The Runaway

Chapter 7

Hello everyone, I decided to write another chapter. Hope you like it ♥. 

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I was standing at the side watching this silently. They were staring directly at my house, all lined side by side. They all had a serious expression on their face, it didn't change, as if they were all wearing masks to hide their identities.

There was about ten or so standing before the silent neighborhood in front of the woods. The "people" started walking forward towards my small house that used to appear happy, but now has more of a melancholy  feeling to it. I didn't know whether or not is was because it was night or the multiple creatures standing before the house.

The way the "People" were walking were strange. Their heads didn't move, arms to their sides, the way they walked made them look almost robotic. I had a strange feeling they were all not alien but man made. 

As they were walking I tried to slip inside my house to instruct Lily what to do if they came in. I walked swiftly around the house trying to reach the three steps to my back door. I moved my head to the left to see how far away the men were from my house. They were closer but I think I had enough time to run in before any of them could see me. 

I finally got to my back door and then I saw Lily through the window, you could tell that she was scared. All the color had been drained out of her face as if she had seen something worse than a ghost --and she had. They were worse than ghost, but these "people" could actually harm you physically forcing you to work like the African slaves in history. Except these were children, hundreds of children forced to work for only about ten men. 

I tried my best to get inside as quickly as possible, the screen door made a slight squeak. Thankfully they didn't notice. I ran inside and Lily rushed towards me, I put my index finger to my lips motioning her to stay silent. I don't think she had the courage to speak right now, neither did I, we were both drowning in fear.

I said to her in a hushed whisper, "Go inside that closet and stay quiet." I pointed to a small closet big enough for only her to fit in, and she walked in. After she shut the door I said something under my breathe "How did I get myself into the situation?" 

I got down on my knees and crawled to the large window where I had seen Lily's blue eyes staring directly at me by now seemed like years ago. I saw the men getting closer and closer to the house. 

They got to the front porch and climbed up the stairs one at a time. They lined up and the one in the middle tapped loudly on the front door. I heard a light squeal coming from the closet I put Lily in and knew it was her who made it.

I got up and looked through the small hole in the door that allowed me to see who was at the door. All of them had a staight face, all in suits with the same body figure, like clones. 

I opened the door with a surprised expression and I didn't say anything, and stared at them in complete yet awkward silence.

They all stared at me and I stared back. Then suddenly something broke the silence. The man that stood directly in front of me said four words that gave me goosebumps, "We know she's here."

I stood there with no reply just completely silent. His voice wasn't human and I was definite of that. It seemed mechanical like a voice you would hear when you ask google translate to pronounce something you can't.

I finally said something in a harsh tone because during that silence I remembered all the terrible things Lily said they have done to her and other children, "Go away." and their reaction, was unspeakable..