13 First Encounter (1/2)
Once again, my grandiose plan to ignore everything fell backwards and cracked its head open. As I approached the final street to exit the neighborhood, I witnessed a complete s.h.i.+ft in scenery.
*And I thought the neighbors' yards were a little overgrown...*
Unfortunately, I had no doubt remaining that I was in a new world. On Earth, the small street which exited the neighborhood should have lead to a larger street funneled in from multiple smaller streets, all from which lead from neighborhoods like mine. A typical suburb, in other words.
However, there was nothing but an open field as far as the eye could see. I must say, though. This field looked better than most I've seen. Most wild fields tended to be brown or a light tan. However, this one was nearly dark green. Although it was only gra.s.s, thus relatively monochrome, it was still pleasing to look at.
*Well, now that this world really isn't the same one that I know, looks like I won't be reaching the school any time soon.*
I heaved a sigh and turned around.
*So... what should I do now?*
I looked up at the sky. Only to notice something strange.
*What?*
This was odd. The sun was already well past the halfway point in the sky. In fact, it might even be setting soon. I had a good sense of time, but I didn't even need one to know there was absolutely no way that even an hour had pa.s.sed yet.
*I may have lost track of time, but this is impossible. What's going on?*
I once again pulled the smartphone out of my shorts' pocket and looked at the time. 07:41.
I didn't know exactly what time I left the house, but it should've only been 15 minutes ago at most.
Which meant that the clock on my phone, and most likely the one on my computer as well, didn't show the correct time.
*What a pain. So circadian rhythm is the only useful clock here.*
I put the phone back in my pocket and sighed again due to the lack of useful information available. Maybe my headache was brewing again, too.
*What should I do now?*
Obviously, going to school was out of the question. The neighborhood was my only familiar territory. And even then, it looked very different from the one I used to live in. Anything outside was virtually unknown. 'Unknown' means possible danger.
*Although that green field doesn't look particularly dangerous... I don't feel like going over there right now.*
So the only other option was to turn around and head back home. I didn't see any people or animals throughout any of this, by the way. The area was still completely desolate. That was until I sensed very quick and quiet steps headed towards me. After not hearing or seeing any living creature for over thirty minutes in a place where there should have been, there was no way sudden movement like this wouldn't spook me.
I jumped at first, then turned around as quickly as I could. Only to notice a singular rabbit das.h.i.+ng towards me.
*It's been a while since I've seen anything move, so even a rabbit was able to scare me? Pathetic.*
I was ashamed to show signs of fear in the vicinity of a single rabbit. At least I was able to tell it was coming. But it was odd. What was it doing here? If it was running that fast, it had probably seen a predator. This is what I told myself for the brief moment before I noticed it was running straight towards me. Despite this, I chose to turn back around and ignore it. This was a mistake.
The footsteps of the das.h.i.+ng rabbit got closer and closer until they disappeared completely. Obviously, I had to turn around and see why it had stopped. But it hadn't. It was going the same speed it was earlier. It had jumped and was closing in quickly. But before I could make a significant reaction, the rabbit had already bit my left s.h.i.+n.
”Ow! What the f.u.c.k?”
This was beyond common sense. Rabbits don't eat people! Why do I even need to mention this fact? I tried to shake it off with my leg, but the d.a.m.n thing wouldn't let go. Its teeth were firmly planted under my skin. Blood had already began oozing out the moment it touched me.