The Red

Date: 6/26/2018

By emmariley

It started out with just an investigation, Criminal Minds style. But then it went weird, and frankly it was terrifying, but in a new way. We followed a path of a hot wired car, and it led straight into a gunfight. There were children lost from their parents, vehicles blowing up. So whoever I was investigating decided to fight back. Slowly. They put acid on one of my team mates toothbrush and I saw her scream and writhe in pain as her teeth and gums rotted. Then there began the outbreak of what I’ll call the Reds. One Red was in a cage, with my team. We had to make sure it was taken care of, while also learning what happened when it’s countdown went to zero. One woman kept brushing her teeth with the acid, and people were dying everywhere. Eventually, the timer went to zero, and the Red jumped out of its cage and killed me. It slowly changed into dads house, but a little different. There were 6 personal rooms. Chill (had a bunch of super cool stuff), Sci-Fi nerdy, Girly, Ancient Literature, and I’m pretty sure the last one was Clothes. I was with a random girl. I chose the Chill room, and she chose Ancient Literature. The chill room was where Pop-Pop’s bed used to be, and the Ancient Literature room was the master bedroom. We were about to start until I had to let a few more people. It was a game of Red. One person was turned Red and had to survive, basically turning everyone else Red. It was like a zombie. We all turned, and I felt the countdown in my heart. The scene changed again, and I was healthy. This time, we were driving Go Karts, almost like Mario Kart, but one person was Red and had to pass it off like a game of tag. It was me and 4 of my friends. It was so weird. Then it changed one more time to where I was dragging a dead person, and I put them in an armored van. Someone else nearby turned Red, and I could tell. But the Red told me that he was able to control his impulses. I, for some reason, decided we would travel somewhere. I forget where we were going to go. I heard a bang on the armored vehicle, and the dead man was not only alive, but now Red. His ear was falling off, he had no eyes and lacked a lot of facial definition. So, I took them and shoved them into duffel bags, and headed toward the airport. Someone’s mom was helping me pack, but then I looked at her and realized her eyes were red, and that was a sign that she was Red. I ran away with my bags and one other friend, I forget who. I waited around until the flight, went into a bathroom, saw a toothbrush, felt extremely uncomfortable and scared that it had acid on it, and then walked away. That’s where the dream ended. I am so confused and terrified.