Chapter 2

She walked on through the forest until she came to a small village just like the sign had promised, it was a small village from what lily could see, the kind you would expect to see in a cheesy film.

She saw a nearby lady who was tending to her garden, The lady had blonde hair just longer than shoulder length and was wearing a blue summer dress, not to different to Lily's which was green with white flowers on.

Lily watched her for a while and decided she seemed a friendly person.

'Excuse me' She called running towards the woman,

'Excuse me, im sorry to interrupt but I erm.. I need your help' Lily realised that saying she didn't know who or where she was seemed a little… Well crazy.

The blonde woman looked lily up and down, She saw her wild red hair matted and entangled with leaves and twigs she saw the mud on her body and the panicked look in her eyes, She decided this woman, whoever she was could do with a bath and clean clothes, 'Hey listen you look like you need a wash Hun, why don't you come inside and get cleaned up and then we can talk about what you need help with okey?'

Lily eyed the woman dubiously she had no idea if she could trust her but then again she was in no position to turn down help!

Lily smiled sweetly and nodded 'thanks' She murmured.'

Inside the house was warm and cosy much like an old granny's cliché cottage

There was a warm fire burning and some orange sofas gathered around it. There were plates hanging on the wall and many books lying around.

'The bathrooms just through here' the lady indicated, walking over to a hallway and stopping at the first door on the left.

Lily followed the lady into the bathroom and looked around, It was quite small and smelled of peaches and apricots.

'There's shampoo and conditioner in the corner basket and some soap on the side of the bath, Ill just go and get you a clean towel.' The lady turned and walked out of the bathroom, whilst lily was admiring a picture on the wall nearest the sink it gave her a warm feeling, she didn't know why but it made her feel whole.

It was a black and white portrait of a family of three a mum a dad and a smiling baby boy, lily was feeling emotional, but still had no clue why!

She turned and faced away from the picture, just as the woman came back in, holding a neatly folded cream towel 'Here you are' she said handing it to lily.

Lily took it and thanked her.

'Just come out when your fineshed , I'll be in the sitting room reading, there's no hurry'

The woman left the bathroom and lily heard her walking away.

She turned and looked in the mirror and noticed just how awful she looked, She tried to get as many twigs and things out of her hair before she actually got in the bath, But made little progress.

She ran the taps until the water was the right temperature and got in, the bath was so soothing, and pleasant, that for a moment she forgot all her worries and troubles

She laid there with only her head above the water for a while, and then got to washing her hair.

'How are you feeling?' The woman asked as lily appeared in the sitting room, looking cleaner but still wearing a dirty dress.

'Cleaner' She replied looking at her feet.

'Oh well that's good, Would you like something to eat?'

Lily was in no mood for food she already felt queasy.

'Uuum no thank you.' She replied quickly looking up now, ' What I really need is to talk to you.' She began, an air of urgentness in her voice.

The lady nodded to the chair opposite her beckoning lily to sit down.

'Im April' she smiled.

'Im… Well Im..'

Lily looked at her feet again.

'I don't know who I am.' She mumbled quickly.

There was fair amount of silence

'What do you mean?' April asked eying lily carefully.

Lily looked up now and looked straight at April, blushing 'I don't know who I am'

She repeated fidgeting nervously.

'I think I might of banged my head, I have quite a bad headache..'

April stared at her for some time ' So you think a bump on the head, has caused you to forget everything about you?'

'I don't know, but I don't know anything about who I am or what I had been doing I don't even know how old I am .. Or my name!'

April's brow furrowed, 'I would say you were about…

Early twenties' She stated an air of certainty in her voice.

'Oh Ok.' Lily answered

'And as for a name..' She grinned, Well it can be whatever you want!'

Lily thought about this for a moment, it would be fun to name herself.. But that still didn't help her figure out who she was!

'I suppose so .. But I still need to figure out who I am .. I could have a life or.. A job … or a family, that could be out right now looking for me!' She exclaimed standing up.

'Oh I never thought, there's bound to be people out looking for me!'

She mused, now pacing up and down the room.

'All I have to do is ask around… I mean I cant live to far from where I found myself.'

April watched her pace, her head going form side to side as if she was watching a tennis match.

'Perhaps..' April started 'Perhaps.. You should call the hospital.'

Lily stopped pacing and stared at her as if she had just called her an ice skating monkey.

'Im just saying' April began ' You should make sure your okey first.. You could have a bad head injury!'

Lily considered what she had said.

'But I feel fine!' She lied

'You just told me you had a headache!' April pointed out sounding as though she was speaking to a toddler.

Lily opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it again glaring.

'I think it would be best to make sure everything is ok and once that's done, I will help you find your family.' April reassured her.

Help me.. Lily though I didn't say I needed help finding them… what makes you think I do, she thought coldly.

April stood up and walked over to a jacket that was lying on the sofa.

'Ok Ok' Lily moaned rolling here eyes 'we will go to the stupid hospital, but as soon as I find out im fine, Which I am' She added pointing a finger at April 'Im going to go and find my family! Ok?'

April walked towards the door without a word

And Lily followed moodily.