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[Zak Dante Cole]

• my heart is like a broken highway •

The full moon wasn’t something he could avoid. He couldn’t. It will come and him changing will happen, much like now. Zak was a fool to have stayed out too late and now he was nothing more than a Meerkat in New Jersey. His heart was racing faster than a speeding bullet and he didn’t know what to do. Usually the man avoided this state outside in the open by staying indoors at night around when the full moon was supposed to rise. But no, Zak, today, was a foolish man and now he was in trouble. He left his clothes under the bench but took his keys and wallet out; hiding them in a place that he will get to later when he was a human. After he hid them, it was now survival mode. Heart racing, his eyes looked left and right quickly; taking in every small detail and noise. Oh, he was out of place. An African rodent in America. Someone had to import him, if he was found. But so far, no one saw him.

Sneaking around the city, he saw his hotel building that he apparently lived in. His room was so far high. Sighing, the rodent looked up and stared at his room, wishing he left a window open or something. But no, he didn’t. Even more so, how would he get up there? Climb the bricks? It was possible, but one good gust of wind and he was dead. Then he heard it. The flap of wings. Turning his head and looking up, he saw an owl lift its wings up and swoop down. Oh god! It was heading towards him! “God dang it! No! Get away!” Zak squeaked and immediately ran off like any prey would. Unbeknownst to him he wasn’t looking where he was going. BAM! Screeeeech! The little rodent got hit by a car and the owl swooped up and circled around. Dazed and stunned, but alive, Zak laid in the middle of the road, one little paw on his chest, feeling like crap. Great… He was going to die…

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DONE BY MYST! FOR THE AMAZING TEEJAY ♥
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