Night predator

screams of the night

Grime, Filth, c*****e and the smell of bodily fluids soiled the air.

the smell repugnant and perhaps will be absolutely terrifying for those of the lesser mind.

screams in the background, alleyways alerting one of the atrocities that goes within the shadows of the city.

giving you the knowledge that it's best to hightail out of the current vicinity, that is if you don't want to be next.

this gory sight was not new to me, this was a constant in the tours I served in whilst I was in the military. when I decided to give my life to serve my country, I just never expected to witness the same things in the home I gave my life to protect.

makes one wonder, what was ever the point of swearing the oath, to uphold and protect.

I gave a decade of my life protecting this city, then a bomb blast costing me a leg put me out of service and I became nothing but a burden to offload.

As I find myself at such a nights as I walk through the place I once held dear, in my heart wishing that rather than a leg, that the blasted shell should have taken my life, then perhaps I would never have been made to witness my home in shambles.

perhaps I would have died, bearing the false knowledge of a city that once smiled.

Another terrifying scream pulled me out of my thoughts, it seems like that of a young girl.

instinctively my military training kicked in, swerving to direct my attention to the point of the screams. my clutch nearly gave out, reminding me of something that I have lost.

please someone.... no Please don't do this....... I beg you please don't...

rips of clothing could be heard and the screaming intensified, my heart heavy and my eyes closed I whispered "I'm sorry".

it's none of my business I said to myself as I started walking away.

somebody please help me........help......no..... Please.....stop......

A heavy hit resounded throughout the alley, laughs broke out as the female in distress became silent.

with eyes looking forward, I forced myself to keep walking. after all I'm just one crippled man and there was nothing I could have done.

with that thought in my mind, I made it to my dingy apartment, a quick shower and I went to bed with the screams of the night plauging my dreams.