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Leaves and branches scratched my arms, face and other parts of my body as I ran along the dark wooded forest. I didn’t know where I was going, but I was pretty866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HsCgZuaur
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEr1fK1Cmm
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbRAy3G2QR
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEmAG3ZEZ0
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjk2zsca1K
leaves above.
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I ran, trying to dodge every branch and jump over any fallen log blocking my path. I had fallen over a log at some point and must have badly injured my knee, but now866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KX0536SjU
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fOXc4nyta
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cESkm2BOY
could tell it wanted to find me. I could tell it wanted to kill me.
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Whenever I felt it coming closer, I would try to push myself and run a little faster. Sweat ran down my face and I was panting so much. No matter what, I couldn’t866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0b2x7hpVg
stop running and I wasn’t planning on doing so any way.
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This was just like those American horror or Africa Magic movies about witchcraft I had watched. I never thought I would be going though whatever happens in such movies in my life. Everything's so real and my heart pumped so fast that the866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrahAZ7jb2d
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zMntlolzW
seemed liked hours.
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All of the sudden, I felt something grab my waist and draw me a few steps back. I found myself pinned to the bark of a tree. For a moment, I thought whatever866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xxnZfPgNM
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ816cnM6zmM
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjvf8eg4Y6
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQoHc5lm0Y
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNPdN3D2k3
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwvV35boBR
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbOqQy3AXb
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBv0O7oIJul
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeX4kL2r78
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxQ0Q20TUF
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cfgRSO2Hw
me, but that didn’t mean I had forgotten about the danger around us.
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A chilling sensation came over me. The feeling became stronger and I knew it was coming closer. The man still had me pinned to the tree and he just waited in866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJp72uar10s
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4fMbViwqe
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BShVIOHnK
about that. Thank goodness the man came before anything happened.
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A few seconds later, the chilling sensation had subsided and I couldn’t help but feel relived. The man’s hand that held me to the tree loosened and he took me by the866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCSllZoH4U
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtdo2HTiTT
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HHjPtqhI4
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUvr4pvOth
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8y9fRhDK0
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXazm1A1gU0
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuWavOqOWE
badly and curiosity took the better of me: I spoke.
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“Do I know you?” I asked.
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The man stopped walking and I bumped into his back. I felt his body go rigid because of my question. I hoped I hadn’t upset him. He was the only key to getting out866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5v8C9sV1KT
of here.
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“Now isn’t the right time for this,” he whispered, “and you better stop talking. We aren’t safe here.”
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“I just wanted to know who are you, that’s all,” I whispered. “I want to thank you for what you did for me back there.”
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“Don’t thank me; we aren’t out of the forest yet.”
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I couldn’t help but say, “You sound very familiar, do I know you?”
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For a moment there was only silence and all I could do was stare at the back of the man who had saved me. He sighed out heavily and he finally spoke:
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“Knowing you, you aren’t going to give up so easily, asking the same question just to annoy me. You’re always so persistent and stubborn, Diana.”
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It was now my turn for my body to go rigid. I stared at him with shock. How did he know my name? How did he know I was persistent and stubborn? I needed answers.866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1xs2vAr96
And I needed them right away.
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I didn’t have to ask the questions that were running around my head as the man immediately turned to face me. My jaw suddenly dropped and I couldn’t help but feel866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNkBP8h7I6
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3dJlvVQyh
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first866Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEioyma1tT
place?
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And why of all people did it have to be him?
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