Chapter 2

Emma has just arrived in the land of the lost

Chapter 2

When I woke up, I was in this strange place and I was scared. All these colours and shapes around me and I couldn't focus I couldn't see properly. My head felt like someone had kicked it, I felt like I was in the twilight zone or something. I just want to go home but where am I. As my vision got better I stood up and started to look around and find someone to help me. I couldn’t remember anything the only thing I could remember was my own name Emma. I was scared how was I meant to get home if I knew nothing of my life the only thing I did know was that this wasn’t where I should be this was new and scary, how was I to know who’s lying to me if I don’t know the truth myself. I walked up to this old house and knocked on the door as I was about to walk away, the door opened and there he stood the most gorgeous boy I had ever seen "UMM... Hi I'm Emma... I was wondering if you could help me". The boy just looked at her "ok I am sorry to bother you but would you be able to help me? I think I’m lost I have no idea where I am. I don’t remember anything and I’m scared." I felt like I was on trial or something being watched and scrutinized. "Well not knowing where you are sounds pretty lost to me." Laughed the boy he looked at me like I was a shiny new toy it made me uncomfortable. "I don’t mean to be rude but is there anyone else who can help me? Not that you’re no help... I just... need more" the boy looked at me and started to walk closer to me out the door. "So you have no idea where you are? you don't know that you’re in the place most lost people end up" I must have looked like an idiot just stood there with my mouth open for about five minutes but I was dumb founded and confused where the hell was this place and was this guy for real. Was I really in this place where all lost people ended up? I must be dreaming, I mean this could not be real "you're joking aren't you, your messing with me" I stood waiting for a reply he looked at me in disbelief like I was the crazy one. "No I’m not messing with you. We're all lost trying to find our way back but we never do, we're stuck here I don’t know how long for we never know some people just seem to go away but this place is so big we just assume they got lost here too." I was starting to get scared if he wasn't lying to me and I really was lost then how was I meant to get out I was stuck here forever "Well how did you get here and I sorry I don't know your name." “My name is Alex and I don't remember getting I just remember always being here so I must have been young I’m not sure how old I am now but I don’t think I’m that old. Well the only person I can think to help you would be Jack he has all the answers and is the one everyone goes to. People say that he helped make this place so that people were safe if they got lost” I felt slightly relived that someone might be able to help me, that I was going to get some answers and maybe even a way home if this guy jack built this place the he would know the way out. "ok well where do we have to go" I was looking over my shoulder I wanted answers "we have to go to his house in the village he lives on the other side so that he is near the water I’ll take you there but I’ll warn you it's a long walk, this place has to be big to fit all the lost people in." Alex walked past me and started walking down a path I hadn't noticed then I heard a noise "achem ... are you coming or not?" My face flushed I realised the angle or my head tilted to the side giving a perfect view is his behind ,and I good one I must say, "umm... yeah ... " I started after him and we headed towards what looked like a forest. It was green and cloaked by trees I felt a little giddy because I love nature and woodlands, as we walked in to the opening of it I was taken aback it was more beautiful then I could ever have imagined, the leaves were the brightest green and had an odd diamond like shape. The floor was covered with moss and pretty weeds little purple flowers with small leaves and there was a path worn down showing the way to go. Alongside the path I could hear a river flowing and running a ways down into the forest. "wow this place is beautiful, it's like I’ve been put in my heaven the smell, the sounds of birds singing it just makes me smile." as I said this thought aloud I was seeing more and more things to make me smile the flowers and plants were so colourful you could make a rainbow in one look pointing out all the different colours. I was looking at a particular orange flower when I noticed a house in the distance and I paused. "Alex? Do people live in the woods? There’s a house over there by the tree with the carving that I can’t make out." Alex stopped and walked over to me, he'd carried on walking while I had stopped and stared. "You don’t want to go anywhere near the houses in the woods. The people who live in them aren't normal they don't act and think like normal people do. Please promise me you will stay away from them." Alex took me by the shoulders and held me tight he looked deep into my eyes and I saw the seriousness and the sincerity in his. He was worried about me and this made me scared "What do you mean not normal? What have they done, who lives in them?" Alex sighed and let go "Well I knew this kid called Kathy and she was a good friend of mine, she was the one who found me here and helped me. She told about this place and Jack helping people who were lost and wanting to have somewhere they could go and be found again. She was the nicest person I ever met, she made sure I got food and people talked to me and made me feel welcome. She was my saviour. We grew up here together she was young too, then one day when we were bored and went for a walk she saw someone in the depths of the forest and she wanted to help them, she told me to go back and find someone just in case she would needed help, she told she would be fine then shooed me away telling me to go. I reluctantly turned around and walked out of the forest and started looking for someone I knew could help and the person I thought of was Dawn she's Jacks wife and she was like him she knew about this place and helped make it. She's like the mother of the Village so I went to find her, I knew she wasn't far. When I was just out of the forest opening I heard this blood curdling scream. I stopped dead in my tracks and didn't know what to do I was scared and worried the adrenalin was telling me two things that I should run but also that I should fight. After what felt like forever I made my way back in to the forest to where Kathy was and I found myself running back to the spot where we had been and I found the ribbon that was in her hair. I keep that ribbon with me all the time. I never found out what happened to her or who did it but I have been careful ever since." Alex pulled out a small dainty blue ribbon from his pocket "Oh Alex I’m so sorry that’s terrible, I... I won’t go near a house I promise but umm how long does this forest last where are we going to sleep?" Alex put the ribbon back in his pocket and looked down at the floor for a little while "There are houses people can stay at as it takes a while to walk through the forest to get to the other side so we will stay there its perfectly safe. They have guards with weapons so nobody gets