Chapter I

She awakens...

I do not remember my past, nor do I intend to remember my future. All I know is that I feel empty. I know that something is missing. Waking every morning to the sound of animals. The scent of pine trees, dirt, and dew keeping my senses on edge. Yet, why am I here? Sleeping every night with a thin blanket. No one around me to show their love and care. What is it that I seek? As I move deeper and deeper into this land of the unknown I seem to understand that there is a reason for this journey. If only the past didn't seem so far away...

I hear footsteps. They're coming closer. Every crinkle made by tells me where they're coming from, what they might want, and how badly they want their "prey". Luckily, I know this land better than anyone else around here. I can travel soundlessly because I know what makes me known in this wild place. I can move like the animals, like the wind. I can run like a fox, listen like an owl, stand out like a wolf, blend in like a mouse. It all depends on what I want you to see and hear.

I always suddenly wake from terrorizing nightmares. I can feel my adrenaline racing and the fear, which I so rarely feel becoming a part of me during the nights. Could this be from my past? Does it want me to learn and understand these memories so I don't make the same mistakes in the future? All i know is that I want to run. I never want to stop. Even if it takes an eternity to find what I'm looking for... Whatever it is. I will do all it takes to find it.

The sun begins to rise slowly over the ever moving horizon. Its glow of oranges, reds, and yellows. How I long to feel those colors against my skin when my mind and heart is at ease. When the racing of my mind stops. When I no longer have to hide. When I can remember my past and long to remember my future for then I know it will be bright. All I need to remember know is run. Run as far and as fast as you can. Get there before you know it. Get there before they do...

Reviews

[Tala]

Daamn this is a good book! my heart's racing just listening to this! i love the confusion in it, the mystery and the wildness of the girl. so damn good. The only thing i'd change, and it barely counts for anything, is "luckily, i know this land better than anyone else around here" i'd just remove the "around here" cause it's a bit wordy. So good!!