The Girl with The Red Hood

5

Its been a week since the last time I saw Zen. These past few days I've been thinking about him. I don't know but I kindly miss him. I think I'm going crazy. I just met that guy and then suddenly I miss him? Why am I so attach to him? Its like a magic spell that can't be broken. Ugh! I'm so confused!

But since that day, someone was sending me tulip flowers. Like every morning when I wake up, there's always a three stems of flower on top of my side table and a note with it. It says,

Good Morning my little Red. Hope you'll have a wonderful day.

That's it. No identification. But I admit every time I receive those flowers, my heart always went on rampage. My stomach is always filled with butterflies.
I wonder who could that be? No one has never know that tulip is my favorite flower.

I admit I have divert my feelings to this man sending me flowers and I had forget Zen. Maybe I'm just attractive to Zen.

This morning, I receive flowers again. The note says,

How are you, my little Red? Soon you can finally know who I am. I love you my Red.

This is the first time that he said 'I love you' to me. It makes my heart beats faster again. Even if I haven't met this stranger, I think I have already feelings for him. I can't help but smile with that thought.

"Red! Red where are you?!" Is that grandma shouting?

"Grandma I'm here at my room." I said as I went outside my room.

I saw grandma immediately approach me and grab my hands.

"Grandma what's wrong? Is everything alright?" Why is she in a hurry?

"Linda just past through here and said that the village was attacked by the outlanders and they are burning every houses they passed. We have to hurry and get out of here before they can get to us." What? The outlanders?

"But grandma how about our house? We can't just leave here." This place is so precious to me.

"Let's just talk later, dear. For now let's get out of here." Before we can get out of the house, I get my red hood - wear it - and basket.

We went out from our back door and run through the forest. But before that I look back to our house and my garden. The memories of my childhood flow like a river in my mind. I can't help but to shed tears. Those happy memories, I will never forget them. Even this house can be burn by those outlanders.

"Red let's go. They're coming." Grandma said. I nodded to grandma and we continue running.

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Its almost nightfall when we decide to rest in a small cave we found in the forest. I was worried about grandma because we'd been running for almost an hour just to get away from the village.

When I make sure that we are not been followed, we stopped running and rest for a bit because grandma was huffing with that long run. Then I found this small cave and I decided that we should stay there just for tonight. It's a little bit wet but cozy. It can make us warm just for tonight.

"Grandma are you alright now? Are you thirsty? Maybe there's a spring not too much farther ahead. I'll get water and its still bright outside. I can get it for you so you can rest. Just wait for me in here. I'll be right back" I ask grandma.

"No dear. Stay here. I'm alright. Besides the outlanders can be still outside. I don't want you to get hurt." Grandma said with worried eyes. But I know she needs water. I' am too. I need to get some water, now.