Lost

Chapter one

  I run through the woods, Lefu following me as he always does. Trees pass by in a blur, my eyes stay unfocused, and I clutch my throat, trying to staunch the blood flow. It's getting dark, the trees morphing together, the leaves and branches becoming claws, trying to grab me.
  Mama... Papa...
I trip and fall forward. I twist my body so I land on my side. I cry out in pain as a rock has me in one of my cuts.
  Papa... Mama...
  "You are a monster," Mama had growled, her beautiful face twisting into an ugly snarl. "A child of Satan. God has no place for you in the world, Von."
  I put my left arm under my side, trying to draw strength to push myself up.
  Von, let me...
  "No!" I snap. "Y-you've done enough."
  Lefu clearly drops his shoulders in defeat. He looks at me, his face devoid of any facial features. No hair, eyes, nose or mouth... or mouth...
  Then what of Papa and Mama?
  NO!!!!
  "We must rid you of the beast inside you, Von." Mama had met my eyes, her usually warm, brown ones cold. Soo cold. "We must cleanse you or rid you of the world!"
  "Mama," I had sobbed, then screamed as the knife was buried into my shoulder.
  "THERE WILL BE NO MONSTER IN THIS FAMILY!!" Mama screamed.
  "No!!!" I scream, burying my face into the cool dirt.
  Von, calm down!
  A sob escapes my throat. All the blood. The glass. Th-the screams.
  I'm sorry...
  No place...
  I-I'm sorry..
  Child of Satan..
  I'm sorry!
  Rid you of the world!
  I'M SORRY!!!
  Another sob, then a groan. The pain. All over.
  I'm sorry, Papa.
  My throat. My arms. My chest, back. Everywhere.
  I'm sorry.
  I turn onto my back, wanting to see the forest for the last time, or if I'm lucky, the stars.
  "Every star is someone who made it to heaven."
  I see only the pines of the trees above me, hear only the bristling of the branches and leaves. I sense only death awaiting me.
  "Will I become a star, Papa?"
  "We all do when we prove ourselves, son."
  I never wanted this to happen to you, Papa.
  Von, I-I'm sorry. I never meant...
  "Stop," I say weakly. "You did. You meant every second of it."
  Von, I-I...
  "I'm stuck with you until death," I say,panting. I'm losing my breath with every second. "All I ever wanted was to get away."
  Lefu stays quiet, but looks down. If he had a face, it'd be screwed up, crying, trying to apologize for what he did.
  Papa said to prove myself. I won't have the chance. I'll be a fallen star, meant to serve the Devil for the rest of time.
  "Please, God," I pray, "forgive me. Don't let me be a fallen star. Let me prove myself."
  Please, God. Don't let him die.
  Lefu only said it  in a whisper, but I heard it, and so did He.
  He's only a young boy. Save him, save his soul. Save his life, let him live.
  And the last thing I see is a tall man in a dark suit, red tie and a blurry, white face hover over me. The last thing I feel is him picking me up gently and walking deep into the forest.