Chapter 3 (Lizzy's P.O.V)

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I run through the trees, my mind racing. I hear distant yells. I can't run forever, I tell myself. I find a big tree with thick branches and start to climb. The distant yells grow louder, still unable to understand them. I perch myself on a branch, somewhat out of sight, about 20 feet off the ground. The yells turn into talking.
"I think she went this way," one says.
"What did that girl say her name was? Elizabeth?" Another says.
"Ya, but she said to call her Lizzy," someone else says.
I hold my breath, afraid they'll hear me. They come into view, I see the blonde guy with the British accent alongside another guy with dark skin, Everyone else trailing behind them. All of them are boys. One of them sees me.
"Up there!" He shouts. shit.
I shift slightly as they run over, below the tree.
"What do we do?" The blond boy says to the dark-skinned guy.
"Talk to her?" He suggests.
"Uh, my name's Newt," he starts. "You're Elizabeth? Look, we're not ganna hurt you." Everything in me tells me to not trust him.
"Just climb up and get her!" Someone shouts.
Newt shakes his head and I hear him mumble,"Bloody hell." A ridiculously ugly boy with black hair and a nose that resembles a potato, his eyebrows are narrowed even if he doesn't mean for them to be like that, starts to climb the tree. Most the boys move towards the trunk of the tree and he continues to climb. Please, bitch, please. I jump out of the tree at an attempt to escape. I land awkwardly, but I'm not hurt. I quickly take off through the trees. I think I recognize my sister's voice call after me, but I'm not sure and I'm not about to take my chances. I run at full speed through the trees, almost falling over at one point. I hear the boys chasing after me and some yelling distantly. As I run a boy comes out from behind a tree and I almost run into him. I stop. He's a tall muscular asain guy. His eyes widen when he sees me.
"Who the shuck are you?" He asks. I ignore him. I can't keep running. I breathing deeply and my face is covered in sweat. I'm ganna have to trust this guy. I see the boys come into sight from in the forest. I move away, somewhat behind the guy I ran into. The boys that were chasing me come to a stop in from of the guy.
"What's going on?" He asks. "And why is there a shuck girl here?"
Shuck? Whatever. I look between Newt and the guy I ran into.
"Minho, she came up in the box with another girl." Newt says. My sister comes out from behind him.

"Lizzy!" She yells and runs up to me and hugs me. I hug her back. She pulls away. I'm still breathing hard. Newt steps forward and I take a half step back. I don't trust anyone, except for Alice and Minho. Why do I trust Minho? I don't know. Newt looks between Minho and I then Alice.
"The Box was late today, so Alby'll give ya the tour tomorrow," Newt says looking at Alice then nods at Minho. He turns around and walks away. Everyone soon does the same.
"So, what's you're name?" Minho asks.
"Elizabeth, but call me Lizzy or something. Never Elizabeth." I reply.
"Ok, shuck-face," he says continuing to walk. I look at my sister.
"You so like him!" She whisper yells.
"Shut up." I reply. "What's up with all these words like shuck or shuck-face?"
"Not sure." she replies. "Thanks for leaving me behind. They could have killed me!"
"But they didn't," we start to walk in the direction Minho walked.

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