Leader of the Pack
THANDIE RENEE BYZANTINE died today, May 6th, at 11:15 am. She was 15, and a sophomore at St. Mary’s High School in the Regal Estates area of Greenwood, Ohio. She is survived by her sister Raven, 11, and her parents, Trinity and Clark Byzantine.
It’s sad really. Not only because she was so young, but because of the way in which she died. A harsh and terrible death I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Dogs. She was eaten by dogs. Not completely, but enough to make her dead. And not the kind of dogs you would expect either. Not Rotweillers or Dobermans or even that really scary kind of dog from The Omen movies. Border Collies. That’s right. A pack of Lassies stole Thandie Byzantine’s young life and never looked back.
“We had jumped the fence in that alley off Payne Street. Same fence we always jumped. Through the Germaine’s yard. We were late. I was getting mad at Thandie because she kept rushing me. I told her we were already late. No need to kill ourselves trying to get to school on time now. That’s when I saw them. From out of nowhere. Four of them. Could have been five. Maybe even six. I don’t even know now. They just…attacked. I ran, but I guess…she must have fallen or something. I couldn’t do anything once they had her. I was going to but…I just couldn’t. It was too late. I went for help, but by the time all the cars came, she was…” Raven broke down while trying to explain the last precious minutes of her sister’s life. There was blood on her NorthFace book-bag and a glazed look in her Isaac Mizrahi framed eyes.
Thandie’s parents were too choked up to comment at this time, but the feeling across the entire neighborhood of Regal Estates is one of shock and horror. Karen Parsons expressed her concern over the incident. “We have no idea how any of this happened. The dogs do not belong to anybody in this neighborhood. I am sure they came from somewhere over in Rocksruff. It wouldn‘t surprise me.”
( *Rocksruff is a less desirable neighborhood to the south of Regal Estates. Many criminals are supposed to live there. In shitty little shacks. They eat chicken bones and chew on leather straps. It is also where children end up when they are kidnapped.)
“I am sure this is a sign of the coming apocalypse. Things like this just don’t happen. Not without a reason. Not without a warning. I am scared.”At this time the dogs have not been found. Although the authorities have put out an A.P.B. warning Regal Estates and surrounding areas of the dangers of these rabid dogs. (But not Rocksruff. They‘ll have to fend for themselves.)
If anyone knows the whereabouts of the canines, they are being asked to contact local authorities. “Do not try to capture the dogs on your own. There is no reward. Don’t even approach them,” said Captain Gary Smalls of the Greenwood Police Department. “I know they look cute, but they are lethal. We don’t want any more dead people.”
The dogs, once taken into custody, will be promptly shot. Thereby ending the threat to Greenwood and Regal Estates. We hope. Unless Karen Parson’s warning about impending doom comes to fruition.
What’s left of Thandie will be buried on Mother’s Day. It is hardly fitting, and our prayers will be with her mother as she remembers the way her oldest daughter used to be. Before the dogs came.
It’s sad really. Not only because she was so young, but because of the way in which she died. A harsh and terrible death I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Dogs. She was eaten by dogs. Not completely, but enough to make her dead. And not the kind of dogs you would expect either. Not Rotweillers or Dobermans or even that really scary kind of dog from The Omen movies. Border Collies. That’s right. A pack of Lassies stole Thandie Byzantine’s young life and never looked back.
“We had jumped the fence in that alley off Payne Street. Same fence we always jumped. Through the Germaine’s yard. We were late. I was getting mad at Thandie because she kept rushing me. I told her we were already late. No need to kill ourselves trying to get to school on time now. That’s when I saw them. From out of nowhere. Four of them. Could have been five. Maybe even six. I don’t even know now. They just…attacked. I ran, but I guess…she must have fallen or something. I couldn’t do anything once they had her. I was going to but…I just couldn’t. It was too late. I went for help, but by the time all the cars came, she was…” Raven broke down while trying to explain the last precious minutes of her sister’s life. There was blood on her NorthFace book-bag and a glazed look in her Isaac Mizrahi framed eyes.
Thandie’s parents were too choked up to comment at this time, but the feeling across the entire neighborhood of Regal Estates is one of shock and horror. Karen Parsons expressed her concern over the incident. “We have no idea how any of this happened. The dogs do not belong to anybody in this neighborhood. I am sure they came from somewhere over in Rocksruff. It wouldn‘t surprise me.”
( *Rocksruff is a less desirable neighborhood to the south of Regal Estates. Many criminals are supposed to live there. In shitty little shacks. They eat chicken bones and chew on leather straps. It is also where children end up when they are kidnapped.)
“I am sure this is a sign of the coming apocalypse. Things like this just don’t happen. Not without a reason. Not without a warning. I am scared.”At this time the dogs have not been found. Although the authorities have put out an A.P.B. warning Regal Estates and surrounding areas of the dangers of these rabid dogs. (But not Rocksruff. They‘ll have to fend for themselves.)
If anyone knows the whereabouts of the canines, they are being asked to contact local authorities. “Do not try to capture the dogs on your own. There is no reward. Don’t even approach them,” said Captain Gary Smalls of the Greenwood Police Department. “I know they look cute, but they are lethal. We don’t want any more dead people.”
The dogs, once taken into custody, will be promptly shot. Thereby ending the threat to Greenwood and Regal Estates. We hope. Unless Karen Parson’s warning about impending doom comes to fruition.
What’s left of Thandie will be buried on Mother’s Day. It is hardly fitting, and our prayers will be with her mother as she remembers the way her oldest daughter used to be. Before the dogs came.
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