The Track we Follow

Chapter 1: Lost

My heart was beating. I've never been so scared in my life. I was being followed by a man in a dirty white van. What am I supposed to do? It's endless running and at one point, I'm going to run out of breath. And when I do, all of a sudden, I go missing. I don't even want to think of that possibility. Just the thought alone makes me sick. I should focus on running...not tripping. I'm going to get to that corner and turn. I should probably hurry up considering he's getting closer and closer. Turning the corner, I felt something hit my head. It wasn't very soft either...

I don't know what it was, nor do I care. I want to keep running. Far away. But they got me. I miss my parents already, even though they're still taking me to their van. Before I can even think, im thrown around, hitting the outside wall of the van. I feel them tying me up already. Next thing you know, I blacked out. They must've hit me with something again. I'm not sure what, but it hurt... That one will leave a bruise... But something feels different. Not figuratively. Literally.

Opening my eyes was painful. It was bright, obviously. Where is everyone, and why am I in a forest? Getting up was just as bad as opening my eyes. I'm still tied up too... But that was the least of my worries. I feel breathing on my back. But...it's more like from a huge creature. Turning around slowly, I find a huge...dragon creature? It's arms and wings were ripped off... Poor thing.... But I don't think this guy is very friendly... He stretched his neck down, and he bit at me! He missed, gladly, which gave me time to process and run.

As I'm running, the creature jolts off towards me. Each one of his heavy steps, pounding against the ground, threw off my footing. I tripped and struggled to get up. Next thing I know, I turn around and meet face to face with this creature. He tilts his head and looks at me, unable to identify what I was. I reached my hand out slowly, but he didn't try to bite me. I touched his snout as he jumped back a bit. He reached back out and nuzzled my hand very gently. I slowly got up and began walking backwards. I turned behind a large rock and begin running. But his heavy feet began thumping again. I ran back out to where he was, but he had disappeared. I once again feel breathing on my back. I turn around and find him standing behind me again. This was where I realized, he's lost.

What was I going to do with him? Keep running? No...he's following me! I can't just leave him...He doesn't even have arms or wings. He's kind of big... I don't know what do to! He nudges me and snaps me out of my deep thoughts. "You hungry or something?" I shout up to him. He lets out a loud groan as he puts his tail on the floor. I go behind him and grip the hair on his tail. I drag myself up all the way to his head. I grab onto his horn as he wanders off into a random direction. I look around and find some sort of beach. He starts prancing towards it making the ride five times harder to hold on. We reach the water as I slide down his back and touch the ground. He runs into the water and starts grabbing fish one my one with his teeth. He looks like he's having fun...