Danger In The Hospital

• Dominic Lawson, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2019

It was a hot halloween night and I was stuck in a remote hospital, my family had just left after visiting me. After getting back into my sweaty hospital bed I looked through the window on the door. I could see a man punching the hospital security guard. For a second I thought I recognised him than it all came back to me,he was the truck driver who had hit my car. I froze for a second thinking he wanted me then I heard something that confirmed my theory.He yelled out “ Joe Malone “ that was me, he was after me. I jumped behind the door after grabbing my lunch tray .Kick! kick! He had shot open the door. I slung my arms as strong as I could and knocked him out. I ran out, every staff member was laying on the floor unconscious. I ran to the forest, I knew there was a big lake there,I knew if there was any chance of survival it was near or around the lake.As I ran through the forest I could hear twigs snapping behind me.I toke a quick glance the way I could hear it and I saw a big shadow chasing me. I ran side to side attempting to lose the man as I slide down the ditch to the lake. I saw something I do not think he saw, “ warning crocodiles in habit these areas “. I got to the mud bank of the river ,each step on it was like walking on sinking sand .I dropped down in the mud, I rolled around in the mud and tried to dig my self in .Then, pod,pod, pod he was one step to the right of me. I grabbed a rock as he walked all around the soft mud. I hurled the rock in the lake as I was swimming in the water. I watched him jumped in. I slowly got out of the mud and turned around to see if he was chasing me .Suddenly, snap! He was in the jaws of a crocodile I ran back to the hospital where I found the police. I told them all about it, the man was never seen again. The end.