Chapter 20 - Bento

The door burst. 

A gnashing and a snarl came from the darkness.

My heart stops. I can hear the rattle of its breath. Between the rattles were noisy sniffs and its vibration in an almost wheezy whine, then purred softly at first. What is that?

“Stay still.”

“Kurai?”

Then the lights flooded. 

I could almost feel my heart over my throat. My eyes widen and my mouth fell at the sight of an enormous animal who stepped inside my room. I shudder. Indeed, it was gnarling with its large, pointed teeth. It has long legs with black claws and its body so slender that I could see the visible ribs and its skin are black. A black wild dog.

My trembling muscles, my chattering lips, I tensed up.

Kurai was standing over me. He fixed his eyes on the large animal, its red eyes stared to us.

In a while, I can hear Apollo calling his wife’s name.  

The large dog stops in the middle of the roo