I couldn't bear to watch him dying any longer, so I left like he warned me to. Before the terrorists came back.
Each step I took down the cold snowy path between countless trees left behind more and more trails of blood from my clothes. Blood from my mom, and blood from Roland. I'm lucky I haven't been attacked yet by wolves or whatever. Especially since I'm obviously weak and drowned in blood.
My eyes started to droop and I started getting dizzy. I had been walking for maybe 2 hours now. Just walking. Don't know where to. Just following the breeze. The snow seemed to be getting a little calmer then it was before.
But all the while,like a horrific movie, images of all the bodies, roland ,mom and the villagers hanged like cows and pigs danced around in my head. Non stop repeating movie. The screams, the cries…the blood. Even the smell of death hanged around in my mind.
I saw what looked like a small village maybe 4 or 5 huts, 2 people outside of them pointing at me, probably wondering if I had gone insane and killed someone. I fell to the ground, the snow softening my blow, my eyes finally gave in and closed. Footsteps running towards me was the last thing I heard.
5 hours later:
My eyes slowly opened and adjusted to the light.
I wiped my blurry eyes, and looked around from the one spot I was laying, on what felt like was just a blanket over a wooden floor, in a small wooden hut.
Where am I?
What happened?
I started to panic, as I scrambled my brain for some sort of explanation.
Oh God. There plays that movie again.
Thankfully that movie was interrupted by a little old lady walking into the hut with a steaming bowl of rice.
She kneeled down beside me carefully, and tried handing me the bowl.
I looked at her cautiously wrinkling my eyebrows.
I don't know this lady; she could be one of them.
"Take it" She said quietly.
I hesitantly took it in my hands. I sat up and started to dig in.
I hadn't eaten since that bread, however long ago that was.
"Where are you from?" She asked as I was just finishing the last of my rice.
Yeah, I eat really fast when I'm hungry.
I didn't answer, just ignored the whole question.
I didn't want to remember, though I always will.
The lady didn't seem to mind.
"Here" She said handing me some water.
I sipped it.
A little water spilled on my clothes.
How embarrassing, look at me with all of this blood on my clothes.
The lady seemed not at all surprised. Unnaturally calm.
She got up and walked towards a drawer she had in the corner of her room.
She came back and handed me some clothes.
"I'll go outside" She smiled as she walked out.
I quickly got up and changed.
I started to walk around the room just in a circle since it is a little room.
Out of Katya's POV:
"What do you think you're doing?" One of the villagers of the lady's asked her as she walked towards a well to get some more water.
"What do you mean?" She asked innocently. Though she knew exactly what he meant.
"This is no time for games, you know what I mean" He strictly said back as she turned around looking towards the hut. It was getting quiet as the sun started to go down.
All of the villagers were retiring to their huts to sleep, without having a clue.
"I'm just going to get her replenished and then send her off, no harm done" She shrugged walking slowly towards the hut.
He stopped her by the arm and she partly turned her neck to look at him.
"She'll be gone in less than 4 hours, they'll never have to know" She smiled.
He let her go, sighing and returning back to his work.
Katya's POV:
The little lady walked back in with another cup of water.
She smiled at me.
I didn't know how to respond.
So I just said "Thank You"
"No reason to thank me, darling" She smiled handing me some water.
A couple of moments of silence passed before she finally said something.
"I know where you're from and you need to leave" She abruptly said.
I knew it was too good to be true.
I looked up at her with shock.
"Wha-" I began but was interrupted.
"I don't mean to sound rude, but it's for your sake, now listen I know a friend who can get you far away from here" She said turning to reach inside of her cabinet.
She talked so quietly, like she was hiding something.
For my sake? What does she mean?
She handed me a paper with an address and name of a person on it before I could ask any questions.
"Go quickly, to my friend Levitt, he'll get you somewhere safe" She said guiding me to her door.
She took the water from my hand and gave my shoulder a squeeze.
She looked out of the door.
And turned back to me.
What's happening?
"Ok, go now, and good luck" She pointed north of us and slightly pushed me out of the door.
"What?-" I silently said aloud as I walked where she said to.
I walked out of the village everyone was asleep now. It was dark.
I'll do what the lady said, she seems nice. Besides what do I have to lose?