I don't remember anything besides one word. Run. But why? How did I hear it? Who told me it? All this questions were making me sick but I couldn't stop, the word kept me going. I was scared and I couldn't call for help. Was someone or something chasing me? I saw something ahead and the voice told me to turn but which way? Should I trust my mind? I veered left tripping over a fallen tree branch. When I looked behind me it was there, but what was it? It didn't look normal? He had black eyes and his smile looked deadly. He looked at me and for the first time I saw his high cheekbones and his sharp features. He was quite handsome and suddenly I felt a sharp stab on my temples and he was gone just like that. I rolled over and stood up with a new word in my head. The new word was trust. But trust what? How will I know who or what to trust? I found this path and took it because there was nothing else to follow to help me find home wherever that was? As i took the path a cute cabin with at light on stopped me at what I'm guess is the end of the path. I walked up to the porch and was about to knock before the door opened suddenly. I jumped when a young woman was standing in the doorway.

       “Hello my dear, I was wondering when you would show up? I hope you didn't get hurt or lost out there. There are some crazy things out there.” She walked to the kitchen and stood over a boiling pot of I don't even know.

       “Where is here and how did I know exactly how to get here with no trouble?” I looked around worriedly and glanced at the door that had somehow closed even though she was never behind me?

        “You are in the deepest part of the woods in Aokigahara forest in Japan!” She laughs a sickening laugh and looks right at me and stops all of the sudden.

        “How did I get here? You have to know something?” My pace quickens up and I back up into something or is it a someone? I look behind me and it's that person from the woods. I cant speak or move it's like I'm in some kind of trance. When I can finally speak my mind is so foggy and I have a huge headache and my eyes start fluttering and I begin to sway and started falling before he reaches out and catches me with a warm smile just for me it felt like because he was staring at me.

        “Aw, should have just let her fall she isn't so fragile and she's not pretty so nothing would be ruined.” She laughs again and it takes every ounce to not gag.

         “She is beautiful and just because she doesn't look fragile doesn't mean she isn't fragile.” I'm still watching him and he's watching me before he smiles another speechless grin and starts to whisper something but I fall asleep before I get to hear what he was about to say.

         I wake up the next morning in completely different clothes and the headache is gone. I was scared to get up off the cot I was laying on because who knows what could happen? I looked around and realized that there was a musty smell of like old mold? I stood up and walked to a door and tried to push the door open but it wouldn't budge. Panic started raising up then I heard a chuckle coming from the other side of the room. I swung around so fast that I lost my balance and toppled over on top of some broken glass bottles. I made a moaning sound from the pain of glass shards piercing my body. Then he rushed over to where I was and picked me up and walked into the kitchen and set me down on the counter. I glanced around and looked at everything but my body, I hate the sight of blood it makes me nauseous.

         “Are you ok? Maybe next time you should pay attention to what your doing.” He laughs an easy carefree laugh that makes me chuckle.

         “Yes im fine. And it wasn't my fault I fell on the broken glass bottles! It wasn't my fault that they wound up there.” He started at me and I started at him and suddenly felt at ease before I realized what he was about to do. He took tweezers and pulled out the first piece of glass. 

         “No, please don't do that! I mean I know we can't just leave them in there but we can try something else!” I started to cry as blood started seeping out and started losing focus.

          “Um, what's going on? why are you swaying?” He stares at me intensely and his eyebrows create a crease on his forehead.

          “I faint when I see blood...it's one of my greatest weaknesses.” I say hopeing my words aren't slurred then I felt his arms 

wrap around my body as I passed out. His laughter was the last thing I heard.

 Chapter 2. LISTEN

           When I finally woke I was starving! But first I needed to know how long I was out. I climbed off the cot again and looked down at my body that was pale and strangely very skinny? I walk pass the spot where the broken glass shards had been but they were no longer there. I walked into the kitchen and he was just looking out the window and when he turned around the way his face looked scared me. His eyes were black again and he was hunched over with blood on his clothes. I tumbled backwards into a cupboard and a glass falls from a top shelf and hits the counter right beside me causes me to jump.

       “Please, it's not what it looks like.” He moves closer, while I close my eyes and say through gritted teeth,

       “Then why is there blood on you shirt and your eyes are black? That looks like exactly whatever I'm thinking.” I'm not the one to judge a person by their appearance but this is just creepy so yes I'm going to be more suspicious about why it's there.

