Running from death. X.X Chapter 1. X.X

Running down the street, tears streaming down my cheeks. I have no where to go. The bag on my back is the only thing i have left. Running farther away from the house. Trying to forget what i just witnessed. What i have just done. It can't be true, it's has to be a lie. Nothing is making sense at this point. Running down the sidewalk, hitting people as i flew past them. I heard people yelling at me, "watch where your going". I ignored them. I would run until my legs forced me to stop. The blood splattered on my shirt made more people stare at me. Nothing is real anymore. Finally reaching the edge of town, i stepped into the forest, known as 'The death forest.' Not one person came out of this forest alive, except one boy named harely trest, he was only 14. He said a monster, a beast attacked him. They flew him to the hospital he was on life support for two months until he woke up. When his family took him home he had repeated nightmares of the night he was attacked. He woke up screaming. Then one day he started to hear voices telling him to come back to the forest. They wouldn’t stop. So one day his mother found him in his room. Hanging from his ceiling fan.

I ran deeper into the forest, the over grown leaves feeling like a whip being hit on my leg. I finally stop to catch my breath. I leaned against a tree, wiping my eyes. I looked down at my shirt seeing the blood. But one thing i know is that it wasn’t my blood. Looking up towards the sky, gray clouds were rolling in. The air was humid a sure sign there was going to be a thunderstorm. I crossed my arms over my chest. This cant be happening, it can't be true. IT shouldn't have been there time to go. Tears ran down my cheeks, they were uncontrollable. Rain started to splatter on my face. Wiping away more tears i started to run again. I had no where to go, and i couldn’t live in this forest. Any other one but this one. The sound of thunder clashing filled the sky. The rain fell from the sky harder. I pushed my legs to go faster. Whizzing past the trees, it felt like this forest has no end. A root was sticking out from the ground, and didn’t notice from running so fast. I tripped over it, falling face first to the ground.

I landed with a 'thud'. I could feel something being jabbed into my leg. "Ahhh!" i screamed out in pain. I turned over to my back to see what it was. A little stick was hanging half way out of my leg. I griped onto it, ready for the pain. Pulling it out in one quick moment. "Ahhh!" i screamed. Blood fell down my leg from the hole left by the stick. Grabbing my back off my back i pulled out an extra t-shirt i threw in. Ripping the shirt in half i tied it around my leg. Wiping the blood off my leg with the other half. Leaving the bloody half of the shirt there, i stood up and started to walk. Or i should say limp. I had a straight forward hole in my leg and every time i put pressure on it more blood came out from it and soon the white shirt around my leg was soaked with blood. But i decided to keep going. There was no turning back now. As i limped through the forest i felt as if someone was hiding behind me. but every time i turned around no one would be there. "Alex." i heard some one whisper my name from behind me.

I turned around no one was there. I, myself was soaked with rain. My hair was dripping, and my clothes were so wet i could ring the water out them. More thunder sounded from the sky, and a flash of lightning lit up the sky. The cold started to get to me, i was shivering to the point where my teeth were bouncing off each other. I was cold, wet, and injured. What was the point of living anymore. I stopped and leaned against a broad tree. Sitting down on the wet ground, i put my head on my knees and shut my eyes. One of the worst things to do when your close to ammonia but at this point i wish i would die anyway.

I could feel myself being warmed by the sun. I opened my eyes and noticed i was laying on the ground...alive. I lived through the night. I sat up and leaned against the tree, i looked down at my leg. It had stopped bleeding so i took off the bloood soaked half of a ripped t-shirt off and threw it to the side. There was a light scab that formed over night, but i could still tell it was a hole. If i looked hard enough i could probably see the bone. I probably need stitches. I can't believe i lived through the nite. Of all the bad luck i have had, this is the one time i didnt need good luck. This is one time i wish i had bad luck. I stood up, i felt so weak. I havent eaten anything in four days and i've only been running for one. My mouth was dry and my stomach was completely empty. I started to walk, and i could feel that presence again. I turned my head to the side and saw no one around me. I turned around and looked at the tree i was just at. A black figure was standing where i just was.

