SAVING GRACE

Chapter II - If you pick my left side

I found myself looking at the sky. It was bright and beautiful. The clouds looked so soft I wanted to feel them on my cheeks. I tried shielding my eyes from the bright rays of the sun hitting my eyes, then I realized I was in a forest lying on the ground.

I tried sitting up and looked around. I saw a lake and went near it. I slowly kneeled on the stubled ground and took a handful of water to sip. It was cool and refreshing which made me dig in for more. I think I was thirsty for a very long time. While dipping my hands in the water, I saw my reflection. It was the most peculiar thing I have ever worn. I was wearing a weird frilly dress making me look like a forest fairy. I tried standing up and observed myself again. I had long hair and I wasn't wearing any shoes making my feet covered in dirt. Realizing what kind of situations I was in, I tried roaming around the thick forest with no hope of finding a single person. I got tired and lied down. I covered my eyes and tried to relax. The breeze touching my skin made me sleepy and calm.

I was drifting away when I heard leaves being stepped on. Maybe just an animal, I thought. Then I heard voices, I froze. I wanted to stand up and run and hide but then my stupid brain decided to let my body play dead and I was just lying on the ground not moving. I do hope they won't pass here.

My heart was thumping so hard it could come out any minute. If this is a dream then let me fucking wake up. I don't think I can handle the tension here. As I was battling with my inner stupidity of just lying still on the ground I heard a faint voice.

"There's something there."

"Where?"

"Dude, I think it's a ghost."

"I think it's a white animal, like a wolf. Dead."

"Let's get out of here guys."

"I dont't feel good about this."

"Stop being a pussy. Let's check it out."

I let out a faint whimper. If I only had the power to make myself invisible or like a power up in games that would make me a person where after obtaining that stupid thing would let me use swords or even make me someone who spits fire. Dammit.

I could hear footsteps nearing my place with a slow pace by the people who I think are boys because of their voices awhile ago. Warning. Warning. Trespassing alert. Trespassing alert. You need to leave the fuck now if you want to live. Of all the functions that my brain could do, the most useless one is the one that it's doing right now. You useless fudgie slimy brain.

"Are they going to rape me? Are they going to rape me?" I whimpered letting my lips quiver at the scary thought of my unfortunate ending.

"Hey." I felt a hand touch my shoulder sending a very cold sensation in my spine.

"Hey, you alive?" The person, whom I don't plan on knowing kept on shaking me furiously. Out of my own deadpan curiosity, I decided to have a peak on who were the people who dared to invade my dreams.

Opening my eyes, pretending to be sleeping beauty being woken up by her prince charming, I slowly opened them and a very bright light blinded me immediately regretting why I did that in the first place. Good job Grace. After being raped you'll go blind.

As a defense mechanism of my body, I cupped my eyes with both my hand and groaned. The men towering me as I was suffering from short term blindness stiffled a laugh. I guess this kind of scene amuses them. My line of vision was adjusting when I heard a very sweet yet deep voice. A voice that would be a great ringtone for you phone or a lullaby that would make you go to sleep fast upon hearing it in seconds. "Grace, wake up." The dainty voice whom I still don't know who owns it yet tried to call out to me. I was trying my best to focus my lost sight at the shadow of a person who I expect was the person calling out to me.