Running Away From Fears

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It's angst about Roman running away from a monster and him being scared out of his mind so I guess that might be counted as a warning but eh, I hope y'all like it!
(Roman POV)
running running running that's all I seem to be doing, crashing through trees

A thick forest surrounds me as I run, I run from something but I don't know what, the sharp branches and leaves attack my chest and face and leave scratches from the force of shoving them away. Running. The tree roots stick out of the soft earth like a taut wire attempting to trip me at every frantic footfall I make,

rUn rUN fool it's getting closer

I reach for my knife to hack away the branches but in doing so my arm caught on a vine, I stumble for a moment but I keep on running

RuN rUN RUN

The tremors in the earth of what I thought was my heartbeat were growing louder, something giant, something that wants me dead is chasing after me.
I continue to run, the branches infront of me are slowly getting brighter as the sun reaches them. I must be close.

ICANHEARITRUNRUNKEEPONRUNNING

I stumble out of the forest, I see smoke in the distance, I scream with the little voice I have left. "HELP! PLEAsE SOMETHING IS TRYING TO KILL ME!"
I run, I don't dare turn back for I might be frozen in fear of the being that's shaking the very ground.
The tremors are getting louder. I can feel the eyes of something giant staring into my soul with a murderous intent.

"helP PLEASE I NEed-"

I can't breathe, my legs feel as if im running through quicksand but I keep on running.
I yell for aid again and again until the need for air is so much I can't yell anymore.
I sob as I force my legs to keep on running towards the smoke, towards... home.

I see the wood cottage and I move faster, my heart feels as if it's going to burst as well as my lungs, force myself to move, adrenaline is the only thing that's keeping me alive as the tremors grow louder as the beast grows nearer.
The tremors stop for a moment and the fear of what's going to happen makes me run faster.

The monster must've jumped since the force of their landing sent me flying, I crumpled into a ball and sobbed, my entire body shakes

Imgonnadieohgodimgonnadieidontwanttodiepleasewhyisnoonecomingtohelpmeimscaredidontwanttodie

I try to move but my body refuses to, the shaking of the earth tells me that the thing is approaching me, I use the last of my strength to turn to see my killer but I was too slow, as fast as a bullet the thing picked me up in it's mouth, it's rows of teeth like a shark were sharp as dwarven iron, the jaw closed around me SNAP!

I bolt upright in my bed, the blankets surrounding me were soaked with sweat, I breathe as if I was still running from that thing. My heart pounds and my sensitive hearing makes it sound like someone is playing the loudest drum in the world right next to me.
I curled into a ball as a thought kept swimming in my head:
what the hell just happened?!

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