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As I wake up, I instantly remember the burning image in my brain. It makes me unable to get out of bed;if only I could forget things easily. I can’t just stay in bed all day,I need to look for more parts in the junkyard. Skip is still not fully functional and keeps freezing in place anytime it tries to speak. This robot may be my key in finding something important that myself and no one else knows about. All I can gather is that it tries to speak something,but then immediately freezes before it has time to finish its sentences. Going into the junkyard is a tedious task for collecting many different parts. Certain parts are most likely deep in the ground, making it very time consuming to dig out. They are mainly parts that are specific for the robot which are certain metallic parts which i’ve never seen before. This must’ve been a new idea that was never put into fruition and left to rot in the trash. I guess it was a good thing that machines don’t have feelings or else I can imagine a sense of revenge in itself. I couldn’t imagine doing something like that. Going with what I believe is a perfect time to get my head in the game and think about what’s important. Thoughts like that distract me from my progress. Only problem is this ‘’scavenger hunt’’ takes hours to do. They are deep in soil, so it takes some time to find any specific parts and what I do find is not important. I detached some glowing green light from a piece of metal which matched one of the parts. I couldn’t tell what this was for,but it seemed to match the figure of what needed to fit inside the machine.
Thinking I was safe and was out of trouble for any creatures,I had to second guess myself as something descended from above. An artistic representation of the moon and sun;heads with faces that have some human-like features like eyes,nose and a mouth. The symbol split revealing both the sun and moon with small child-like bodies completely in black. Their faces had evil grins with blood oozing out of their eyes. These are mainly creatures that appear during midnight and are very tricky to kill. We’ve dubbed these creatures Rascals, which fits their child-like appearance and how annoying they can be. They are very different from the average creature as they try to jump on you and beat you to a pulp. The moon can make your surroundings darker which leads it easily to kill their prey. The sun emits flare projectiles that it shoots out of it to stagger their prey. The best option to deal with them is to defend yourself(if that wasn’t obvious enough). Fleeing is almost a death sentence as they are quite nimble and even can run at the same speed as humans. I choose the idiotic decision and decided to run back to my house while caring a large power supply with me. I suppose it's the brain’s fight or flight mechanic that chooses how quickly one reacts to danger in the vicinity. I can feel my heart beating immensely as I can hear their footsteps nearing inches away from me. There is no chance to stop,I need to keep running as fast as I can. I’m near my house, only a couple blocks away is where my sanctuary shall be. One tries to jump from behind,but I make a swift turn down the block which nearly would’ve been the end of me.I get my key,but it fumbles in my hands as I swiftly open the door and slam it shut. I can hear the monsters banging and slashing at my door;I’m just praying for them to go away. Two bangs are heard outside which sounds like the sound of a shotgun being fired. The banging and scratching on the door stops as I assume they had been killed. I opened the door to see a familiar face, ‘’Melody?’’ ‘’I saw outside how quickly you were moving and when I was gonna stop, I saw those creatures chasing you inside your house. They were easy to dispatch as one bullet put them out of their misery.’’ ‘’Thanks a bunch’’ I said, putting my hand behind my head. I feel as if I could've disposed of them on my own,but the extra support was nice. Having others do work makes me feel a little unmotivated in others' eyes. I’m a bit insecure so I believe what others think reflects what I think. It's something that doesn't bother me all too often and only really at random which can be annoying when I think back at it. I know it sounds stupid,but that’s how I feel and wishing i dind’t. ‘’How are u feeling?’’ Melody asks concerned. ‘’No need to worry i’m perfectly ok, physically and mentally.’’ I didn’t think Melody would be the type to worry, especially since she likes to stay inside most of her day. ‘’Didn't think you were so worried about me.’’ ‘’Can’t let a good companion die especially since you don’t have any valuable loot to steal.’’ Seems she still can be quite cold at times,so looks like nothing has changed.
