Dog Walk
Interrupted
by Carol A. Cole
"Samson!
Come back," Kristen yelled as her dog raced
into the darkened cemetery near her home. She
found him digging into the dirt of a new grave.
Snapping his leash on his collar she tried to
pull him away. He continued digging and Kristen
heard faint banging.
As Samson dug
deeper, the banging grew louder. "My God,
it’s coming from the grave." She opened
her cell and punched in 911. No signal. "We
have to get help." Samson wouldn’t
budge. Kristen dropped his leash and ran toward
the street. She turned back at a loud yelp from
Samson.
A man stood
over the cowering dog. The open casket was empty.
"W..who are you?" Kristen stammered
reaching for the leash.
"I am
Jakob. I thank your friend for saving me."
He smiled revealing two fangs. I was buried
falsely. How can I repay you?"
Kristen backed
away; Samson moving behind her. "No thanks
needed. We need to leave now."
"But my
dear, we’ve just met. I can show you an
eternity of happiness." Jakob grinned.
"You do know that I’m a vampire."
"You’re
crazy. Vampires aren’t real."
"But of
course we are." A woman’s voice
startled Kristen.
She spun
around to find five figures in black behind her.
Samson growled at the newcomers.
"We wish
to thank you for helping Jakob. We were unable to
find him. There’s no phone coverage in this
damn cemetery." The woman’s fangs
glistened in the moonlight when she spoke. "You
may now choose which of us to reward you."
The others
encircled Kristen and Samson. One of the men
bowed.
He’s
sorta cute. Kristen thought. "But what about
Samson? I can’t just leave him."
"I’d
like a pet," the cute one said.
The woman
nodded. "Why not, Pavel. I like dogs too."
She bent to Samson’s neck as Pavel embraced
Kristen. "Welcome to our family."
"I
don’t think so." Kristen slithered out
of Pavel’s grasp, flipping him over her
shoulder. "Get her Samson!"
The woman
screamed when Samson bit her arm. Blood dripped
from his mouth.
Kristen
quickly dropped the others, including Jakob; with
the throws she’d learned in her Judo class.
Grabbing Samson’s leash, Kristen ran out of
the cemetery.
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