The first attempt : Invasion

Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Sydney
I Was jogging in the park ,there was a soft breeze blowing the hair out of my face and the sun was almost down so there were hues of pink and purple in the sky .
There were smiling ,laughing people everywhere Anyone else would say that it was a perfect day. But I was dreading every single moment.
I am not really that lazy ,but it was the weekend and all I had wanted to do was stay at home . Plus exams had just gotten over .My parents had to drag me out for this fitness run ? I mean seriously, I love them but I did not need that ,I have only muscle weight which any normal teenager who wins gold medals in martial arts competitions is bound to have.
I just quietly jogged ,separating myself from the world and all conversation , while continually staring at the boring ,monotonous sidewalk .
The music in my headphones blared loud and clear and I restrained my self from singing the words out loud . I wondered what Kat ( my best friend ) was doing and refused to acknowledge the slight pain creeping up my thighs .

A few hours passed by to be honest it felt like time was running as fast as I was . We were on our way home, Chinese takeout was the only thing I was looking forward to that day . As we jogged back I noticed the curious glares of a group of students from my school . They seemed to be having fun , they were mostly my age , one or two seniors .
Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by something that sounded like a gun shot. The sounds weren't of laughter anymore there were people running and screaming. Everything was happening so suddenly my mind was trying to keep up with the speed of my thoughts . A terrorist attack ,it must be . There was no other sensible explanation.I had thought.
The streetlights were casting an eerie glow on everything . The grass was trampled by the stampede and someone had tripped over a lose pipe making it leak.
The dirty ,brown water sprayed out and made the ground muddy and filled the air with a disgusting odour . I cringed at the smell and tried to hold my breath. Nothing was going right ?how is this even possible ? I questioned myself .
My life was usually blank with huge splashes of blue, green and yellow . The sudden flash of red on its simplicity overwhelmed me .

I looked back and saw my dad helping up my mum from the bicycle track . She had a big gash on her knee and a small cut near her eye . Her long dark hair was out of its ponytail and was brushing the wet ground . I had then looked at my dad ,he too had cuts all over him . There were shoe prints on them , probably from the stampede .Their clothes were messy and wet . I ran towards them and yelled " Let's go ! Something's wrong. Hurry !" Also making the correct gestures along with it . The seriousness of the situation slowly took over my brain like a virus and and little butterflies of fear started to fly around in the pit of my stomach .My guardians looked terrified but so did everyone else.
"You go ahead , we'll be right behind " my dad reassured. I could tell from his eyes that he didn't really mean it . What I didn't understand was why ? What did this terrorist Attack have to do with us ? "Go get your sister and keep her safe." my mom had said almost breaking into tears. Both of them looked at me with glistening eyes as though this was the last time they are going to see me . What the hell was wrong with them ?

I turned around just in time to see a group of fully armed people dressed in black protective gear come running towards us . One of them looked me right in the eye sending cold shivers that went through my bones like liquid electricity. Something wasn't right in his eyes ,it was like he was possessed and above it all they were glistening like he was about to let out a lifetime of compressed emotions .
"Be brave , we are always right behind you. " my parents say in unison . The last time they said that was when I going to summer camp for a whole month .Why are they acting like they are leaving me? I internally rolled my eyes . Ugh parents they are so melodramatic . I heard another gun shot from very nearby . My heart skipped a beat and adrenaline started pumping through my veins." Come on guys ." I said right before my instincts took over I didn't wait or think , I just ran and l kept running until I heard more screams. Hundreds of screams and gun shots . Those savages were killing the innocent , helpless people in the park .