Rabbit Guy

• Oscar Flores, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2021

RABBIT GUY
Well, I was a human. When I say that I mean, I’m now a rabbit. Being a human wasn’t great. I will tell you everything.
It started this morning when I was walking to the shops when I saw a shadow behind me. An odd shape, like a triangle just with spikes coming out. I spun around and saw nothing. Just the shadow. Then it sprung at me. I spun and bounced like a rubber ball. The strong scent of carrots reminded me of rabbits. I felt my body shrinking. My brain was filled with white noise. That’s what happened.
Right now I am collecting grass for dinner. I see humans give me a confused look. I hop away. I put the grass in my mouth and realize that it is disgusting! Then I look at my hands. Oh no. I’ve been a human this whole time! I run at top speed. I run to the city and see a newspaper labeled, “Person Pretends He is a Rabbit”. Unfortunately, I live in a busy city. There are people bustling through roads, taking shortcuts, and sprinting, like me. Everywhere I go, I hear noises saying something like, “That’s rabbit guy!” So I run to my house and see a gun, but not a normal one, like a ray gun. You know, the science fiction gun. I evacuate my house and I shoot it at a stranger. He acts normal instead of shouting “rabbit guy!” A memory gun. Cool. So I start shooting everyone. It’s working! I shoot the news people first, then bosses, and marketers, and finally normal people.
After a long day of zapping, I take a rest in bed. At 10 p.m. I get up to brush my teeth and get into pajamas. Then I go back to bed and I hear knocking on my window. I sit up and see a wave of people, all holding rabbit guy signs.