‘’Well anyways,thanks for helping back.’’ Sometimes I repeat words more often when I don’t know what to say. Maybe it’s just me acting a bit insecure around her. She didn’t really notice, thankfully, as she said her goodbyes and proceeded to walk back to her house. I forget she still wears that costume anywhere she goes. I haven’t asked her about it because it might be worn to hide her insecurity or maybe a birth defect she had when she was born. Something she wishes to hide from others in fear that others would judge her is my guess. ‘’Wish she would tell me what's with the costu-’’I want to kill you.’’ It sounded like skip. That shouldn’t be possible; skip only said a few phrases and not full sentences. I hadn’t even put in the new part yet. ‘’I want to kill you. I want to kill you. Kill you. Kill you. Kill you. Kill you.Kill you. Kill you. Kill you! Kill you!Kill you---!’’ It malfunctioned and turned off for the time being. My heart was beating rapidly as I wasn’t sure if the robot was referring to me or something/someone else. If the robot was producing speech like that,then this machine must have had a different purpose than I thought. I thought of destroying the machine,but decided on keeping it as I still think it can provide more answers even if it appears to be speaking nonsense. I thought of inviting Melody over to see what she thinks. The two problems with that is I rather not bother Melody when she is working and Skip isn’t working even after I put the parts in. Unsure of what to do, I decided to just get some rest and call it off for another day.
The match is pumping in excitement as the first two pawns on the opposing team have been knocked out of the board. ‘’B1 to C3’’. ‘’G7 to G6.’’ ’’Chess has quite the interesting history behind it. It’s a common simple game that can be complicated with the best of knowledge one can experience while playing. Similar to life itself in some way. A common simple idea,that can be complicated without the skills to master it.’’ ‘’You sure have a way to put such a common game of chess into a unique thought process.’’ ‘’I think it’s in my nature to have such a way of thinking. So many ideas and other properties are left undiscovered,which leads to many more discoveries. One path opens another path.’’ ‘’I suppose you aren’t wrong there.’’ ‘’Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen,few in pursuit of the goal.’’
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My alarm wakes me up at 8:37 est. I don’t have much planned for today except for digging in the junkyard for more parts. I could ask Melody for some assistance,but I'm afraid she might get annoyed with my constant begging. I check in on Skip who is still not functioning, so hopefully the 3 other parts I can find will at least make Skip useful. ‘’Out of food’’ I say in annoyance. It looks like I'll have to head over the market to get some supplies/food. Thankfully there is enough although I'm not planning on getting too much. Much of the food is from farms/gardens so the food is fresh and safe to consume. The prices are more like ones you would see in a grocery store that you’ve been with your mother or father every time you visit. The reason the prices are not as high as you expect is that there was a rule decided by the survivors that fresh resources would not be pricey, only man-made resources who have a high price count.
This doesn’t mean that people here are civil; one time only one apple had remained to be restocked. People began attacking to get the last piece of fruit when it wasn’t major. I couldn’t believe the infantile behavoir these people were producing,all for a stupid fruit. Guess it didn’t matter as the apple was a poison apple and killed someone trying to purchase the apple. They stopped growing and selling apples after this, and only focused on other fruits to buy. I mostly go for citrus fruit and different types of vegetables cause those usually last much longer. There is a fair enough amount of food in stock at the moment;there hasn’t been much of a decline recently, which is a good sign of our resources being pretty plentiful. I gather what I need and begin to head home. I place my groceries on the counter and begin putting them in my fridge so they can stay fresh and healthy for a while. After putting things where they belong, I decided in regard to what I had decided earlier and went over to the junkyard to continue my search. My luck was unfortunate as it did not go as a success, and had to leave before the sun set so those creatures wouldn’t pop out unexpectedly.It was a little before the sun set. Perhaps if I hadn’t had a prodigality then I would have more time to spare for those missing parts. It doesn’t bother me too much,there are much worse things that I should worry about. I’ve been noticing that the little girl has her door open for long periods of time. People have gone to check and nothing seemed out of the ordinary,but when everyone tries to close the door it seems to open by itself the second someone leaves. The other thing I noticed is Skip seems to turn off and on and is affecting certain electronics in my house. Things would flicker on and off without any reason they would be able to. I just hope that all this can get solved soon. I need to get some rest,I don’t feel like putting stress on my head at the moment. Well I don’t generally like having pressure on my head, it feels like doing weight lifting at the gym.
