Fire In My Eyes
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Jennifer Dimond, Grade 10
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Short Story
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2019
Cold. Breezy. The type of breezy that gives you goosebumps.
Walking through the forest, dark as dark can be. I'm getting cold, colder than I had ever been before. My hands, they were like ice. My face pale. My lips blue. I hear something snap from behind me, scared I began running. Running for about 10 mins I come to a sudden stop, there's 3 different paths. I dont know which one to choose..I think about it for a second and I choose to go straight. I start running again. I hear footsteps behind me, I begin to sprint. Running faster than ever before. Then all of a sudden, there's a ton of lights, bright, shining, blinding lights. Then I realise, it's a building. I run inside thinking, it'll be safe, I can stop running and hide from whatever or whoever is chasing after me. But as i duck down, the door opens again. They almost saw me. They come my way. Getting closer.
*BANG**
What was that I think to myself. I'm shaking, anxiety levels getting higher. I begin to panic, sobbing. I pull out my phone, turn down my brightness and pull up messages. I begin to type,
"Hey, I just want to say..I lo" but before I could finish my sentence, I felt something on my arm. It was wet, cold, it slid down my arm. I couldn't tell where it came from. I look at my arm, it was red, scarlet red..I tried to keep calm but it started dripping faster dripping from the roof. I look up and then...
**SCREAMS**
I freak out, screaming, worried for my life, my safety. But then..A bright yellow, orange light shines, I look back up..the person, the person was on fire, I begin to scream again, screaming louder and louder, I got up and ran but before I could escape..I hear the footsteps again. They grabbed me.
"I got you now!"