I felt as if I was trapped in a dream, one of those ghastly nightmares where you're forced to run for miles and miles, to the point of exhaustion and possibly near-death. And, no matter what I did, it didn't seem like I was running fast enough. My legs were aching from the effort of my body, but nothing was going at the speed I wanted. I pushed through the obstacles in my way, bumping into angry pedestrians and urging them to move, but still time went on. And soon, time would come to an end for me and for him.
But, unfortunately, this wasn't a nightmare, let alone a dream. And I wasn't running from anything, I was running towards something, someone to be exact. And his life, so more precious than my own, was being risked because of one mistake, one stupid ugly mistake.
Seth had told me that we might not make it out of this punishable place alive. I understood that and, although he and the others wished they could, they were forbidden to step on this land, banned by the cruel rulers who owned this place. So, it was up to me to find him, and tell him what was right.
I wasn't going to make it though.
But, I pushed on, the stitch in my stomach tightening with every move I made. A bell began to toll in the distant, shaking the ground slightly as it announced the hour had come. The soles of my feet shook, and I could hear the growls from the plaza. I was too late, and he had done it now. Several creatures lurked in the center of the town and, for just being involved in one of those monster's lives, I was about to give up the right to live with him once again.
A bloodthirsty howl sounded in the distant as the sun set directly in the center of the sky.