~Bloodied Pearls~ MCYT Story

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Prologue:

   It was a rainy night in Painswick, Gloucestershire, the moon peeking out from the dark clouds eerily. It was so cliche. This seemed like the perfect night for something to go completely wrong.

   Her loud footsteps trudged onwards, splashing through the puddles that settled on the side of the road. She wheezed, her lungs searing with a burning pain. The figure behind her didn't seem to stop, their breaths quiet as ever. Was this person
even human? They'd been chasing the woman for who knows how long.

     The woman had enough. Who was this person? Why were they chasing her?

   She turned to look back, her running slowing down to a fast walk so she wouldn't trip. The figure held something in his left hand that wasn't too big. It was probably round the length of a size seven woman's sneaker.

   "Why-" She stopped to take a heavy breath, finding it hard to slow her breathing. "Why are you- following me..!? What did I.. d-do to deserve this!?" 

   The figure only grinned widely, showing off their pearly whites. She could've sworn the unknown person had shiny fangs. The thought was disturbed by the sudden sprint of the other, making the woman turn on her heels and begin to run.

     It wasn't long until the woman's vision was swallowed by darkness followed by a sharp pain in her head and abdomen. The shiny pearl beads from her necklace scattered all over the wet pavement, rolling in every which way.

  The beating of her heart was loud until it slowly died down and finally came to a stop.

    The wicked witch is dead.