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Chapter 2- Run From The Fire

I was panting as I was running out of the village. I can't believe this happend so suddenly.. I saw my mom stumble, with a very troubled look on her face, as she ran ahead of me, holding my sister's and my hand, so we wouldn't fall behind from her quicker speed.

I turned my head, to look at the burning village, trying to remember every little detail, and to see if there was anyone following us, or if there were any survivors. I turned my head back around, and tripped over a small rock, losing my mother's grip. She stopped running and gave me a panicked look

"Candace! Stand up and run! We have to get out of here, Now!" she said in a voice that was an octave higher than her usual tone

I stood up in a rush, and started running again. I could see the exit of the village; and the forest I usually practiced in. I heard a loud thumping behind my small family, and I saw my mom look behind her and give a terrified look. I turned my head, and saw some men dressed fully in black run after us. My green eyes widened with horror, and I ran faster

"STOP" a deep man's voice called after us

"NO" I wanted to scream at him, but my voice was hoarse from running

I snapped my head back around, as my mom had stopped running, her green eyes growing large with horror at the man in front of her. The men from behind us caught up, and gripped Maya's and my arm tightly

"LET GO OF ME!" my sister and I cried in unison as we were kicking the men who were holding us

"Oh no you don't." a man's voice said to me, tightening my grip. I winced at the pain

"Bolly, Tim, lets go" commanded the man who was holding our mom

"Sir!" they replied in unison, as they dragged us away

We finally came to a stop, at a camp ground, as they opened a big gate; I stared up at it in shock of how huge it was. They dragged us inside, and everyone turned to look at us. I saw my mom lower her head, as if trying to hide her face from everyone. We came to another stop at a large tent, and we were shoved inside. Maya tripped a little on the forceful entrance, but my mom caught her, and helped her to keep her balance. The man who kept mom captive went in front of us, and kneeled.

"I brought them, Sir" he said and left the tent.

As he left, the pot-belly man inside looked at Maya and I, and then at my mom.
He looked shocked at first, and then had a weird grin on his face. I wanted to drag my family out there, and go to somewhere else.... anywhere else

"Ina! I see you've returned! And you brought some lovely lambs with you!" he said with a smirk on his face, looking at us.
Mom nudged us a little behind her back, glaring at the man.

He stood up, and walked forward to our family. He reached out to grab Maya, and she slightly flinched away from him. He looked taken aback, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her out from behind mom's back with that same smirk on his face. He was about to start walking away with Maya in his grip, but my mom grabbed her back, and she told us to run.

We ran out of the tent, in a large hurry, and started running for the exit. Some men were bringing in large boxes, "supplies" I thought to myself, and kept running after my mom and my sister. We were a few feet away from the exit, and I could feel the breeze of the wind, calling for us to be free, and leave this dreaded place, when some men caught us, and dragged us away, this time, in another direction than the tent.
We came to a stop and a less-fancy tent; one you would maybe keep a prisoner in, and we were pushed inside. I saw a lone man, in the darker part of the tent, as if he was trying to wish him self out of there, to a better place. I could understand why. A second later, the same pot-belly man came in, and went straight to the man in the corner. He smiled at us strangely, when he whispered into the man's ear. His eyes widened, and then showed us a sign of guilt, or pity. I couldn't tell, but that was the least of my worries at this moment. The pot-belly man stood behind us, and nodded silently to the man. Before I could do anything, the man chanted some words, the only word I could pick up was "Mythica".

"MAYA! CANDACE!" I heard my mom scream our names, and I heard someone run towards us. The last thing I saw was my mom, her pained and worried face, before everything went black




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