Fall to Rise

Seven

I could hear trees swaying as the birds chirped in the air, waking up feeling much better than the previous days, my toe was healing up much faster than I'd anticipated. The stranger made sure I had food in my mouth and tended to my wounds. Look I dont even know his name yet.

Then I heard voices speaking outside the enclosure.

"Don't hurt her" my stranger eloborates. Jumping to my feet, I was much stronger now and not vulnerable.

I was ready to fight whoever comes my way since there was no other exit to flee from.

Tears ran down my cheeks in an instant. My heart was bleeding.

He had betrayed me.

Naive me thought we had a slight connection between us for these few days but I was wrong all along. Why didn't I flee when he was asleep, cursing my stupid ass.

But his looks deceived me.

Thinking of, what could a fine handsome well polished young man be doing in the woods all alone. Why didn't I ask myself that question all along. He seemed so composed and comfortable being here while I slept and constantly I dreamt of him kissing me, holding me in his arms. Whispering sweet nothings to my ear when the sun set.

All men weren't to be trusted whether attractive or not.

My dreams we're finally crashed. A life to live happily ever after. Tending my farm. Rearing goats and breeding chicken. Marrying a salesman. All these dreams we're tunished.

How I'd imagined having my own choise of a man with beautiful children. A house built with peace, away from my past.

I didn't have a clue of what to do next, probably they're were guards surrounding the entire habitant. Waiting for me to flee or make a move and then shoot me with their guns instantly.

I could feel my heart pulpating. I was in loss of air to breath. This was over. Over. The end of me. The end of my freedom. How these few days had turned out to be the best days of my life, with a very attractive man tending to my troubles, not worrying about tomorrow or Father's option on anything.

Simply a peace of mind. All these thoughts were crashing.

Now what could happen if am taken back home. Probably I'd be hanged.

Terminated.

The right punishment I deserved for my misconduct and insolence. Father would do away with me in an instant after all I was already a burden.

My corpse wouldnt even be desired my the birds of Akwolle, everything would be cruel to me for my silly actions.

How wrong I was to follow Lue's instructions of fleeing, was he beaten up inorder to talk of my where abouts but no, he wouldn't be knowing if was in this position of the Bay Forest except for this miserable stranger. How I thought he was different from the others.

Always picking nice words to tame me. Making me feel like after all some men didn't deserve judgment and criticism. He was just like them.

A monster in a sheep's skin, so luring and cunning. I completely believed he wished good for me. But surely did he say that.No!! He was always with few words.

"Are you fine?"

"How are feeling now?"

"Does it hurt so much?"

" You need to eat more, to heal much faster,"

"Don't stress out yourself so much to avoid the migraines." blablabla.

Always precise and straight to the point. Worse not even in a single moment did he ask about my personal life not even my name. All he did was study his books and tend to my stitches.

But I wasn't to blame because literally, I was sleeping every time of the day. The talking wasn't existant.

If only I'd known his schedule all along. If I'd paid more close attention to his actions. I wouldn't be in this dilemma in the first place.

It was wrong to trust anything called a man.