I could feel him breathing down my neck as I ran. His breath as cold as ice, his mechanical laughter ringing in my ears like an ancient chanting, eating and tearing at my pitiful defenses.
My lungs are burning; it is as if they are on fire!
The fear is overwhelming, it's making my hear pound and my body ache in a desperate need to get away from him!
I turn my head to see if he is still following me.
He walks behind me at a leisurely pace, as if my distressed running is a joke, as if he could catch me in a second, but wanting to prolong the experience of the hunt.
I jerk my head forward as to watch were I am going, to find an area where I can escape.
I don't turn in time and my foot is caught on a hole in the ground.
I thrust my hands out in front of me, in hopes to limit the injury of the fall.
I crawl, trying to get away, get away!
I feel the gravel dig into my palms, cutting and scraping at the delicate skin to get to the warm fluid beneath.
I turn my head away, as to not see the insanity bleeding from my hands.
I gag as the coppery smell infiltrates my nostrils, feeling as if I've inhaled a sickly sweet perfume.
My knees scrape against the concrete, holding me, dragging me back.
I press onward in hopes of freedom from him.
I try to breathe, but it feels as if there is no more oxygen!
I force precious air into my lungs, in hopes that it will fight away the black dots that are clouding my vision.
My head suddenly feels so light, and so dizzy, as if I could float away…
"No." I shake my head praying that something could clear it.
I lift my head up as to see the sky one more time, in hopes of saying my final goodbye.
But instead of seeing the beautiful night sky, I see something worse, a trick of my eyes.
I see my sunshine standing there, but it couldn't be him, for he is dead.
His cold brown skin, his long black hair, his lips in that permanent smile.
But his eyes, his eyes are not brown as they once were, warm and enchanting, lighting up my world.
Now they are something that has haunted me since he has died.
Red eyes.