Burning Gold

Prologue

Screams.

Black.

Screams.

Wraiths.

They are everywhere. People are being taken every second. I scream again. I'm clutching tight to| Jayla's hand. Our wild, fearful eyes meet.

Even at seven, I know about the Rebels. Enough to know that they are the good guys. They will save us all one day, but it was also their fault this happened.

The whole city is screaming. It is never ending. Disaster is all around. The wraiths are chasing people down the street and even up into trees. Some circle high over the skyscrapers,watching.

Jayla pulls me hard to the right. We barely dodge a wraith. Suddenly we are running, not bystanders anymore. I see Jayla's house at the end of the street that we are running on. Homes are the one place wraiths cannot enter. It is some old law that even untamable creatures like this follow. I shove Jayla to the side as the wraith tries to dive into us.

My little legs push harder. Now, I have a goal. Get Jalyla safe. My little heart pumping, I look at Jayla. She is running with equal power. We both have a will to save each other.

I risk a glance behind me. The wraith has let off a little, but I don't slow down. We are nearing the house with every ragged gasp for air. We reach the wooden porch and round up the stairs. I let go of Jayla's hand to open the door and pull her in by the arm.

I slam the door closed behind us. We collapse to the floor trying to catch our breaths.

Then, Jayla starts to laugh, then cackles.

I scream as her body compulses and folds in over itself. Then all I see is Skylark.

I scream as I wake. I am drowning in a cold sweat. I look around the room as I regain myself. I scream when I see the real wraiths at my bedroom window.

Jayla

Rue tells me, frightened, about her dream. We sat on my bed sharing a small scoop of ice cream. It was all the fridge would let us have. Anymore and we might get unhealthy, or so says Reagan and Skylark.

"We should leave," I say to her when she finishes. I am shaken about the terror of the nightmare as much as she is, "maybe it's just a sign."

A grin rolls onto her face, "Yes, the time is now."    

A/N--- thoughts? 

this is just the prologue, which is very short, future chapters will be around 2,000-3,000 words.