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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 pretty811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4TXzW924H
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIzFhWMDfA
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8DzMY8qu2
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyBv0qN8tb
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3TizS9DXG
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 now811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IIqLMyacx
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVJD6Rmwrh
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg40JnMFio
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’t811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cNEz9Vb9r
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 the811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DeCrrltX5
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuGHoNZ1mX
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 whatever811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wNZa9LF37
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSXJBjxvDS
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x0USZsbnz
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKjJinQMhi
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Vz3OwU6Ok
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9KIBFayaL
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QvtJtG6Cg
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf2OLGNopj
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xPnEAEWYJ
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuszXUfp49
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqedDvk3Mgo
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 in811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt0zyQruyv
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohnuGgSZwm
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1yUdVAVyc
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 the811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUnovc3BfT
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbRGfIA2T6
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIv4Zs9SQpb
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2jx8hI3D9
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXtYWplOq8
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpYPRch5x7
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZLG2ZYfig
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 out811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKDleHCLFf
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.811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6H4U62If9
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 feel811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBWSTt7oCN
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQb2p1mMFg
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first811Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcS2EBdqZ9J
place?
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And why of all people did it have to be him?
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