The cool Autumn breeze picked up the leaves causing them to flutter in a spiraling position. I spread my arms out and spun around giggling eventually pulling in my arms to hug myself. The sun was setting and the full moon was gaining its luster shine.
I skipped down the park path with rustling red, yellow, and orange leaves dancing with my feet. The sun's warming rays were almost completely hidden by the distant snow capped mountains and the chill was setting in.
There were still many people in the park enjoying the beautiful evening. I saw and elderly couple slowly walking side by side, hand in hand. A grin played on my lips as I watched the true love last through the ages. I continued on my walk when it seemed as if I was hit in the back of the head. I fell forward with a death wakening scream. The elderly couple came rushing over to me, but I couldn't concentrate. Immense pain traveled down my spine. My body felt as if it was being ripped open. Like a doll being torn apart at the seams. I cried out louder with increasing pain. My face began to tear and my screaming mouth only increased the agony.
The old couple looked horrified as my limbs began to tremble and tingle painfully. I reached up to the old woman for help, my ears were ringing. I had no idea if my words reached her fragile ears. I saw my hand, or what I thought was my hand. It was a gruesome bloody mess with thick hair where there wasn't blood.
The pain was so extreme. I passed out. When I came to, everyone was gone. The old couple must have ran away in fear. I felt completely fine now. What a strange episode. Maybe I had a seizure? I hale myself up and decided to head for the hospital. As I looked around, no one was in sight, but my surroundings had changed. Where was I? Gorgeous, enormous, blooming flowers surrounded me. I felt like a child in Willy Wonka's Factory. I instantly forgot about my mission and began to pick the flowers. I felt so free, so uncontrolled, one with nature. I made a bowl out of my dress, filling it with flowers. the flowers seemed to wiggle in delight as I smelled them. Dew clung to their petals and I delicately licked it off. The sweetest flavor I have ever experienced exploded in my mouth. My body radiated with energy and power. I began eating the petals along with sipping the dew. the world was at peace with me and it embraced my soul what was left of the devoured flowers, I threw on the ground and rolled in them. I couldn't explain my actions, my body had its own will. It did as it pleased. I swept and armful of flowers and nibbled sweetly on them. That's when the pain came back. My heart thumped quickly in rhythm, but began to slow to a craw. My face felt as if someone smashed it in with a bag of bricks, my bones crumpled under my skin. I passed out for a moment dreaming of a majestic beast whose fangs were covered in blood. I regained consciousness and felt something tearing at me from within my stomach. It grabbed my insides and twisted them cruelly. I cried out passing out again. The beast was back, a wolf. A wolf of pride, fur matted in blood. Its eyes were fierce and it howled in despair. I reached out for it, but came back to the flowers. The pain was unbearable. Everything went black once more. No images came.
I finally awoke in the park I had been in earlier. The sun was rising from the east. I looked down and saw the old couple covered in blood, torn open from the inside. It looked as if they were mauled by a bear. There were more bodies around me in the same condition. I sat in a pool of blood. My mouth tasted like copper and salt, my hands were covered in blood and entrails. I peered upon my completely nude body which was covered in more blood. I vomited, puking up blood. Tears ran down my face as I wiped them away with my blood stained hands. My clothes lied in shreds next to me and I picked them up wrapping what I could around me. All I could think was to flee. I ran away with tears running down my face leaving trails in my red stained face. What was this? What have I done? What have I become?
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