This Is Secret

Part Two

Today was different, I think, but different feels normal some how.

" AMBER? WHERE ARE YOU KID?" Clyde, a door slams behind him as I open mine. I had been petting an owl until his voice made it fly out." Oh, sorry, look, we are gonna go pick berries, ok?" I nod and go through the hall to the cabinets in the kitchen and get my old woven basket. I pull down his and we head out the door, walking a good half mile, and finding the berries by a bunny.

" I'm gonna be on the other side, pick here and I'll meet you at home when I'm done." I nod once again and start picking off blue berries. The berry bush's were scattered throughout the forest, letting animals get them whenever and wherever. My basket got full quick on berries and I put them in my bag, leaving a fresh and empty basket to put more in.

After a few minutes, I got a heavy pound of berries and a full basket of them too. The sun had started to go under the earth and the moon started peaking. My mind see's flahes of light as I started wandering closer to the house called home, but once I saw the house, it wasn't a home anymore.

I dropped the basket and saw flames going above my room, and my house. Laughter came from the side, my eyes looked with a want to kill, gazing upon a dead, Clyde, with two boys surrounding him. One boy had a bag full of what I thought were jewels from the house, and the other with the knifes that killed Clyde.

A wolf next to me charged at the boy with jewels and ran back with a bag from the boys hand. He placed it on the ground next to me and went for the other boy." What the fuck?" The boy with knifes looked at the wolf with scared eyes and took his last breath. The wolf bit into his neck before he could swing his knife, ending his life with just a wolf above him stained in blood. My eyes stared at the wolf as it attacked the boy, my hand picking up the bag from the other boy and putting it in my side bag.

The wolf came back and dug his face into my legs as I stared at the sight." You shouldn't have had to suffer with this." I look down to the wolf, it's mouth speaking as a human instead of making a barking noise." Yes, you did hear me talk, who else would you hear?" I keep staring until my eyes catch his tone." What happened." I don't struggle to say it, I question him with a flat voice.

" Your family is dead, now your guardian failed to live. That's what happened. Now what's going to happen, is you coming to the castle with me."

He starts walking away from the burning fire pit home as I follow, waving goodbye to the animals and home. The wolf keeps walking as I wonder of an answer to what the boys wanted." Kean." The wolf says." My name is Kean, Kean the wolf." He keeps walking as he talks, not looking back at me." I'm Amber, and, thank you Kean for saving me."

He stops and stares at the borders of the forest." I'll lead you to a home, but, don't talk to me like we are doing now, I won't respond." I stand still, and follow him when he gets my answer.

Lampposts and houses are filled around a gravel trail we walk on, making crunchy noises as we prance over them. Light from inside the houses make noises as we pass them quickly. Nobody on the streets, making us an easy target if hunters were here.

We wave through the streets as if we were weaving a basket to pick berries with, faster as Kean sped up." Hey, look over there." A man from far away speaks, making Kean go faster." Hey, their not from here!" Kean mumbles something quickly to me." Run." He starts running fast as I follow behind his tail, hearing gravel break behind us as a man comes with a gun.

Kean runs and moves faster than me and I get lost from looking at the man behind us. Kean runs into the forest as I am lost in the kingdom, leaving me with only the thoughts of death coming to me as he has a gun. My head turns back and forth as the sun starts to come up, making me dizzy from looking back and forth and running all night.

He keeps yelling at me to stop, but I don't. My feet just keep driving me from road to road. As I glance back once more, I hit my face on a brick wall, in an attempt to get speed, but, failure is on my side.

My lungs breath fast as I lay against the wall, my legs and arms out to show. Sweat goes down my face as my eyes stay closed. My forehead gets warmer from the sun, until something gets placed on it." What the fuck are you doing here." I hold in a scream as he starts to beat me, kicking and yelling for answers. I try to crawl out but I'm in a corner of a brick wall. The only hope left is hope to live a second longer.

" TELL ME NOW!" His voice is deep but cracky, kicking my gut for the millionth time, making blood come out my noes as he goes for it next.' Stay alive Amber, stay alive Amber, your stronger than this.' My thoughts keep me awake for a short while, but soon go away as I black out.