She ran aimlessly through the stormy night.
She didn't care where she was going, as long as she got away.
They mustn't catch me. Not yet. I need more time!
She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the high wall at the end of the street she entered.
No! A dead end!
She wanted to back out, but she couldn't anymore. Her heart raced as she heard voices closing in.
I must find another way.
A flash of lightning lit the dark sky and like a beacon, reflected off a metallic cover on the road.
The sewer, she thought and without hesitation, lifted the heavy lid almost effortlessly. I'll take the chase underground. She jumped inside the dark hole and landed gracefully on the watery filth below. Almost instantly, she broke into a run.
This'll give me a few more hours. As long as my sisters are out of harm's way, I don't care what they do to me. Those monsters will not get what they want; I will not allow it.
She reached the end of the tunnel and found herself looking down at the crisscross of thin pipes and wide openings all flowing with sewage.
"There she is!"
Without looking back, she took the leap into the dark deep, waters at least twenty feet from where she stood. She surfaced and instinctively struggled against the rapid waters swirling into the drainage below. Eventually, she decided to go with the flow and with one last gulp of air, she allowed herself to be engulfed and taken down.
She cringed every time her body slammed against the metal walls of the pipes. But the journey was quick, and soon the pipe spewed her out into another open system and into a pool of water. She coughed a bit and swam towards the nearest opening. She hoisted herself up and tried to shake off the excess water that clung to her skin. She looked up and was amazed at how high up she came from, thankful that the water below was deep enough to cushion her fall. But her body ached terribly; from the running or the swimming, she didn't know. As she turned to walk she bit back a shriek. She didn't realize until then that she had injured her ankle.
She glanced at the 4 colored bracelets on her right arm and resolved to continue despite the pain. She walked along the wall of the tunnel for support and limped her way forward.
Just a little longer…
