I ran down the hill as someone very sinister chased me. The car was no use for me now, I never stopped to fill it up with gas. There was no time. I had to keep going, to move away from certain death.

I never ran as fast as this in my whole life. In seconds I expected my lungs to explode and my knees to break. This wasn't the way I thought I would die. I didn't even know what would kill me. I wouldn't be able to rest in peace in the afterlife. I was absolutely positive that it wasn't human. The unbelievable speed, inhuman beauty -it all added up to something that existed in fairy tales.

I hit branches along the way, tripped on tree roots -I still kept going, despite the pain I was feeling. I could see the road up ahead, only a few feet away from me. It felt like to gateway to freedom. I didn't bother to read the sign that was near the entrance that determine the place I was going into. The place seemed to be a beach reservation. The creature didn't stop chasing me, I could hear its fast footsteps. It was no use to call help, I would run out of air in the process and collapse. I kept running west, I didn't care if I trespassed any land.

Then I realized that I was trapped. The creature was able to herd me in a cliff. I skidded to a stop almost impossibly. I hesitantly look down the cliff in a thought of just suiciding rather than being murdered. The bottom was nothing but water, part of the beach. It looked deep, but that didn't cross my mind. Then, it made it up to me. I spun around -I could feel my knees betraying me. It had cold, black eyes as it stared at me murderously.

"Fool! You cannot escape me human," it growled.

It grinned, seeing I had no choice. I back up until my heels were touching no ground. It laughed darkly.

I grinned back, and then let myself fall.

I didn't scream the way down, seeing it had no point. What would I be screaming for? The water painfully slammed on my back, making big splashes. I saw the beast look down at me from above with his teeth bared. I sank like a rock and saw no more. The water entered my mouth and flowed down my throat, blocking any air ways. It stung like shoving a knife down.

Death.

It sounded peaceful to my mind, rather than pain and suffering. Death was painless, peaceful; it took you away from the cruelty of being alive. It was easy, but life wasn't. Maybe fate brought this to me for my own good. I couldn't see anything else after that, just pure black. But I still had my senses to feel. I reached the bottom of the ocean, it would be too late for me to swim up and try to save myself. I felt the water push against me. Was something coming my way? It stopped for a second. Then it grabbed me, pulling me somewhere. Did the beast dive in too?

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I didn't understand how I was able to wake and and feel myself surrounded by the soft sand. Did I make it to heaven? I kept my eyes closed, even though the sun wasn't out to annoy me even further. I came to the conclusion that someone had saved me. No! I want to die! When I dared to breathe, I started to spit out water that I swallowed. I choked me.

"You're alive!" a husky voice frightened me enough to open my eyes.

There, crouched over me was a boy. He was maybe seventeen, he had russet-colored skin, his hair was black and wet. He wore no shirt, but only shorts to show his mascular chest. He was as wet as I was, I figured he was the one who saved me. I sat up and looked around in search of ominous beast.

"What is it?" he asked me urgently.

"The-the thing..." I hesitated.

He looked at me with a puzzled expression. "Don't worry. I'll bring you somewhere safe," he almost cooed.

Effortlessly, he picked me up off the ground, as he slid his arms under my shoulder blades and under my knee. I made my head rest against his warm chest. I closed my eyes to relax myself. This as comfortable.

I felt the temperature change. I figured we were somewhere in a house.

"Jacob?" I heard a more-aged man ask.

"Yeah, dad. It's me," my rescuer answered.

I suddenly heard wheels squealing against the floor. "What happened?" the man's voice was closer now, it was panicked.

"I heard someone jump off the cliff-diving area, but I never heard them swim back up. I knew someone was drowning. I got her in time, though. She's alive," Jacob explained.

"Set her down on the couch and get her a towel!" the man ordered.

Jacob set me down on a soft couch like he was told to. I heard him run up a set of stairs, and later back down. Then he wrapped me in a towel. I had the energy to finally open my eyes to see the two of them crowding me. Jacob smiled at me warmly while the other man had his eyes spread wide.

"What's your name, my dear?" The man asked.

I hesitated for some reason- maybe from shock. It took a while before I could answer. "Anna Martinez," I was able to sound out. I held my forehead, trying to ease my headache.

"Are you okay? Did you injure any part of your body? Try to stand up," he told me.

I made the effort to stand up as Jacob had his arms out and ready incase I fell. I was surprised by such care to a stranger like me who looked like a wet cat at the moment. I was able to stand up. The walls swayed unnaturaly. "Just a headache," I answered.

"Your bleeding," Jacob whispered.

I took my hand from my forehead to see blood staining my hand. "Nothing serious," I lied.

He got up and took off to get a smaller towel to cover my head.

"Where do you come from? I never seen you around here before," the man asked.

I looked down on the carpet. "I'm from Seattle. I-It's a long story..." I trailed off.

"Do you want us to bring you to the hospital?" The man asked.

I perked up. "No, no. That's okay, I'm fine. Really. I'm in shock or something," I tried to explain.

The kind man rolled himself to the kitchen, probably to get me some food.

"What did you see?" Jacob asked me in a calm voice, he held the two of my hands.

I was forced to have flashbacks of the scene. "Someone or something was chasing me... After I got home, I found my dad dead on the floor. Blood was everywhere, surrounding the dead body. I ran out of the house, to the backyard. To yell for help. A stranger stopped me, and breathed in the air like he smelled something good... He said something like, 'the pain will only take a second. It will be over.' He got his head around my neck. Another female called his attention to tell him to get rid of the evidence first before he finished me off. I think she was his friend. I had to chance to escape and drove my car here. I had to run when the gas was finished," I covered my face, seeming this all sounded like someone mentally disabled would make up. I saw Jacob flinch that some parts.

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