Chapter 2: Curiosity can be lethal
I sighed as I stood in front of my mom's garden. It was a Saturday but because I was on house arrest I wasn't allowed to leave the house unless I had school. "This is such bullshit mom." I mumbled as knelt down in front of the flower bed.
I ran my fingers gently over one of the nearby flower before I started to water the flowers. I suddenly heard a noise nearby I looked up and turned toward the bushes. There I saw a dog, one of those adorable innocent looking toy dogs.
I looked around but didn't see any sign of its owner. I slowly got up and walked over to the dog but I stopped a couple feet away from it. The dog looked at me and whimpered. "What is it boy?" I asked. The dog came over to me and started to tug gently on my pant leg. It's like it was trying to lead me somewhere.
I bit my lip and looked back at the house. Then I sighed. "Okay little dog but it better be important like a house on fire important." I told the little dog. The dog stopped tugging on my leg seemingly satisfied. Then the dog turned and ran into the bushes. I let out another sigh before running after the dog.
The dog started leading me into the forest behind my house and for a small dog it was surprisingly agile for being a small animal it was leaping over logs and everything. I skidded to a stop as soon as the dog stopped. The dog was sitting down next to someone who was collapsed on theground.
I slowly walked closer and when I did I saw that he was a boy, my age and while he seemed to be breathing he looked very pale. He had long brown hair that splayed beneath him and he was currently wearing a black and red tracksuit.
I knelt down beside him and gently shook him. "Hey! Are you okay, wake up!" I called. However the boy didn't stir. I looked over at the dog who sat nearby whimpering. "What happened to him?" I asked the dog hoping to get some kind of clue as to what happened to him.
But the dog just looked at me blankly. I sighed before looking back at the boy. Did he just collapse? I wondered. I bit my lip as I unzipped the jacket of his track suit. When I did the boy stirred a bit letting out a low moan. I checked his heartbeat and his breathing when I did I felt someone grab my hand.
I looked down to see the boy gripping my arm tightly. He let out another moan before his eyes flutter open. I nearly gasp when I saw his eyes. They were different colors one was a bright almost neon blue while the other was a light gray. "Hey can you hear me?" I asked him gently. I noticed the boys eyes were glazed of and he looked dazed.
He looked at me for a few moments before slowly sitting up. The boy looked around slowly before he looked back at me. "Who are you? Where…where am I?" He whispered. "Well, my name is Rose and I found you collapsed back here in my yard." I informed him.
The boy rubbed a hand over his eyes. "Your…yard?" He mumbled. "Yes your dog led me to you." I told him. "Oh Muffin did that." He said. I looked at the dog, Muffin who appeared to be smiling proudly. "I remember jogging while I walked Muffin when I started feeling dizzy." He told me.
I frowned. Then sighed. "Well I can let you rest at my house for a few moments until you feel better. By the way what's your name?" I said. "My name is Nate and thank you for helping me." He told me as he slowly stood up.