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Chapter 1: the girl in the woods
Only one way to explore a new town and that’s on a skateboard.
Max’s new home was finally finished setting up. So, while the rest of the family were doing their own thing. She decided to escape the house and take a tour around town. With the wind in her hair and her trusty board under her feet. She glides around town, searching for something to distract her bored mind.
She was just skating along Mirkwood, speeding along without a care in the world. When a car on the other side came speeding towards her. She swerved out of the way, passed the car and ran straight for a pothole. The skateboard suddenly flew out from under her and she was sent flying off the road and rolling down the embankment. Colliding Head first with a rock, knocking herself out cold.
The first thing she noticed upon opening eyes. Was a girl with messy brown hair and dark brown eyes starring concerned at her from above.
“Hi?” Max whispered with a low groan.
“Are you okay?” The mystery girl asked, scooting back while Max sat up.
The red head raised the back hand to the side of her temple. Feeling some type of cloth wrapped around her head. She pulled a bit of the fabric around and noticed it was a brown and black flannel shirt.
“You were bleeding” the mystery girl explained.
“Well thanks, how long was I out?”
She shrugged, making Max sigh. So Max turned to her watch and realised it was already five o’clock.
“Fuck” Max whispered. “I gotta go, where’s my board?” She spike jumping to her feet.
“Here” the mystery girl answered, picking up the board beside her and handing it back to Max.
“Thanks, I’m Max by the way” Max introduced, holding out her hand.
The mystery girl looked down for a second, standing up before taking hold of her hand. “El” she replied.
“So uh, where’s the road?” Max asked, looking around. Only realising now that she was nowhere near the road. Just in the middle of the woods, with no exist in sight.
“Follow me” El insisted then started walking past the red head.
Max quickly followed the mystery girl deeper into the woods.
It didn’t take them too long to get back onto Mirkwood. Where Max originally fell. Along the way, they talked, well mostly Max talked, but El didn’t barely say anything about her life.
“Well this is me, thanks for the help mystery girl” Max spoke unraveling the flannel shirt.
“Your welcome” El spoke smiling.
She was about to hand back the flannel when she noticed the blood stained on the fabric. So she held it close and declared “Tell you what, I’ll get this cleaned and we can meet down here. Say 3:15”
“315”
“Yeah, deal?”
El looked unsure, having a quick glance around before focusing back on Max. “Deal, but no one can know about this”
“Yeah alright” Max agreed light heartedly. She dropped her boarded to the ground, turning away for a few seconds as she spoke “Not like anyone would believe me meeting a mystery girl in the woods-“ when she turned back, El was gone. Leaving her alone on an empty street, with nothing but El’s bloody shirt and her skateboard. “El? EL!” She shouted, but no one responded. With a light shrug, she jumped up onto her skateboard and sailed back down the street.
Having no idea that El was still close by. Hidden in the forest and watching her.