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ˢʰᵘᵗ ᵘᵖ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᵐᵉ
You escaped. You escaped the city life. The busy, tiring everyday life which was mentally draining you out. You knew you didn't belong there. Amidst the chaos of city lights and fast moving cars and complicated human life. All you ever wanted was peace, solitude and nature. You ran and ran deeper into the woods. You didn't even care if there was a wild cat lurking in the shadows, following your movements, drooling at his rare prey.
You kept running till the path you were following diverged into two directions. You didn't know which path led where. All you knew was that the risk was worth taking. If you die, you die free. You closed your eyes and sniffed the pleasant fragrance of the woods. You looked up at the stars.
"Oh dear heavens, guide me. Help me find my way..."
You suddenly felt the urge to take the left path. Maybe this isn't right. But the risk was worth taking. You ran till you could run no more. Suddenly you heard a rustling sound beside you. There from within the bushes beside you, you saw a pair of shining orbs. You're done! It was certainly a big cat which would now tear you off into pieces and devour you. If you want, you can run. But how far will you go? You were already exhausted with running. Your legs felt wobbly and the animal infront of you, which spent all its life in the wild, was much faster than you would ever be.
The creature revealed itself from the bush as it approached you, slowly. A jaguar. You just accepted your faith and waited for your painful demise. It walked slowly towards you l, each step being taken cautiously and sleekly. It suddenly waited and leaned backwards, balancing itself on its backlegs. And then it took off, pouncing on you.
You screamed but never felt the pain. You opened your eyes to see the jaguar on the ground, few feet away from you, a dagger stabbed on its side. It was dead and gone.
You heard a sharp sound on your right and stood up immediately. Your vision slowly started getting blurry. You saw a male of around your age, or maybe a little older make his way through you.
"Who are you?"
He said as his jaw clenched at the sight of you. His hands were covered with blood of apparently, the jaguar.
"I...am...sorry..."
You managed to say before everything blacked out and you fell into his robust chest. He grabbed your waist and arm to prevent you from falling.
He stared at your face. How the starlight caressed your delicate facial features. His hand trailed up to your face as he held your cheek ever so delicately, while the blood from his fingers stained your pale, cold face.
