9 November 2012
The wind pushed me forward as I sprinted through the forest. And It wasn't as calm as usual. The birds didn't sing, the trees didn't stay still, and my scandal with Alek was still racing through my mind. But that wasn't the only thing, my parents and Rosie. As I ran down the hill, I could feel my heart menacingly bang against my chest. And there I was to find familiar and once in peace cottage, completely destroyed. I ran down to get a closer look. It looked like the uninvited guest got what he wanted.
No door or windows remained, only glass and wood shattered and left on the ground. All the furniture was scratched, cut into chunks and lay upside down. All the drawers in the kitchen were open, and nothing was left. No food, no possessions, just devastation. I walked hesitantly into the rubble. A cry. Leaping through the rubble, I tried to identify where the scream was coming from. Another cry.
"Rosie? Mum! Dad?" I shouted, my voice echoing through the barely stable house.
There was no reply. Then, as if someone was appearing, the rubble moved. I held my knife and pointed it at the place were the small chunks of destruction from my once place called 'home' pulled apart. I was ready for action. And this time nobody would stop me. The figure continued to rise from the rubble, a head, and two arms now sticking out. I instantly put my knife down. It was Rosie.
"Rosie!" I screamed, dropping my knife a d running to her.
"Nat..." The little one managed to reply.
Carefully, I grabbed her by the arms and pulled. Rosie landed onto the ground.
"Rosie! Oh I'm so glad your OK, come here" I said, clutching her to me and kissing her forehead. But not a single bit of optimism gleamed on the child's face, instead tears ran down Rosie's cheeks, and she gently wiped them.
"Mummy! Daddy!" She screamed, bursting into tears.
"Oh Rosie, where are Mummy and Daddy?" I asked, stroking her blond hair, also some tears now dripping down my face seeing all this horror.
"Gone! Big scary monster took them! Gone!" Rosie explained with sobs in between.
That was enough information for me to know what happened. HE kidnapped my parents. And I was going to do anything possible for Rosie to save them, and I precisely knew where to go. Stroking Rosie's forehead, I whispered in her ear: "We'll get them back Rosie, I promise".
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