Chapter 33 - Still safe, right?

Chapter 33

My hair stood on end when I heard that. Fear gripped me, I was Zandrus' target! For real? I was stunned for a bit. If I am not in a critical situation I'd stood in shock. However, due to my situation and triggered survival instincts, I ran further.

Why would Zandrus target me? I sped up my running even more. Even though I almost tripped, I just went straight to get away. No matter how hard, no matter how tired I was getting, I kept running away for my dear life.

"You can't go any further, the best thing is to stop!" Zandrus shouted, but I didn't listen and kept running. "Stop being stubborn! You're just tiring yourself."

"Zavan..." I whispered into the air, hoping he would come and save me from Zandrus' hands. I shut my eyes for a close second to clear my vision, then I kept going.

"STOP!" Zandrus shouted again.

I'm so tired, I'm out of breath. I can't run anymore, even if I keep running they will still catch me.

So I stopped running.

"Zavan," I whispered into the air again