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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 pretty871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyFLziOo0j
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUeMR0qjn0
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIKWpwdADv
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeglgKQhhjH
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqgGaO3sBr
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 now871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZaZj0UoFJ
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMGhEtQqtS
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCraY0s0QP
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’t871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwcFAOGBhz
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 the871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7IKfePNkc
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDT57nMw5c
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 whatever871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMQVPISBYp
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX716eRKAGh
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdhiWb6GEW
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKyPlDchHj
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYWrRJL0Hv
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkisfVIbin
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUoM3ecoBM
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV3HdAHztV
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvld7HSE3ae
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CzmtlGAze
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBALJ04eZy
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 in871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQGrednJqO
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2mtL3UZan
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXhK5ImUR7
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 the871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJbaaibIXE
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdo662JsWs
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYSWN54Nme
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pFShle0rW
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLBbGHk4yO
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmQvhlyNgI
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlfhK5oYNk
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 out871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFl7whMzfwT
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.871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFhrnJwcC8
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 feel871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBt9KuPYAkm
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4Ei7dcp8q
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first871Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4W89MRxCh
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.