That girl........what was she?
A demon perhaps?
If she was a demon, than why didn't she "try to eat me". I clasped my bloody hand.
This is the worst situation, I could have ever imagined.......I am injured, this forest is a maze, and now this "demon devil story" Paris, came up with is turning out to be true"
I trudged on, wincing at the pain. I felt a tear, leak from one of my eyes, as I watched the sun move down and temperature rise.
I wonder if mom and dad, are looking for me right now?
"You lost?" A random voice said, it startled me so bad, I jumped back and swirled my head around, as if I was going insane.
"WHO'S THAT!" I started to pretend to look for a weapon"
"Over here!" I turned my head to the voice. A small boy hanging on a large fruit tree, upside down, replied to me. He swung his body around the tree bark, then landed right in front of my face. Scaring the bones right out of me. He adjusted his stance and peered into my face. He was quite an interesting fellow.
He was about my height, no shirt.......but at least he wore pants. He, appeared to be another "lost child", but he was also surprisingly clean
He, scratched, his big lump of, black hair, and peered at me with big, blue eyes. He stood there examining me
He held a shiny red apple in his hand."
Here for you!" He said
I was completely baffled. Here I was bleeding from my hand, lost, and a random, boy is offering me an apple?
The only plausible reason, is this boy has been following me, and knows I am lost. Why else would he offer me food?
"No, thanks......if you're lost like me, we both better get out of here......." I stared at my bloody hand
"Besides my blood, will definitely attract animals or "demons". I said trying to cup the blood in my hands
The boy, replied "Sure thing, give me your hand"
I, unwillingly, slowly, ever so slowly, gave him my hand. He grabbed, it and started licking the blood, off of it, I, screeched in disgust and tried to yank it back. This failed, as he was too strong.
He pulled out what appeared, to be a scruffy handkerchief, and tied, a careful knot on my wound.
He finally, let my hand go, and I twisted my hand back and forth, not sure if I should thank him or, puke
"Your name! I'm Diablo?" He yelled ecstatically. Handing me the apple yet again.
He is very odd. with a very weird name, yet strangely, kind I suppose? Can I trust him?
I bite into the fruit, letting the juices run down my lips. "Chloe" I casually replied playing it cool. I wiped the juice off of my face.
"Okay......Diablo........thanks for your, help, but we should really get going......."
"I like you! Let's play!" He blurted out. I scratched my head hard. Play? Play at this moment, this should be the last thing on anybody's mind.
"This isn't the time to play. Look it's going to be dark soon, and your parents must be worried just like mine......"
I grabbed his arm, and I tried to lead him forward to walk.
"Play with me, right now, and I will protect you from the demons" He said in a more stern voice.
I turned back in confusion and slowly let his arms go. I was looking to see if there was any malice in his words, but he appeared innocent.
"If you play with me, no demons will come near you. If you turn back right now, and nightfalls, the demons will eat you"
What an uncanny thing to, say, first that strange girl and now this strange boy.
"Why wouldn't the "demons" eat you too.......unless your one of them yourself?........"
When I said these words I swallowed hard. If there is such evil in the forest, and two humans are standing here, we should both be in danger, however, he hinted only I am the one in danger"
He didn't answer my question, just repeated his offer to me.
"Play with me, and no demons will come near you. I promise you that" He said
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