i started shaking in fear as everyone around me started disappearing.
no ani.
no brandon.
not even the green hoodie guy.
it was just myself, and i didn't know why. where did they go? how could they just.. just disappear? are they dead? why didn't i go too? is this a birthday party i wasn't invited to?
only just ten minutes ago this room was filled with all our laughter, only now to just be filled with all my sobbing.
i stood up from the corner i was recently curled up in, and looked out my window—and though this may be a birdbox situation, i looked out anyways. not a single person was outside, and though i was at brandons house right now, and didn't know anybody, how how they acted, i expected at least one person to be outside on this sunny day. how could everyone disappear, but me? there has to be at least one other person alive,
alive.
alive wasn't the right word to use. i mean, of course everyone's still alive right? they just disappeared out of nowhere? this is a dream.
i'm in so much denial it's insane.
i looked away from the window, and grabbed the tv remote from the couch arm. when i tried to turn the tv on, nothing would buzz. i groaned, and prayed in my head for my phone to at least work.
in pure luck, it did. i checked my twitter, but no one has tweeted for at least twenty minutes, around the time this situation happened.
refresh. nothing
refresh. nothing
refresh. nothing.
"god damn it, what's going on!" i accidentally shouted.
and as if god could hear me, i heard a knock at my door.
i felt a wave of joy, and fear at the same time. on one hand, i'm not alone anymore! i could see what the hell was going on. yet, on the other, everyone was gone just a minute ago, who the hell could just show up out of nowhere?
i took a big risk and answered the door. the sight before me terrified me. almost to the point i choked on my own breath, of course i held it in though.
he was a very tall man, around 6'6", maybe even 6'7". he didn't have dark skin, but not light either. it was.. purple? he was seriously buff and looks like he just got out of prison. his hairline reminded me of aksel.. he didn't have one. he was fully bald. we both made eye contact, and he spoke first.
"i heard your voice, and came to explain." even his voice terrified me a little, but i didn't show it.
i nodded, waiting for him to continue.
"to simplify it for you, i made half of the population vanish, and i don't mean just Earth, i mean half of the whole universe. you're one of the lucky ones." this would explain why the per- thing, before me didn't look exactly human, but i have to admit he did look a little handsome.
"what the fuck" was all i could get out of my mouth.
"you wouldn't understand. superhero-villian stuff." i just stood there until he let himself inside. after a moment, he spoke up again.
"so do you mind if i crash for awhile? im kind of on the run right now." this man killed half the universe, so i'd have to be careful with my words so i didn't go too.
"uh- uh, yeah of course.." the man must've realized my problem and answered himself;
"thanos. you're alex, i already know."
still in shock i just nodded. though thanos may be a mass murderer, this devilishly handsome man is staying with me? hell yeah
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