3-Light at the distance

It was incredible, assimilating what old José told me, I could only remain silent while the man related his story.

-José: The truth is that since I can remember we have always lived this way, Lambland is a state that at the same time functions as a prison of terror, we are not allowed to leave here, anyone who tries is sentenced to death instantly, From time to time the Korad guard does something similar to the recruit, combing the villages and taking a number of people, to fulfill their macabre wishes. It is said that Korad himself is made up of vampires and that the people they take are their food, but none of this has been confirmed, no one who was kidnap by them manages to escape, but ...

-Brandon: but what?

-José: in front of me I have something that was previously a myth, a fugitive from the vineyard, the place where the people that the guard takes away are stored.

Hearing that, I was surprised while at the same time I began to piece together what was happening to me.

-Brandon: that explains why they extracted the blood of the people who were imprisoned in that place.

-José: it seems from what you say that the rumors are true.

-Brandon: but still why don't they try to escape?

-María: it is easier said than done.

-José: the state borders are guarded by hunters, anyone who tries to leave is their prey, all in order to deliver new victims to the Korad.

-Brandon: but why do something like that?

-José: the hunters are benefited with immunity from being brought before the Korad, so their fear of being captured becomes their best weapon to survive. The situation with the hunters is so serious that the Korad established hunting rules along with safe zones to turn the hunt into more than a slaughter, in a game of survival, the limits of the towns are safe zones in which if a hunter is seen chasing its prey can be punished by losing all the benefits it has.

So I understood how it was that I managed to save myself the night before, if it had not been for I managed to cross that stone bridge, maybe the man who was chasing me would have taken my head. Little by little I realized that somehow I was in the middle of a death game like the hunger games and my chances of escaping were slim perhaps more than that.

Even after hearing Mr. José's story, he did not accept the situation, one way or another he had to get out of there and the sooner the better. I decided to stay there until the night, and without telling anyone to look for an exit during the night, total the night and a lot of care would be my best way to escape from that crazy place.

I stole a pistol that the boys had and I went into the forest as quietly as I could, going from a tree to a rock and from there to bushes, trying to maintain the deepest silence and carefully observing every corner of my surroundings. At the moment everything was going well apparently he had not caught anyone's attention. Then without warning of any kind, someone behind me put his hand on my mouth, pulling me back from some bushes, I turned quickly to look and realize that that very quiet girl from the house was behind me with a totally serene face indicating me with her index finger on her lips to be silent, for a moment I calmed down avoiding screaming, then she pointed her index and middle finger at her eyes and then pointed to a place later trying to tell me to look in that direction. When I did I could see a tiny bright green point, a light, I did not know what it was but if she had stopped me it was most likely a danger, she shook her head in the direction of the house asking me to follow her, she did not want to do it, but apparently I had failed my first escape attempt. Once at home try to talk to her:

-Brandon: hey, I know maybe it wasn't the best to leave like this, but the truth is I can't continue here, thanks for warning me about that, but what was it?

- ????: ...

The girl didn't say a word, in fact she didn't even turn around to look at me, that's when I approached her and putting my hand on her shoulder I stopped her.

-Brandon: hey, excuse me if, but at least answer me.

The woman abruptly moving her shoulder released her retreating to her room, then behind me I heard that high-pitched voice that made fun of me:

-Cielo: Hahahaha Asca will never answer you.

-Brandon: Asca?

-Cielo: yes, we never presented it to you, it was not necessary.

-Brandon: why don't you answer me?

-Cielo: I don't know, one day my father and Cecil brought her home and I never speak again, but I think he likes you.

-Brandon: what?

-Cielo: it's the first time I've seen her come out of this worried jijijiji.

Then the little girl ran to lock herself in her room while when trying to return to the guest room Cecil stopped me and pushing me against the wall he said:

-Cecil: that is the last time you put any of us in danger, give me my weapon.

Annoyed by this I pushed Cecil back away from me and said:

-Brandon: I didn't ask anyone to rescue me, I just want to go back to where I came from.

Then he took a knife out of his pants and putting it to my throat he said:

-Cecil: we only want to live for tomorrow.

His eyes were full of anger, lowering his hand he reached the gun that was between my belt and the pants of a pull he took it from me and kept his knife while he walked away from me.

-Cecil: I don't care if you want to be killed, for my sake you can go away, but at least do it by looking into each other's eyes and in such a way that we don't have to worry about a scum that isn't worth half a spoonful of food. that we gave him.

It was more than obvious that I was not well received by Cecil, I did not want to answer so I just went back to the room and thinking about everything I stayed a few hours watching the ceiling until I fell asleep.