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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 pretty822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dk09zZ78R
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VfSiY70lB
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5lNiXR3Ri
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd7nYH2E6K
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCNnYs7OOq
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 now822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYkWCdpLVw
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIm66UVWki
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlQ9YtZEgO
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’t822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL4CnOSMZL
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 the822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbee6XPteA
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PnVMMEY11
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 whatever822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVZhp8NGPX
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJnRErIY4K
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Cy3Qgzml8
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaxtaTA57d
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XAJQlUdEq
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4KWOTEQK4
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYiSULTql7
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7b9G0L96w3
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvdpuz0Qws
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc08sT30Dqe
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H6rxEvCf2
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 in822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlo9LrD2U0h
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZ1kbV7kes
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLKJkUlIM0
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 the822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpiKMz6dAc
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobiT4WZgHP
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPjJoo2cAa
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDOrJHeF5G
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYLmok7dje
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4Mdp7Ks56
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIoNllfkp1
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 out822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxeRYhHkjh
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.822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vZFZzcgsH
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 feel822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0zeUEKrMb
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIpSOnT3SP
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first822Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIfnkiQD1L
place?
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And why of all people did it have to be him?
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