~Mary~
my head ached. the room was spinnging as i sat up slowly. i felt for my head to try and find the source of the pain when my fingers encountered a bandage concealing stitches. my breathing quicken as i noticed my surroundings. this is not my bed.. or room for that matter! i thought. i slung my legs over the side of the bed and felt for the floor. cool carpet caressed my toes and feet as i stood. i walked around trying to remember what happened. nothing came to me. i went over to the window on the opposing wall, and looked around. Trees; trees everywhere. a forest. i could faintly hear a few cars pass from somwhere behind me so i concluding I was on the back end of this house.
i heard a stirring coming from the floor by the bed. i turned around and gasped, quickley throwing a hand over my mouth to keep quiet. A guy lay under a blanket and was sleeping soundly on it. i pressed against the window and closed my eyes. where am i..Oh Lord please let me get out of here and fast! i opened my eyes and turned back to the window. i noticed my sleeves as i tried raising the window and shivered. someone elses clothes,great. a cold morning wind hit my face and i shivered slightly. i looked down to see how far a drop i was about to withstand.
it was about a two story drop, with bushes and a flower bed beneath to attempt to catch me. i swallowed and told myself i had to get out of here. i began to climb one leg through the window and sat on the ledge. i glanced down once more, when a voice came beside my ear. " i wouldnt do that, id just get you and bring you back darlin'." he whispered. my body jerked at the closness of his voice and a small scream escaped my lips. my head hit the top of the window where my stitches held my skin together. a white flash crossed my vision and my body went limp. i felt arms wrap around my shoulders and catch me. i opened my eyes and a fuzzy appearence stared back at me.
my vision cleared and the guys appearence became evident. my breathe was stolen as i stared at him. his teal eyes was looking at me with concern. i was getting lost in his eyes alone. i looked around his face, the handsom angled features, showing maturity. his reddish brown hair slightly falling in his eyes. he realized i was staring and smirked. " like whatcha see?" he said, still smirking. i felt my face fall as i gave him a glare and wiggled out of his arms. "who are you?" i said backing up against the wall.
he gave me a weird look, then realization crossed his face. "do you remember anything from last night?" he asked. what is he talking about? i went to the beach and- i straightened up and crinkled my forehead. Last night..i went to the beach, then what? what did i do? i squeezed my eyes shut, hoping not seeing him would clear my thinking. no matter how hard i thought, last night wouldnt come to me. i couldnt remember anything.
i opened my eyes, looking at the guy. i shook my head and he frowned. he began to pace. "nothing?" he had stopped to look at me for confirmation. i shook my head. i watched him pace. he finally stopped and walked towards the door. he stopped just before opening it and looked at me, considering something. i stood taller, holding my chin up. he snickered and opened the door, "come on, we need to straighten some things out." i felt my eyes widen and instinctivly backed away from him.
he noticed my shut out stance, the smirk disappearing being replaced with understanding. "nothing will hurt you here. we've done nothing but help you. trust me." i stared in disbelief. trust him? im in, what i assume, his house, his room, someone elses pajamas, cant remember anything from last night, have stitches in my head, and he wants me to trust him?he does realize the odds of that is stacked against him, right?
he reached his hand out to me,but i shook my head. i wasnt going anywhere until i got some answers. he sighed, and came towards me. i instictivly shrank away, scurring to the other side of the room. he stopped and lowered his hand sighing. "fine, just stay here will ya? dont move." he said, walking out of his room. i instantly sprinted for the window. i climbed through it effortlessly this time, watching my head. i scooted off the edge and landed in the bushes. i brushed off my bum, wincing at the pain. theres a bruise..i rolled my shoulders and climbed out of the bushes and began sneaking towards the woods.
a small gasp reached my ears, jerking my head to the source. a small child, maybe two, was standing in the doorway to the back porch,holding a sippy cup in one hand, a doll in the other. her blonde hair tied in small braid pig tails. a pair of overalls hanging loose on her. she wore no shoes and was about to make a break for it outside. she spotted me and began pointing and giggling. i heard loud footsteps coming behind her. "Rosy what're you doing?" a familiar voice broke the distance to my ears. my eyes widened as the boy from earlier came into view. our eyes locked for a minute, then i ran. i made a break for it through the woods, cutting the tree line. i could hear a shout and then running feet behind me. i pumped my arms harder, forcing my legs to go faster.
my head was going dizzy again, the trees began to spin. my foot caught what felt like a root, making me fall to me knees. i quickly composed myself and tried crawling to a huge tree, where the roots were large and risen enough to possibly hide me. i had almsot made it when a leg and foot interupted my line of sight. i trailed my eyes up his leg and body to his face. anger layered his features. i shrank away, crawling backwards away from him. "i will not fight you, but i cant just let you leave without knowing you're okay. besides, these woods go for miles. you wouldnt reach civilization in here for atleast a day if you had continued in that straight line." he said folding his arms across his chest.
i stared at him. "just come back to the house, let my mom check your wound, then you can change and ill take you home." he said this as if it hurt him to send me away. i blushed alittle and looked away. i nodded. going back and making another possible escape would be better then a day of no food or water in unknown territory. i stood up and swayed. i felt his hand steady my elbow, making me immedietly look up at him. our eyes met and it made my breathe catch as shocks went through our touch. i jerked away at the shock and took a step back, staring at him. we stayed like that for a minute before i looked away.
