Chapter 10

After what I presumed was an hour. I finally stopped, my lungs burning and throat parched I realized I didn’t have anything to drink. I collapsed to the ground exhausted. I was never going back, they’d have to hunt me down and kill me. Looking at the sky I noticed that the sun was already setting. That means they will be coming after me soon.

 

I got up in fear that they were following me and hurried farther into the foliage. Glancing around I saw a small wood cabin nestled between two trees. Hurriedly I ducked out of sight. Creeping towards the back side of the cabin, I made my way to the window. When I was going to look in somebody grabbed my wrist and yanked me down. 

 

Screaming I yanked my arm back ready to strike out.

 

“Sorry, sorry please don’t hurt me”!

I opened my eyes and found a little girl cowering beneath my hand.

“Oh I am so sorry I promise I won’t hurt you.”

The little girl looked up smiling with delight.

“I believe you, hahaha I knew you wouldn’t hit me but the look on your face was priceless,” sticking out her hand she said “My name is Candy but my mom calls me Candace”.

Laughing I shook her hand. “Katelin but my friends call me Katie or Kate.”

“So what are you doing sneaking around my house?”

Looking ashamed I muttered a sorry.

“Are you in trouble with Mr. Parr?”

“You know him?” I said suddenly nervous this girl was going to betray me.

“Who doesn’t he’s like a hero to all of us reapers”!

“What do you mean “a hero” did he like save you all from dying or something?” I said bitterly.

“No he finds all of his when we are little and helps us harness our power. I’m the youngest, he found me a couple of days ago, hidden in my parent’s cupboard, crying because my parents died during the plague.”

“Oh, I am so sorry.”

“No, I hated them. The only reason I was crying was because I didn’t eat for five days and my stomach was hurting”.

“I’m glad that Joel found you but me and him aren’t exactly friends.”

“Ahh you’re not a reaper”.

“Umm…”.

She interrupted me by making a shushing sound. I quit talking as she took my hand and closed her eyes. After a minute my hand started to feel funny. I tried to shake my hand out of her grasp but was unable to move a muscle. My hand started glowing brightly as the feeling slowly creeped up my arm and throughout my body. It didn’t hurt but it scared the hell out of me.

 

 She gasped and let go of my hand, shaking. She was trembling so hard that she fell to the ground. Before she hit the ground I was thinking of helping her but knowing I wasn’t fast enough I just shut my eyes and imagined grasping her and pulling her close to my body. Not hearing her hit the ground I opened my eyes and stared in amazement.