Mistakenly Perfect

Up

I hear howling in the distance and multiple footsteps practically on my heel. I feel like I'm being hunted. I still have the small knife I had stabbed Kaden with gripped tightly in my hand, but it wouldn't do much good against a whole pack. The wind felt like glass shards against my cheeks as I ran deeper into the woods. I immediately wished I hadn't had grown my hair out so long, the wind whipped it in all directions in my face and over my body. It felt like it was dragging me back. I'm practically running blind out here, my poor shies suffering the wrath of the cruel ground of the woods.

It will never be mourning, here it is only mourning once, maybe twice a month. It'll get brighter, but only when the moon decides to come out. Who knows how long that will be?

I'm running out of ideas, and oxygen. I can't run forever, but I can't go back to Kaden, not after I stabbed him in the shoulder. He'd probably have my arm removed or my legs broken or something. He already threatened to cut my tongue out for mouthing off to him, it seems like nothing compared to what I've done now. I couldn't deny I didn't feel guilty, that's what makes me human, the fact that I shun myself for my own sins. I've just stabbed a man. A cruel monster of a man but still a man. I started to feel the weight of all this guilt crushing me down. It was now accompanied by fear as well. He'll never forgive me for literally stabbing him in the back... repeatedly.

I hear more howls and snarling close behind me. I stop behind a tree gasping for my breathe practically clawing for air to enter my lungs. Kadens shirt and jacket actually kept me a lot more warm then I thought they would. Well my top half anyway. My legs where shivering and completely covered in goosebumps. It was still better than what I was wearing before.

"Which way did she go?" I hear a familiar voice ask. Footsteps crunch on leaves approaching me and I press myself hard against the bark of the tree. If the wolves didn't kill me this suspense will. It sounded like they were more than inch close yet each footstep only seemed to be followed by several more. I don't think I can breathe anymore.

"I don't know, it's too breezy out here...I've lost her scent," another man said. "We have to keep looking." I don't think it really mattered if they had my scent or not, I'm pretty sure they could hear me trying to get air into my lungs.

I hear more footsteps approaching my hiding spot and I scrunch my eyes shut and bite my tongue. Suddenly

I hear nothing. All footsteps seem to stop. I peak through my eyelids, and see a person standing directly in front of me.

Seth.

I could barely make out his facial features in the dark, but I'd studied Seth long enough before to know his hair was a vibrant auburn and his eyes were a bright hazel. He was another imposter of Kaden's, but one of the only ones I could stand.

My eyes widen and I blinked with shock. He quickly brought his index finger to his lips and silenced me.

"Seth!" Someone called. "You find something?"

I shiver waiting for him to announce his discovery, but instead he nods his head and backs away from me. "No, nothing at all," he yelled. He looked to me and then mouthed something then quickly began turning and running in a different direction. I was momentarily puzzled but then smile at the help. I think he mouthed, Up. But how could he possibly have meant by that? How was that any help to me at all? On single word? Up.

I refused to reck my brain trying to decipher want he meant, I haven't got the time at all. Not with a whole pack on my heel. I kept running in the opposite direction, praying I'll run into a Royal and not another monster. I didn't think this far ahead, I had every doubt in my mind that I would even get this far. Should I run until I find civilization? They said the wind hid my scent but what happens when the breeze goes away? Should I go find Seth and beg for help? Maybe lying about my location was truly all he could do for me, if it wasn't I'm sure he would have done more, I hope he would have done more...

Maybe I should just keep running, they won't chase me forever...right?

"You won't get away from them like that," A voice said from behind me. I stopped my running and swiveled to see Mara, as a child though. However she looked a lot older than four now.

"What are you..."

"They won't stop searching for you. The best thing you can do for now is hide. Somewhere they won't be able to smell or get to you.

"Where?" I asked desperate.

"Up."

"Up?" I said looking up. When I looked back she was gone. I groaned loudly and stomped my foot. That riddle speaking bitch was so annoying. That was exactly what Seth said. Up. I need to get away. How is Up of any assistance?

I look up again and all I see is branches in the approaching moonlight. And that's when it hit me.

Up.

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