I MARRIED WITH THE STRANGER
ay. I've had a lot to drink and my vision is starting to spin because my alcohol toleranc
lready eleven. It's late, I need to go hom
said my goodbyes. I also bid farewel
giving me a kiss on the cheek before e
dy late. There are many crazies out there t
stance, but it's walkable. The road is dark because the streetlights are off, I can only see a
a loud dog howl. It barked at me again and again. I got scared, so
g bitten. I just kept running. I glanced back while still running and I was somewhat far from it. But the
. I walked around to try and find my way back to where I came from. As I walked, I passed by a small church with a high gate in front. I went back to where I came
pee. What the heck?! Just when there's no bathroom, I feel the need to go. Ugh
d, fear gripped me because it was dark. What if there's a ghost? What if the tree is actually a kapre, and it suddenly touches me when I pee underneath it. But I really need to go. I have
door was closed and I couldn't open it. I really had to pee so I quickly
God!
attention to it because I was more
s the shade of a tree and hastily pulled down my pants. I sighed with relief when
and zipped
rom the full moon. The moon looks bigger today compared to nor
so
here are so many tombstones; there's ac
Oh my God, I need to get out of h
closed. I was overcome with intense fear. It was just open a while ago,
e else here. And why is it closed? What will they do, why did they close it? Stran
er. I waited for her to answer from the other line, but the
is there no
to my ear and preten
on approaching me heard me talking to my mom on the phone, they might thin
ly. As I glanced through the dense fog, I saw a dark figure of a man who seemed to be coming closer. Will he not stop coming close
bly foul odor. Like a dead rat, a sewe
orpse! His skin was rotting, one eye was being consumed by maggots, and on the other side, there was no eye. He wa
ould in any direction. I didn't look where I was going, I just kept running. Because
?" it asked in a ter
ickly picked up a stick. "Don't come
ow scary..." the cheeky z
rrived too. They whispered to ea
e! I'll hit you!"
" the mischievous zombie retorted. "Come on
wly appr
ome near!" I waved the stick
sprinted towards me.
the thick fog, so I crashed into a tombstone. I fell down and my head
d my forehead as I tried to get up from where I was lying down. I
And there's a really strong, foul sme
awake," I heard
was standing beside me, accompanied by other zombies. That's why it smelled rotten. It ex
n lying on earlier. There was also a large mirror on the side. I faced it to see myself. I was startled to find that I was no l
essing all the undead in the room. "Don't tell me
ly. It was disgusting, its teeth looke
oved away. "Don't touch me! You're
I must have hurt their feelings because they really did smel
stocratic-looking woman walked towards me. "Miss, do
ranged, giving her the appearance of an aristocrat. She didn't look like a reanimated co
ously. I sat next to the woman and whispered behind her. "Are you sure they w
ss, they're just playing with you. Come with me before they change their mi
all dressed formally. I wondered if it was a Halloween party. Maybe there was just a Halloween party, which is why there were zombies. But that's impossible; it's only August now, and the zombies from ear
er petticoat. Soon, her feet touched the ground, so I ran to hide. I secretly moved towards th
How did she get here so quickly? She held my arm tightly, almost breaking my bones. As
en arch surrounded by wilted plants. Everyone was just quietly staring a
nderstand what was happening at this moment, but I knew it was
as just following orders," she said before she pulled me towards the
ng forgiveness for, but I could feel
me! I'm leaving!" my vo
y out of fear and disgust. The priest violently dragged me towards the side of the man with his back turned to
ld collapse at any moment. When the priest noticed that I was no longer resisting, he
o try to run again, but I stopped when the man, who had been facing away, turned to loo
at the ma
beaut
w drop as I
s incredib
ll, with neatly arranged hair. There were a few strands falling on his cheek that only added to his ch
" he said to
has
mine yet, not even a bit. What
ued to gaze into the stranger's blue eyes. They were so beautiful, I felt like I never wanted to look away. He took my hand and gently squeezed it. I wanted to pull my hand back, but
hispered in my mind. Wher
" But instead of a scream, only a
d I am yours. I promise to make yo
My voice suddenly grew strong,
your voice, my love. Don't embarrass yourself."
e's the one spea
hands, trying to
book. "You may now k
-w
wrapped his arms around
aned
ly kissing me and then tightened his
my love. Forgive me," h
a sharp fang sin