The Next Step

Chapter 12

Sorry for the long wait. I've been really busy, but I'll have an update every week.😃

Ella's POV

I drove back home with Giselle after we all drank our juice. But I'm still not sure that she took what I said seriously. I mean, she's in major danger right now and she doesn't even belive me.

We got out of the car and walked towards Giselle's big house. The house is surrounded with pine trees in the country. She led me up to my room, which was painted grey and black with splashes of red everywhere. It was really pretty.

Giselle: "So, I'll see you in the morning. Set you're alarm for dance"

Ella: "Night"

Giselle: "Night"

I set my bags down. The room was moderately sized. It had its own bathroom as well. And now it's mine. Giselle's a really good friend.

*The next morning*

Beep beep beep beep

I slowly woke up and looked over at my alarm clock. Oh my gosh, dance starts in 15 minutes. The last thing I want to do is make Giselle late or make her regret taking me in.

I rushed as quickly as I could to get ready. With 6 minutes left to spare, I ran downstairs to grab something to eat. Giselle was sitting at the table, ready to leave. I quickly ran to the foyer, grabbed my shoes, and ran out the door with giselle close behind me.

We jumped in the car and buckled our seat belts. Giselle turned on the car, slowly pulled out of the driveway, and drove down the street. To get to dance, Giselle takes a very quiet road with trees on both sides. For the next minute, all I could hear was chirping birds.

The sun faded as the trees grew thicker. The tires suddenly grew louder as we drove. Then I heard a loud pop outside. The car slowed down until it came to a full stop on the pebbly ground. We exchanged confused glances. As Giselle got out to look at the front of the car, I went to examine the tires.

"Wow. There's a dozen nails in the back tire" I said.

Giselle's POV

"Why would there be nails in the tire? And how did they get there?"

"I have no idea how the nails managed to punctu-"

*BANG BANG*

In the distance, a loud noise echoed through the forest

"Oh no" Ella whispered so quietly I could barely hear her.

"What's wrong?" I ask

She looked up at me with a horrified look on her face.

"HE FOUND US" she screamed

"Who found us?" I was so confused

"WE HAVE TO GO, PLEASE" I could tell she was desperate, so I followed her.

We ran into the forest, branches cutting my face as I ran past them.

"ELLA, ELLA WHERE ARE YOU?" It was so dark in the forest that I couldn't see any more than about 7 metres in front of me.

"I FOUND YOU" it was Dominic. He was right behind us. I kept running as fast as I could.

"ELLA, RUN. DON'T STOP"

"GISELLE, WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE IS HE?" I think we might have lost him but I can't be sure.

I took a sharp turn and felt a thorn bush rip across my face. I ran and ran but it felt useless.

"I'LL FIND YOU. I WILL, IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO" Dominic screamed in the far distance.

I didn't want to stop running. He was still there. And he wasn't going to stop looking.

It felt like I had been running for miles, kilometres even. I had to keep going, but it couldn't. I had to stop.

And then everything went black.

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