As I sit on the train I look out the window at the passing trees and I see my reflection with my short blond hair pulled back in a ponytail and blue/green eyes.

I'm 14 years old right now and my parents decided to send me down to visit my grandparents for the summer.

I am slightly blinded by the sun light as I see the train station ahead.

The train comes to a stop and announces the station I'm suppose to get of at and I stand up grabbing my luggage from the luggage holder and step out into the ial.

I step off the train and the fresh summer air hits my nose, I hear the voices of other people and the sounds of the trains.

I look around for my grandparents, I then see my grandmother and go up to her and give her a hug as she hugs me back.

"Oh Tekla, it's been so long since I've seen you," she says.

"You too grandma," i reply.

We head back to my grandparents house soon after to greet my grandfather and have dinner

~

I sit at the diner table with my grandparents as the smell of freshly cooked chicken fills the air, I look to the table to see the chicken and steamed vegetables on it.

"So Tekla, me and your grandmother have to go to the market tomorrow and we will most likely be gone when you wake up, if so don't worry," My grandfather mentions to me.

"Also, I think Mackenzie may be coming by," My grandmother added on to what my grandfather said.

"Yes she may be coming by to help your grandmother with her garden she's been working on, if so just let her inside till we get back," My grandfather says to me.

"Okay then, it will be nice to see her, I haven't seen her in a while." I replied.

We then continue on with dinner as I wonder what it will be like to see Mackenzie again after so long.

~

I wake up to knocking at the door.

I roll out of bed falling to the flore with a 'thud' as I hop to my feet and run downstairs and answer the door not realizing I was in my PJ's and still had messy hair

I get to the door and open it to see a tall girl with long blond hair and blue/gray eyes, also known as Mackenzie. me and her have be best friends for years now and it was nice to see her. She gives me a hug and I hug back smiling.

"Hey Tekla, is your grandmother hear?" she asks.

"Oh, um she's at the market at the moment but should be back soon, you can wait inside if you want," I replied.

"Thank you," she says with a smile as she walks in.

"You can have a seat in the living room, I will be right back," I add as I run upstairs and get dressed.

I head into my room and dig through my bag which I haven't had the chance to unpack yet, I grab some jeans a plaid shirt and a beany and get dressed.

Once I'm dressed I head back down stairs and find Mackenzie in the living room sitting on the couch, she looks up and gives me a smile.

Once I get into the living room I sit on the chair across from the one Mackenzie is in.

I then realize that she is wearing long sleeves like she usually does in the summer even though it is a hot day.

I decided not to question it considering she will just brush it off, I mean this isn't new for her, she always wears long sleeves.

We talk for a little while waiting for my grandmother to return.

I then hear rapid knocking at the door, I go and get it to see a guy with dark brown eyes and black hair and he looks like he just ran a marathon, he most likely ran hear from town.

"Is Mackenzie hear?" he asks.

"Uhhhh-" I'm cut of by Mackenzie.

"Hey David, what are you doing here?" she asks.

"It's your brother, he's in the hospital," he explained between breaths.

Mackenzie's face goes pail and her expression fills with shock, she then looks as though she realized something.

"Did Daniel do this?" she asks in a quiet voice.

David nods his head yes.

"David... get Kalika and Abby and bring them to your place," she orders.

"What about you?" he asks.

"I'm going to get Liam, also, give Daniel a message for me," she says as she whispers something in his ear.

"Okay," he replies as he runs off.

Mackenzie then turns around and gives me a smile.

"Please tell your grandmother that something came up and that we will have to reschedule, I'll see you later." she says before she heads out the door closing it behind her.

"What the hell was that?" I wonder

Not knowing that I might get a awnser later that day

~

I sit at the dinner table with my grandparents as the smell of the diner my grandmother made fills the air.

"Tekla, do you know why Mackenzie left today?" my grandmother asks.

"Oh uh something to do with her brother getting hurt and some Daniel guy," I say to her taking a bit out of my bred.

"Thats too bad, I always new that Daniel was a bad father, or well foster father," my grandmother mentions.

"Foster father?" I ask confused.

"Yes, he's Mackenzie's, along with her siblings, new foster father although he is not qualified to be a father," my grandfather added.

"Then why don't they take Mackenzie and her siblings away from him?" I ask.

"Because Daniel knows how to cover his tracks and get what he wants," my grandmother replies.

And we just sit there in silence for the rest of dinner as thoughts about Mackenzie and her siblings run through my head, I worry for them considering what my grandparents said wondering what could happen to them.

Once dinner is done I head up to bed and lay there with Mackenzie on my mind.

I soon drift into a deep sleep that I was trying to avoid.

~Dream~

I walk through the forest lost.

I look around me to see nothing but trees and bushes, I can hear the birds singing in the trees and hear the squirrels rustle through them, I feel the heat of the hot summer day on my skin as the blinding sun shines through the trees, I inhale the scent of summer, the freshly bloomed flowers along the path.

I then fall to the ground crying when I hear a noise from behind me, I look up to see a tall blond girl with gray eyes.

She looks at me and then smiles.

"Hey," she says kindly.

"Hi," I replied.

"May I ask what your name is?" she asks.

"Im Tekla,"

"Well you look quite young ,Tekla, may I ask what you're doing out here all alone?"

"I got lost, and i'm only 6 so I don't think I should be out past dark,"

"Okay, well how about I show you out of the forest?"

"Okay... but what's you're name?"

"My name is Paige," she answers with a smile gently taking my hand to help me up off the dirty ground.

"Okay," I say taking her hand.

We walk along another dirt path and I see the flowers and other plants and weeds.

The path looked like it was used a lot even though no one barely ever came here.

She then shows me out of the forest as we reach a opening.

"Thank you for showing me out of the forest, Paige," I say giving her a kind smile.

"No problem, its getting dark you should head home now," she replies smiling back.

"Okay," I say as I wave goodbye and run off.

~

I bolt out of bed waking up from my dream as I feel a cold sweat on my skin, I look around me to find myself in my grandparents guest room.

"It was just a dream." I whisper quietly to myself.

~

It's been a few days since I had the dream and little pieces of it keep playing out in my dreams, I decide to see if my grandparents know anything about this 'Paige' person.
I walk downstairs and into the kitchen to find my grandmother making cookies.

"Hello Tekla, how are you?" she asks.

"I'm okay. I was wondering if you knew anybody by the name of Paige who lives in this town?" I ask as I lean against the wall the scent of cookies hitting my nose making my mouth water.

"Hmm, the name is familiar but you would have to ask your grandfather he knows everyone in this town," she replies.

"Okay," I say as I walk out of the kitchen.

I walk towards the front door and put on my shoes, knowing that my grandfather is not home I decided to go for a walk down town. I walk along the street and look at the surrounding houses, it was a small town and my grandparents lived more near the forest than the downtown area.
I then decide to go to the forest for i had planed to the other day but never did.

I get there and walk through the tall trees and look around at the beautiful nature as I hear the animals and smell the fresh air, as I'm walking I hear a noise and I stop in my tracks.
I turn around to see a no one, I then realize I'm in the same place as in my dream.
I look around to try and find who or what made the noise but I find nothing, I decide to keep walking when I realize I recognize the path.

"I've been here before," I whisper under my breath.

I then realize that the dream wasnt a dream.... it was a flashback.

~

The dream doesn't happen again for the rest of the summer and I decided to brush it off 'cus the summer was almost over,it was passing so fast

The end of the summer soon comes and im sad but cant wait till next summer

~