Reijn

I didn't close my eyes, I tuned out the rest of the world but kept my eyes focused on the dirt. Something in the back of my mind told me not to close them as if someone's breathing on the back of my neck, warning me not too. As I kept walking my eyes got used to the sight of the dirt. All of a sudden a soccer ball covers the dirt and lightly taps at my ankles.
"Hey, Miss can you kick the ball over here please," A young voice yells out. I look up and there stood a little girl maybe 12 years old.

"No, kick it over here!" A younger girl looking similar runs out behind her waving her hands. She looks about 9 both have similar features making me believe they are related, perhaps sisters. Their tan skin glows as they walk closer to me, while my skin turns red from so much sun exposure.
I kick the ball over to the younger girl. She's thrilled as she starts making her way back; carrying the ball with her.
"Are you lost?" The older girl asks me staring with curious bulging eyes.

"Yes, where am I?" I ask happy that I'm not completely lost.

"Jutiapa?" Her accent on the TI sounds a bit like Spanish.

"Mexico?" I guess out loud.

"No, Guatemala," I'm more confused than I have ever been in my life. Guatemala? How did I get here? No wrong question. Why am I here?
The little girl, I'm assuming is her sister, comes back this time grabbing her sisters hand.
"Naomi continuemos el juego?"
(Naomi lets continue the game?)

"Yes right now, just wait," Naomi tells her sister letting go of her hand as she walks back. Naomi stays back to finish talking with me.

"You both know Spanish and English?" I ask.

"No, we only know Spanish," Naomi responds.

"Then how do you understand me?" I continue.

"Because you're talking in Spanish," Naomi looks at me as if I'm crazy, but I'm starting to think I am. I don't know Spanish but for an unknown reason, I know what she's saying.

"Naomi!" A voice calls out for her.
"I need to go, see you later," Naomi starts to jog back.

"Wait" I call to Naomi but she starts running, I follow her, but I'm falling behind. I try to run faster and faster but she's too fast for me to catch up.

The only way to find the nearest town is to follow Naomi's tracks and that's exactly what I do.
Buildings start to appear all clumped up together. After walking into the small town I catch a glimpse of Naomi, but it's not very clear. Then she completely disappears from my view. I keep going walking into ally's that she went into, only for me to run into a dead end.
I look around and see there weren't any other paths she could've gone. Yet, she's still nowhere to be seen.
Whats going on?
I walk back, turn corners, and roam looking for someone.
Anyone.
I stumble upon Naomi's little sister, she's still carrying her soccer ball.

"Have you seen Naomi?" I begin still looking around.

"Who?" The little girl questions back.

"Naomi, your sister have you seen her?" I repeat this time giving my attention to her.

"I don't have a sister I have a brother." The little girl replies setting down her soccer ball.

"Oh okay, the girl you were with where did she go?" I keep asking.

"What girl?" She repeats looking at me suspiciously.

"When you went to get the soccer ball and you started talking to me. The girl that was with you," I'm starting to get frustrated.

"My brother says I shouldn't talk to strangers." The little girl runs off before I could say anything.
How could she not know?
It's understandable for her to forget things, but for her to forget someone she was talking to a couple of minutes ago, is odd.

I could be having a heat stroke and be imagining the whole thing. I keep walking deeper into the houses trying to get out of this maze. Somewhere between houses, I hear a faint high pitched scream. The scream pushes me to run toward it.
What's going on?

Every time I get close the screams get louder I realize it's a girl screaming. I turn a certain corner and see Naomi being carried away by a man who's covering her mouth.

What do I do?
Oh no she's about to be kidnapped!

"HELP SOMEONE PLEASE!"  I yell out. But it seems no one including the man heard me.
He's the same man that filled the audience at the theatre. The only difference is there's one of him and not a whole auditorium.
He doesn't see me yet, I sneak up behind him. Grabbing the end of my heel I hit him with it. Using all the force I have the heel buries deep in his back. He's not bleeding but he's in pain, enough pain that he drops Naomi.

I grab Naomi by the arm and start running. Turning a corner the man reappears his fist tightly closed. I back up trying to get away, but I'm trapped.
Pushing Naomi behind me, I try to shield her for whatever attack he's planning.

I figured he was going to use his fist to punch his way to Naomi. However, when he threw his fists he opened them letting out a couple of tiny shaped golf balls onto the floor. Before I could get a clear picture of what they were. They opened and gas erupted from each one. I rip a sleeve off my dress and put it over Naomi's mouth hoping she breaths in it. I push her to run, but the gas had beat me.
All I see is the man coming close to me, giving me a horrible smile... oh no.