Raven Hood

Chapter nine

I push past the shrubbery. You know how in the movies the person being chased looks back and then trips over something? Would it be cliche if I said that happened to me? Because that's exactly what happened. I look back, trip on a big log and bump my head on a rock. I moan in pain. Then I see a figure standing over me. I feel a prick on my arm.

I find myself staring up at the sky. Dark spots cloud my vision. I remember thinking ouch my head is really sore. I wake up on a bed. I don't know where I am. I snuggle deeper into the bed. My head is spinning and I'm drowsy.

Something moves beside me. I can't remember anything. Who am I? Where am I? What??? A cloud of questions fog my brain. I feel arms wrap around my waist. I shiver and tense up under the touch. Who is touching me?

I wriggle away. I turn around to face the person. It's a guy. I'm in bed with a guy? Who is he?

"Um, who are you"? I ask. The body tenses and unravels his arms from my side.

"What"?

"Who are you"?

"You don't know who I am"?

"Should I"?

"Yes"!

"Oh".

"I'm your mate! Jackson".

"What's a mate? I don't have a mate. Where am I"?

He sighs and gets out of the bed. I shudder at how little clothing he has on. I feel awkward. What am I supposed to do? Sit here? Or go after him and risk getting lost? This does seem like a big house. They must be rich. I'm dating a rich guy? I have good taste.

But I still don't know who I am. I mean. What's my name? A million thoughts plough through my brain. I shake my head. It has to be clear. Okay, think. What is my name?

Okay, I try to think of what people might have called me. Raven rings a bell. But who would call me raven? Hmm. This is hard! Uh, let's think.

Raven Hood. Um, that's uh Robin Hood's sister. Am I her? No! Never! Not me! But I can feel nature in my veins... No! Not true!

Okay. I look around the room. There is a bag with girls clothes in it. Mine I guess. I check the name tag. I make out Emma Watts in scribbly writing on it. That's my name? Oh well, it'll do for now.

Okay, where do I live?

Forest instantly comes to mind. Do I live in the woods? No surely not! I groan in annoyance. This is so frustrating. I spot a bright pink iPhone on the bedside table. I pick it up. Damn it had a passcode? Typical!

I put in random numbers. I then wait a minute. Then five. I disable it like 20 times. I swear I've tried every combination in the book! Oh, wait! It's worth a shot! 2611 Yes! Oh my god! Got it! It must be my birthday or something.

I look through the iPhone playing a few games. Then I get down to business. I scroll through the notes, settings, news, internet, Youtube and pretty much every app there was! I change the password to 1111 since I'll never remember the first one.

Which I've forgotten already. I scroll through the photos. Most are of the woods. Some were animals.

But then I come to a photo. I have a bow and arrow at hand in the woods holding up a pair of antlers. I was smiling ear to ear.

Then the next one must be a family photo or wait...

That's Jackson. That's Aiden. I know these people. It's all coming back. Oh great I was running from Jackson then I tripped. And he caught me... That can't be good. I race down the stairs.

There, sitting at the kitchen table was Jackson and his mum I'm guessing. They were talking. About me. I eves drop on them for like two minutes. It's probably a mean thing to do but oh well! They say stuff about me losing my memory and Jackson says he loves me. Awww! Then the rest is blah blah blah!

I walk in. They freeze in mid-sentence. "I'm sorry. My memory is back, I remember everything"!

"Thank god", Jackson mumbles. I obviously wasn't meant to hear it. He said it under his breath. Then he said to me "oh great"!

"So you know who I am"?

"Yep" I reply.

"Okay so there's something I need to talk to you about".

"What"?

"You"...