I covered my mouth with one hand, the other clutching the danger on the floor. I hated the idea of hiding, but I wasn't ready for this.
I watched as she walked into the kitchen, her nose crinkling at the spices we used to cook for dinner that night.
"Come out, my little pup."
She said in almost a soothing voice, but I knew if she got her hands on me I was done.
Where was everybody?! I need help!!
I thought as loud as possible, the only thing on the other side of the link was silence. I couldn't feel anybody. Not my mother. My father. Not even my brothers.
A very small whimper escaped my throat once I was met with silence. That's all she needed. She turned her scarlet heels towards the butcher's table, I could hear her tsking as she walked closer.
"Oh, you poor thing." She sneered, every moment coming closer, until she was at the table.
I stared down at those heels for what felt like forever before I saw her lift the cover off the table and reach for me.
I couldn't think, my first reaction was to grab the dagger on my hand and sliced across her palm.. the flash of red in her eye told me I crossed a line.
"We were suppose to bring you in alive, nobody said anything about consciousness."
As the woman went to stand, I kicked out as hard as I could into her leg. Praying to the Goddess, she'd help me get away. Before I could confirm she hit the ground, I was out from under the table, and running for my life.
As soon as ran out of the kitchen, I ran into another person. He seemed almost my age, 16, but something was wrong. There was no life in his eyes, he was just a puppet that looked human. Before I could run past, there was a sharp prick in my neck.
"Sweetest Dream my little pup."
The last thing I could focus on, was the boys green eyes.. as everything else was swallowed by darkness.