I burst out through the underbrush. Small thorns were getting hooked on my jeans as I ran through briar bushes. Little holes were being torn into them, and I could feel trickles of blood running down my leg as they scratched the skin. They stung, but keeping my life was worth the pain. I thought to myself, "As long as I keep running, I'll be--!" I was pushed to the ground by something large and heavy. The breath was knocked out of me as dirt and thorns hit my face. Blood ran into my mouth and I spit it out along with some dirt. I huffed air into my lungs as quick as I could so I could start running again, but something pressed down on my leg and made it impossible to get up. I glanced over and saw a large white paw with two-inch claws on each toe. The claws dug into my skin lightly and the weight of whoever this was kept me grounded. I decided it was better to face the problem at hand rather than run from it. I slowly turned to face the creature, and when I looked up, it was undeniably one of us.
A Grim.
I immediately hung my head low. The sight of me being submissive will probably save me from being killed. If I had known it was one of the Herd instead of a cougar I probably would have had a better chance of survival if I had climbed a tree instead of running. She could have pushed the tree down though. I didn't know I was rambling in my thoughts until it snorted through its nose. I looked up and saw that it was making a motion for me to stand. It took its paw off of my leg and backed up a bit. I didn't understand why it wasn't killing me right now. I noticed that it kept staring at my chest, so I looked down and saw my medallion. "It's afraid.." I stood and it backed up more, and when I took a step forward it bolted off into the darkness.
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General FictionCallie Fay was just a normal girl. Until one night strange creatures dragged her into the middle of the woods in the dead of winter and was close to slaughtering her. Yet somehow she survived. Now dating a mysterious hottie that's rarely in her smal...