hurt ever, it's only when people go out on their own that people go missing." I nodded and felt a little better but I still felt uneasy about the houses they made me feel like I was being watched all the time every move I made was taking me deeper and deeper in to the forest and I was feeling more scared with every step. "Alex is it just me that is feeling watched I feel like there are eyes everywhere." The hairs on my neck where standing up and I felt like running back to the opening but I wouldn't know where to go or how to get out and that's what stopped me because what if I got caught I don’t know what would happen. "That happens that’s the lone people. They like to play tricks ignore it and keep moving or you'll be in trouble." I carried on walking and didn’t know where to look there was a pool of sun light breaking thought and this filled me with reassurance how could a place so beautiful be so dangerous? Weren’t dangerous places meant to be dark and ugly that was what made them scary in the first place? In every horror film the scary thing is always ugly always. "How far is the..? Where are we staying?" I stopped as I realised I didn’t actually know where we weren’t meant to be going. "It's a big house it has lots of rooms and it’s not far just another hour." I sighed I was starting to get tired we had been walking for a few hours already and we hadn't talked much. "Ok well to make the time to faster can we talk?" Alex looked back at me and laughed "no I thought we were going to walk in silence." he laughed. I looked at the floor I felt silly for asking but I didn’t know what t talk about I was always the talkie not the talker. "Well talk then, I don’t know what to say." As I waited for his answer I thought about how safe I felt when he was closer to me then when he got too far ahead and let me feeling on my own that was when I started to feel scared and trapped. "Ok well where do you come from?" Alex looked expectantly at me he seemed really interested in what I had to say, not like any of the boys at school they never once appeared to have any interest other then what was under my shirt this startled me. "I come from Eastbourne its nice kind of small and like a retirement town but it's by the sea which I like, I like being near the water it calms me. What about you do you know where you're from?" Alex just shook his head at me "no I only know this place that’s my nearest thing to know to a home. I was raised by Dawn as were any other lost child. She would teach my maths and how to read and brush my teeth basic life skills. Every day I was aloud top go and play once I had done my work and I would go find Kathy and we would go in to the forest and after she disappeared I stopped going in unless I had to. I changed I was always so adventurous I liked finding new places in the village finding new hiding spots and making new animal friends studying them and then going back to tell Dawn what I had seen and found out about a squirrel and a new bird that I had seen I would pick flowers and bring them back to the house putting them in a tall pot with water." Alex stopped and bent down to pick up a flower he stood back up and extended his arm out to me "This is my favourite flower I used to pick it all the time." I took the flower and put it to my nose and breathed in. it was the nicest smell I had ever smelt it was a mixture of citrus, sandalwood and roses. "Wow that’s so pretty and smells so nice what is it called?" I wanted a whole bunch of them to take back if I ever got back. "I call them sandal rose" I smiled "hehe that’s a really nice name for it and its descriptive." I don’t know what it was about Alex but every second I was with him I was feeling more and more at home, like I was meant to be here. We carried on walking in comfortable silence and I just watched him and thought if he would ever like me because I was undoubtedly falling for his innate charm. It was starting to get dark and I closed the already small gap between the two of us "Are we resting soon?" I was really tired and ready to hit the floor. "See beyond those trees? It’s there." As we walked closer I saw the huge house, no. I don’t think house is the right word mansion I think describes it. I have never seen such a huge house before. "Wow are you kidding that is huge!" Alex laughed "I thought you may find it impressive" We walked in to the hall and I found my jaw dropping again it was so amazing moulds and painting on the ceiling I looked up and it was hard to take everything in there was so much to see. We walked over to a desk and there stood a nice looking woman with a name badge. I took a closer look at it; it was shinny and said 'Pam' I laughed in my head at such a generic name. "Can I book you in for a room Alex and who is your friend?" Pam smiled sweetly at me. I smiled back she made me feel very welcome. "My names Emma" I gave her my hand to shake. "Well it's always nice to see a new face around here have you been here long?" I shook my head "no I’m trying to find my way back home." Pam had a look of sadness on her face "well I hope someone gets home" She smiled and hand over one room key. I looked at Alex confused "are we staying in one room I mean are you ok with that?" inside I was smiling I would get to be with Alex meaning I would get some sleep well maybe if I don’t just watch him all night then I let out the biggest yawn and I rethought watching Alex. "I thought it would make you feel safer if I were with you I hope you don’t mind" I smiled "no it’s not a problem but it would make me feel better to have you with me making sure I’m safe." Alex nodded his head and we said goodbye to Pam and went to find our room we walked up flights of the spiralling stair case we finally got to our room and when we went in... It was so huge and the bed was king size and that might be a problem I turned to Alex and I saw a very faint smile in his face "umm there's only one bed did you want me to find something to sleep on so you can have the bed? I don’t mind" Alex looked offended "there is no way I’m letting you stay on the floor you will have the bed and I will sleep on the floor now if you look in the cupboard you will find some new clothes and you can go into the bath room and change I’ll stay out here" I nodded and went to pick out some clothes from the cupboard, I picked a light flotie top and some bottoms. I went in to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and saw the state I was in, my hair was a mess with bits going everywhere and my face looked tired so I washed my face and it looked a little better, I decided to put my hair up and when I looked again I felt a bit better. "Damn I wish I had make up with me" I whispered under my breath. I took a deep breath and went back out feeling slightly exposed. I caught Alex looking at me from the corner of my eyes and I blushed slightly, I wondered what he was thinking. I went and sat on the bed. "Do you not have somewhere to sleep?" Alex raised his shoulders "its fine I’ll sleep on the floor I don’t mind" I got up from the bed "no way I am not having you sleep on the floor I will." Alex laughed loudly "No that is not going to happen" I crossed my arms "Fine then we'll both have to sleep in the bed." As I got under the covers I couldn’t help but smile I felt safe and calm with Alex and I felt sleep take over.

