Bound By A Borrowed Heart
One mile.
I stumble over a cracked piece of sidewalk. I catch myself, scraping my hands raw on the concrete, but I don't stop. I can't stop. Not yet.
"Just a little further," I pant, as the taste of copper fills my mouth. "Just... hold on."
Cars rush past me, spraying dirty water onto my legs. No one stops. Why would they? I look like a madwoman. A wet, bedraggled ghost running through a hurricane.
At half a mile, my vision starts to tunnel. The edges of the world go black, and the whirring in my chest is getting louder, drowning out the thunder. It sounds like a grinding gear.