The Cry of David

I was recently a Semi-Finalist in a contest on a writing site called Figment. While I didn't make it to the actual Finalist poll, it was super cool nonetheless. ;)

Here's the story:


The forest was quiet, with only the sounds of nature surrounding her. It was perfect. With a smile on her lips, Lizzy slipped through a tangled bunch of thin, whip-like trees, books in hand. She always found reading high up in a tree to be a pleasant occupation. Now was no exception, especially with all the drama that had recently been occurring in her life.
   As she walked through the forest, her mind went to the boy she thought she once loved. Not now, though. He had become something she couldn’t explain, always running away from invisible enemies and creating excuse that didn’t even make sense.
   Her eyes filled with tears, but before they could fall, Lizzy blinked them away. She wasn’t about to cry for him. He wasn’t part of her anymore.
   Lizzy’s favorite tree came in sight. Another smile formed on her lips instantly.
   Keeping careful hold on her books, Lizzy began to climb into its fortress. Two minutes later, she sat down in her favorite spot and let out a sigh of content. All of her worry, about life and about David, seemed to vanish. She was alone.
   Or so she thought.
   Before Lizzy could open up her first book, a sound parachuted through the forest. It did not belong to nature.
   Her heart beat picked up slightly. There were a lot of weird people out there; she hoped the sound she heard did not belong to one of them.
   Lizzy half expected to let out a terrified and amused laugh as a deer jumped out of the brush. She really wanted that to happen. It didn’t.
   Out of the forest came the shape of a boy.
   It was David.
   What’s he doing here? How did he find me?
   “Lizzy! I know you’re around here!”
   No you don’t. Lizzy shrunk back into the tree, wishing to be invisible. She didn’t want to hear any more of his excuses.
   “Where are you? Come on, Lizzy! I’m sorry! I really am! But you’ve got to listen to me. I’m not making any of this up. I promise!”
   Whatever.
   “What happened back at the restaurant was real. They truly were after me! They wanted to kill me, Lizzy!”
   Lizzy couldn’t help herself. Sitting up straight in the tree, she called out, “I can’t believe you, David! It’s too much.”
   David found Lizzy in the tree. “Lizzy, please…”
   The brown haired boy wasn’t able to finish his sentence. At that particular moment, another sound filled the forest air. It was a terrifying sound, one that made David fall to the ground in instinct.
   Lizzy wasn’t so fortunate. There wasn’t any time for her to act, no time for her to think, to say another word.
   In no time at all, there was a sick thump as she hit the forest floor. Her books had fallen down, too. They laid there. Lifeless. Just like her.
   The only sound to be heard now was the cry of David.
 

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