My Paradise

My Paradise part 11

My Paradise- Chap 11

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Gotta get out of here. Gotta leave. But where? Clanking- it's near! Duck. Run. Leap. Breathe, silently. Leafy cover! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Okay, sigh, control heartbeat. Thump-thump. Pound-pound. Pulse.

Where to run? Can't go back. I would only get captured. But if I go forward who knows where I will be heading.

Why am I getting hotter? I twist my head around, GAHHH!! My eyes fall upon the flames engulfing my shins, moving up to my highs, rapidly. My last sight is two meanciful peridot green eyes with laughter swirling in them, glaring at me as I toss and twist in agony, of being burnt alive. Smoke fills my lungs and the pain takes over, ultimately killing me.

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My eyes flutter open. The green hue of the forest fills my sight. My breathing is still heavy from my nightmare. My heart is still pounding like in my horrid dream.

Calm yourself- my self coaching, does nothing. I then try to look around, but fail. It is as if my whole body is paralyzed, only my eye can move, anything else is too hard or sends a burning sensation through my sore body. This causes my breathing rate to increase and become almost choking; my heart pounding deadly fast too.

Okay, I need to move, but, I can't. Not without my body sending ripples of torturing pain through every limb and bone of my body. Eah. I inch my way up to standing, leaning against the trunk of the tree. My breathing is heavy and uncontrolled due to the pain rippling thought my body. Agony. I can do this. I CAN do this. Then my body crumbles beneath me, making my body tumble loosely to the forest floor. Spasms of painful agony scatter through my body. I can't do this.

So if I can't move, what am I to do? Some where, I hear water. But in what direction? I need to get somewhere, move, do something. Besides lay here, in agony.

My brilliant brain has only one idea, tumble and fall until I get somewhere, other than the forest. WELL here I go.

Up. Go away pain! You don't own- oh no. Back down again. Ow. Simply ow. Just think like the little engine that could and keep moving. Again, up! Come on, just one step. I can do this. Okay now drag foot- OWW!!! OW!!! Hello forest floor, how are you? Did anything change since the last time we were this close? OWW!! My foot is shaking with pain from being dragged. Mental-note no dragging, dragging hurts, dragging hurts badly. Now I can't possibly continue on like this, my body will be covered with bruises, but I simply can't stay here. I guess my body will have to get over being bruised.

Okay here we go again, one more time. Up. Fall. Ow. Up. Fall. Ow. Up fall. Ow. Okay the water sounds are growing closer. Up. Fall. Ow. How long will this torture continue? Up. Fall. Ow. Up. Fall. Ow. Finally.

I have reached the waterfall. The water looks so good!! So thirsty, must get water. Let's see if I can crawl. Ow, the pain is bad but not as bad as walking. One hand. Now the next. Now left. Now right. YAY! I'm crawling.

Yum! The water tastes so sweet. Patter-patter. Uh-oh! How stupid of me not to scan the area, before going out into the open?

"Miss, are you alright?" asks a young woman's voice. Before I can reply, my arms fold out below me, followed by my legs collapsing, and my eyes completely lost behind the darkness of engulfing black spots.

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"Clearly she has no clue." a soft voice whispers.

"Yes clearly. But then what is she doing here?" A gentle voice replies harshly, almost ecstatic.