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Adeline's Pov: A Short Story

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Adeline's PoV I ran. I ran as fast as my body would let me. I soon made it to the thick forest and hid behind a tree. I needed to just look around me and gauge my surroundings. I didn't see much of anything at first but soon I noticed smoke coming from quite a few directions. "Where is that coming from." I said to myself completely distressed at this point. I was trying to catch my breath but I knew I needed to figure out what was going. The first thing I decided to do was go check my house, so I began to run again. As I neared my house my heart...oh my heart. It completely dropped at that moment. The house had been burned and only a few walls remained. Without even thinking I walked out of the cover of the trees and began to stare in disbelief …show more content…

"Sorry but we have to be quiet and I don't want you to scream from me startling you. Listen we have to get out of here. It isn't safe for you to be out in the open. No questions right now lets just get to safety." He grabbed my wrist tightly and we began to run again. At this point, I felt like I was in a dream or more of a haze. I didn't really understand what was going on. We ran and ran, again with all this running. Finally we stopped right in front of a small cave. "Daniel, what is this? What is even going on and why are we stopping at a cave" He knew I was about to start going into a histaria so he gently grabbed me and pulled me into a tight hug. "I'm so sorry Adeline I am so sorry." He began to lead me inside the cave and hidden away from everything. I could barely see much of anything but soon Daniel pulled out a flashlight and lead us a bit deeper in the cave. "We can stop here for now." He sat down a pack I didn't even realize he had. I began to shiver. "I've been searching for you for weeks now. I had no idea what happened to you when they came. I am so relieved to see you. I thought I'd never see you again!!!" Daniel said pulling me close to him again but soon he released me to look into my …show more content…

Where have you even been" "Daniel I don't even know what is going on. All I know is my mom told me there was something going and she had to keep me safe! Oh god my mom! Do you know where they are..Daniel do you have any idea where any of them are" I can't even finish a thought right now without thinking of my family. "There is a lot to explain right now and I will but lets get you warm and get you some food to eat as well." He said pulling me into another hug. We sat down and Daniel began building a fire. He pulled a blanket and a can of beans out of his pack. "Sorry I don't have much right now but I can go out and try to find something else for us to

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