She kept running and running through the dark forest as the rain poured on her. Her breathe was thinning and she barely couldn’t see. She wanted to stop , but she didn’t want to die! People were chasing after her, wanting to take her life. Her legs were becoming weak and her chest was rambling, trying to get oxygen.
“Crap, crap! I need to hide! I need to hide!”
Those words kept ringing in her mind as if it was her heart beating. She then flung herself in a pair of bushes, trying to hide from her opponents. She kept looking around for the group that was hunting after her. They pulled out their flashlights and shined it through every crack and crevice of the dark forest. The light then shined on a pair of bushes with her body hiding behind it. One of the men forcefully grabbed her arm and began to drag her away.
“No! Let me go!”, she screamed as fear began to sink deep into her mind. The girl began to think about what they would do to her and what might happen, if she was going to be dead or alive.
The girl knew she had to save herself and quick. She then used her free hand to pull her dagger out of her pocket on her left side. She stabbed the man that was holding onto her arm several times until the tight grip loosened. The man fell to the ground and the other two men realized what was happening. The girl then proceeded to stab the other two men before they both could hurt her. Their flashlights dropped to the ground with a thud along with their lifeless bodies as massive amounts of blood emerged from them.
“No…what have I done?”, the girl mumbled as she dropped to her knees. She picked up the flashlight and shined it on all three of the lifeless bodies all around her.
“No! No!! I killed someone!”
The girl let those words go deep into her mind and sink in. Her body couldn’t handle all of this excitement and she began throwing up. She couldn’t control her stomach and it began to get worse. After a few moments, she stopped and her vision began to blur. She couldn’t believe what was happening to her. She began to think it was all a dream and that she needed to wake up. Her vision began to blur more and more as she collapsed to the wet grass.
“Ellis! Ellis!!”
This girl named Ellis didn’t know what she got herself into. She thought that this school year was going to be exciting , but it seems that she was terribly wrong. Just a freshman and having to deal with this was too much for her weak body to handle. She just wanted to have a normal school year, but that all ended once the wars began!
Ellis woke up in a clear white bed, still terrified of what happened. She clenched the sheets tightly and began to shiver in fear.
“Ellis! You’re finally woke! You okay girl?”
She turned to her a man near the bed wearing a simple shirt and jeans with a concerned look.
“Mr. Burkis...I killed someone.”, she mumbled as her shivering began to get worse. Mr. Burkis sat down on the bed softly and patted Ellis’ head.
“Listen girl, things like that happen a lot to all sorts of people. I know you’re terrified right now , but you have to stay strong through this. You have to do this type of thing frequently. I know it’s tough for you , but you have to do it.”, he says with a gentle tone, kind of smiling a little.
“Were you….like this when you killed someone?”, Ellis asked softly. Mr. Burkis began to laugh a bit and nod.
“Yeah, I was just like this when something like this happened to me. I believe I was younger than you were though.”, he answered with a gentle tone. Ellis began to get curious and wanted to know why.
“Why? What happened?”, she asked out of curiosity. Mr. Burkis got up and ruffled Ellis’ hair with a big smile.
“That is going to be for another day, darling.” , he replied with a wide grin on his face. Ellis giggled and turned her body the other way and closed her eyes again.
“Sleep well, little trooper…”, Mr. Burkis whispered as he opened the door and left the room quietly. As she slept , her mind began to ease up and she slept very soundly as the rain continued to pour hard outside along with the loud rumbling thunder.