Somewhere In Neverland

Lost And Terrified

I ran. And I ran.

I looked back every once and a while, to see if they were still after me. I still seen the faint red and blue flashing lights and growing sirens blaring behind me so I kept running. I seen a small barn up ahead, it seemed to be abandoned. So I ran into it, I looked around it looked so old. There was holes in the walls and ceiling, but looked stable enough to keep me dry and hidden. It was my new home; For now...

I walked around a bit admiring the little things inside. I ran my finger across an old book shelf, leaving a streak from where my finger was in the dust. My curiosity led from one thing to another, scanning through the books and found one that looked older than anything in the entire barn. 'Neverland' was the title, flipping through the pages, one page caught my eye.

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'The Shadow'

'Peters shadow brings lost children to a place where they will feel loved and safe. Neverland. The only way to call the shadow is to believe, And say you believe in peter and all magic.'

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I chuckled to myself. "that's bullshit!" I laugh to myself.

My laughter slowly faded as I read more And more, the shadow had a master. His name was Peter pan, the leader of the Rouge Boys. I was deep in thoughts. I start to think what if this was real, taking in the little details. As I kept flipping The pages in curiosity. As I Turned The last pages more and more dust started covering the writing. After finishing the book I didn't care to close it before grabbing an unfinished water bottle from my bag. A few small droplets fell to the last page if the book, letters started to appear On the page in black ink. Confusion. Runs throughout my head and more letters Formed creating The scariest thing in the entire book.

"Sarah all you need to say is 'I believe'."

'I am lost, and in the story it sounded Wonderful. I have no one, and there would be plenty of boys to call family, For sure, I'm alone. If this is real this could be my way out of my miserable life now. Sure I would be stranded on an island, with people I don't know. But it's better than this.'

Sadness and Anger took over as thoughts of my parents came flooding through. 'God why did you have to take her away from me?' 'why her? Of all people why her?' These questions swirled around my mind. Warm tears fell down my face. I wiped the first few away, but soon realized they weren't stopping anytime soon and gave up. I sat alone next to my bag hugging my knees and crying silently, As I drowned my self in my sorrow.

The sun set and darkness filled the barn. I walked out side of the barn and sit in the grass looking into the sky. One star was brighter than the rest. I stared at it for a few minutes and seen something dark with blue glowing eyes. My eyes widen and I darted back into the barn. Rummaging though my bag to find the book, flipping though the pages trying to find the right one. Looking at the pictures of the shadow before glancing up, only to find the figure in the barn hovering over me.

"Just say the words and I'll take you 'home'" the figure spoke in a low voice extending a hand towards me.

"I-I ....believe" I said, as the figure grabbed my hand starting to fly away from the barn. I closed my eyes and before I knew it my feet hit the ground, I was on a beach.