 

"What do you mean there are no signs of improvement doctor? Surely you can do something she can’t stay that way! YOU CANT LET HER" Elaine was crying on her husband’s shoulder she was never one for hiding emotions she couldn’t control herself. "Its ok hunnie their doing the best they can" Mike held his wife and gave her comfort "you understand doctor my wife is never one for holding back that’s why I fell in love with her". Doctor Dorian nodded he knew how awful this was for a family to have to go through. "I understand your concern and your grievance but like your husband said we are doing the best we can" Elaine felt helpless "I do understand can we see her again I think it's helping her to see us." Dr Dorian agreed "I think that it won’t hurt for you to see her but please be careful what you say we don’t want to over stimulate her and get her worried." A small smile came on Elaine face "thank you Dr". Husband and wife got up to go see their daughter in her room where she was restrained. Elaine walked up slowly to her daughter she started to tear up "hi hunnie it's me, mum again we came to see you make sure you were having fun." Elaine couldn't say anymore her voice was breaking and she wanted to cry she hated seeing her daughter cooped up in a cell she felt it was wrong. She didn't deserve to be there she was perfectly fine and she would get better at home but the doctors didn't agree with her. they say she would be worse if she went back home, that it would ruin her progress and Elaine had to admit she had seen progress her daughter was starting to remember things and people so that was an encouraging sign and Elaine just wanted her daughter home now. "Yes mummy they take good care of me and I get toys".

 

I woke up in a cold sweat and shaking the dream was so real it scared me as I was waking up I felt arms around me holding me tight I smiled as my worries went away and I smiled. "I’m ok you can let go now" I nudged Alex playfully. "You were shaking violently and I wanted to comfort you." I smiled and cuddled in to his arms and just laid there smelling him it was wonderful I felt his heart beat quicken every time I touched him and this made me feel like I had some kind of power. "Why is your heart doing that?" I asked as I was running my fingers up and down his chest. "Doing what?" I laughed as I saw him blush "haha quicken every time I touch you." He tightened his grip around my shoulder and pulled me in to him. “Well you make me feel all funny. I have never felt this way about someone I feel very protective of you and I don’t want to let you get hurt and I don’t like leaving I want to touch you all the time. I feel like I’m meant to stay with you and that your here to find me ... is that weird?" Alex looked away in embarrassment I got closer "no that’s not weird it's sweet. No one has been this caring towards me guys usually just look at my chest you; you seem to actually care about what I have to say. Like what I say matters. I like how you make me feel safe and I know you would never hurt me. I trust you fully and I don’t want you to go if I do find a way out will you come with me/" I looked at him with expectancy hopping he would say yes, but I felt his hesitance. "Emma I would love to stay with you but I don’t know if I can , I mean this is the only place I have known I haven't set foot outside of this village I would be petrified and I don’t want to ruin things for you, you will have to forget me when you leave." I looked at him in confusion "You said that no one gets to leave although I know your helping me anyway" Alex smiled "I know that you will get out, be found and do great things" He smiled down at me and I felt myself getting closer to his face like a string pulling me up

Author's Note

remember this is UNfinished and stuff

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[Daydreamer54]

wow,this reminds me of alice in wonderland for some reason. The boy just looked at her- u switched from first person the third person here.