the fate that I have been given

Chapter 1

It was a long day and I began walking back to my grandmothers but heard weeping.

I looked around and saw a boy on the side of the road, he had tears running down his cheeks, he had a bright orange coat and had a mask with black lips and black eye sockets sitting next to him.

"Are you alright?"

I said to the strange boy. I kept my distance not trusting him. He jumped a bit when I spoke then looked up and wiped away his tears. I got to see all of his face and I blushed slightly. He was a very handsome boy.

His eyes widened an he looked away shyly then slowly shook his head answering my question.

I began to come closer to the boy.

"Well, I'm Maryanne."

I said sitting next to him

"And I know we just met but if you want you can tell me why you're crying and i'd be happy to listen."

He slowly looked over at me

"P-people call me masky."

He said in a shy and quiet tone.

I smiled at him and wiped away some tears that were still on his face. He flinched a bit when I touched his face and then blushed a little

"It's j-just..."

He spoke up a bit

"I-I usually cry like this all the time... I have n-no friends and everyone I-I know treats me horribly."

He looked at me with sadness in his eyes. I looked at him and gave him a comforting smile. He was a very sweet and gentle boy. Why wouldn't anyone like him?

Before I knew it, he had his arms wrapped around me, hugging me tightly

"W-Will you be my friend?"

He said looking down at me and I smiled a bit more while my face flushed a light red

"Sure, id love to."

I said friendly like and he hugged me again. suddenly he just stopped what he was doing and looked out into the distance than twitched a bit. I looked at him weirdly then placed a hand on his shoulder

"Masky... are you alright?"

He shook his head then looked around quickly and grabbed his mask and put it on then stood up

"I-I have to go. I-it was nice meeting you Maryanne. thank y-you for listening."

He looked back at me and I smiled at him. he then ran into the woods behind us.

I stood up and walked the rest of the way to my grandmothers house. I then went inside and walked into her house. I walked into her room, hugged her and talked to her for a bit then walked into my room and fell back on my bed and yawned. before I knew it I was asleep.

I woke up the next morning and stretched a bit.

I checked the weather on my phone and I smiled. It was 65 degrees, a perfect day.

I put on a red summer dress and grabbed my camera then told my grandmother I was taking a walk around the forest then walked out the door. I didn't realize how long I slept and it was already afternoon. I walked into the forest and looked around, it was beautiful.

I walked around for the rest of the day taking photos of the nature and wildlife. It started to get dark and I looked around trying to find my way back to my grandmothers house. I walked around for about ten minutes then I started to get the eerie feeling that someone was following me. before I knew it, i was pushed up against a tree, the back of my head hitting it hard and I began to get dizzy. I then felt a knife being placed on my neck.