This series is rated 13+. TW: rather dark themes, mention of deeath and bIood, m0nsters, dystopian setting. You have been warned. Enjoy! Ask in the comments to be pinged when a new chapter drops! :D ----------------------------------------------------- ◉ VOICE RECORDING START Welp, hi. ...I really don't know why I'm doing this. It's not like anyone's listening. But still, they might, like, eventually. *huff* I don't know. They might pick the recorder up off my body once they've speared it through the chest and realise, "Wow, that was once a teenager. I just [offed] a literal teenager." *pause* Eh, maybe not. Anyway, I'm doing this because diaries - well, this is technically an audio diary - they're cool. And everyone always makes them in the movies, and stuff. I don't know. It's fun. *pause* *inhale* ... I've noticed that I am strangely calm, considering I'm literally running for my life. *deep breath* V E R Y F U N. Uh, probably should introduce myself, you know, to the non-existent listeners. I'm EJ. You may know me commonly as "freak", "monster", or "that disgusting evil thing". *dry chuckle* Ah yes, making puns. It's a coping mechanism. Don't judge. I'm currently recording this in a tree, which is, uhhh... lemme check *pause* ...yep, a loooong way from the ground. Might sleep up here. It's relatively sturdy, but hard to get up. I know from experience. *muttering* ...scraped the blooming skin off my knuckles just tryna get up... I mean, I did bring some rope and like, a backpack full of rations and gear and all that jazz. I read the Hunger Games, luckily. *sarcastic tone of voice* Tying my sleeping bag to this branch is gonna be fun. Yayyy. ..it's gonna be a long night. *tone of voice is now sarcastically upbeat* Well, at least I'm not going to cry! I don't have any tears left! Wasted them all this morning as I packed my bags! Super fun!!! I am now very dehydrated!!! Ahaha...ha...ha... ...shoot did I forget to pack water... ...nope I'm good... ...kind of, I have the like little purifying thingies, chemicals, whatever... *lengthy pause* *tone grows serious* You, uh, might be wondering why I'm currently being hunted down by... eh, approximately two or three villages of people. It's a long story. Too long to tell you right now. I'd... well, I'd like to tell you someday. Maybe when I'm not stressed out of my mind. If I stop talking, I might start crying again. Like, full-on sobbing. Turns out I'm not that dehydrated yet. Long story short, I'm... some sort of... mutant... creature... thing, I think. Got wind of a plan that people were going to... *shaky breath* [off] me in my sleep this morning. Packed up and ran. *small laugh* I don't know if I'll make it a week, honestly. They're probably searching for me right now. Can't let a... blooming... "monster" get away alive. Not after what it did. *deep breath* Not after what I did. I'm... well, I'm going to go to bed. Goodnight, guys. If anyone's listening. Nobody wants to listen to a monster anyways. ◉ VOICE RECORDING END