       “Just let me explain...please. As much as I have done for you, I deserve to explain myself.” I take a deep breath and nod my head. It can't be that bad and whether or not I believe him I'm just going to hope it's good.

         “I see and hear things and sometimes it makes me do things that I won't ever remember. The things I hear are inside my head consuming me, tearing me apart piece by piece. If you don't believe me that's ok….i would really understand.” He looked down and never looked at me. But for some reason I had a strong desire to believe him so I put all my trust in there and walked over to him.

         “I believe you. I really do and as crazy as it sounds right know my life is crazy so what have I got to lose?” I laugh nervously and so does he and it hits me I never actually got his name!

         “What is your name?”

         “What is your name?” We both say at the same time and laugh.

         “I'm Caroline.” I say and realize that it's kind of awkward now.

         “I'm Lorenzo and it's kind of awkward isn't it…”. He chuckled a nervous laugh.

          “Yea it is…” I opened my mouth to say more before I felt a gentle pressure on my lips and I realized he kissed me and I was kissing back. He grabs my waist and pulls me to him as close as he possible can, then he picks me up and I wrap my legs around his waist and sets me down on the counter and he holds me until we heard the front door open and that woman was back. She was looking right at us being so close and narrowed her eyes at me first then him. She points at him and walks away and he looks at me, shakes his head and walks away. I don't know where they went but I could hear yelling from both of them.

        “I can't believe I leave for one day and you already kissed the stupid girl.” I rolled my eyes, stupid girl, who does she think she's talking about?

        “She's not stupid and I bet she's a lot smarter than you. Plus I really like her, she is funny, nice and hot! Something you'll never be.” He is so mysterious but I like him somehow and I can't let him get in trouble. I walk the way I saw them go and when I saw them they...they were kissing. I stared at them and I planned on turning around quietly but I just so happened to run into the wall in the process and when I looked back he was there looking at me but I ran. I ran until I could no longer breath. I tripped over a log and rolled down a hill and at the bottom I finally allowed myself to weep. I saw a pair of eyes staring at me but I couldn't scream, I had no voice left. My lips were dry, my throat hurt and I had a horrible headache. The pair of eyes crept closer and closer until I realized what it was and I tried to run away but since my body was so weak I didn't make it very far….

CHAPTER 3. In hiding

        I woke up and looked around, I tried to sit up but when I did I screamed a sound that didn't sound like my own. I couldn't remember where I was only that I was running from something before I passed out. It had yellow eyes, I heard rustling in the bushes nearby and Lorenzo came walking out from behind the bushes. I immediately backed up and stammered on my words.

         “Stop, that's close enough. Ju-just stay away ok. I-I am lost and confused and hurt in more that one way.” I felt stinging on my left leg and what I saw I wish I didn't. There was three long deep scratches and a pool of blood.

         “Look, I'm sorry ok. I don't know what happened and as for the scratches um..” I already knew, it was obvious.

         “It was a wolf or something big..” I looked away and I was no longer hurt that he kissed her but mad, really mad. So what happened next changed my life.

         “So how was that kiss with whoever she is?” I was trying so hard not to breakdown.

        “You don't understand ok. It wasn't what you think.” What does he mean it wasn't what I thought?

         “Really you kissed her and that's plenty of information.” I looked at my aching leg again and then these next a words were out of my mouth before I knew it. “How did I happen to get scratches?” I gulped because he looked at me and then away.

        “She told me not to tell you but I have to...you're right I'm a mysterious person and I have my secrets and I didn't scratch you. I was actually fighting off her and her name is Zoey. She's a serial killer, she doesn't like you so she tried to kill you. This was all her plan to kiss me and make you run so she could kill you.” He sat down next to me and leaned back on a tree. Wow. Only know two things, 1-I'm in love with a mysterious guy and 2-I'm running from a serial killer. My life is crazy.

          “Ok so why are trying to save me and not kill me?” I looked right at him when I asked this question.

          “My plan was to help kill you but when I saw you I..I feel in love like it was love at first sight.” Love at first sight! What does that even mean?

          “What do you mea-” He put his fingers to my lips and pointed behind me. I must have tensed up because he looked at me and whispered,

           “It's going to be ok. We have to move quietly. We have to go into hiding.” He grabbed my hand and then he looked at my leg and picked me with no effort at all. I didn't speak and neither did he which I was kind of thankful for because I was still trying to process everything. we have to go and hide out but were? He walks quickly and quietly through the woods.

