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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 pretty925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvqMpYmTZW
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpwqRjbsLF
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ySOtDaQ57
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbodnzcx3d
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtHs9OMi8V
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 now925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd69cJh3Ur
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbiNgf6mRc
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR282ipV2I
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’t925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljCKMkbbm8
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 the925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOyf2tC7WE
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPORB26eam
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 whatever925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa0KOrmhMD
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROoQQFkfks
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡps6PnDWUou
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z5FCpoQOi
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKZiZ60Ki0
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXIrba3gPY
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzYvtWY5fw
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2z34FWF8AV
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwXykbHVlv
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYSmiehtgM
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4laXN1DlOh
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 in925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdEKheduDK
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7dXxc3Kxt
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8cLGvFVQg
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 the925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEtU9Z3Mxw
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAkWioRf69
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNt7NynuRSL
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ5FDc6R2e
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu4XTfg5ji
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx8e0ggGTz
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2NcqPUs7W
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 out925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRWLOsNpYx
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.925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0QyunCdJV
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 feel925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0u9Tle8ja4
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0YGFblY0F
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first925Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs7NNDCuHt
place?
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And why of all people did it have to be him?
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