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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 pretty982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWzdn5do7k
sure I was running for my life from whatever was chasing me. The air982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWau2u7MMl3
around me was cold and there was fog everywhere. The full moon had come982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3YpltNyLg
up and it was as bright as ever. But its light wasn’t bright enough for982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JI7zFgkWT
it to illuminate around the forest because of the foliage of the tree982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sC5hZntFO
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 now982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCr7dEzN2Kl
was clearly not the time to check myself. I could feel its presence and I982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigRbzsqMbm
knew it was coming closer and closer. I could tell it wanted me. I982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDw3qc7gEq
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’t982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjGULUFGv6
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 the982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQypm30t7T
adrenaline that spread throughout my body had kept me going for what982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3cgyey2fm
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 whatever982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADV28QRApk
was after me had finally caught me. Before I could scream, a hand982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0EI7WQmN6
quickly covered my mouth and I could tell I was with a person, but it982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQh5IpE3PO
was too dark to even see who it was. I could tell it was a man because I982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK6c0aqNQ2
could make out the person’s physique even in the darkness. I could feel982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5gGBwjiVe
his other strong arm pin my whole body with my back against the tree982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAX3T2JCsX
that I couldn’t even move. The hand he used to cover my mouth was982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxx6rS2w0Wn
quickly withdrawn. He put up his index finger and placed it to his lips982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKpQcrmFpd
obviously telling me to be quiet. I silently nodded, and for once, my982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZVygHPOG8
breathing slowed down and I felt my body relax a little. I could tell982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91KmCaF1en
that no matter what, this man in front of me was only trying to protect982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNECQx65BFp
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 in982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79FP1rBX6O
silence. Then a black shadow passed us and it was moving as fast as I982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUkg4Y8lvb
could have ever imagined. The shadow was going to catch me, no doubt982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6s9R9x0An1
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 the982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOqi8SHjur
hand and dragged me along with him to wherever we were going. He didn’t982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaas8OvYOw
say a single word to me and it was best to keep quiet in these forests,982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tFYgCJ83s
just in case the shadow ever found us. We soon came upon an open area982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0k5Sc4ZhM
with a few trees around, the moon shone brightly over us and I could see982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4pgsWPmvm
the man’s back but not his face. As I continued to look at him, I982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tAeswtvcK
couldn’t help but feel that I know him. I wanted to see his face so982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc3yNRXIJ7
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 out982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJFMqvVmCB
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.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY28IMpq3ZJ
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 feel982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexzKY8qmBZ
surprised and yet again happy when I saw his face. But some things982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKjAEofGBu
weren’t adding up though. How did he know where to find me in the first982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixgvIshnNb
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.