i heard him clear his throat, "anyways, follow me." he said lowly as he turned away and began walking. i scurried after him following him, watching where i walked. i watched his back muscles and a small sigh left my lips. my eyes widened as he took a glance over his shoulder and small smirk took hold of his mouth before facing forward. i frowned, huffing and looking away. concieted jerk, i thought. we broke the tree line and his house came into view. it was a two-story yellow farm house. the driveway wound around from the front of the house to the back. three cars sat in it: a truck, SUV, and medium sized car. the back porch stretched along the side of the house, to the front, making up the front porch.
as we climbed the back porch stairs, the little girl from before appeared in the doorway again. i stared at her, now wearing pink cowboy boots. "Ty-Ty!" she giggles waddle running at him. he picked her up and swung her around, landing her on his shoulders. the little girl giggled, satisfied. "Gwo howsey! Yee-Haw!" she yelled as her tiny hands grasped tuffs of his hair and jerking on them. he winced and laughed. he grabbed my hand seeminly unconscience like and we went into the house. i stared at our joined hands, taking my hand out of his slowly as we made our way to the living room, he finally realized what he had done and blushed. "sorry," he mummbled. i shrugged and looked around.
the walls were covered in photos, the living room compiled of two couches, a love seat, and fluffy chair in the corner. the walls were yellow like the outside of the house, the floor a fluffy carpet. a tv sat in the corner, playing some cartoon i didnt know. The little girl, Rosy if i recall correct, made protests to be put down, and ran to the tv and sat on the floor, watching it. a man and women entered momments later, followed by several sets of kids and two more adults. i shrank back against the wall, pressing against it.
One of the kids, a girl around my age, came in last, smiling and bounding over to me grabbing me in a hug. " Hi! im Iris." she said smiling. my eyes were probably popping out of my head. my form began to shake and the girl frowned slightly back away. i went to stand behind the guy, hoping to put distance between myself and them, incase more of them are like her. they all found places to sit, thats when i got a good look at them. the adults stood, while the kids sat. A little boy, probably around six or seven, went and joioned Rosy on the floor watching Tv. The girl Iris went to sit by a boy who also looked my age. they had matching hair color, light brown, and eyes, blue. so i took them for twins.
two more teens sat on the same couch, both boys. one had black hair and brown eyes. the other, red hair with teal eyes like Tyler's. i noticed something though, they all were beautiful. i frowned at my inferior looks, when another girl walked in. she had platnium blonde hair and crystal fierce blue eyes. those eyes..they reminded me of someone..but who? i couldnt remember, but i didnt have time to as one of the adult males cleared his throat, grabbing everyones attention. the girl went and sat alone on the other couch. "now that we're all here, we have somethings to discuss," the man started. this was not apart of the deal and i peeked up at the boy. he glanced at me and a slight shrug came from him. i glared and returnd my gaze to the man.
"Tyler has brought over a guest. we need to decide what to do about her." he said looking to me. my eyes widened and i stepped away from Tyler. i pressed against the wall, when a small voice interrupted. "we shud kweep hwer!" a small giggle came from her mouth and i glanced down to see the two smallest children now paying attention. i smiled at the innocence but something about what she said had me scared. nobody had disagreed with her. i looked around and couldnt believe it. they were considering it! i wouldnt have it, i had to speak. "i will not be staying here, i dont know you people!" i said, however forceful i meant it, it came out a rushed whisper. i tried to speak again but a cough interupted it, having me choking on it. Tyler came over to me and patted my back gently. "you're sick." i chuckled, earning me another cough.
one of the adult women left the room, coming back momments later with cough syrup, i shook my head but it wasnt up for debate. she held my nose and layed my head back, pouring a spoonful down my throat. i coughed harshly, almost collapsing. Tyle lead me to the couch, sitting me down. i scooted away from him and the other girl, as he sat beside me.
"Tyler, does she remember last night?" the man from earlier asked. everyone looked at me except Tyler. "not from what i can tell." he sad saddly. the man exhaled. "well, you best explain, except for a minor part i think she can survive to not know about just yet." he gave tyler a meaningful look. Tyler nodded and turned to me. he explained what happen, that a man had tried to rape and kill me last night, when he struck me. thats when Tyler had appeared, from taking a walk, and saved me. he had brought me back here to bandage me up, and seeing how he didnt know who i was or where i lived he had me stay here last night. i thought for a minute and nodded, accepting it.
he sighed in relief, and smiled. "also, because you're sick, and cant talk- we still dont know where you're from, so i guess you just gotta stay here!" he smiled smuggly. i heard chuckles from the on lookers and glared. Uh i dont think so, buddy. i opened my mouth to speak but a fit of coughs interupted. Tyler rubbed my back and i inched away when he did. i stood and looked around at the unfimiliar faces. they planned on keeping me here, against my will. my breathing picked up, and i was on a straight course to panic attack.
i looked around and saw the front door through where everyone had entered. i glanced back at Tyler and he gave me a confused look. i made a dash for the door. i had just got to it and had it cracked open, when an arm slammed above my head, shutting it. i yelped and whirled around, pressing against the door. " where you think you're going darlin'? we ain't gonna hurt ya," it was the boy with black hair and brown eyes. i'm so screwed..