LilyenRenn

I still remember that night.   I’d been running. Running so far and so fast, I could feel my breath tearing through my parched throat and see it steaming the air. My muscles screamed. I could hear my heartbeat hammering in my eardrums.   I had to stop.   I couldn’t stop.   I felt my foot hit the slippery ground at an angle; I felt my ankle twist out from under me. My hands hit the pavement with a force that skinned my palms, and the rest of my body followed.   I had to get up.   I couldn’t get up.   I could hear the footsteps getting closer. I was frozen, staring at the deserted street, my cheek pressed against the i