His breaths began to quicken, heart pumping rapidly. The faint sound of footsteps approached,
Tap,
Tap,
Tap.
Darkness swallowed the landscape providing the perfect cover for Lila, the owner of which the steps belonged. He stared around, desperately willing his eyes to see past the unyielding cloud of black. Lila approached, ready to pounce. The steps grew steadily audible to the point where Lila could have been stood right beside him, unnoticed.
"I smell guilt." Lila breathed in his ear. He sprang back, to see a vague silhouette that could only belong to Lila.
"Y-you." He uttered, panic wreaking havoc in his mind.
"Yes I."
Lila's face was contorted into an unnatural smirk, attempting to mask her raging fury. He could almost feel the heat from her anger wafting in his direction. Any second now he knew he would be on the receiving end of this volcano about to explode. He made an involuntary movement to take a further step back. This did not go unnoticed by Lila.
"Trying to escape?" She spat, voice sharp as cut glass. The effort of concealing her anger was long gone.
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Novela JuvenilX, a wanted criminal and known part of Them, a robotic society, created purely for the destruction of the government. Harper, an ordinary citizen, who is tired of a life filled with grey. Lila, once loyal, government employee, will she ever see the...
