One more second

Chapter 1

I ran as fast as I could, far away from that horrid place. I didn't stop until I was almost by the edge of town.

I assumed no one had followed me that far, and I had never really been in town too often, so I went back to the stores I passed to blend in.
As I got closer, I started to feel hungry. " Maybe I should have stolen some money for myself, " I mumbled quietly while holding my stomach.
I trudged along the street with shoes that would probably fall off and disintegrated if I jumped. I saw people walk into shops and restaurants wishing for someone to say something, anything! You would, right? Whisper about a kid on the street wearing nothing but rags? Yet, it got quiet. So quiet I could hear my heartbeat. What was happening? Did I talk out loud? Was I going crazy? No. No one was looking at me. It was behind that caught their eyes.
I'm not sure what happened next. It was a blurry and gruesome scene that flashed before me. I was surrounded by flames and flashes of red as people screamed in terror and distress. Then, as if nothing had happened, it all disappeared and my vision faded to black.

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When I awoke, pain shot up my spine. My whole body felt like it was on fire. Head pounding, I stood up from the bed that I was lying on and walked over to a small desk in the corner of the room. I looked around, taking in my surroundings. The room was generally small with no windows, and hardly any furniture. My head still pounding, I walk back over to the bed and lie back down. 

I know I shouldn't relax yet or let down my guard, but hey, I was tired and the bed felt like a cloud compared to what I used to sleep on. 

...

A few moments pass before I hear the floor outside the room creaking. Not knowing what to do, I close my eyes, pretending to sleep. 

"They're still passed out brother!" I hear a little girl yell. "Just leave the bowl there then." A lower voice, which I assumed was the brother, shouted back. After the door closed I opened my eyes slightly, some sort of food aroma in the air, most likely coming from the bowl the little girl had brought in. I waited a few more minutes in case before getting out of bed slowly to check out the food at the foot of the bed. It smelled sooo good. My stomach started rumbling from the smell and my mouth started to salivate. "One bite couldn't hurt," I say quietly, making sure that no one else heard me. 

The next thing I know, the bowl is completely empty and the spoon licked clean. I soon hear little footsteps outside the room again getting closer, almost in a skipping motion. Quickly placing the food down I rush back to the bed, hoping to get there before the door opens. Sadly I don't quite make it and I freeze halfway through picking up the covers. The little girl from before also freezes when she sees me up. "He's awake! He's awake!" She yells. I cover my ears, my head pounding again from the noise. I cover my ears, my head pounding again from the noise. There are more footsteps that come rushing from somewhere in the hallway again. "Mai! I told you not to go alone next time. They could be dangerous!" That voice. The same voice that yelled back before. I feel like I've heard it even before this moment, but, when I try to think of what happened before I passed out, it just makes my head hurt even more. Like something is missing.

3rd person POV (Sorry for the change. I just find writing in 3rd person is easier😅):

"Well I'm sorry I got impatient, but he was taking so long to wake up," Mai replies in a sassy tone.

"Well, you should be. Now come over here and go clean up the mess you made in the kitchen."

Mai sticks out her tongue and runs out of the room to supposedly clean the kitchen.

"Listen I don't know who you are, or what you want from me but,-"

"Woah woah woah woah wait for a second. Just calm down and I'll explain alright?"

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"Ok."

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Helloo! I'm hoping this story turns out better than the last one that I've been writing. Anyways... I kinda sprained my wrist a bit so I had to take a bit of a break.😅 I will hopefully update my other 'book' soon when I get the motivation. Also, any name suggestions for the brother? I was thinking of Mason but Idk.