End Of The Innocence

Chapter 2: Without death

But I know a place where we can go
That's still untouched by men
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
And the tall grass wave in the wind
You can lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defence
But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence

Sara sobbed continuously over the past few days wishing things would change. That she didn't have to live through such pain. Sara was sitting beside the window staring out at the heavens talking to her dad in her mind. When something played across her vision. A dark shadow flew through the sky and she followed it with her eyes watching it land a little way off. She wondered what it was. It was too big to be a bird and too small to be a plane. She had the tinniest interest to go investigate but thought other wise and continued talking to her dad. It started to get late and the stars positions had moved across the sky. Sara's eyes were droopy with wiriness and before she knew it she was asleep on the floor.

When she awoke sometime later her room was dark and silent. She could tell her mother had gone to bed because there was no light seeping from under the crack beneath her door. She weaved her way drunkenly through the mess on her floor to her bed. But before she could get there a hand shot out and pushed against her shoulder. Preventing her from moving forwards. She would have screamed if it weren't for another hand that was covering her mouth. Sara wriggled herself free from the hands and was about to scream when the person spoke. It wasn't a husky voice of an older man like she'd imagine but a sweet innocent voice of a boy.

"Please don't scream." He pleaded innocently

Sara couldn't scream even if she wanted to. She seemed entranced by his voice. Even the thought of screaming felt like a crime against him.

"I know a place where we can go, where death doesn't exist."

Now it wasn't only the voice that was hypnotising her, but also the offer. "Where?" She heard herself saying eagerly.

"I can take you there if you like," He said in that same hypnotising tone

"Please do." Sara was excited beyond belief. She didn't have to know this boy to be able to trust him. She felt her body tingle as glowing dust was sprinkled over her. It was lodged in her hair and on her cloths, and made them sparkle like stars.

"Now give me your hand,"

Sara obeyed and held out her hand. She felt the warm touch of his hand slide into hers. It made her tingle all over with excitement.

"Now think of something happy." His voice whispered into her ear.

She immediately thought of that photo. The way her father looked so cheerful. And had his pearly white, straight teeth showing. Her feet left the ground but she didn't notice all she noticed was the buzzing of the wind in her ear as she flew over houses and up into the sky.

The grass tickled her bare feet as she landed elegantly upon it. She hadn't let go of the boys' hand the whole trip for fear that she would fall. She had discovered that his name was Peter and that he lived in Neverland with the fairies. To Sara all of it felt real; she could see it all reflecting in his eyes and knew by his voice that he was not lying. They lay in the long grass staring at the bright midday sky. Neverland was a little island. It's where abouts are impossible to find because it is hidden behind a star ' second to the right and straight on till morning' Peter had told her. As Sara had past through the gateway of the galaxy she had felt a sensation run through her body. Something she had never felt before. It was entire bliss, and she felt as if she never had to worry again. The sun was bright and friendly and shone happily upon them. They lay on a grassy clearing upon a small hill that was surrounded by forest. If it weren't for flying it would possibly take a day to get up there through all the thickets. It was relaxing to just play with the grass and make shapes out of the skies, and to Sara it was the happiest she had felt for weeks.