Outlander's Punishment (18+)

Part 1: Give Chase

My feet run faster when the field starts grabbing at my ankles, he's close and I can feel it. The corn field is alive, I've come to learn that since I came here 6 months ago. One of the biggest rules is no music and I broke it, music is a big part of my life. I wanted to be a musician, of course my parents didn't approve. I hear malachai yell out for me, he's getting close, he is the cruelest of them all. Isaac is our leader and is the most understanding with us but malachai is ruthless. Malachai is the one who killed my parents when we broke down on the side of the road, it was unfortunate but it doesn't make me sad. I take a sharp right hoping that he won't catch me, if he catches me then im sure he will kill me or worse burn me at the stake. I won't lie watching malachai kill my parents made me excited, excited for freedom from an abusive life. I feel the corn stalk finally grip my ankle and I fall face first into the dirt. I slowly try to pull myself up, my face is on fire and my ankle is shooting jolts of pain up my calf. This isn't good, there is no way ill be able to run now. I struggle to stand up, my breathing now shaky but eventually I get there. I look around, all is see is corn, I can only hear my breathing and the wind from the field dying down. I can feel him watching me through the stalks of corn, waiting for me to begin the chase again but my ankle is barely holding my weight as it is. I slowly take a small step, only for my ankle to give out on me and fall again. I regain my footing, there is no use I'm just making it so much worse. I suddenly feel him grab my throat from behind me, I gasp. I didn't hear him at all and now I'm sure he is going to kill me.