The breath escaped her body in large gasps, then was quickly pulled back by inflating lungs. Her legs quickly sliced through the air. Dodging the trees as they flew past her thin body. She couldn't hold on much longer. The muscles in her chest and legs were burning. She could hardly breath at all. But she knew she couldn't stop. It was behind her. She had only seen it for a second. Only for a second. But she knew it was behind her. She could feel it slowly gaining on her as her body slowly failed. The dark night closes in on every side. The trees only appearing as dim outlines as she runs past them. She is dripping with sweat. Droplets of it falling onto the already damp leaves in the cool night. Branches rip holes in her thin tank top. The sharp twigs pull blood from her bare feet. But she doesn't notice the pain. There is only one thought in her mind. To get away. To get as far away as she can. She can feel the presence of the creature. It makes no sound as it chases it's prey. And even if it had, she wouldn't have been able to hear it. All she can hear is her heart beating in her ears. The breath passing in and out. She can't go on anymore. She forces her body beyond it's capacity. It wants to collapse, but she doesn't stop. She can't stop. Her heart feels like it's about to burst out of her chest. She knows it's gaining on her. She can feel it behind her. That quiet, dark creature. She knows it will catch up to her eventually. But she keeps running. The pain in her chest grows sharper and sharper. Her body is in too much agony for her mind to block out anymore. She lets the last portion of air escape her chest in a high pitched scream as her foot gets caught under a root and she tumbles to the ground.. The final thing she sees is the darkness pressing up all around her, swallowing her in it's sharp jaws.
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