Dear Diary,
I am very sad today. I looked around the town. Everything was empty. The shops. The apartments. The schools. There was barely anyone left. There were 400 of us. We all had dreams and aspirations. But one by one we got picked off. I still remember everything. How lively things used to be. I remember kids running around while the parents worked. Everyone was happy, until it came. We did not know how big and scary the world could be. We did not know the horrors that came with time.
I watched as they were grabbed. Every time I close my eyes, I can still see them. Any time it is too quiet, I can still hear their terrifying screams. I watched as the numbers dwindled. 400… 390… 250…123…10… I watched until there were five of us left.
I waited for my turn. I did not want to, but it is not like I had a choice. Sometimes they were lucky and were able to go in a large group. Typically it would be faster that way. Other times they got picked up one by one and tossed into a volcanic liquid. It burned them alive. I could only sit and watch as I heard the torturous screams. I wanted to help. I wanted to just run out and save them. But… I could not. I was so small, the smallest in our town, and it was so big. Seven of me could probably fit from one side to the other of the monstrous claw-like hand. If I fell, I would have been smooshed and have to spend my days lying broken. Not moving. Until, the faithful day my body finally gave out.
I hope that in the afterlife I can meet everyone again. Lily, Bobby, anyone at all. I would even take Cranky David. He was one of the first I did not miss. Still, I do not like how he ended and would not wish that upon my worst enemy. On the other hand, I do not miss his constant screaming. I mean who yells at cars passing by because he made his coffee wrong? Cranky David is who.
I do not have much time left. The liquid is mixing right now. I am at the end of the lot. I just wanted to write this to anyone who seems to stumble across it. My advice, RUN! Do NOT stay here. However, once this letter is finished, I am afraid it will be too late. I hope everything goes well. I really want it to be quick and easy.
Goodbye everyone.
Sincerely,
Mandy the Marshmallow