Prologue
Fear
He felt nothing but fear.
"RUN BLAINE!" a voice screamed. Whipping around, he saw Wes and David fighting claw and tooth against their attackers. His own fear rooted him in place. He just stood and watched as his best friends were…no. No! Gathering the last of his courage he turned and ran shifting as he did so.
A shot rang out along with the high-pitched keening a wounded animal might make. Three more shots rang out in quick succession and the noise choked off with a gurgle. The forest fell quiet and Blaine stood in a clearing, tensed and waiting for the attack he knew would come.
One breath
He heard footsteps
Two breaths
A shot
Pain
Pain in his left side, blood everywhere.
Yelping in pain, he ran towards the highway.
The footsteps followed
"Get back here you mutt!"
No
"It's more fun to chase anyway."
Something landed in his side
More pain in his right, more blood
He felt dizzy now, tripping over his feet
If I can just make it…
He stumbled onto the highway
He collapsed right there, unaware of the car speeding towards him
The footsteps stopped
More footsteps, lighter this time
"Oh my god"