Our Mental Love

Chapter 5

I stare at the window. I look at my door. I walk out of my room and grab my sneakers. I place them on and run out the front door.

I run and run until I reach the park. The bench is empty. I sigh and look around. There are no kids. No laughing children. No smiles. No conversations.

I scream and launch out of my bed. I push the blankets of me. I look out my window and see the sun rising. It's tipped in orange and is a bright red. I close my eyes. The girl. The girl. I clench my fists. I slam my fists on my desk. I fall down on my bed. My breathing is heavy and uneven.

I close my eyes. I grab a sweater and put on my running shoes. I leave my aunt's house quickly and decide to go for a run. I walk down the drive way and then hear a loud, high pitched scream. I look around and see no one. Then I hear rustling.

The same girl hops over multiple bushes from the woods and her face is scratched. Leaves are in her hair and her skin and clothes are covered with mud. She jumps on another bush and almost trips on a few branches. She speeds through the woods. Two men emerge from the same bush she hopped over. They run after her.

I hear the same loud scream and a low grunt. I run after the two men. I run through my backyard and see the girl struggling to come loose from their grip. I looks at her and see her face growing red. Her fists are clenched together and her legs are kicking continuously. I jump on a man's back and he looses his footing. I hit his back and head with my fists. He falls to the ground and collapses on the other man. The girl drops to the ground on her hands. She gets up shaking. She dusts her pants and her hands are shaking crazily.

"Thank you," she says. She smiles at me kindly. She fixes her hair a little then runs off into the woods. I hear her panting and her footsteps on twigs. I walk in her path and notice a piece of paper lying in the grass. I pick it up. Then I hear sirens. I stuff the paper in my pocket and run off into the woods.