I wrote this more than a year ago. I figured I would share it. Its really old and I thought you people might find it interesting to read. Please comment your constructive criticism !
Evolution
By Kassy Gascho
They had nothing to do but watch, watch as the fire tore down their world. This was the only thing that they knew and loved. The once green grass had fire spreading and burning on it. The trees were slowly shriveling up. This was their home, the beauty of the sunsets and sunrises was gone. Lauren’s eyes glistened with tears as she watched, her palms dripping with sweat. She couldn’t believe what was happening.
There was a large group of people standing behind her while she watched. Among the group there was a tall boy, with messy brown hair. He was terrified, dripping in sweat. Trying to calm himself, he breathed in, then out. Thinking to himself that it was going to get better. That was not the truth, it was actually as far away from the truth as possible.
These people that set fire to their land were called the insanes. They all of a sudden came to the earth, starting with 2, then tripling every day. There become almost as much as human kind. Then they began killing. They looked fairly like human, except for their gross features. They were terrible beings, hurting innocent people and making them do terrible things. Humankind didn’t know what to do about it. They began living in survival.
The big group behind Lauren shifted slowly. Lauren quickly turned around to see what it was, but before she saw what it was, she heard a loud scream from inside the group. She was frozen with fear. She tried to push her way out of the group, but it failed. The group was crowding in on her. The scream contained, as loud and shrill as ever.
Sam knew where the scream was coming from, but he didn’t want to cause a distraction to anyone. He looked around curiously, but saw no one.
All of a sudden the scream stopped. The crowd around him started to move apart. In the middle, there was a woman, dead. He could see her eyes glazing with fear. Sam was terrified, and angry at this, how could this happen? Why were they doing this? Sam heard someones voice.
“We have to get away from here. Its the only way. These-things are going to kill us all if we wait no longer”
“Where did it go?”
The people were getting scared, terrified even. The whole group was looking around for where the killer went, but the only light they could see was the fire, still burning in the distance.
Sam edged his way though the group. Everyone was pushing and shoving. He finally got away from the group and he ran into a girl. The girl seemed to want to be getting out of the group as well. She looked as pale as a ghost and he face was covered in sweat.
“ Your running too?” Lauren mumbled, he voice cracking with fear.
“Where is there to go?” Sam replied.
The group began to scatter. Sam and Lauren looked at each other.
“ Head east, towards that water.”
Sam said.
Lauren and Sam barley escaped from the group when they heard another scream, followed by a gun shot. The crowd scattered and they ran. Sam and Lauren heard another gun shot, followed by another, and another.
“Its dead!”
A person from the crowd cried.
Sam and Lauren stopped next to an Ocean. They crouched next to a tree and listened for sounds. They listened and listened. When they heard footsteps they tried to be extra quiet.The footsteps stopped and came into the clearing.
“What are we supposed to do?”
Said one of the voices. Lauren leaned out of the bush and in the darkness saw a woman with short curly hair.
“ We have to get out of here, they blew up the clearing. Everyone is dead, we are the only survivors”
Said an greying haired man.
“What are we supposed to do then? We have to get away from here.”
Replied the woman.
Sam was listening as much as he could. He looked out at the water and saw something that looked like a raft. He squinted, it looked like land. Lauren gave him a look and pointed her finger to the ocean.
“Theres an island there we might be able to locate s-somewhere safe. We have to talk to them.
Lauren and Sam went into the clearing. The group looked startled, but then got calm again.
“W-we all kn-know that we need to get away from here”
Lauren said
“ The question is how? Theres an island over there, we saw it before this happened. We just don’t remember. I know its a long way but we have to swim. If we stay here the insanes will kill us. “
The group nodded their heads and looked at the black, glassy water. Lauren dipped her toes in. The water was fairly cold, but not freezing. She could swim. She figured she would last. Sam seemed to be adjusting fairly easily, he quickly started doing a front crawl sprint. He stopped.
“Hurry, we need to get into the water, they will hear the noise and find us!!”
The group began to swim. Lauren lost track of the time she had been swimming. She was numb with pain. When she lifted her head out of the water, she saw lights. She looked up and saw a boat of the insanes smiling at her.
Lauren didn’t looked back and continued swimming away. They made gunshots into the water and began throwing knifes. Lauren just swam as much as she could. She heard a familiar voice.
“HIDE” Underneath the boat! We can all tip it over and drown them!”
Sam cried at everyone.
The group began sprinting towards the back of the boat. Making the insanes confused, Sam plunged his head underwater and pushed the boat over. The rest of the group aided in pushing it over. The insanes were struggling in the water. They didn’t know how to swim. Sam pulled the boat away and ushered everyone on the boat pushing them up, until he got up himself. They used the ors to push the insanes underwater, one by one.
They all started rowing and rowing until the shore got closer. It had been 2 days and everyone was weak and tired, but it was pitched black. When they arrived Lauren stumbled onto the sand, weak and tired. Sam followed after and everyone came onto the sand. Gasping for air, they all lay down. Lauren noticed that in the distance the fire was still blazing and their old home seemed to get smaller and smaller. She blinked a tear away, and then closed her eyes to get some sleep.
All of a sudden, Lauren heard a pounding noise. She sat up quickly and looked behind her. She saw Sam standing over her, with something behind his back. She stuttered
“S-sam, whats wrong?”
Sam’s face was chalk white. Lauren shifted her head. She saw an Insane standing behind Sam and whispering something into his ear. She couldn't scream. She was frozen. She noticed what was behind his back and she couldn't believe it.
“S-S-sam you don’t h-have to d-do this-s”
She stuttered
Sam looked at her and aimed the gun at her. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest. Sam looked at Lauren's sad, begging eyes and pulled the trigger.
