Somewhere In the Woods

Twisted Memories

Pip (as in Piper and Piper as in Red riding hood)

I open my eyes and see a man standing over me. "Who are you?" I ask in a raspy voice. My throat is sore for some reason and clutch my hand it, hoping that that will ease the pain. No such luck.
  The man crouches  down and says, " No. I think the better question is, "Who are you...." I can't help it, I burst out laughing. And then cough because laughing makes my throat hurt even more. " Where did you get that line? A romance novel?" I burst into another fit of laughter. The man's stance tenses and I hear a growl. O my goodness! I had forgotten about his wolf. I turn my head and see it's sharp white teeth. I turn my head back around and hide the shivers that go down my back. " What normal guy, has a pet wolf???" I demand. He chuckles, leans in and whispers in my ear, "I'm not a normal guy. Now you tell me how you got here and maybe I'll let you go out of here alive." I gulp. Out of here alive? Does that mean he's planning on killing me?!?!? " I used to come here when I was little. Dad would take me exploring." The man narrows his eyes.  Before he can say anything, I ask him a bullet load of questions. " Have we met before? Why do you wear a mask? Is your face ugly? What's your name? Can you help me get back to the path? I really don't know how I got here."
The guy smiles and makes a "tsk tsk" sound. " I thought your father always took you exploring?" I stare at him blankly. " I have no idea what you are talking about." He scowls at me. " You said you knew this place like the back of your hand! You left the path and came here!" I frown in confusion. "I never left the the path! What path are you talking about? Wait how did I get here? Did you kidnap me? And if you didn't, are you going to help me or not!!!? The Wolf smiles slyly. "Of course Red." Red? who's Red? I don't who I am. Then all goes black.