The Kidnapper//h.s.✔️

Chapter 19 - Cornered

I ran into the woods and sped up until I could no longer run. I collapse

I try to stand up again, but it's harder. The rain pushed me down and tears streamed down my face and my heartbeat pounded through my brain. 

Once I get to my feet, I walked slowly past the trees and suddenly, I hear gunshots in the distance, but this time they seemed close.

The first shot made me jump and a vision of Harry came into my head.
I need to find him.

Instead of deciding what to do, I don't waste a second. I paced deeper into the forest and the sound of the firing bullets were fading and I was officially lost.

But I don't stop.
Something beneath me causes me to trip and I fall on my stomach. My hands come in front of me within the last second to protect me slightly from the harsh fall, but I let out a loud yelp as my arm slams onto the ground. 

As I sit there, my hair was in my face, my hands were covered in mud, along with the rest of my clothes. I look again at the sharp shard of glass and I wrap my other hand around it. 

I try to pull it out, but instead I howl. I manage to get it out and blood streamed out like a river. I had no choice but to rip the bottom of my shirt and tie it tightly around my arm to stop to bleeding; or at least try too.

I grab onto the tree next to me and get to my feet. The sky was getting dark and the trees whispered, their leaves whistled their song as the birds stopped their's. The wind shook me, like a pepper shaker and the freezing rain forced me to grasp my arms.

I'm still wearing the outfit that I had worn yesterday, but the shirt is ripped to shreds, along with my pants that are covered in a mixture of bloody mud.

As I continue walking straight, or what I think is straight, fog started to pick up and soon I couldn't see anything.

"Catherine!"

I hear suddenly from a distance and that voice rattled me, it made my heart beat faster.

"Harry!"

I try to yell, but I haven't noticed til now that my throat was clogged with a coating of something.
It prevented me to talk.
My voice cracked and it squeaked at a high pitch.

My head felt light and my vision became blurry, but I refuse to sit down. I refuse to give up.

I keep on walking towards the voice, deeper into the foggy forest, full of jeopardy.
The rain fell faster and it hurt my ears as it pounded against my body. 

I stop in my footsteps when I start to hear the sound of heavy boots coming closer quickly. It didn't sound like they were going to stop.

"Harry"

I mutter and something suddenly runs into me from behind. I scream with dread and it grabs me forcefully. It's hand comes up to cover my mouth and when it's arms turn me around, I realized It's Harry. His hand goes away and I wrap my arms around him tightly.

"Catherine, you shouldn't be here"

He whispers loudly and his grip around me tightens even more.

"I had no choice"
I reply and tilted my head up to look at his face. It was slightly bloody, but not as bloody as mine. His hair was wet and stuck to his skin slightly as the raindrops rolled down his face.

"Harry, I need to tell you something"
I began, but a gunshot was fired and hit the tree next to us, the fog was clearing and I saw a small group of people walking towards us.

"Tell me later."

He grabs my strong, muddy arm and we dart farther away from the group.

We ran fast and were forced to speed up.
It felt like an hour of running when Harry and I finally stop. My legs felt like sticks that were about to snap any second and my arms throbbed.

Harry and I came to the edge of the forest; with the trees then the ocean below us.

It was a cliff, a lethal one.

I could see the sun on the horizon, ready to set and the fog was starting to come back, the wind could have picked me up, if Harry wasn't holding my hand tightly

"I'm scared"

I say in terror and I look at him, his face looked just as frightened.

"Well, well, what do we have here?"

I heard someone say from behind us, from the depths of the forest.

Harry and I turn around and the first face I see is Colin. I also recognized the four faces behind him. They were Harry's gang members. I know each one's name by heart, but Liam was missing.

I let go of Harry's hand.

"I want you to know Catherine...I never wanted to hurt you."

Colin proceeds and I give him a confused expression. What is he talking about? 

"What's your big plan? Kill me and take her?"

Harry questions bravely and even though i wasn't holding his hand; I could feel his jaw tightening and his muscles coming together, ready to charge.

"No,"

Colin begins

"I'm just going to kill her."

He casually explains and quickly reaches into his back pocket; he pulled out a gun. He aimed it at my head, like Liam.