It had no face, it had no clothes. Basically all it was, a shadow. A strong wind blew from my right side. Blowing my hair and clothes to the left. Starring at the shadow it was blowing away with the wind. After half a mintue it was gone with the wind. What in the world was that? I shook it off and started to walk again. But what i saw just embended into my mind. I could even make out if it was a person, or an animal. Or even mist. I crossed my hands over my chest covering my self from the cold wind. The sun wasnt helping that much anymore due to the trees that provided way to much shade. I kept on walking untill i saw an openign. I tried to run to it, but my leg was pratically killign me.

when i reached the end i stepped out of the forest, to a clearing. There were daises everywhere, and i saw a deer run into the woods on the other side. I looked to the right of my and saw a tar road. My face lite up, then dimmed. Was i still in my town, which was named Forge. I slowly made my way to the tar road. Limping my way over to it, a car passes and must have saw me.

The person in the car slammed on the brakes, the tires screeched against the tar road. I picked my head up, the person was rolling down the passenger window. In the window was a boy. He looked about 17, he had brown shaggy hair that reached his eyes and emerald green eyes. "Hey girl!" he yelled, waving his hands in the air. I stopped from walking leaning on my left leg, i was afriad to put anymore presure on it. My right right leg throbbed, tears were threatening to come out. Holding them back, trying not to show weakness. I slowly breathed in, i loved the smell of the woods after a fresh rain. Too bad i'm allergic to pollen. I sneezed causing me to balance myself on both my legs. "Ah!" i screamed. Trying to keep the scream as low as possible. I tumbled down to the ground. Landing in the soft grass. I gripped my leg and noticed it had started to bleed again. "Hey are you ok?" i heard someone ask me, The grass was being crushed under the boy's footsteps. I looked up and saw the boy from the van that had stopped. He kneeled down next to me, "Are you ok?" he asked me again. i looked down at the hole in my leg, the line of blood traveling down my leg.

Tears lined the edges of my eyes. But i refused to let them fall, i cant show any weakness. The boy gripped onto my arm and pulled me up to my feet. I looked up at him. He had to be atleast a foot taller then me and i was 5'1. "Do you need help." he asked. I shook my head yes. I knew if i talked i would say to much. Everythign would spill out including my tears. He knelt down some and wrapped my arm around his shoulder. He slid his right arm under my knees and lifted me up like i was as light as a feather. I smiled, i knew i wasnt in Forge anymore. Every one there is so mean, and cruel. And he was so nice, and plus i have never seen him before. I knew everyone on Forge it was a small town and it was one of my you could say 'chores'. He walked over to the dark green van and opened the back seat door. I took in a breath, the car smelled like pizza. I looked towards the front seat and saw the driver. He had blond hair, with piercing blue eyes his skin was tan. It looked like he loved to be out in the sun.

In the back seat was another boy, he had black hair that was just above his eyes. His eyes were a light brown kinda like sanded down wood. He was also very tan. As the boy who carried me to and into the van got in the front passenger seat we began to move down the road. I looked down at my leg and saw the blood reached my sock. "So, whats your name." he asked, turnign around in the front seat to face me. "I'm alex." i said with a hint of catious in my voice. "Well i'm Kale, and this is matt." he said pointing to the driver. "And that is trent." he pointed to the boy sitting next to me. He smiled friendly and looked back out the window. "So why were you in those woods anyway?" kale asked me. I couldn't tell him what happened before i entered those woods. For all i could know this kale is working with 'him'. I shurgged my shoulders. "Well there has to be a reason." he said, getting curious. "Kale just let it go." matt said. Wow umm that was wierd. "So how old are you?" "16." i answered him. Looking out the window, i watched the trees whizzing past. "Hey umm what town in this?" i asked looking back kale. "dreck town. Why?" Dreck town, i never heard of it before.

"How far aw ay is Forge town from here?" He looked at matt with a confused look on his face. "Never heard of it." he said. I continued to look out the window.I was confused, i only ran through a forest. I ran through the death forest..and i lived. Maybe someone is giving me a second chance to fix my life. "Where are we going?" I asked, looking down at my still bleeding leg. "Back to matt's house so he can fix your leg." Kale was cute but he seemed like on of those people who can get annoying real easily because they are hyper-active. Trent seemed more like a quiet type, one who keeps to himself, and matt well i dont know about him he hasnt said much. "Alex are you afraid of needles.?" matt asked.

