SAMANTHA
I shuddered at the cold wind which beat against my back. When I left home, I hadn't been thinking ahead. I just had known I had to escape before time ran out. When-I shook my head to clear my thoughts. No sense in getting caught up in bad memories and having another panic attack. I had to keep moving. The snowy mountaintops loomed over me, almost as if challenging me to dare and climb them. But I had no choice...did I? I had to get to their tops, no matter the threat. Or else I...or else I...or else I would die. My mind reeled at the thought. I tried to shake it off but it was too late. I was already slipping into a memory. I closed my eyes, hoping it would be over soon...
"Here," yelled my brother, Satchiel, throwing my suitcase at me. I had packed it in advance with him, hoping in vain I would never need it. I grabbed it in the air and he tossed me a quick grin before crossing the hallway and kissing my cheek. "Don't do anything rash, princess. Okay?" I nodded quickly and heard footsteps thundering above us. "That's your cue," Satchiel said hurriedly. "Go now!" I nodded, and ran away as fast as I could. I turned at the exit of our house, the only home I had ever known to look back. Satchiel waved goodbye then gasped and fell to the floor. I saw my dad angrily holding up a fist behind him. He spotted me with my suitcase and yelled angrily. I ran as fast as I could, flying through the neighborhood until my surrounding became a blur. I wept for my brother, unable to come with me due to a disease that made physical activity limited. It had been a while since my dad had been nice. My mom was gone and my dad had turned to alcohol to mask the pain, quickly becoming my worst nightmare. He was one of the reasons I had panic attacks. One... I returned to reality screaming, with my eyes clenched shut. I slowly stooped screaming, gasping for breath. I opened one eye and started screaming again. There was a girl standing beside me, looking at me strangely.
"You're weird," she said simply, and marched right past me. I scrambled to my feet, trying to calm my breath.
"Wha-what are you d...doing here?" I finally managed out. She gestured to the tops of the mountains.
"I heard there is something magical up there. I'm trying to find it." She scowled at the mountain, as if it were the bane of her existence. I scrambled to catch up with her.
"That's..that's what I'm doing t-too! But I h-have a clue of what's up there..." I stuttered. I took out a worn out piece of paper. My mom had given it to me before she left, and told me one day that it would lead me to her. So I had emerged my life with figuring out the riddle after I left home. The girl studied it carefully and mouthed the words.
Come find me where the journey ends,
Devil's creek comes round the bend.
On the tops of the mountain above,
Only when they are white as dove.
My treasure lies in the cave,
But only one can it save.
Up the mountain you shall go,
To the corridor white as-
I gasped in surprise when the paper was snatched our of my hands. The girl growled and unsheathed a sword. A man's laughter drifted from a bit away from us and a man, about twenties, materialized.
"Hey darlings," he said, winking. "Want this?" He waved it around. The girl growled and he laughed. "Come and get it then!" He darted up the mountain, and I stared in amazement. He was simply leaping up an over-200-story mountain. The girl looked at me and sighed.
"Well, we both need that so I suppose we have to get it back," she said grudgingly. "I'm Isabel."
"Sama," I said hesitantly. ISABEL nodded.
"Hold on," she commanded and I grabbed onto her shoulders. She took off like she nearly had a jet pack on! I stared, flabbergasted at the disappearing ground.
"You...you can fly?" I asked. She rolled her eyes.
"Technically, I control wind, but close enough." We landed at the top where there was simply piles of snow. "Now where'd he go?" She muttered. ISABEL scurried over to footprints right when I spotted them, and began to follow. They led us to a cave. I hesitantly went in, hating the small space. It got narrower and narrower.
"I'm sorry, I can't do this!" I squealed. Isabel shrugged and went on. I contemplated, then followed. I hated being alone even more. We came to a door glowing green inside the cave. I hesitantly stepped in after Isabel. The man was in there, staring at a green stone, emitting a bright neon green glow. Isabel became entrance with it.
"It...it's so..beautiful," she whispered. She reached for it and the man turned to her. I cried out. His eyes were bright green. He stared at Isabel and hers became green too.
"It is mine, little girl," he hissed, snakelike. Isabel drew her sword and the man did the same. Then, the dance began. One would strike, then the other would dogs. On and on it went. Then, a humming sound filled the room. It vibrated the cave and I felt my insides shake to the core. They stopped fighting. The humming abruptly stopped and a boy erupted out of the ground. I screamed as loud as I could. He turned to me and flicked his finger toward me. I rose and and was smashed against the ground. I felt my nose begin to bleed. The boy smashed the other two similarly and went for the stone. Isabel fought her way up and made an attempt to slash him wirh her sword. The boy grinned and smashed her against the rocks, mobbing at super speed. His eyes slowly turned green as he spent more time in the cave. I wondered why mine weren't green. He became possessed and let out a roar. The man and Isabel started fighting him as well as each other.
"Stop," I whimpered, before I could have another panic attack. They turned on me and I cowered. They started toward me, advancing slowly. "Please don't hurt me," I begged. No response. Isabel raised her sword to hurt me. I curled up, bring the coward I am. The memory overtook me, and I accepted they I was probably going to die now that I was blinded by the memory. People say treasure your memories. Yeah right.
