Lights Out

One day, late at night, I was walking home from a drink and a smoke at my uncle’s. I know a shortcut through a park and through a dark alley and bushes. I took the path a lot, so I could navigate it. 

But this time I got to the alley where the bushes were and heard a screech like a pig and a jolt of electricity shot through my body. I headed for the light, still in fight mode whilst in flight, telling this thing to come out and show itself, but to no avail. 

Maybe my body finds safety in light. The main road allowed me to see something other than a faint path in front of me.