VERAH
I had never heard the name "Willa" in my life before.
Not that I knew every student in the dormitory by name. There were over a hundred of us but still… the name sounded completely foreign.
The monster narrowed its single eye at me, as if I had just told the worst lie of the century. It grunted deeply and stretched out one massive, clawed hand.
My heart leaped into my throat. I braced myself.
"Ready, Stacey," I murmured under my breath, pulse racing.
I waited for it to take another step and swing at me like it had done to Mary and the others still bleeding on the floor.
But it didn't do what I expected.
Instead, a huge, crude gnarly looking club materialized in its grip. It swung the weapon slowly, testing its weight. Its single eye darkened, and its massive teeth bared in a grotesque snarl. Chunks of flesh were still stuck between them.
My stomach churned violently. I didn't even want to guess whose it was.