Tears lined my eyes, but i couldnt let them fall. When i snapped back to reality, we were stopped. "Hey alex you ok?" kale asked me, noticing my eyes were over watering. I wiped them away before they got any further. "Yeah, i'm fine." Somethign about kale, felt like i could trust him. He didnt feel like a bad person he didnt give off bad vibes. I always had a good sense to tell if someone was evil or not. Kale felt like the person you could always trust, and he seemed like a loyal kind. Kale was still turned around, and was staring at me. I hate being stared at. He turned around and i heard a click, soundign that he opened the glovebox. "Here." he said turning back around. I took my eyes of the window and saw he was handing me a comb. i slowly took it from him and ran it once through my dirty blond hair. "Thanks." i said handing him the brush once i was down with it. He smiled, his smile was beautiful. I stared at him for a moment until he turned back around.

"Do you have anything to eat?" i asked, hearing my stomach growl. Trent looked over at me and opened the brown paper bag he had in his hands. He pulled out a mini sized bag of potato chips and handed them to me. "Thanks." i said opening the bag and shoving a handful of chips into my mouth. I saw kale looking at me through the sun visor mirror, he was smiling. "What?" i said with my mouth half full. "Ohh nothing." he said, trying to hold back his laughter.I finished the bag quick, and i was still hungry very hungry for that matter. MY stomach growled again, louder this time. Trent looked over at me, signaling he heard my stomach. "Here, you seem hungry." he said handing me the brown bag. I smiled, wow this people are nice. I looked inside the bag and saw a bottle of soda, two ham sandwiches. I took out one sandwich and took one big bite into it. I finished it in under two minutes. Taking a sip from the soda i unwrapped the second sandwich. It had, ham and lettuce and some mustard.

It tasted so good in ym empty stomach. Finishing it faster then the first, and chuged down the soda. "Wow, you were hungry." kale saidd, watchign me finishing the soda. "Yeah, well if you havent eaten in four days you'd be hungry to." i said, that wasnt suppose to come out. "Why havent you eaten in that long?" kale asked. What was i suppose to say? I couldnt tell him what 'he' did to me. No that wasnt an option here. So i just ignored the question.I stuffed my garbage into the bag, the car finally came to a stop. I looked out the window and saw a blue little house. It looked nice and cozy. There were flowers bed going all the aroudn the house, the porch had a wooden style bench sitting comfortably in the corner. The house was a baby blue, and the window sills were white. It looked like it had just been painted. The three guys got otu from the van, and kale opened my door. He was about to pick me up from the seat, "No kale you dont have to carry me." Kale moved back and held open the door, as i hoped out on one foot. Once i got out i leaned all my wieght onto my left foot as i looked at my surroundings. In the distance i could hear an ocean, my savior. "Is there an ocean near here?" i asked kale. He nodded his head yes. I started to walk towards the house, and limped lightly on my right leg. Trying my best to put as little presure as possible on it. I finalyl got to the porch, kale following right behind me. "LEt me help you up the steps." he said taking my hand. in one guick movement i was in his aarms and he was carrying me up the ten steps to the door.

AS he opened the door, everyone in the house looked over. There were two extra boys sitting on the couch and a girl, i could see through the kitchen doorway. I could feel my face getting hot as everybody stared at us. He walked through the living room and into the kitchen. He sat me down on one of the kitchen wooden chairs. I looked down at my leg, it had stopped bleeding. "Hello honey." the lady said, standing in front of me. "I'm faith." she said, bending down and giving me a hug. She was so warm, like a heater. i havent been hugged in suck a long time, i didnt want to let go. I felt i loved i guess. But i let go as she pulled away. "Hey sis, can you make her somethign to eat." kale said to faith. She nodded her head with a smiled on her face. Yeah i was still starving, my stomach was like an empty bottomless pit. Kale sat down on the chair next to me, untill now i didnt realize how strong he looked. He had on a gray t-shirt that wrapped around his body guiet well, and he had a pair of blue denim jeans. "Ok kale can you move." matt said coming down from the stair case. Kale got up from the chair, Matt lifted my leg and stablized it on the other chair.