''Okay see you tomorrow Bailey!'' Yelled Macy, walking
towards her driveway with a bright smile on here face. She ran up the colored steps and closed the
door lightly. I shook my head and smiled. We always walk home together, since
our houses are so close. It’s good
because then I won’t get bored and there are some not to nice people around
here. You can never be too careful where we live. There is some murder loose,
so I am kind of afraid to be alone. The police say to make sure that all
children are with someone at all times and stay close to people I don’t want to
even think about being face to face with the killer.
I try to get my mind off that and start watching all the
things around me. I notice all the animals and the wind blowing swiftly like a lullaby.
It calms me down a bit, and makes me feel secure. It’s almost like I’m wrapped in some blanket
where nothing can hurt me. I start to listen to the insects too. It’s nice to
listen to the faint chirping of crickets and watch the butterflies zoom away in
the spring. I always pay attention to nature, because it has always fascinated
me.
I stop for a moment because I hear some strange noise. It sounds like it’s
a child screaming. I can't see anything as I scan the trees, so I start running
ahead to where I think it's coming from the north of the forest. It is getting
louder and I can make out the words ''Help me!'' I start to walk and there and
there is more yelling. I notice that the birds have stopped singing and there
is no animal in sight. I feel a sudden chill as if this place is evil. It feels
that way because it's so quiet. There is no one around which could end badly. I
try to shake my head of those thoughts because I will end up scaring myself
half to death.
I have been walking a pretty long way when I notice a field. I have never been
this far before so, it’s all new to me. It looks deserted though. There is
nothing planted on it. It’s just bare. I then go closer and see two shadows
standing. I am really curious to who they are. I have this urge to just run
over to them even though I have no idea who they are or what they could do. One
is of a large figure, while the other looks like a young child. I slowly step
forward in fear at what I might see.
There are branches below me that are crunching from my feet causing noise. I
see now that there is a man holding a little girl down She looks to be about
seven with light brown hair and some pink fluffy dress on. It has pink sparkles
on it and she only has one shoe on that is torn revealing her toes. I see the
other one laying there with blood caked on it. The man is probably six feet tall
with baggy, gray sweat pants on and some plucky, black jacket. His hair is a
dirty blond with some specks of black in it. The girl is whimpering for help,
and I get this sudden rush to go and save her.
Without another thought I charge through the tangled bushes and run towards
them. The man turns and I see his eyes burning with pure hatred. They look like
they are flickering lights in an alley deep at night. He looked demonic in a
way. No regard for anything, but his own self.
He tried to grab me, but I was too quick. His arms shot out to punch me. I then
balled my fist up and hit him hard in the stomach. He tumbled over and fell to
the ground. He was winning the fight, but adrenaline was sweeping though me and
I was determined to win. My hands were getting tired. I was starting to slow
down, but I couldn’t stop now. He went for my shirt to try to rip it off and I
got a hold of his pant leg and started to tug on it. The thread in it was
starting to tear and I tried to make him let go. I then punched him again and
he was gasping for breath. The little girl had bloody tears streaming down her
face and her mouth was swollen to a blue color. She looked like she had seen a
dark force whisk past her face. She was frozen in place, with probably lots of
things going through her head. I grabbed her stone cold hand and started
running. I looked back behind me and he was gaining on us. My lungs were
heaving from all the terror and I was trying to figure out how to get us away.
I saw a house far out towards the north so I ran for that.
The child was getting tired, but she was keeping up pretty well. We kept on
running for a while and then we saw it. The house was sandy colored and
the windows were wooden with metal bars attached to them. The yard had lots of
old, rusty cars in it and there was a ''Do not trespass'' sign at the door. We
ran through it and I started to knock as loudly as possible. The girl started
to cry again and fell to the ground. I stopped knocking and picked her up,
ready to run to the back.
There were woods that we could hide in. Just as I turned to go, he came
up behind me and kicked me in the back. I tripped and we both went down. I
could feel her heartbeat drumming through her shirt and her muddy hands were
shaking.
He grabbed me by the throat and started choking me. His hands were like knifes
cutting through me. I tired with all my strength to get him off me, but it was
no use. I could hear the girl scream and then I saw him take out a gun out.
That made me won’t to just surrender right then. I wanted to go back home, but
in the back of my mind I knew I wasn’t going to make it. I just had this
feeling that he was going to win this war and that we would both die. I never
thought that I could think that so calmly, but at least if I do die I will die
in honor.
I just stopped in shock; He drew back the trigger and pointed it at her
head. She had a dreamy look to her, like she couldn't believe what was
happening. It was one second and then the bullet hit her. Blood was gushing
from her head and it was dripping down her dress. There was no hope for her to
live. She was so young and there would not be enough time to get her to a
hospital. I started to scream, but no sound was coming out. If someone had told
me I was going to watch someone get shot I probably would have laughed in their
face and said they were crazy. It was just so horrible and this girl never
deserved this. She looked up with her mouth open and gasped. I wanted to right
then take the gun and shoot myself, so she would not go alone. I wanted to make
her feel less pain somehow. Her brown eyes were shutting and I saw her drop on
her knees. That was her saying it was over. She was bleeding to death and I couldn’t
do anything.
He was holding me tighter and I was starting to lose focus of the things around
me. There was a ringing in my ears and his voice was becoming a slight
rumble. Everything was swarming and the light was starting to become
black. I couldn't breathe at all and I was choking to try to get air. The last
thing I remember was his hands reaching out to cover my eyes.