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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 pretty1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHGeFZKAmN
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1Xxuh1Oca
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7KgnKSyoc
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4WHS0R7oe
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIjJQpKYGP
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 now1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Xlg7crHQi
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzChDYYVw4
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpbGtYLHEB
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’t1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmsmZBRsTA
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 the1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtT6RqxRiiK
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSdvg7EcDw
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 whatever1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B6mth7Uzt
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRVVusuCOz
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAt1P8qhZq
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlPn18AD8u
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvtB6TDlqb
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0n9XdVJSgQ
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2echjf27qb
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUE5KwJPXB
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUmYskHT1c
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBzzC72J0T
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EqVA8ngGs
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 in1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoZ96uFyiS
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8enRGCnJlY
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCBlN8CHhG
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 the1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKFTBT012j
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUE2T5SZLnK
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBmxIla78A
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UzbHnJWNu
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoZ9xY8Ype
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVPJUOa8p9
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AOiwDkdCJ
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 out1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSY1YOPgaO
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.1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJ5w3s7QPl
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 feel1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73tkGcaXKX
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIRiiZ5mwP
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first1402Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0N7VEVt9K
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.