Solitary Lovers- Prologue
Closer. It was coming closer. Whatever it was, I could tell it did not mean pleasant times with me.
The footsteps that echoed down this gloomy, damp alleyway sent chills racing down my spine.
The end. Was this it? No! I had worked too long and too hard for it to end like this!
I ran. I couldn't stop to think, all I knew was that I either ran, or faced the same fate the other girls of my town had. My legs pumped and my heart raced. Lungs burned and short blonde hair clung to my face and the lines of my neck, weighted down by the rain. Black leggings clung to the bends of my knees in a way they hadn't on their own.
I had no idea how fast I was running, but I knew I couldn't stop. The rain felt like a thousand paper cuts scraping my skin and leaving bleeding cuts in their wake. My buckled boots made soft sound on the damp pavement. Pat, pat, pat, pat…
What was happening? There was no time for me to think. This killer. This… thing. I could see my breath leave steam from my fast panting. My legs ached, but I knew, I knew that if I gave up now, I wouldn't live to see my twin brother ever again.
Run, Rin. Stop thinking and run before you get yourself killed! My brain screamed. My azure hues widened and I took off again. How stupid of me!
I took refuge underneath the roof of an abandoned sort of shack on the end of a building. I wanted to scream, but I knew they would find me. It was only around 5pm, yet the rain poured down like there would be no end. It was a living nightmare.
I was completely numb. My lungs burned, it hurt to breathe. I was drenched and I couldn't feel my legs.
And that's when a spot of teal raced across my vision. I held my breath.
No.