Biological sex: Female
Gender: Girl
Prompt: [600 words max]
Breathe. Inhale, exhale, repeat. Heartbeat thundering madly in my ears. Stay completely still. No movement. Whatever you do, do not move.
a branch snaps
I see their boots. Closer and closer. Don't make a sound. Please, don't let them find you.
They're right in front of me now.. they've been searching for me. Hunting me. I see a drop of blood fall. It's... mine?
They know. Run.
I take off between his legs. They yell in surprise, and the gunshots ring around me. But this time, they miss. They weren't expecting me. Perhaps I'll make it this time...
Don't stop to think. Just. Run.
I ran. Leaping over bushes, ducking under branches, launching off of rocks and trees. I couldn't stop. The sun went down, and I went farther than I'd ever gone before. They'd long stopped following... but i couldn't risk it. When I finally did stop, I realized I never could.
Every day I run. Sometimes, late into the night. Sometimes only at night.
I run for a reason so powerful I must keep going.
I run for my life.
a branch snaps
I see their boots. Closer and closer. Don't make a sound. Please, don't let them find you.
They're right in front of me now.. they've been searching for me. Hunting me. I see a drop of blood fall. It's... mine?
They know. Run.
I take off between his legs. They yell in surprise, and the gunshots ring around me. But this time, they miss. They weren't expecting me. Perhaps I'll make it this time...
Don't stop to think. Just. Run.
I ran. Leaping over bushes, ducking under branches, launching off of rocks and trees. I couldn't stop. The sun went down, and I went farther than I'd ever gone before. They'd long stopped following... but i couldn't risk it. When I finally did stop, I realized I never could.
Every day I run. Sometimes, late into the night. Sometimes only at night.
I run for a reason so powerful I must keep going.
I run for my life.
