk to him, he died in my arms. He had a hole in his stomach.

I had to get outside as quick as possible and without making a single noise.
I was bleeding badly, but I could not see my blood because of the darkness.
I moved slowly while holding the walls for support
But is it possible that I was alone here?
What if I'm being ambushed?

I didn't know my location
I didn't know the time
I didn't know if people were outside.
And the lady that was with me earlier was dead, after a knife was plunged into her stomach which left her screaming, and her head was smacked with a hammer.
Then I heard no other sound.
She ceased breathing and her organs were removed.
It was pure pandemonium and people struggled to survive.

I was sweating profusely while I moved through the long hallway.
I began to cry knowing this may be my last walk
Thinking about what awaited me outside left me very scared and shaken
I laid down and cried harder but with silence.

My thoughts began to roam on how I got here.
And I regretted every single move.
I wished I listened earlier. I would be safe and probably asleep now.

I immediately began to recall on how I got into this situation.
Susan had her birthday coming soon and I moved with my squad for the party.
The venue was at a garden quite close to a popular sit out.

Few hours to the birthday, my squad were ready to ball into the party and have the time of our lives.

We were party freaks.

"John! John! John !!!!", she screamed.
I turned and looked at Christie, I asked her why she was screaming.
She told me she does not want to come for the party.
Christie was an over protective lady, she always had bad feelings about things and I hated her for that.

She said, " John, there has been a lot of attacks these days, I ain't going for that party ".
I looked at her with much anger and replied, " Then you can remain here and die in boredom".
She began to take off her gown and her high heels.
She was actually serious but her staying behind would not change my mindset.
I had to enjoy the night, I was prepared for this night.

I left her in the room while she was talking to herself and I went to meet others.
I met Dave who was properly dressed with his girlfriend Pamela.
I screamed, "Who is ready to party!!" and they responded "Yeah!!"
They were a cute aspiring couple and they were always together.
So I picked their perfume and sprayed it on my hair and my shirt.
I adjusted my wrist watch and was set to move.

I entered my room to pick my phone and leave. I saw Christie dressed again. She changed her mind and joined us.
I wasn't still happy with her, because to me, she was a bad vibe.
We were four and we boarded a taxi to the venue.

The driver put on some good music which we enjoyed during the journey.
Dave and Pamela were discussing some private stuff and I did not want to interfere.
I looked at Christie while she used her phone, and she stopped and stared at me.

She noticed my anger and apologized. She said, "Am sorry for what I said earlier, its just that my instincts ain't flowing with this party"
I told her in an aggressive tune, "Just be cool, its just a party, what's the worst that could happen?"

We came down and paid the driver and began to walk into the garden.
The place was quite huge and had lots of structures.
It was off the hook.
We dispersed and went to different places. Christie came with me and we went towards the swimming pool.

She was still gloomy and I wanted to make her happy, it was because of me that she was here.
I tried to be sarcastic but she wasn't buying. I then started dancing and told her to join me.

She still refused to dance with me and rather stood beside a pool looking at the environment in dismay.

Then I got a golden idea, I had to get her edibles and it must be ice cream.
All girls love that. I looked around and I saw a van where fries and other items were sold.

I wanted to surprise her, after all she was my roommate, I had to endure her attitude and her type of vibe.
I told her to wait for me that I would be back in a moment.

I went to buy the ice cream but it was so expensive and the money I had was not sufficient.
I searched all my pockets one by one and I could not find any extra money.
Luckily I was with my ATM card, so I asked for directions to the closest place I could make a withdrawal.

The place I was directed to was far but I did not have a choice.
The road was silent and my only companions were the street lights.
I trekked to the place and made my withdrawal and began to head for the party.

The street were silent and I walked under the shade of the dark.
Suddenly some cars moved quickly passed me and guys came down with ammunition.
I was shocked as I didn't know if they were military, vigilante or security for the party.

But what I saw could not be unseen. The men came down and the cars left.
They had some bodies with them and they began to stab the bodies, taking organs like their livers and hearts and stabbing their heads to ensure they were properly dead.

I was shaking and did not know what to do next. I thought on were the cars were headed and it got me more scared.
They were heading for the party. Everyone I knew was in danger and I was in a greater danger.
I laid down close to a bush so my presence could not be noticed.
I planned to crawl out of there to get to the party. Christie was in potential danger. She had a bad feeling and its already happening.

While planning my escape, she called me and my phone was not on Silent mode.

My phone rang in its loudest volume ever recorded.
All of them turned towards the bush and looked and I remained silent but my phone was still ringing.

At this point, I knew I was dead but I had to act quick. One of them picked his gun and moved towards my hideout but I dropped my phone and crawled into the gutter below me.

I got soaked but I found a way out, the man used a torch and continued to follow me.
But the fear in me gave me incredible speed and I got out in another pathway.
I began to run towards the party to warn Christie, Dave and Pamela.

But I was too late. I began to hear gunshots and people screaming.
The cars had circulated all round the exits. They wanted wiping all of us out.

I ran towards the party but the place was scattered and I could not find Christie or Dave and his girlfriend.

I met a lady hurt on the ground, she sprained her ankle and could not move again.
She was bleeding badly.

I helped her up to a safe location and asked what was happening.
She told me that it was a cult ritual in which they would use organs of victims as sacrifices to send forth their fallen kingpin.

I helped her and used one of my socks to tie her ankle, as I was attending to her.
I heart noises outside in which a man was begging, he was saying, "Please spare me, I will give you anything, anything you want".
Then he got stabbed three times in a row and he struggled with them.

I held the lady's mouth so she could not scream while I watched what happened.
He got stabbed in the eye and his organs got extracted.
He was then shot in the head for confirmation.

The Lady I was with screamed out of shock and this brought their attention.
They fired bullets towards our direction and I laid down flat.
She got shot and she told me to leave.
I began to cry because I knew she would die.
I began to run and jumped out of the window.
The men came in, stabbed her and smashed her head with a hammer.

I jumped out of the window landing three storeys below.
That was how I got to be where this all began.
The body that dropped earlier and died had a cellphone on him and I took it to dial Christie's line.

She wasn't picking up. I believe she was dead.
I sat down and cried on the long dark hallway while I thought of my escape.
I left her by the pole and she must be dead.
And its because of me.

I moved outside and I was crawling slowly in the dark looking for a way out.
There was a fence made of net, it was torn and there was a partition down.
I crawled out and I believed that was a way out.

I got out and all of a sudden
There was a hand on my mouth and a knife across my throat.
I tried to struggle but stopped because of the knife
I believed my time to die had come.


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