        Finally we stopped at an old lifeless shack and I just stared at it. Lorenzo stared at me. He set me down and told me to wait outside! Really! Some serial killer is trying to kill me and he wants to leave me outside?!?! He must be crazy!

       “Hey not to burst your bubble but there is some psycho path serial killer trying to kill me!” I looked at him like he was a drunk and he kicked at the ground and said a few cuss words.

        “Oh yeah, I'm so sorry...it must have slipped my mind!” He looked at me with a sad smile on his face.

        “It's ok i don't blame you forgetting. I'm just that type that people forget about.” He stared at me as if I said the craziest thing ever.

        “You forgettable? Ha, you're funny! Look at you, you are amazing and whether or not you see that, I do. And in my eyes your beautiful all the way from your brunette hair and emerald eyes to your perfect body, you're so unforgettable.”

I stared at him in shock and he smiled another speechless grin and caught a lock of my hair in the wind and tucked it behind my ear, and leaned in to kiss me only he didn't he swept me up bridal style and took me inside and put me on the counter. He took out peroxide and a sponge with a bowl of boiling hot water. He dumped peroxide on my leg and when I felt the stinging like a 1,000 bee stings at once on the same place, I grabbed the edge of the counter and grimaced in pain which was unbearable!

         “Are you okay?” He asked with a worried expression on his face. 

          “Yeah, im ok, thanks for asking.” I looked down at my leg and then my body and just realized I was starving not to mention how skinny I am, I can count my ribs.

          “Is there anything I can do for you?” I thought about saying no until I remembered food.

          “Could you make me something delicious to eat?” He chuckled and stared at me.

         “What do you want?”

         “I want egg drop soup! Please.” I looked around excitedly! He chuckles and starts to cook and about 15 minutes later I am at the table eating my soup!

        “Oh my god! This is amazing, ugh the wonderful people that came up with it and practically made it!” I stared at him teasingly but he wasn't watching me he was looking outside. “You don't have to stare outside all the time you know.” I felt bad like this was all my fault which it practically was.

        “Yes I do, if I look away for a couple seconds she will be in the house. We have to be extra careful.” He didn't even look at me so I grabbed a glass plate and threw it on the ground. It hit with a loud clatter and he whipped around. 

        “What the heck did you do that for?” He looked as surprised as me and clenched and unclenched his hands that were placed at his side. He actually looked scary and I backed away. “ Your so stupid! Why would you do that? What if she came through those doors right now? This would be so much easier without you!” I looked at him in pure shock and my eyes filled up with tears. As I backed away staring at him and his eyes looked hurt when it finally registered what he had said. “I didn't mean that I swear...please believe me!” I took off towards the front door and he grabbed my wrist and I wrestled out of it and kept running as he was yelling my name. I was still out there not planning to go back but now it was night and it was getting hard to see but I kept hearing noises around me, jumping at every little thing that moved in the bushes beside me. I found a place in the ground that was a big hole under a tree so I crawled under there and fell asleep soundlessly.

                                               chapter 4. ON THE RUN

             I woke up with a start hearing crashing through the trees not to far away from where I was. But I didn't know if I stayed put or ran? Until I heard him yelling my name so I came out and he was bleeding. I rushed to him and he embraced me with a quick kiss and told me he was so sorry but I had to run as far away and as quick as possible. 

          “What about you I'm not leaving you behind?!?!” He doubled over coughing up blood and I cried and cried….

          “I hate doing this to you but I have to in order to save yourself I love you and I always will.” He stared at me and then I felt a sharp pain in my temples and he said one word. Run. I didn't see anyone so how did I forget everything but that one word? But I ran like my life depended on it. Then I was falling.

        I sat up in my bed with a start. Man what kind of dream was that? I laughed at the dream but then I thought why did the kissing parts or the touching parts feel so real? I shrugged and laid back down and looked at my phone, it was three and I was awake!?!? As I was starting to drift off I felt a sharp pain in my leg and when I moved the covers aside I saw three long deep scratches, just like in the “dream”...what does that mean? What if is wasn't a dream at all? What if all that really did happen and I just really did forget everything….no, no that's not possible, it was all just a dream I'm sure.

                         5 hours later……

I rolled over and saw the light seeping out through the window curtains. I sat up and looked at my leg and there were no scratches, just marks from sleep. Wow, I really am crazy. I had to wake up and check my leg for the scratches.