Shadows
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  • Parts 5
  • Time 29m
  • Reads 48
  • Votes 7
  • Parts 5
  • Time 29m
Ongoing, First published Oct 17, 2017
Mature
There he was....in the shadows....smiling at me. I could see his teeth gleam from the light of a dimmed lamp post nearby. I was frozen. My legs didn't move. My heart was frozen in place:
" Hello...Mia..." He said. He stepped out of the darkness, wearing a mask that gave me chills. He held up a rag and spoke," I'm gonna take you home..."

Then, before I could blink, he lunged forward and held me tightly around his masculine chest. I tried to scream but he clasped the rag over my mouth. Oh god...he's gonna kill me...I'm gonna die. A odor filled my nostrils, making them sting. It's smelled horrible, what was in the rag. I tried to move but my legs grew weak and my voice grew lower until it sounded like a meow. My eyelids grew heavy and weary. And as quick as he had grabbed me, the world faded black and the last thing I heard was," You're all mine..."
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