Why Run?

Chapter 10

I'm hanging on the edge of my metaphorical seat. I can feel whoever is coming after us, whoever it is, is coming closer toward us. Panic filled my head as I heard a gunshot. 'Did you hear that? They're coming after us.' I said to willow.

We kept huddled. My pulse getting faster by the second, heat covered my entire body, and it wasn't because of my think fur.

Still pulling tight together, I heard a mans voice, kinda like the man from my dream. "Come on, I can feel we are getting closer." It screamed. I scanned the cave. I have to get to the rock to lock us in the cave. I quietly stood up and slipped out of the hole. 'What are you doing? You're going to get us killed.' Willow whispered.

I looked carefully where my feet landed. Each step getting closer to the entrance. The men came closer, and I could feel a drift of wind. They were upwind, I could smell them, they feared us, I knew they wanted to get this over and done with.

I grabbed the rock changing only my hands into flesh and fingers. I moved the rock slightly, it was making a lot of noise. I could hear the men "come on this way." One of them said to the other. They are coming closer and the only thing I could do was roll the rock into position making a lot of noise.

So I did. We locked ourselves in. But before then one of the men grabbed the rock pushed it across, and walked in the cave. He went to the back of the cave and picked up my teddy bear. I signalled willow with my tail to go to the entrance.

We ran for our lives, but then, Suddenly, the cloud of dust overcame us, I tried to get out but I couldn't see anything, my nose stared to become white, like in my dream. Again I saw the flash of willows fur, and then nothing. The cloud of dust was gone, it became pitch black again.

I ran to the nearest tree and sat there waiting, sobbing. The man was running for his life, trying to get to the truck. I instantly stood up, and ran toward him. 'Im always here to help.' Felicia said again. But what about the other man? He's going to jump on top of me any second.

With Felicia taking over, she was like a bullet. My legs were sore from sitting down in the crowded corner. But that never stopped us.

Like my dream, the other man tried to jump on me but I swivelled and he tumbled on the ground. I was out of breath, slowing down. I was right on the other mans trail.

Felicia jumped and we landed on the muscly man. He came tumbling. Struggling to get up, Felicia crawled toward the bag before the man using her speed, 'run!' I screamed. she grabbed willow and we both ran for our lives in the forest.

But the other man caught up. He was right on our tails. We swivelled around trees and rocks till we came to the creek. It was more like a river now, it was gushing fast. We stopped on the edge taking big breaths. The men came closer, so we had nothing to do but cross the river. 'When I say jump, we jump!' I said to willow 'ready... Jump now!' We both jumped and the men stopped beside the river.

We were both swimming and soon after the men started to cross the creek as well.

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I will post another one of these, 'the chase' chapters soon... I don't know when though it could be a while coz of internet issues and all dat jazz... Very very sad I know. But keep in mind that this is a work in progress book and ITS NOT FINISHED so don't panic I will TRY to update as soon as possible.

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