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As I drive home, my mind races with all the

d get down. Deciding it would feel a lot

rily down the deserted road,

e sagged and my steps are alow a

in the distance. I immediately t

I see a small figure huddled against a tree. It is a young girl, probably in the

he bleeding girl, but she isn't

uth and hold her close to me, she stays still, she knows she was in

, trying to stay as still and quiet as po

girl is kept out of harm's way and

omes a d

n, my heart racing with adrenal

footsteps c

mart huh." A deep mascul

f the owner of the voice,

d stops where the first

e asks, taking the piece of cloth the firs

've sent people after

m, he has some explaining to d

down on sight? Keeping him alive cou

has something we ne

comes from the male, I could tell he holds a higher positi

up, I'm ou

ng place and I can fin

minutes before we he

eding out, and her eye

round. She is bleeding pretty badly, I can't call a

rse, m

it around her leg, applying

te to get her out of here. I dig into my p

must have fall

t of fear for me, but for the girl

ike faulty light bulbs an

and move swiftly towards the direction I had come from, my ph

losing my eyes and shutting out all my sens

I finally feel the keys,

e

ason, at least until I'm safely out of here with the kid. By the time I get back to my car

houghts of the girl in the back seat. She lays there, bl

is clearly in some kind of trouble, and I suspect that she might

onder who she is, and what she had been involved in. Had she stumbled upon s

sk at hand. I need to get the girl inside and tend to her wounds. I have some medical t

I lay her on the couch in the living room and begin to access her wounds, aside from the huge injury in her leg, she has some cuts a

a's sleepy voice from the do

u," I reply, walking over to her and

s, looking past me to

don't kno

She asks, looking more awake as s

he was bleeding on the floor behind some bushes, and I think she might have some in

th- horror? Fear? S

t if they found you

ouldn't leave he

softening with compassion. Mia is a sweet

possibly know?"

like to

ions

d, I'll wait until s

could wait up wit

er if you rest. You have a

she says and plants

ve yo

atch her as she sleeps, her chest r

e up. I know I had taken a risk by bringing her to my house, but I feel I had done the r

rs of the morning, almost falling over in an attempt to get

at the pain that probably ca

ling?" I ask, si

ay, almost i

but more of caut

t you. I found you bleeding out by the

, her eyes are darting around, she's was look

I sens

you," I repeat slowly,

t, looking at me first,

r what happened

re if she should be a

e bottle of water I'd kept on the table, kno

hirsty?" I

know I shouldn't do anything that

s on me as I reach for th

d also be hungry. There are some left over p

her movements, I bet s

at? I ask as soon as she stre

n and I give

me pizza? There's

ter but I'm a terrible cook and I

calm voice. Although her voice is still shaky an

ay and walk over to the ki

around the living room, I adjust myself trying to get a bit closer to

say with my h

and I get up to go a

to eat and ge

e girl'' I

the CIA," I reach f

k to me about what hap

eyes, her small finger fid

just keeps her big

ngs like this. But I promise you, I'm here to help. I won't ask

no

our name?

owly rubbing her palm

hurt too

a calm expression, showin

ing my tone lig

the woman fr

then shake

ress her for too

yourself there s

away,"

om

ar on his face. He killed my entire

he se

in the negative and

se did y

a moment, pro

know,"

et my desperation show cause that

low the man?

anted to find out if he was somehow connected wi

idn't you go

lingered in my

she should give away this informat

o the house. She told them some things about how the inves

, she is a smart one, it is e

zza, while I try to digest all the

get that wound

food in her mouth

ow. I heard sirens, I had to g

, and I need to let

. I promise to keep you i

ly having gained

rub her hair gently, "Y

t smile before h