Outgoth The Goth

Chapter 10 - It's Complicated

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Outgoth the Goth.

Chapter 10 – It's Complicated.

Jade's POV

Seeing the latest means of my destruction, snarling viciously at me, I took off without another thought. As I fully expected, the creature took off right after me. While big and mean looking, it wasn't too horribly fast so I initially managed to keep head of the snarling beast.

I did have a sinking feeling that I would tire out long before that creature. Not even thinking of direction I just ran in-between my and the neighbor's house.

Behind me I could hear the thing as it growled, barked and snarled. It sounded like no dog I've ever heard. After a short while I came out behind my subdivision, into the wooded hills behind it.

I just ran and ran, trying to ignore the growing pain in my side and legs. I also had to ignore the fact that I was scared half out of my mind.

I ran up the hills which quickly sapped my strength somewhat causing me to slow just a tad. As I slowed, the beast grew ever closer. I then realized that the creature was just now a bit faster than me and was gradually closing the distance between its fangs and my legs. I just ran like a crazy person, again not thinking of a direction.

"Why in the hell did I run this way? Into the friggen woods." I thought. Fortunately, there was a full moon so there was a lot of light for me to see at least.

It made no sense for me to run away from civilization, where I would be alone and helpless. Still, I ran and still the creature got ever closer and closer. It kept making these low guttural growl sounds that did nothing for my confidence.

As it did could feel my fear level rise. It was like that terrible B movie where those teens got stalked and killed by that animal creature. It was an ok, movie, but the lead actress was downright terrible, her name was Liz something or other. I could have acted circles around her, they picked the wrong actress.

As I ran through the woods, now with creature now only 5 feet behind me, I realized I could hear the sound of running water.

"FUCK! I'M FINISHED!" I cursed.

In the hills behind my house was a small gorge with a river running through it. It eventually led out into the Pacific Ocean. But in the direction, I was running I was headed towards the top of the gorge above the river. In about 100 yards, I would come to a cliff that dropped down 80 feet into the river.

I had stupidly run right into a trap, a cliff with nowhere else to go. I was finished and my thoughts sudden shifted towards Tori and all the things I never got to say to her. I was just about to stop and let the thing finish me when I managed to spot something in the distance.

It was a tire swing.

I knew this tire swing, as it was hanging from a huge oak tree right next to the top of the gorge. Some teens had put it there years ago and all the neighborhood kids knew of it. All the parents did too and warned their children to stay away. You see, the tire swing was on a branch at the very edge. If you swung out you would actually swing out over the gorge. The parents were terrified that some kid would swing out and the cable used to attach it would break, sending the kid plunging down into the river below.

The swing had been the subject of a multitude of dares by various neighborhood kids over the years. Swing out and hope the rope doesn't break. I thought it was stupid and never did. I was also a little scared as well, but I never told anyone.