Ellen stumbled through the woods, finally escaping her 'home'. Just as she had predicted about 3 weeks ago, as soon as she stopped taking the pills she had felt rejuvenated. Now she was tripping on the forest floor as she left her old life behind. The only problem was that Ellen had eaten barely anything in the last 3 weeks. She was too afraid to, who knows if they poisoned the food to? Ellen was beginning to regret that decision, she was already feeling light headed and she was still too close to the house! If she passed out now her family would definitely find her. She used all of her might to keep going.
As Ellen finally reached the end of her energy she saw a little cabin in the woods. That seems like a nice place to stay...maybe i'll stay there for a while… Ellen though. She was to tired to think about the consequences of going into the house. She walked to the front of the house and opened the door. Well, tried to open the door. When it didn't open and Ellen realized it was locked she fell to the ground and passed out.
"Daddy! Daddy!" A voice yelled. Ellen started to stir awake and slowly opened her eyes to see the figure of a young girl standing in front of her.
"What is it Viola?" A gruff voice called out. Ellen looked over to see a man who seemed to be in his 40s. He had small beard hairs and messy brown hair. He was wearing a loose white shirt and baggy khaki pants. The girl had golden braids that fell to her shoulders and was wearing a simple white dress.
"This girl...is she dead?" The girl said while gasping at her own assumption. The man ran over and crouched near Ellen. Ellen's eyes were very much open now. She was trying to back away from them but was stuck in between the door of the house and the people.
"Hey, don't worry, were here to help you." The girl said in a soft tone. Lies! Ellen thought. Why would anyone help her?
"You have scratches all over you!" The man said. "Why is a young girl like you all alone? Here, come inside." He said while unlocking the door to the cabin. Ellen bit her lip. She was conflicted about what she should do. She could go inside the house and be free from her parents, but she didn't know what these peoples true intentions were. On the other hand she could run and be safe from these people, but risk being captured by her family.
"Ellen! Come here this instant!" A voice called in the distance. Ellen's eyes widened as she heard her mother call. Rushing to her feet she rushed inside the cabin without a second thought. The girl and what Ellen assumed was her father came inside and shut the door.
"So why are you out there anyway?" The man asked again.
"Um...well…" Ellen shifted her feet. She still wasn't sure if she should trust these people or not, but they could also help her. Its worth the shot…
"I was running from my parents." Ellen said simply. The man furrowed his eyebrows.
"Why were you running away from your family? Did you get upset with them?" He asked.
"You probably won't believe this but," Ellen gulped. "They were trying to kill me." The girl gasped at this.
"Why would your parents try to kill you? Thats awful!" She said.
"They never really loved me, I guess I just wasn't the kind of child they wanted. One day I became really sick and they gave me pills to help with the pain. They never called a doctor or anything, just gave me the pills. I only learned recently that the pills were poisoned." Ellen explained.
"What makes you say the pills were poisoned?" The man asked.
"I heard them outside my bedroom. They were talking about how the pills were killing me." Ellen replied, thinking back to when she heard them. There was silence for about two minutes, and then the girl jumped up and hugged Ellen.
"Oh my gosh thats horrible! We have to call the CPA! Did they physically hurt you? What other cruel things did they do?" She asked hugging her tightly. Ellen was taken back by VIola's sudden move.
"Wh-wha? Oh um no they didn't. Uhhh….I can't...breath!' Ellen gasped. The girl released her from her grip.
"Im sorry! Its just that I thought you needed a hug or something...y'know, because of what you've been through." The girl murmured.
"Im calling the CPA right now. I'll be right back." The man said as he went into a different room the make the call. The girl grinned at Ellen.
"Oh! I almost forgot to introduce myself! My names Viola!" She said smiling widely.
"I'm Ellen." Ellen replied.
"Nice to meet you Ellen! I hope we can be good friends!"