The Runaway

The New Information

*The picture above the title is Luna.

If they do they might come and get me. Every other time I have ran they found me, but this time I don't know how but I got away. I don't know her story or why she's even out here but that's not my problem I can't look after someone else when I can barely get away from something lurking in the shadows. I can't put someone else in danger not when I don't know what we're up against. I feel a warm hand on my arm. I stop and turn around and see Luna with a look of desperation on her face.

I can't help but feel sorry for her even if I don't know her, even if it puts us in danger I want to help. I need to get that look off her face before it tears me apart. I want to curl her up in my arms and say it going to be ok whatever happen it's going to be fine. But I can't not right now.

"Luna, what happen?" I can see the tears welling up in her eyes what's ever going on in her head it has to be bad something had to have happened. I turn completely around and wipe a stray tear off her soft cheek. I lead her over to the same root I slept on last night, and we sit down. "Can you tell me what happen?" I say in the softest voice I can, I don't want her to feel like she can't talk to me, and make her uncomfortable. She nods after a little while.

"Yeah. Yeah, I can do that." She nods again. Trying to get some of the thoughts out of her head so she can talk.

"My... M-my family... they died... In a house fire." She takes a deep breath. "I was the only one to survive. I was out looking for food to cook that night, and when I got back... I could hear their screams, them being caught on fire right then I knew I couldn't help them... I tried to.." She sniffs "But nothing worked I couldn't go in there and save them." She looks out into the distance lost in thought thinking about what happend to her family. I can't imagine the pain she's going through right now. One of the reasons I can't is because my own family doesn't love me, they don't even care about me. Just as I'm about to say something I hear her voice.

"I know who did it... It was the evil witch. She kills everyone that disrespects her or doesn't follow her orders. You do know who she is right?" She looks up at the confused expression on my face. I have never heard of her or seen her either. I have no clue what she's talking about.

"No, I don't my family has never told me anything important... Or anything at all for that matter. My own family doesn't care about me that's why I ran. That's why I'm here right now with you." I stare back at her there's something about her I can't pinpoint, something so deep I can't see. But it's there waiting for me to find out just exactly what it is.

"The evil witch is someone that hears all and even sees. She's one of the most powerful witches that can control anything and anyone. No one can defeat her but the one that has been chosen. The one that has been granted the power to control humanity The evil witch has to be beaten and it has to be fast. Or all of us will be killed the world will die. We have to find that person and we have to defeat the evil of us all. Some legends say that the chosen one has demons lurking around them, the demons are waiting, being controlled by the evil its self. The legends that are told say the evil witch can even control Lucifer himself. But we don't know if those things are true and for our sake, I hope they're not."

Right now I hope so too if those things are true we are in some deep trouble. I can't even think about it. How we are going to find that person in time? What if we don't ever? What will happen when our world withers away? What will happen to us to everyone else? What will happen if we do find this person? How are we going to find the evil witch? How are we going to stay alive? I don't want to bother her with my pesky thoughts, I don't what her to have more things on her shoulder than she already has. I don't even want these thoughts.

"Luna, are you sure your ok?" I didn't want to ask her a more chaotic question than that. She shrugs.

"I'm trying." She looks down at her folded hands "I loved my family I still do... I miss them so much my heart hurts a little... The whole scene happend three days ago..." She looks back into my eyes "How long have you been out here running away from your family? Why are you running away? Why not stay?" I search her eyes looking for something I don't know what it is but anything. Anything but grief, sorrow, and sadness. But I don't find anything she's so sad... She misses them so much.

"I have been running for four days... Five now. I ran because they hate me Luna they don't care what happens to me. They disowned me since I was born that's how much they hate me they would even show it in the most simple things. If I was feeding the horses and having a good time they would come up to me throw the weat out of my hand and say go do something useful with your life get inside and do your chores. I ran because I could not be happy there I couldn't find it, not there, not then and not now."