I kept running into the forest as fast as I could feeling the wet leaves under my feet and cold hair pushing my hair back.

“What in the world was that?” I scream to myself.

I try to think where I can hide but my mind is blank and I just keep running.

Passing over bushes and trees I can’t see where I’m running through this dark forest since the trees hid the moon’s light making my vision of where I was the worst. 

Sweat starts to come down my spine making my shirt stick to my back. I feel my feet start to bleed and I see a large tree and decide to hide behind it.

Gasping for air I look at my blood-filled feet and try not to think of the pain.

“Why did Lyla mean by that? I shouldn’t have left her there” I say to myself between breaths

I feel my heart drops as I hear footsteps come closer behind me.

Oh God no.

“Where are you, little moon princesses? I can smell that you are near so if I was you I would let me kill you now before I start to get pissed off more than I already am, I’ll promise it won’t hurt a bit” I hear that red haired man say from behind me.

My eyes widen in fear

I hold my breath and put my hand over my mouth trying to not make a sound.

“That's how it’s going to be? Fine have it your way then” I hear him come closer.

I look around trying to find a way to escape

Then I noticed a river a couple of yards in front of me.

I either try to run there or die here.

Quickly grabbing a rock I threw it towards the opposite side I was trying to grab his attention which he quickly jetted it’s way towards the sound.

“Haha, you won’t be living for any longer princess!” He screams out and I bolt toward the river as fast as I can.

Making my way closer to it I try to get inside it but before I could I feel someone grab my hair from behind.

“And I thought you were a stupid little human” I hear a man chuckle out.

A chill runs down my spine and as I look at who was holding my hair I see the red hair shining under the moon’s light.

I try to get off his grip screaming and yanking my hair out but my efforts are useless.

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“IYou are  feisty” He laughs out “It was nice knowing you princess too bad you’ll have to die without anyone knowing you were alive” He says as he flings his swords upwards and my eyes widen in fear “Goodridence”

As if everything was in slow motion I see how his sword comes closer to my neck and I can't help but think about how my life has never been the best, most miserable and I was dying without accomplishing anything. I can only now hope that I will be able to see my parents.

I quickly close my eyes not wanting to see anything more and wait for the pain to hit.

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Two days before

I see my reflection in the airplane bathroom mirror as the captain's voice filled the plane with the announcement that we would be landing soon in Paris.

The blinding fluorescent light of the bathroom made my face look wrecked given that I had been mostly sleeping these past ten hours inside a plane. I tried to brush my wavy dark brown hair with my hands and then proceeded to change out of my pajamas into a white t-shirt, light blue jeans, and my Adidas all-star, remembering that I left my red parka on my seat. 

"Paris, huh?" I say to myself in the mirror with a huge grin.

My stomach fills with excitement at the thought that I was finally fulfilling my dream of going to where my parents met.

I never met them. They died in a car accident right after I was born leaving me alone with only a locket and a picture of them next to the Eiffel tower where they wrote "Paris gave me you". Growing up in an orphanage wasn't really easy but thinking about how I could go where they had met made me think that I could feel more connected to them in a way. 

I make my way out of the bathroom and take my seat next to Lyla, my best friend. She was a blonde and crazy girl that grew up with me and instantly became like my sister. If you met us individually you wouldn't think we could be friends given that she has a very fiery spirit and I'm more on the introverted side but I think that's what made us closer. She made me do things that I would normally never do and I would ground her whenever she got too crazy. 

"Oh looky here I almost thought you had fallen down the toilet" She says laughing at me. 

"Oh shut up I didn't take long" I pushed her as I sat down making her laugh. 

"AnywayYy Willow, we're here!" She yells as she pulls the window up making her rainbow puffer jacket light up with the sun.

As I look out the window I glimpse at the little french houses and fields down below.

"I can't believe we are actually here" I say, almost tearing up.

Lyla wraps her arm around me.

"Who would have thought that promise we made at seven years old would come true?" She squeezed me tighter.

I lean back to my seat clutching my locket.

"I can't wait to see everything" I say excitedly.

"I can't wait to see the french men" Lyla says wiggling her eyebrows which makes us both laugh.

"Please buckle up your seat belts we are going to start descending folks" We hear the captain say.

"Are you ready?" Lyla asks as she holds her hand out.

"As ready as I'll ever be" I say eagerly, smiling and holding her hand. 

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