I walked down the dark hallways of the house, Finx, my small stuffed rabbit clutched tightly to my chest as my nightie dragged on the marble floors slightly. My heart was pounding loudly as my nightmare flashed before my eyes once again. Pale blue eyes, a blood moon and an iron knife.
I could hear muffled noises coming from down stairs, I had already gone to my parents room to find it empty. I crept down the stairs slowly and just before I got to the bottom I saw my parents and froze.
They couldn't see me from where I stood because their focus was on something I could not see. But I could see them perfectly well and that was what made me freeze, because my mother was tied to a chair while my father stood by her side.
I stood there unable to move as a man came into my line of vision and went up to my mother. Both her and my fathers face remained calm even as his hand came out and connected with my mothers face and my vision blurred with tears but, I could still not bring myself to move and reach out to my parents.
My father said something I didn't catch as I watched my mother as she sat there completely calm, even as a red mark appeared on her cheek. But what ever father said it angered the man and he pulled out something that I did not recognise until the shot went off and blood started seeping from my mothers shoulder.
I gasped. The noise was quite but both men whipped their heads around to me and for the first time my fathers eyes showed panic as caught sight of me. I saw him say one word before he launched himself and the other man.
Run
I hesitated for a second looking at my mother to see her staring at me, her eyes held tears as she mouthed 'I love you'
I bolted upright in my bed, I was covered in a cold sweat and my heart beat was loud in my ears as I glanced over at my clock, 3:47. My breathing was heavy and I struggled to calm the frantic beating of my heart. I jumped out of the bed suddnly and threw a black hoody on before jumping out of my my window in one fluent motion.
I took off into the trees quickly and I felt rather than saw as Cal followed me and heard the muffled sound of his paws hitting the soft ground. My heart didn't slow as I took off across the empty dirt trails and I could barley see three feet in front of me, but I knew these trails. I had spent the last eleven years running over them. Learning everything there was about them.
I took a quick turn off the trail and into the untamed forest, following the sound of rushing water as I tried to block the memories.
A wall that was not what it seemed.
I couldn't breath and my whole body burned as my lungs struggled to take in the cold air around me.
Dark empty tunnels, that went on for hours.
Everything blurred around me as I picked up speed, ignoring my bodies protests.
Cold eyes flashing with an unimaginable evil.
The sound of water running got louder, as if it was pushing me forward. Calling to me.
A sinister promise whispered in the wind.
I came to a sudden halt at the edge of a cliff that looked over Angeli gutta waterfall and dropped to my knees. I sat back on my heels taking in my surroundings as my heart and breathing finally calmed. I sat there for a few minutes watching as the first ray of sunlight fluttered across the sky.
Cal lay quietly next to me as he to calmed his breathing, resting his head on my knee as I pet him softly. He nuzzled me affectionately when I bent my head down to touch my cheek against his and he whimpered softly as sadness took over me for a second.
"I'm sorry, love" I said to him quietly and was surprised when he growled. I looked at him in confusion, but stood quickly when he growled again, but this one directed into the bush behind us. He stood in front of me in a defence stance as three boys broke through the trees.
Their eyes flashed with surprise as they saw Cal and with a quick once over I knew they weren't human. Though I could not place what they were, it took a second for me to analise them and realise what they were "Shit"
Angeli gutta = Angels Drop
ps. the first few chapters are mostly just flash backs.