Laughter of the clouds

Matt chuckled to himself as he walked down the empty street. He was thinking about the chaos his friends were likely up to, as they could never just have a simple and relaxing time. He had passed by at least a dozen tall streetlamps that emitted bright, powerful lights that kept the darkness at bay and kept his gaze away from them because the light was honestly too much for his poor eyes, which began to struggle in their presence.

It was a rather pleasant night. a slight breeze, but not too cold. Currently, he has a rather casual outfit consisting of a grey jacket, a white shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of blue sneakers. He had his hands placed within the jacket's pockets, as he just felt comfortable doing so. He quickly glanced around before staring forward, and this glancing was just to make sure nothing freaky was happening after all the darkness was both a clamouring and terrifying force.

He knew he was getting closer to home as he had noticed a few cars that were usually parked in certain spots acting akin to landmarks, allowing him to know he was close to the safety of the four walls he had known well since childhood. Matt stopped for a moment to look over at a group consisting of 3 men and 2 women, all laughing and likely drunk, as could be seen by the wavey nature of their walking. Matt watched as they walked or really stumbled down the opposite street, and he was about to continue on his way when suddenly the sound of something heavy hitting the ground alerted him. He looked down, seeing one of the people he had just witnessed walking away.

He himself was about to freak out before a strange, soothing voice within his head echoed, and the thought of this situation being strange dissipated just as fast as it had come. He simply stepped over the man and continued walking, unaware of the blood slowly making its way onto the pavement.

Matt got home, had a shower, and got changed. He got into bed and slept as if nothing odd had happened today; however, this was only the beginning of the truly bizarre events that were to come.