The Thing Novelization Novels & Stories

Her body was ramrod straight, and through her disheveled greasy hair, I saw the amusement budding in those eyes. Not Rosalie’s eyes. The pupils were a pale, white colour, almost blending into the iris into a seamless, all-white expanse. “Hello.” I said. “It’s nice to finally meet you.” “It is my privilege to meet you,” The Thing said, her voice never failing to trigger my fight or flight reaction. I stiffened briefly, then looked around. The barrier was shuddering. That Thing’s energy, it was at war against Elder Miriam’s..

After the engagement party, life seemed to return to normal, or at least, that was what it looked like. However, Greg clung to me like a shadow I couldn’t shake. That day after work, the moment I stepped out of the office, I saw him charging toward me like a man possessed, clutching a wooden carving. It was the same wooden carving I had spent months painstakingly carving, one stroke at a time, as a gift for him, representing my love. Now, his face was unshaven, his eyes wild and exhausted, and he shouted, “Zoe, I know I was wrong! Syd lied to me! Can we start over?”

She dropped the phone and heard it fall on the shards of broken glass on the floor. The atmosphere was suddenly calm. The world was like it has paused in its track. The moon that shone in the sky was now swallowed by darkness and no stars to prove it. Then the air was becoming cold, blowing on like it had a secret to tell. Thaddeus looked down at the man below. The body made the greenish-gold environment which was once appealing look like a bright red passage to hell as blood flowed from the blood like a river down the street. From distance, crows guffawed.

But what they would soon find out was that their souls also transcended the universe but in a very different way; one that they could never have conceived of. They never thought this day would come, especially after everything that had happened. It was a miracle, wrapped in mystery, bundled in science. Life had taken a very different turn for them and the change, although a bit scary, was welcomed and treasured in the end. Four lives forever entwined, connected throughout time and space. And to think it had started out so normally. Everything had gone smoothly and as Alexis and Aeden looked around their rooms all they could see was love and warmth. It was as it should be and the girls couldn