Just keep reading it. Nothing really happens in the first chapter, Character building and all that. Please review and tell me what I can do better.
Looking around her, everything was dark. The wind rushed through the trees, causing an eerie howling that drowned out all other sounds. The stars twinkled soundlessly in the sky, silent guardians of the secrets they keep. Deep in the forest, a deer cocked its head slightly, then turned abruptly, and bounded away. The young girl that was silently stalking it slipped out from behind the tree and followed its path. She ran after it silently, and cursed herself for being so stupid. She had been about to take a shot at the deer, but had lost her balance and snapped the twig that had frightened it off. The girl stopped. The deer was too far ahead, and she wouldn't be able to find it again in this light. She stopped and looked around. Fear began to rise in her as she realized she didn't know where she was. She had been hunting in these mountains for years, even though most of the village wouldn't come anywhere near the spine, and she knew most of the surrounding areas like the back of her hand. And yet she had no idea where she was. She looked around for a sheltered place to sleep. Seeing no places better than the other, she set down her pack and pulled out the sleeping bag. Maybe things will look better in the morning. Settling down into the warm comforts of her blankets, she soon fell asleep.
When the girl awoke the next morning the sun was already high in the heavens, and birds sang cheerfully in the trees. Everywhere around her the forest was waking from the night. Dew had collected on the leaves, and the young girl gathered some to drink. Looking in her pack she found the last piece of bread, and broke it in half, saving some for later. While she ate she looked down at her pack. Her mother had made it for her just before she died. Her name, Haley, was embroidered on the front of it, and it had two pouches in it. It was a simple design, but it was the sturdiest, best pack she had. Her mother hadn't liked to sew or make things that way, she preferred cooking, but when she did make something, it had a quality beyond anything she had ever seen. Maybe it was all the love she put into it.
Looking around, Haley realized she still didn't have any clue as to where she was. She packed up her things and decided to take a look around, in case she recognized something. Haley walked for about an hour when she came upon the cabin. By the looks of it, it had been abandoned for quiet some time. Weeds grew all over the walls, and the foundation of the building was rotting away. It looked like if you even walked near it, it might fall apart on top of you. But Haley still went inside. It might have a map, or some other means of leaving this place. Shouldering her bag, Haley walked up to the cabin.
Once she was inside she looked around. It must have been a very cozy cabin before it was abandoned. She wondered why anyone would want to leave here. Suddenly Haley was overcome by the instinct to run. Run from this place, hide, never come back. Panic flared into her and she took a couple deep breaths to steady herself. There is nothing wrong. I am fine. She kept repeating that to herself, trying to get her heart rate to go back down. She looked around, trying to figure out what had frightened her. Again, she got the feeling that something here wasn't right. As she moved out of the living room area, and into the bedrooms, she realized what was wrong. These people left in a hurry. Things were thrown around and it looked as if there had been some struggles. She moved quickly around the house, hoping to find something useful. She entered a room that had many documents stacked on shelves. If she were going to find a map in here, this would be the place. She began to look around. She cleared shelves, looked through drawers, cupboards and underneath everything.
Haley searched for hours. As far as she could tell, this was her best chance of finding her way home, and she needed to do so soon. She was expected home this afternoon, and she had only a half a loaf of bread left, and no meat. Haley looked around. She had searched everywhere, except one desk on the far side of the room. She started over, and already knew that would be of course where she would find a map, the last place she looked. She opened the only drawer, and there, lying face up was a map of the spine. It was old and worn, and one corner had been torn off, but it was a map nonetheless. She banged her fist on the wall, in frustration. As soon as she did so, she realized what a mistake she had just made. This house was unstable. The roof began to collapse around her, and she cursed her stupidity. Grabbing the map, she dashed for the entrance. As she was running out of the room, and into the hallway, the floor began to collapse. She had just enough time to register that she was standing on an old trap door, before she fell through it and blacked out.