Peril

Seven.

" Claer, hold my hand." a boy with a blue jacket and green shorts told me. I realized I was a little girl again, it seems like I travelled back in time. It felt like I was still a five year old girl with two jinky ponytails. I could see the boy smiled and I smiled back. He seems older than me but seems not. It wasn't Felix. I knew Felix, but this boy, I don't know him.

His familiar eyes flashed before me and his smile widened exposing his dimples. His medium brown hair covered his forehead and ears. Those green eyes he has, captivated me. He grabbed my hand then we ran fast. He then stopped running causing me to almost fell over. When I looked at the scenery, it was a creek. It was really beautiful. " Here we are." the boy said with an accent.

"What is this place?" I asked in a very cute girly voice.

" It's your favorite place here in the county, Cedar Creek." He grinned.

" Cedar Creek Grist Mill!? Oh my gosh! My dream place!" I whined then carelessly hugged the boy. "Thank you so much ----"

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"Alex?"

"Claer. Claer. Wake up." I looked up and saw Alex.

I blinked a few times and looked at my surroundings. "Alex! Get off me!" I struggled and kicked his leg. "Get away from me! " I cried out.

"He-hey. Hey. I'm here to help you escape from this place."

"Shut the f- wait, what? Why? " I was surprised with what he said.

He looked at me straight in the eyes. He put his arms around me. " Wait, what are you doing? Alex?"

" Hahaha calm down. I'm just unlocking the chains from your arms." He laughed then I rolled my eyes at him. He helped me to stand up. I dusted off my back. We walked slowly out of the door. Trying to sneek out, I followed Alex. I then realized if Alex could be trusted and not a part of Edmund's evil plan, which is revenge. I stopped walking. Alex abruptly stopped walking too. He looked at me and said, "Claer, what's wrong?"

I stepped back. Then I ran away from Alex without thinking of where I was heading. I heard Alex called me but I ignored him. Until I reached a door. Without any doubts, I opened it then went out. I felt exhausted. I hid behind a barrel so that no one could see me. There were a lot of people outside and I could see the way to the main gate. If only those guards would open the gate and let me out of here, I could continue the game.

I thought of a way to bunk off this place.

"Claer? Why did you ran like that?' I heard a very familiar voice just behind me.

" I don't trust you! You and your grandfather!" I stood up and faced him.

"Shhhh! Quiet. Somebody might notice us." He pulled me down and we hid beside the barrels.

I didn't know what got to my mind but I cried. He surprisingly embraced me.I felt a familiar warmth. "Claer, I'm sorry. I think Edmund just lost his mind, that's why he's saying and doing these things on you." I sobbed and didn't respond. I broke the hug then wiped my tears. "I'm sorry Claer." He cupped my face with his two hands. "Trust me, I will get you out of here." he pulled me up then we walked straight towards the gate.

"Alex? What are you doing?! They might get us killed!" I warned Alex.

"Just keep quiet and trust me." He replied.

I held on Alex' hands tighter than before. He approached the man with a lot of abstract tattoos on his arms and neck. " Where are you going?" The man asked us. " Edmund told me to bring this filthy affluent to the streets and feed it to the zombies." He said calmly.

"What?! No?! Let go of me! I thought you were hel--" Alex covered my mouth and held both my arms tight. Not again. I struggled hard. I kicked him in the balls he then crouched but never let go of me. "Ah!" he shouted.