It's taken me long enough, but at last here is another story! It is not a sequel to 'These Four Walls', but I hope you enjoy it all the same. As always, please review - it always makes me feel a little better! Excuse the very short prologue - I promise the following chapters are much longer!
She scrambled through the undergrowth. Each step brought with it a fresh scratch on her bare legs but she ignored the pain and the trickle of blood. Silent tears ran down her cheeks, and they had to be just that: silent. She feared that should any sound leave her mouth it could lead him to her all over again, although rationality would have told her he was long gone in the opposite direction. Eventually she stumbled out of the trees onto a deserted road. Excruciating pain searing through her bloodied legs, she allowed herself to fall to the ground, sobs wracking her fragile body. She stayed there for some time, until the distant lights of an approaching car jolted her back to reality. Hurriedly she clambered to her feet, wiping tears from her eyes, and jumped behind the nearest tree until she was sure the vehicle had passed. For most people in her situation the late-night travellers would have appeared as blessed salvation. But not for her. She was different. In the past hour her life had been torn to shreds, irreversibly altered, and she felt she could be certain of nothing, not even the ground beneath her shredded feet. But there was one thing she knew: she would do whatever it took to make sure no one ever found out about this. She may not feel it at that moment, but she could be strong. No one would ever know.