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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 pretty1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA24QzyCYV
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ISudV8mf0
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKWQC5Kl2X
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSttSnxjfY
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Tjd0MAJCW
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 now1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHy1ZMyFP4
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ScjUVTeed
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJTsL1oJ53
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’t1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpMzGXTkbd
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 the1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP3VlZQZTl
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtC9R5eMi5
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 whatever1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRVLkC644K
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdbXCwe6U3
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19DsU7TT6q
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdh0o104SM
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJCsWuIdLZ
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkAKoKGhoY
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6GyHv2D9R
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdDlZCxjIC
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsT76MzBNS
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj45C8PYMR
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ930qEoUlp2
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 in1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhJGg4I2Jx
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aUdX3iQ4o
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIJP5roFg8
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 the1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd02BvwIs49
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO2ft0gsjH
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bVd9eQ9mD
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFU2JbLvIH
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NLIHwYW1k
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ry6oFhIYy
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSaDwovphK
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 out1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5nnds1tF5
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.1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2x3etY5kXk
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 feel1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mF2bJqfKP
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZYwwjhus0
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first1347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ236tR2Al8J
place?
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And why of all people did it have to be him?
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and then Add to home screen.