The Reckless and The Brave

Story Chapter One

Once upon a time, past ten o clock in the evening.There was a rebel girl who sneak in her house, escaping on her complicated life.
Riding in her bike going to the road were the dangerous woods are waiting for her to come.
She stopped when she saw a faint light on the dark woods, she only thought it was just the sheriff patroling in this evening.
So ride on her bike again, she's off to go.. but luck was not into her...
The chain of her bike were strangled..
She tried to fix it yet, it's just got worse.
Feeling defeat of her attempt to fix her bike and to escape, she decide to just go home.
Dragging her bike back to her path going to their house , she stopped again when she heard a footsteps coming closer to her..
Shiver ran through her spine when she heard a growl.
She look back and freeze when she saw a hideous monster with its red eyes piercing through her like she's a prey.
Coming closer to her, her heart pounds faster than ever before.
Fear crash into her and she run for her life.
She didn't look back neither didn't think of where she's going, she just ran on the wood where the monster was still chasing her.
Running in the woods, she didn't saw a large root on her path, so it stumble her down and her left foot got sprain..
Pain shot to her left foot, she tried to get up to run again but it became slower this time.
Can't take any longer of the pain, she hide on a trunk far to the path she took.
She heard a growl getting louder as it approach.
She just closed her eyes as tears racing on her cheek thinking of many things on her life and accept her end.
Minutes passed by, she only heard the serene noise of the night insects in the woods.
She felt like she was floating in the cloud, the cloud were warmth against her body and its beating.
It was moving like it was carrying her to somewhere.
She smile and said, 'Ah this feeling...I must be in heaven'.
The clouds chuckle, 'chuckle??! Woah wait'
She open her eyes and the dream fades and reality awaken her.
Of all this time, a handsome stranger with a weird clothes was carrying her.
Shock was written on her face and it fades when her face turned pink because of embarassment.
The stranger just stare at her with a smile and amused look in his face.
Suddenly she remember what happened to her a few minutes ago.
The stranger must've read on what she's thinking.So he said to her.
'I was just walking in the wood when I saw you leaning on the trunk So I carry you away from the woods.'
'But what about the monster?' She curiously asked
'What? Monster? Lady you must be kidding... It was just a grizzly bear finding something ,it was hungry so it saw you, but don't worry it's sleeping now.' the stranger answered
'But...' she didn't continue because maybe it was dark instead she just asked 'Who are you?' 'I'm Brave and your Reckless' the stranger joked at her but she didn't get it.
So the stranger said.
'I'm Brave enough to save you and you're Reckless to go alone in the woods at night'
'Oh I thought your Conceited. Oh well thanks Brave for saving me' she sarcastically said to him.
She stare at him and at his weird design bracelet.
Silence crept in again while she was carried by this conceited man and it lulled her to dreamland.
She woke up in her bed feeling fresh and relax.
And then she remember what happened to her last night. She stood up and she felt weird because she remember she had a sprain. She set it aside and get down to the kitchen and there was her mom cooking breakfast.
'Hey Mom... good morning' she greet
'Hey sweetie good morning, just wait for a while and the breakfast is ready'. Her mom replied
She peak to the window and she was shock to see her bike was there as if it was not broken.
Confused,she asked her mom.
'Mom, did you check me on my room last night?'
'Oh yes sweetie when I was thirsty so I check you and your sleeping peacefully'

She thought that time that it was just a dream because she ask her playmates about Brave but none of them knew him.

A few days had past, she ride in her bike and stopped when she see a familiar thing.
The bracelet that Brave wear.
But then this bracelet prove one thing.

That he was real.

So as soon as her mom and grandmother fell asleep this night,she decided to go again in the dark woods hoping that he was true.

Even though she's afraid of what will happen, still she continue for the sake of her curious mind.

She check the time on her wristwatch, it's ten in the evening, the same time the monster or bear chase her.

Gripping the flashlight tightly , she go to the heart of the dark woods seeking for him.

Later on, she saw a faint light near on her location.

And the light spot on her, she panicked because she thought the sheriff will catch her and bring her home and she would be scolded by her mom.

She'd been thinking of an alibi when she heard a familiar growl and someone grab her and drag her away from the light and the growl.

When they were far away enough they stopped and she get off her hand on his grip.

For the second time, she became Reckless and Brave again save her.

'You?! What are you doing here again? You know it's dangerous here in the woods!!' He scowled

'Wait I'm sorry, I just want to know if that night was real' she explained

'What?! Because of your curiousity!!!'

'Yes...and I want to...' she slid her hand in her pocket, where his bracelet was.

'No you should go home now'. Dragging her again.

'Wait Brave I will just give something to you, I think you lost this one.' She explained

and extend her hand with the bracelet.

She saw his relief in his retrieved thing.

'Thanks for finding this' for the first time, Brave smiled sincerely..

'No I should be the one thanking you for saving me mr. Conceited Brave' she joked

The moment was stopped by a loud growl and they ran again holding her hand ...

They reach her house and Brave bid a goodbye to her with the questions in her mind confusing her.

What was Brave doing in the woods?
Why is he wearing the same clothes he wear that first?

Who is Brave?

-end-

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