Last Words

Panting, a lack of breath caught up to her as she dove down to pick up a video camera lying on the floor. She turned the blood-smeared thing on, the banging of a door warning her to hurry up. The light went on, & her dilated pupils were the focus point of the image, as well as her brunette hair tied up in a bun as her pale skin contrasted the entire picture.

“If you’re viewing this..” she croaked, coughing, “then I died.”

Heat insulated & escaped her body over & over again, like a little girl having night terrors in the middle of the night. A dangling, flickering light source hung above her, the warm brightness illuminating her cheekbones. Stammering, sweat dripped down her neck as she searched for words. She knew she didn’t have much time left before that thing outside the door would break through & kill her.

“Rey, I’m sorry . . . you were right, I shouldn’t have chosen to go-”

She spat out blood.

“And Dad, I’m sorry for never spending time with you. I’m sorry for blaming my step-mom about everything, it was Mom’s fault.. she caused all of this.”

More rattling against the door.

“Just, please..” Tears streamed down her face as she wondered why all of this was happening to her. Her violet tank top started to slip off of her chest as the sweat went further down her body. Regret flooded over her like a tsunami, since she’d end where she started.

“No, no-”

The wooden structure that once blocked her from her pursuer plummeted to the tiled floor in a thousand pieces, the creature’s foul scream coating her own as she dropped the camera. The last few seconds of footage depicted her landing down next to the object, her eyes wide open as the night-vision effect caused her to look like a zombie in moonlight. Written on her face in blood are the words, Lord, why have you forsaken us?