_Black_.

That’s what I had seen a moment before. I wasn’t sure how long that moment had been, but now it was over. Fuzz came into my eyes as I tried to take in my surroundings.

_Blurry_.

Everything was blurry. I could not see.

I took a deep breath. Then another. And another.

My lungs ached. Why did they ache? Then I was gasping for breath.

_I shouldn’t be here. __I shouldn’t be here. _

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I need to go. But where? Where was I?

The fuzz in my vision started to fade away. Trees. That’s what I saw. Trees and trees stretching on for miles.

_Why was I in a forest? _I shouldn’t be.

_Cold_.

Snow covered the ground in every direction. The cold suddenly bit through my worn clothes. My shock had saved me from feeling it earlier. My arms were bare. I should not be outside. I need to go.

_Run_.

I need to run. I need to get away. Where am I?

A sharp pain rushed through my body as I tried to step forward in the thick, slushy snow.

_Blood_.

The ground below be was red.

Red with _my_ blood.

My leg was torn and my arm had a huge gash right through the middle.

I needed to go. Get away.

I started. One foot in front of the other.

_Faster_.

Faster and faster.

Each step agony. Each step blurring my vision more and more.

_Am I even walking _straight? No. My foot hit the trunk of the tree.

_Pain. _

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Fight through it. Keep on running. Keep on moving. Run.

Each step shattering my vision. Holding me back.

_Thump_.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Footsteps were coming. _They_ were coming. _Who were they? _

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One step. Two step. Run. Run.

I ran.

Ran and ran. Pushing through the pain. Nothing in my sight.

_Black_.