Chapter Two: Shaye

"Mom! Stop, now!" Shaye yelled, tossing her head back and forth, bringing her knees up for more protection. Her parents always did this, took turns beating her. Now it was her turn to fight back. As she let loose of her shins,  and slapped her mother across her face, throwing her mother's head to one side in pain.
"Enough!"
As she ran off, she grabbed her back pack, with little snacks she had saved, a few water bottles, a small jacket, and an extra pair of jeans, even 10 dollars she had stolen from her dad one time. Then she ran out the back door, and started running. Shaye was fast, quick and agile, and knew she could easily outrun both her parents.
She knew where she was heading, about half a mile down the road, there was woods. Forest for miles after miles, she knew if she could get into those safely, she was home free. Shaye knew a lot about nature and animals, and which ones would come out at night, like owls, and raccoons. Shaye had always been in love with the  night, she loved the dark, it was sweet and sincere to her. It was one of the only things she had left. She knew that she could hide in the shade, and trust it to keep her secret of where she was.
As she reached the woods, she hesitated to run in. This was her only chance to freedom, yet, she was fretting that it wasnt the right thing for her. Suddenly she stuck her hand out and pulled a leaf off the branch infront of her. Almost immediatley, the whole tree turned a dark grey, a see through black.
"What just happened...?" She whispered and stuck her hand into the tree, her hand going right through it. Within seconds she pulled her hand out of it, getting a weird tingling feeling, and as she did, the tree became normal. With leafs, and branches.
Without hesitation now, she bolted into the trees, hidden by the shadows. Instantly, she blended in, running silently and quickly through the shade. For some reason, she looked down at her hands, realizing the were turning grey and black, becoming see through like the tree. Within moments, her whole body was a shadow, even her hair and teeth, it was like she was a ghost. The feeling she had was incredible, she knew that she was a shadow, but how? How could she still be alive and be a shadow form?