Dark Hollow

Curiousity kills 1

The wind whipped throughout the towering oak trees, I could hear the crackle of leaves beneath me as I trotted along in my tattered shoes. It must be quite late I thought, the sparkling, bright moon was shining onto my pearly face..I could hear a wolf cry out..until it hit me. I'd been gone for 16 years, my family had probably forgotten about me but..did I even have a family? I only remember crying and screams of horror and pain being inflicted onto the others around me. Where was I anyway? All I had left was my phone..probably an ancient model seeing as I'd been gone for over 16 years and things change after awhile..isn't that always the way.
I began to wander aimlessly down a winding pathway,until I heard a scream..probably
in my head I suspected..I have too many memories to share of screaming and pain, some people would probably say I've had a 'tough life' but to me I've been inside a nightmare since my 1st birthday, sometimes I wonder if I'm just a dream inside someone else's head..not a good dream but an awkward nightmare, where you can't wake up,and you feel trapped for an eternity..I've experienced them a lot. Then another scream..what was happening? I'd always been told that I was 'different' and that something was 'wrong with me up there' (my brain that is) but I'd always thought I was just unusual, because who can say your normal? What is normal to that person? We all have a different perspective so who's to say I'm not 'normal'.
Anxious, I started to plod towards where the sound may be coming from, I've always assumed the worst so I guessed that I was going to be murdered or dragged off to a different country..sometimes I think I go to far.
It was then that I saw it. A young girl with white-blonde hair was lying on a tree stump helpless..a trickle of blood dripped from her forehead, I'm no doctor but I knew something had to be done otherwise she would well..leave us. She appeared to be unconscious so I attempted to wake her, I shook her shoulders and asked what her name was, but I received no response..was she already dead? I've seen dead bodies many times but this was the worst..I had no idea what to even do from here..should I bury her as a sign of respect? But I didn't even know the girl..she looked about 8 and so innocent..a single tear dripped from my eye everything is beautiful until you realise death can touch it. That's what my grandparents used to say. I felt so guilty that I couldn't save this girl..but what choice did I have? Someone had knocked her on the head with a large,splintered piece of wood. And there was tiny shards surrounding her icy-cold body. Although, why would anyone murder such a young,innocent girl? Something wasn't right. I know I've been away from humanity for 22 years, but I know that even this shouldn't happen.
I picked a small,white flower that was next to her, placed it in her hand and shut her eyes.
At least now she was at peace.