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āĀ Ā Ā Ā FRIGID AIR does little to extinguish the fire that sets her lungs ablaze as they heave their unproductive gulps .Ā desperate gasps as her body demands more .Ā cramping muscles scream their protests that she cannot heed.Ā for once ,Ā sheās rebellious .Ā her life stands upon the edge of a knife---Ā should she hesitate for but a moment ,Ā claws will sink into her supple flesh ;Ā a mouthful of razors will lay claim to the tender meat of her neck .Ā DEATH would swiftly find her.
Ā Ā Ā Ā she cannot spare even a glance cast over her shoulder .Ā eyes trained stubbornly forward ,Ā she can feel HOT BREATH against her calves as their sprint kicks up the hem of her skirts dumping heaps of dirty snow into worn leather shoes .Ā laces loose , holes abundant ,Ā soles wearing thin ,Ā they offer little protection from the elements .Ā cotton socks are soaked through ,Ā her toes tingle dully---Ā a precursor to numbness .
Ā Ā Ā Ā indraāsĀ throat aches ,Ā horribly dry ,Ā painfully strained .Ā she can feel horrible pressure building beneath her ribs ;Ā she fights the RESISTENCE of inflamed bronchioles .Ā their chambers are shrinking ,Ā organic walls closing in ,Ā prohibiting passage of precious oxygen despite the growing demand .Ā vision dips and begins its damning kaleidoscope of warping colors and shapes .Ā dark blotches like swarms of flies scurry along her peripheral .Ā unconsciousness is coming .Ā soon ,Ā she will lose the strength to continue deadly game of tag .Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā but ,Ā by some miracle ,Ā she can distinguish a road ahead .Ā a road that led to somewhere--- ANYWHERE---Ā a place she could hide ,Ā sheltered by whatever structure stands at the end .Ā hope breathes a burst of new energy ,Ā a fresh slew of adrenaline like preyās final , desperateĀ fight for its life .Ā feet pick up ,Ā arms pumping ,Ā chest forcing reluctant balloons inflate .Ā fatigue is forgotten .Ā Ā SHE MAY JUST LIVE .
Ā Ā Ā Ā and then she trips .
Ā Ā Ā Ā a stray root on the roadside interrupts her stride ,Ā and momentum does the rest .Ā an unsuspecting shoulder hits the slippery wet cobblestone ;Ā her body tumbles across the lane and comes to an abrupt end as her back makes contact with the hard edge of a hill .Ā what little resources retained in her lungs are forced out .Ā blackness returns to the rims of brown eyes that watch as a beast barrels toward her ,Ā launching off itās hind legs with a victorious screech as it pounces for the KILL .













