I only see a dozen blurry faces as I sprint. My heart is pounding as if a monster thumping loudly behind my back. I can hear it in my chest, and I can't wait but to stop it. I can hear people following me. My mind rushes, I can't stop to think for a moment. I feel my bare feet barely even skimming above the ground, barely touching the bare earth. I can feel the small but sharp stones inside, waiting to be stepped on. I wipe my eyes, my hands are wet now. Am I crying? No, it can't be... All this, as a simple result of sadness? All I ever wanted was to be happy, to be free. My eyes fully open as I notice that the footsteps have stopped. I unintentionally slow down. All my senses light up as I realize they've stop following me in furry. A smell the pines and the old fern trees growing not far away from here. Birds whistling in the trees nearby bring joy. I taste the dry blood in my mouth, from earlier. No. Why. Dr Link.
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Hunted
RandomAn intense novel that I just started.... A community where everyone is good, calm, they cannot even hurt each other, and they are told that outside the "wall", danger lies. You cannot even see the end of it it's so big. But, in an accident, there is...
