Awakening
“She did, sprinting ahead, her long legs soon leaving me behind, which was not what I’d meant. But we had enough of a head start. We just needed to get— I glanced back at my pursuer and missed the curb. I stumbled and tried to recover, but my injured knee gave out and I sprawled onto a strip of grass. I dug in with both hands, ready to scramble up, but the girl landed on my back and the wind flew from my lungs.
We fought—if you could call my frantic kicking and flailing a fight. Soon she had... me pinned on my back, knife at my throat. That stopped me.
“I—I—I—” I swallowed. “I’m sorry. Do you want my jacket? My shoes?”
Her face twisted in disgust. “You don’t have anything I want, blondie.”
She wrenched down my hood and yanked a handful of my hair. I winced and bit back a yelp.
“Red streaks?” A humorless laugh. “You think that makes you tough?MoreLess
We fought—if you could call my frantic kicking and flailing a fight. Soon she had... me pinned on my back, knife at my throat. That stopped me.
“I—I—I—” I swallowed. “I’m sorry. Do you want my jacket? My shoes?”
Her face twisted in disgust. “You don’t have anything I want, blondie.”
She wrenched down my hood and yanked a handful of my hair. I winced and bit back a yelp.
“Red streaks?” A humorless laugh. “You think that makes you tough?MoreLess
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