Daring Babe

10

𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 10

I flexed my aching arms and pulled myself up. I inhaled deeply before I started running along the rooftop, trying my best not to slip from the steep slopes.
I could hear a few thuds from behind me, signaling that they had landed on the roof I was on.
I unclenched my fists and tried pushing myself to run faster.

I should have full fledged abs after all this running!

~•~

The four hooded figures ran across the roofs so that they'd catch the girl in time. They had stopped abruptly when they saw the said girl had jumped, reaching the roof in front of her.

They were still far away so they had to watch her dangle there for a little while before pulling herself up. "Beatrice would have used her abilities on us by now." The one figure mentioned making the rest nod. "Maybe she just doesn't want to hurt us."

They cursed when she began running away from them once again. "We just need to catch her, be grateful she hasn't used her abilities on us."

~•~

I felt faint and my lungs were burning as if they were on fire.

How long do I have to keep running?

I wanted to stop and just sleep but I had no idea what those people wanted with me.

Hah I'm thirsty...

My vision had started to become blurry making me run in a zigzag. I was starting to slow down making me softly curse. "Keep.......going..."

I tried blinking to get rid of my blurred vision but it did no justice. I tried to push myself once more to run faster but my foot slipped and in slow motion, I slipped down the slope of the rooftop and right off the edge.

You gotta be kidding me!

I closed my eyes waiting for impact but I must have lost consciousness because I didn't remember a thing after that.

❦

"You can't possibly think you're safe here?" It was an old man I had never seen before. It seemed like he was speaking to me. "But this is where home is." I didn't recognize the females voice either and I couldn't see her. "Be careful Beatrice, not everyone and everything is kind."

I sat up gasping for air. I inhaled and exhaled heavily looking around at my surroundings. I sat in a single bed in a plain light pink room. Despite the awful colour choice there was a beautiful painting smack dab in the middle of the entire room.

It was of a woman dressed in a beautiful blue dress that reached her knees while the back reached down to her feet. The females face had been painted over so you couldn't see her features but she did have long black hair.

Weird...

I found it weird that they painted over her face.
I shook my head before throwing the blanket off myself. I got up and flinched feeling my calves as well as my thighs burn. Even my biceps were in pain.

That was until all the events occurred to me. "Ah! Where am I?" I went pale and dashed towards the door. I grabbed the handle and twisted it.
Unfortunately it didn't open, it was locked.

"Just great."