Teen Ink

Prologue

Her heart beat against her chest as she ran through the dark, stale alleyway, fear captivated her thrusting her forward and controlling her feet. She could hear the footstep stalking her. Swiftly, she made a sharp turn and to her dismay met a dead end. Her eyes darted looking for an escape or hiding spot. None was found. She scurried to a dark corner. She gasped as she caught her breathe. Tears were trailing down her grimy face and pain seared through out her body. The need to survive was being muffled the desire to stop and meet her fate. Suddenly, something grasped her throat.
“Don’t say a word,” it hissed into her ear, causing her to shudder. The thing pushed her to the ground causing her face to be shredded against the unforgiving ground. Her tears became a waterfall and her breathing a tornado.
“Please,” she pleaded with the monster as it rearranged its grip on her neck. It growled as it slamming her head into the ground, sending her into a bright light where she saw her mother standing with open arms welcoming her to what laid ahead.