Mate?

"Can you run faster?!" Janice yelled over the howling wind.

She glanced back at Alessia to see she was still far behind.

Janice desired to stop, but she couldn't. She knew what would become of her if she did.

Also, it was a matter of life and death, and they had been on the run for more than three hours or so. She didn't know what the time was precisely, but according to her weary body, she knew it was more than that.

As soon as they were done packing, they attempted to sneak out, but it hadn't been a fruitful one.

When she and Alessia had stepped out, they had met with the gangs from Alessia's father. Unfortunately for them, a chip had been on Alessia that had been used to trace her location.

Janice had done the first thing on her mind as soon as she heard her father's voice.

As they were still running, the gang was gaining on them; Janice wondered if she could outrun them if she tried harder.

She halted and heaved out a breath. Although it was the last thing she should be doing, she