I awoke to the sound of screams in the middle of the night. I knew at this time in the night going out would be a foolish decision to make. I thought of just staying here,but I heard the scream again and it sounded like a little girl. Could it be her? I figured it could be her so I needed to head over as quickly as I could. I grabbed whatever weapon I had and ran over to her house. I arrived at her house and noticed that the door had been closed this time. Had someone already come to help her?But wouldn’t the door just randomly open again? I needed to find out;I slowly opened the door and heard a voice. ‘’Is someone there?’’ It was the little girl’s voice. I sighed a sigh of relief knowing she was ok. The voice sounded like it was down the hall. ‘’Almost there’’ she said again. I felt a bit uneasy when I found the door. I just couldn’t bring myself to open it. The girl sounded too pleasant to want me inside. She hadn’t acted this way before so why would she act this way now. Perhaps it could be that someone could help her,but I wasn't too sure. I wished I hadn’t opened the door as it instantly made my stomach twist and vomit on the floor. I found the girl only she was hanging on the wall mangled with her eyes missing and mouth full of blood. I couldn’t imagine this would be the fate she endoured. If only I had done something earlier that day she wouldn’t be dead. Another sight that would be worse than the last. I heard a loud thumping sound approaching the room. I hid inside her closet,but kept it slightly open so a small line could form giving me the ability to see what it was. What it was, was worse than anything I had encountered before. The creature was made of metallic poles that made it look skinny in nature and gave it long arms and legs that could easily tear my limbs apart. The poles made the figure almost seem like a marionette. The figure had a hunched over stance as it moved on all fours. Its fingers were shaped as a regular human would. Its face was a white comedy mask that is most common at many theaters. Masks like that were quite common back in the old days. It called out’’Where are you’’? in the girl’s voice. The thing had lured me in here and it was searching for me to become its next victim. I covered my mouth as I felt like screaming at the top of my lungs. I was crying, not only at the sight of the girl,but the fact that I was so close to ending up with the same fate as her. Thoughts were racing down in my mind. I could feel as if my voice would be used to lure people, someone like Melody who would fall for the trap. The creature walked out of the room and used its imitation to call out again. I needed to get out of here as swiftly as I could. The door was not too far from here, so I dashed ever closer to the door. I wasn’t as lucky as I hoped I would be. As soon as I touched the doorknob and opened the door,it had already spotted me. Its mouth stretched down as its eyes began to bleed as two human eyes(which looked like the girl’s) rolled down its eye sockets. I immediately closed the door and began to run as fast as I could. It broke the door as it began sprinting towards me, ignoring anything in front of its path. I screamed at the top of my lungs ‘’Someone help me! PLEASE SOMEONE FUCKING HELP ME,I NEED HELP!’’ I was gonna run out of breath sooner or later; I needed a place to hide or at least some sort of miracle to occur right now. I don’t think anyone has heard my cries of terror. I hid behind a tree;I can hear the thumping noises of the creature. Its face has changed to a sad version of the comedy mask meaning it's mostly likely upset or in rage that it hasn’t caught up to me yet. I hyperventilate;I can hear my heart beating faster and faster. I cover my mouth to not let out my deep breathing. I’m so close to being dead,nothing can top this amount of dread I’ve felt in all my life. I’m petrified and feel trapped beneath my feet. I’m unsure of how I want to approach this situation,should I run? Should I still hide? I wasn’t sure which direction to take. Ultimately, I decided to wait till the creature had retreated and make a hefty escape. The creature had turned around which meant it was leaving. Using whatever energy I had left ,I sprinted towards my house and unsurprisingly tripped and fell on the cement. I knew the creature heard me fall so I desperately tried to get back up,but I didn’t have the strength. The creature picked me and threw me across a car. I blacked out from the impact; when I woke up I was laying on a medical bed.
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