Chapter FortyThree

Chapter FortyThree

I ran as fast as I could, but it still didn’t seem to be fast enough. He was getting closer, gaining on me, I could feel it, I could hear him, He was all around me, I had no idea what direction he would be coming from.

He knew these woods like the back of his hand, that's why he brought me here, because even if I ran, he would find me and catch me … and kill me.

It was stupid of me to think he would change. He would NEVER change. He was a monster, his soul and heart were black, and there was no good in him. There never was.

I kept running, ignoring the constant pain as my bare feet ran over stones and sticks, trying to block out the feeling of them piercing my skin, while trying to keep myself upright under the slippery wet leaves.

‘Ella, you can’t run forever’. Hearing his words only encouraged me to run faster, but I was slowly running out of breath. It felt like I’d be trying to escape him for hours, I didn’t know how much longer I could go on.

But this