Three - A Choice

I get up quickly, instantly on my guard. Ready to try and fight off whoever this was. Brian, seems to be the first person to my mind, always hurting me for his own sick games and pleasure. Sometime I fought him off, most times I got hurt trying! 

That when I see the bright glowing black eyes, staring at me intently, my dogs eyes?

“What the hell”? I mumbled out loud, still on full guard of this glorious stranger in front of me.  Tall, so incredibly tall, this man was. Not to muscular, but toned. Oh Soo beautiful he was, with pouty lips, and a chiseled jaw line. The ever so manly 5 o’clock shadow. This man looked like a god! He had to be. 

I blinked quickly over and over again, not saying a word, or even breathing I think.  Wondering in this moment, why I see some of myself in his face!  He has the same dirty blonde ash hair as I do, yet his is shiner and healthier then my own.  His nose, brows. He has so many similarities as I do.  I tilt my head wondering, but also scared. 

“Please don’t hurt me” I stammered out to him, unsure of the fight or fight response. 

He slowly takes a step towards me, gauging for me reaction, which I gave him none….another step….

Still nothing, two more…..he’s getting closer……his piercing black glowing eyes, bore into me as he moves slowly, still not speaking, with a small smirk on his face. 

I can’t breath now or maybe I haven’t been this whole time, as I can feel like I need to hyperventilate or something.  At least if this is my last time on earth this beautiful stranger will be my demise.

“Aurora, how I wanted to do this for so long, but I had to wait until the right time, which was suppose to be in a week. But with what I seen again today I can no longer stand idly by.  I don’t give a damn about the consequence anymore” he speaks, his voice is like music to me, I can never get enough. It instantly arises something deep within me. 

“Who are you” I get out slowly, scared outta my wits. 

“My name is Faulk and you have known me your whole life. I have been through everything with you, but in my other form” he says this with truth and conviction as if there’s way more to it then that! 

“We need to talk, the world you believe you live in, is not the real world around you. Now I fear for your safety. Please come with me, trust me I will never harm you in anyway.  You can trust me”  He lifts his hand for me to take it….

And I do, what do I have to lose, I have to leave the orphanage in a week no matter which way I looks at it. And what more could possible happen to me that hasent already! 

We walk past the waterfall, farther then I have ever been.

“I.I I “. I try so hard to speak to him, but stutter I out a bunch of times.

“Wait u til we are warm, and full. I promise you we will talk and I will tell you everything”

As we slowly walk through the dense forest, looking around I have never been this far from home, we’ll the orphanage.  We walked for what seems like hours, neither of us speaking a word to each other.  I was too freighted he was going to hurt me if I said something wrong.

I kept going over his words in my head I have known him my whole life? I don’t understand….he turns and looks me in the eyes, grins, and grabs my hand instantly calming the turmoils I can feel growing in my gut. 

The moon was setting and up above a small clearing I could see the sun starting to poke up.  Then I see things I could have never believed, a town...hidden.  I didn’t know there was a town this close to the orphanage, but at the same time, we have walked for hours. So who knows where we now are. All I know is I only now have what I am wearing on my back, and under no circumstances can I return to the orphanage now. The consequences of my actions would get me beaten, to within an inch of my life. And boy did Frances like give out the strap, she smiled after every lash, and giggled like the sick women I knew she was when the blood started to ooze out of you. I will miss Mary so much, I truly hope I get to see her once more, and tell her I love her, and thank you for everything she has done!