(Dru POV)
I jumped quickly out of the ditch and fell to the ground, my butt smacking onto the grass. I sat in a crouched position on the ground, trying to catch my breath. The little girl climbed gracefully out of the ditch. Shouldn't she be running away? But she didn't. She just stood still…watching me. The little girl seemed to be around the age of four. She had straight, dirty blonde hair and green eyes that flashed every time I made a move. Her expression was full of wonder and curiosity, but her eyes showed the obvious fear of being in the woods with a stranger. What was she doing in the woods anyway?…
I got up off the ground, walked slowly towards her till I was a foot away, and knelt on the ground eye level. Her expression never faltered the whole time I was moving, though I did notice her little hand tighten into a fist, squeezing the life out of her toy dog.
" Hi… my name's Dru, what's yours?" I asked her. She stayed quiet for a minute, wondering if she should respond, then said softly, "Katie."
"Hey Katie, do you know where your parents are?" I was still trying to get my mind wrapped around the fact that I was being chased not three minutes ago.
She shook her head violently, " No!" She cried. "I got lost. Those men came and we started running, but then my foot got stuck in a branch and right when it came unstuck, I saw I was alone and hid." What were you and your parents doing in the woods in the first place.
"Alright, alright…" I said slowly, thinking about what to do next. " Do you know where your parents might have gone?" She shook her head. We were still in the middle of the woods far from school and my house, and I didn't feel like being here when those guys came back. All of a sudden I got an idea. I stood up and started to walk out of the woods and towards my house. She ran up to me to walk beside me.
" So… how old are you?" I asked.
" How old are you?"
" Sixteen."
" Six." What… she looks four!
"What type of dog are you carrying around?"
" He's not a dog! He is Sam the wolf." She protested.
"… Sam? You named your stuffed wolf-dog Sam?" I asked bewildered.
" Yes and be nice to Sam… and he is not a dog!" Okay…
" So if your six that means your in… first grade right? Don't you have School to be at?"
" So your sixteen that means your in… School! Shouldn't you be there?"
Our conversation kept going. I came up with the stupidest, meaningless subjects to talk about, so that she would be occupied as we got closer and closer to my house. The layout of this small town I've been living in was simple enough. Left of the School I was going to, were the houses and developments where everyone lived and worked day by day. Right of the School were the Woods, and to the right of the Woods was my house. My dad wanted to lay low and be separate from everyone else. So yes, everyday we've been here I've had to walk to School through the Woods. No big deal since there wasn't anything bad in them… until now. Once we were clear of the woods and were closer to my house, I noticed that it was dark outside, probably around nine o'clock. Katie came to an abrupt stop. I was a few feet ahead of her when I stopped to look back.
" What's wrong?" I asked confused.
" I need to find my parents." She said.
" I know… I promise we'll find them soon. But it's dark out and we need to get some sleep. First thing in the morning, I promise we'll look for them." She nodded, her eyes tired from the day, and we walked hand in hand into the house.
Just to make sure you guys know, this story is a Dru/ Christophe story and this chapter was just a bonding moment between the characters. Christophe and a couple of his "friends" will be coming very soon. Next chapter will have more action in it and I will try to update faster. REVIEW BELOW!
