The Copycats[]
Nobody remembers when they appeared, some think they have been here since the beginning of time, or at least since the first human existed, others think they came into existence more recently. I personally dont care where they come from, or how they got here, as long as I can avoid them.
The copycats, that's what we call them. Most of the time they look almost human. I say almost, because they often appear as tall as the streetlights, or have big bulging eyes and smiles with too many teeth. They can speak too, sort of as a way to lure us out. In reality, they're not really talking, just reusing things they hear before they attack. Their mouths never move when they “speak” and they never move an inch when they do.
They like to live in dark spaces, areas where you can't tell if they’re human or not. Basements, alleyways, anywhere with a shadow to conceal them. The feds say to keep every corner in the house (or in my case, apartment) bright, and to make sure all doors or windows are locked. Because once they get in, anyone inside will never come back out.
But recently, people have been running low on food. They have to risk going outside through the masses of inhuman faces, flooding the streets, growing as restless as we are. I see some of the braver people sometimes, out my window. I see them running through the streets, only to be devoured by the Copycats, who fight over the scraps of the bodies.
It's been weeks now. I'm almost out of food. The other people in my apartment building have died, either of starvation or by running into the Copycats. I’ve noticed that the lights have been flickering in the apartments, and that the rent forms have stopped coming in. I dont know if anyone else is alive, I dont know how long I’m going to last in this hell. Some people might say i'm the lucky one, surviving this long. Personally I think it's hell, watching as people I love die, as the world around me dies, as this new race of monsters climbs its way to the top of the food chain, wiping us out in the process.
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