The Elf Girl

Chapter 1-Running Away

"This is the last straw!" I said, screaming over the phone, "What do you mean you still care? I heard about what you did to that other guy, and all I have to say now is we're through!" I hung up and slammed the phone down then went to my room to think about what just happened. 

"Alex! Dinner time!" Said Alex's mom.

"I'm not hungry!" I replied, even though I was starving only a few minutes ago, I had suddenly lost my appetite.

"You have to eat!"

"I don't want to," I screamed, "I'm tired of everyone telling me what to do!" 

I sighed and thought: what would it be like to run away from all of my problems? Could I really get away from all the drama? What about all my friends? Would anyone notice that I was gone? "Maybe I should run...but where would I go and what would I eat...how would I stay alive?" I mumbled to myself. Then I thought of something. Why didn't I just go to the so-called "forbidden" forest? The stories can't really be true. Those kids can't really have been kidnapped or stolen or whatever you wanna call it. It has to be a myth, doesn't it? Those 5 kids can't have just disappeared, it's not possible. I wonder if it is the so-called "elf civilization" hidden in the woods...maybe those kids got comfortable and didn't want to leave or their brains were wiped of their past lives...maybe.

I was distracted from my thoughts when at that moment my mother said, "If you aren't coming down, I'm coming up whether you like it or not!"

When I heard my mother say that I instantly thought to myself, "I need to get away from here!" I ran to the door and locked it before my mother even had the chance to try and open it. I then ran to his closet and started grabbing everything I needed, including my phone, and put them in the bag that was under my bed.

"How am I supposed to get out of here," I murmured.

Just as I said that did I think about jumping out the window. I grabbed my bag and before jumping out the window, unlocked the door so that my mother would see that I didn't want to be bothered by anyone. When I jumped out the window I expected that I would land on my feet, but I didn't. Instead of landing on my feet I landed on the side of my foot. As I hit the ground I groaned in pain.
My mother looked out the window and saw me then said, "I'm coming, honey! Don't you worry I'll bring the first aid kit down and fix you all up!"

"Oh no," I murmured to myself, "I need to get out of here!" as I got up I tried to muffle my groans as I limped to the forest behind my house.