Hood - Runaway 2 Circus

The Witch

I run.
Fear rushed into my heart making me run faster. I hull open the big medal door and burst outside from the school.
The country heat made my throat run dry. I keep running, now trying to run home. My cowgirl boots kicked dust up.
I heard shoes crunching the earth behind me.
I'm being chased!
I longed to be riding Sally. They would never catch me if I was with her. She wouldn't let them.
I ran, not slowing down. But the space between us didn't change.
I can make it home. I can go to Sally.

"Ahhh!" I scrape myself on the stones that I tripped on. I lift my head and see a bull wire fence near me.
Chernobog's fence.
All the breath leaves my lungs when a heavy force lands on my back.
"We're do ya think yer going, Scamp?" I herd a girl snicker.
They called me Scamp, It's an insult. I knew who these folks were. Two guys and two girls, my usual bullies.
Jay leans down to my ear, he was the one pinning me to the ground. "Aww Scamp. Look at you so pathetic. What's the point of brains when you can't defend yourself?" He and his friends laughed, then he shoved my head into the ground.
Anger rose inside me. I twisted and grabbed my pocket knife from my boot. Jay lost his grip and I scrambled away from him. I held the knife up to him while keeping my distance.
His friends were about to advance but he held them back with a hand signal. "Put the knife down Scamp." He said calmly and took a step towards me.
"N-no!" I say and hold my ground.
All of our heads turn when we hear a loud moo. We look to the field and see Chernobog. I shiver as I see the bull walk towards us from a mile away. I lower my knife. I could tell it attracted the bulls attention. Jay looked at me, and with a flick of his wrist the two guys were ahold of me.
The two girls came in front of me. One grabbed my knife.
"Look at what you did Scamp. You got the attention of that demon of a bull, Chernobog." The other girl then waved the knife in front of me. She dragged in across my arm. I winced when it cut me.
"Ha! Your knifes so dull that it wouldn't cut hot butter! Here." She tosses my knife to the ground, then pulls out hers. It had sharp ridges and a pink grip. She quickly dragged it across my arm and I yelp. My arm slowly drips blood.
Jay speaks up, "Good thinking doll, Chernobog will love the smell of blood." He said.
I open my eyes wide in fear and start struggling, I see Chernobog now only half a mile away.
It is said that Chernobog killed his last owner and would kill anyone else he saw.
They wouldn't really do this, would they?
"Ugh. Jay, she's getting hard to restrain. Let's get this over with." Said the other guy that was holding me.
"Alright, alright, lets do this. Goodbye Scamp." Jay said. And the two of them threw me over the fence. And Chernobog came running.
When I hit the ground pain shot up my arm and I screamed in agony. Before I could get up I heard footsteps. And then the breath of Chernobog. I tremble with fear and look up at him. I realize that the others ran off. I stare into the eyes of the bull. He looked mad.
I remember seeing the same look in Sally's eyes when she saw a cut or bruise Jay and them gave me.
He's not mad at me. The bull sits down next to me and sighs. Then rest his head on my back.
And I felt safe.

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Everything changed after that day. People were shocked that I was alive. They were scared of me, because now they believed that I was a witch.
She casted a spell on the bull! They said.
She's evil! Stay away from her! I always heard.
But things took a turn for the worst two months later.

"Let go of me!" I yell to Jay who had ahold of me.
Everything went so quickly. I struggled helplessly in Jays strong grip. His friend held Sally by the reins and the two girls were costing oil on her tail.
I screamed. I kicked. I fought to save Sally. I knew what they were going to do. I started crying, pleading.
"Come on Scamp! Use your witch magic! Save your horse."
But I didn't have witch magic. And I couldn't save Sally.
They held up a match. And lit her tail on fire. Sally freaked. They let her go and she ran.
"Sally!" I screamed.
Sally died. And I got sent to the circus so I wouldn't do anymore damage.

••Luke••
I sat down in the meeting room. Everyone had there breakfast and was eating. Hood kept her head down and didn't bother to take off her mask and eat. Jill sat down next to me.
"Hi Lukey Pie. How's breakfast?" Jill asked then kissed me on the cheek.
I blush. "It's good." I said and look at my breakfast sandwich.
Ringmaster walked into the room. He was tailed by two guys in black. They looked dangerous.
They were frowning and scanning the room. There eyes stopped on Hood.
"Good morning everyone. Mr. Swart said and slowly paced. We have visitors. Everyone listen." He said. He was standing in front of the two guys. So they didn't see that he mouthed the words, keep quiet.
He stepped away from the two guys.
"A girl went missing last night." The taller one started.
"Her father wants her home." The other said.
The tall guy continued speaking.
"Our sources told us that she and..." The Guy looks around the room. Then pointed to me. "Him. Attacked some people. She was seen in a black hood." He snaps his head around and looks at Hood.
"Are you going to give yourself up? Vivian." He growled.
Hood flinched.
"Or will we have to do things the hard way?"