The Price of Freedom Part 1 - GT

Backstory:

Flora was running. That’s all she knew how to do since she was born 11 years ago. You see, the world had been invaded with giant, humanoid-looking figures from another planet. They started capturing and enslaving humans, most cruel. Only a few humans were still free, but they had to pay the price. Every day they ran, and no matter how hard they tried, they always seemed to run into one of the giant aliens.

Flora was a free human. Her father had been captured when she was young, so she barely had any memories of him. The last words she remembered him saying to her were, “Don’t let them take your imagination from you. Keep on dreaming.”

Flora and her mother held these words close to their hearts. They kept on running, dreaming, surviving. Flora had been born free, and she planned on staying free if she could help it.

_______________________
(Flora’s perspective)

They had come. The aliens. They captured my father years ago, and now they were onto my mother and I. She had gotten caught in a thick bush, and we heard booming thuds coming towards us. She told me to run, to save myself. I told her I didn’t want to leave her, but she insisted that I get away before they came.

I cried and hugged her, but then the pounding footsteps got louder. She told me now was the time, and with tears in ours eyes, we hugged one last time. We then looked into eachothers eyes, and she whispered, “Go, Flora. Be free.”

I shook my head sadly, tears falling down my face.

“Mother..” I whispered.

“Go.”

I sniffled a bit, but knew she was right. I swiftly got to my feet and waved down to her.

She gave me a sad smile. Both of us were crying hysterically now.

The giants were nearing, so I turned on my heel and ran towards the forest as fast as I could. I looked over my shoulder once, catching small glimpses a giant hand. I heard my mother scream, which only caused me to cry harder.