Chapter 1
Lucy
I wind my arms tighter around myself, adjusting my coat as I do so. My legs tremble, unprotected from the unforgiving cold, the only thing standing between me getting frostbite is a thin pair of opaque tights, however, with the amount and size of the holes in them from getting caught in the shrubbery and branches as I try to navigate my way through the darkness I may as well be not wearing any at all. Forcing my feet forward I carry on, my cold stiff toes curl with each step. Only a pair of worn flats don my feet. I hadn't had time to change. I feel my cheeks flush a rosy pink, as does my nose; a result of the cold. My dark locks fly about me, dancing and tangling together creating a matted mass of hair.
With my phone dead and no signal to call anyone if I did have the battery anyway I was left trying to use my sense of direction to find my way out of the unearthly forest. unfortunately for me them senses are very limited when I have little to no sight ironically. Instead of making my way out I knew deep down I was slowly dragging myself further in.
"for goodness sake" I mutter, "I cant bloody see a thing"
I was walking blind and no amount of squinting was helping me see where I was going. Suddenly I was falling, my foot stuck in a hole of sorts leaving me to tumble painfully to the ground. Freeing my ankle I knew I'd badly sprained it, from what I could feel it was already starting to swell.
"why cant rabbits watch where they put their stupid holes anyway" I grumble.
Pulling myself up I tested my body weight on it, it hurt like a bitch but I cant stay here all night so I continue anyway, trying to ignore the sharp throbbing stab with each step.
'its so quiet' I thought, the only sound to be heard was the quiet whistling of the biting wind and my shuffling footsteps.
"too quiet" I mutter aloud.
As soon as the words pass my lips I hear a branch snap. whipping my head round so fast that I almost give myself whiplash I stare unseeingly into the darkness and try to pin point where it came from, to no avail as I cant see anything except gloom.
"hello?" I call out "Anyone there?"
No answer.
"Great, just great Lucy you hear a noise in a deep, dark wood and you decide to address it directly? Well done dumbass" I mumble under my breath.
Deciding life is better than death at this point I force myself to go as fast as I can under the circumstances. My teeth rattle in my skull while shivers wrack my body. The only thing keeping me going is my will to get out of here and even that was dwindling with each step.
I'm getting tired, the cold is getting too much for my beat, exhausted body to handle. My feet are less than dragging at this point, I cant do it anymore.
Dropping to my knees I curl into myself, desperate to preserve as much body heat as I possibly can, my eyes droop dangerously, I'm fighting a loosing battle trying to keep them open until finally, they close.
With my eyes securely shut I give myself over to the darkness.
