Chapter 1: Savior
I felt myself being grabbed from behind and dragged from the swing and onto the ground. A boy my age stood over me, his hands had moved from my shoulders to my neck. He started clenching my neck between his hands, choking me, and blocking my airwaves from needed air. I started screaming but he quickly put a hand over my mouth. My screams were muffled and useless.
The boy gave me a wicked smile. He started undoing his pants button with his free hand and unzipped them. I screamed louder, realizing the horror he had in store for me. He let himself hang out from his boxers. I felt tears run down the side of my face, burning my cold skin.
He unzipped my black sweatshirt and ripped off some of its sleeves, then started to rip open my black t-shirt. I began to squirm and kick at him, but this was to no avail as he put a leg over and sat on my legs. He began to mess with my black chain pants, ripping pieces of the legs off. I squirmed more and wiggled around under him, trying so hard to get away but it was not working.
He had a hard time finding the button, which gave me a brief moment to save myself. I lifted up one knee and nailed him right in his weak spot. He yelled in agony as the hand that was covering his mouth went to join his other hand to comfort his crotch. I brought a fist up and punched him right in the temple, sending him sideways to the ground. I stood quickly, now in ripped clothing, watching him writhe on the ground in pain.
I spat on him and kicked dirt in his face.
"You fucking bastard!" I yelled at him.
My long dark hair was soaked from the rain, as were my clothes. My skin glistening with tears from the sky. I stood in front of him for a while, hating him, hating for what he could have done to me, not realizing that he was regaining strength. The guy removed his hands from his crotch and rolled onto his Stomach. My eyes went wide and I started sprinting through the grass, like an elk, gracefully running from its predator.
He stood up, popped his neck and looked after me as I ran. He started running after me. I looked back and screamed. He was running straight for me, less than half a football field behind. I did not look back, I kept running hoping it would make me faster so I could get away. I turned, running down the sidewalk of an abandoned street.
I was panting hard. I thought my legs were going to give out, that my lungs were going to collapse, but I could not stop running.
"Help me!" I screamed into the night "Help me, please!"
I did not know where to go, the place was as deserted as the playground. I saw a place up a head, it was surrounded by chain linked fences, but there was no gate, and it was easy access to get into. I ran in through the entrance and stopped only for a moment, taking in my surroundings. It was a lifeless junkyard with a few cars inside, but many hiding places. I took no more time and started running to where a shed stood. I ran behind it and found a Semi truck with a sleeper cab.
I sighed with relief at the sight of it, knowing it was going to be the perfect hiding spot to get away from the creep after me. I heard the boys footsteps coming into the junkyard and quickly ran over to the Semi truck, opened its doors quickly, kicking myself inside. I got into the back of the cab and sat their waiting, breathing, panting. I listened to the boys footsteps coming around the corner of the shed. I tried to calm my breathing but it was not ready to, seeing as my heart was still pounding like a fast rave beat.
I bite my bottom lip and closed my eyes, shutting them tight, hoping he would either pass the Semi or give up. Neither happened however as I heard footsteps stop outside of the Semi's passenger door. There was no escape, I was done for. I nearly screamed and cried with fear, thinking it was the end. I was going to be raped and killed in the back of a Semi truck and no one would ever find me. The footsteps walked up to the door. A silent tear fell from my eyes and landed on the floor of the sleeper
Suddenly the passenger door flew open and I screamed, my eyes shut instantly, body tensed, and my hands flew up to hide my face. I listened for the guy to climb in and over the seat to grab me. But all there was, was silence. I removed a hand and opened one of my eyes to see if anyone was in the cab. There was no one. I removed my other hand and opened my other eye and looked around. Nothing.
I cautiously crawled between the two seats in the cab and looked around. I looked at the open passenger door and saw the rain still falling. I peered over the passenger seat and found the guy unconscious on the dirt. I sighed shakily and my body was greeted with a wave of relief. I climbed over the seat and carefully stepped over the boy. I looked around and saw an open gate that lead down a steep slope to the highway.
I took the boy by the shoulders and dragged him over to the gate. I took a deep breath and pushed him over the edge and watched him roll down the slope, hitting a few rock on the way, making his body jump up into the air and fly for a little bit. I watched him roll off the edge of the wall that lined the edge of the highway and I saw him no more. To be honest I could care less what happened to him after that, I was actually hoping he got ran over like road kill and died.
It was still raining, a little harder now then before. I looked up in the sky and let my face be beat by the gumdrop sized tears. I closed my eyes and smiled, thanking god I was safe. I looked over to the Semi and felt my legs nearly give out. I could not get home in my condition, then again I did not really have a home, I just lived in my grandparents attic, but that was not the point. I limped over to the still open passenger side door and climbed weakly into the passenger seat and sat.
I reached over and shut the passenger side door gently. I leaned up against it, sighing deeply. My breath was like hot steam against the cold window, making it become white and blurry for a moment as my breath and the window collided. I closed my eyes for a moment, then opened them. Wondering how the passenger side door opened on its own. I smiled figuring the reason why such a nice Semi was in a Junkyard was to get repaired, so it must have had a busted door hinge.
"I owe you one Mr. Semi" I said knowing I was talking to something, not someone "Thank you for saving my life" I whispered.
I slowly and softly kissed the window of the passenger side door. As soon as I kissed the window I felt the truck murmur making it shake the cab lightly. I jumped slightly at this, and looked around. I wondered how to explain that. Maybe there was some sort of problem with the engine. I sighed at the sorry excuse of an explanation, but shrugged it off.
I laid back against the passenger seat and watched the rain beat against the windshield, composing a lullaby to my ears. My eyes started closing, I turned my head to the side and curled my body upon its side. I stared at the drivers seat for a moment before I heard the radio beep on and looked at it. The radio began to play a song that was surprisingly clear.
There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and,
The light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh,
The more I get of you,
Stranger it feels, yeah.
And now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the gray.
There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain, baby.
To me you're like a growing addiction that i can't deny.. yeah.
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh, the more I get of you,
Stranger it feels, yeah.
Now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the gray.
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,
I've been kissed by a rose.
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,
I've been kissed by a rose.
There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain.
To me you're like a growing addiction that i can't deny, yeah
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh, the more I get of you
Stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the gray.
Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray
Ooh, the more I get of you
Stranger it feels, yeah
And now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the gray...
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the gray.
The song playing made me think of when I kissed the trucks window. My tired form made me forget how the radio turned on and soon found myself being lullabied to sleep. My eyes closed. I felt my body shutting down for the night, ready for a good nights sleep in the passenger side seat of a Semi truck. I took one last deep breath and fell asleep. Not realizing that I was in a living being from another world, camouflaged to look like something from my world. And I unknowingly, let it watch me sleep.