I scrambled to my feet and turned running. The pounding of feet only confirmed what I knew would happen. My heart races as I turn sharply up to my house. Looking over my shoulder, the man was still following, there was only one place that I knew that might give me the advantage over him. Just I cleared jumping over the low garden fence that my father had put up for my mother so she could plant flower. I ran right into the place that I was forced to stay away from. Strangely I felt safe here even though I am being persuded, the thick brush and thicket of the woods is comforting to me.

"Get back here little girl!" the man shouted behind me.

I looked over my shoulder again, he had gained some distance between us. I turned a sharp left jumping over a large rock that had a large root growing over it. Just as I landed on my feet on the other side, I heard the man curse. I looked back, he had tripped over the root and fell. Just a few more feet there was a steep slop. Strange how I know the woods well enough to know where the slope is and I haven't been in the woods since I was ten.

I had just made it to the steep hill when the man grabbed my arm. I pulled as hard as I could, making us both roll down the steep hill. Just as we came to the bottom of the hill I hit my head hard on a rock, cutting the side of my head. The warm liquid that is my blood slowly poured down the side of my face. I looked over at the man, he was moving slowly to get to his feet. I am thankful that I am able to move much faster than him. With a pounding head, I got to my feet and ran further into the woods. I make a right turn and there standing before me is a large dark hole. The structure is like a castle, I froze as I stood there just a few feet away from the large opening.

The harsh cursing and breaking of low hanging tree branches caught my attention. The man was still after me, I'm beginning to think that I shouldn't have left the house when I woke up this morning. I tell myself.

Without further hesitation I run into the large opening. The darkness swallowed me.

I was tripping over my own feet as my eyes refused to adjust to the darkness. The heavy foot steps behind me start to make me even more uneasy than I am. I place my right hand on the wall and start to fill my way around seeing as how my eyes aren't going to adjust any time soon. My hand glided over the rough stone wall, making me have to turn several times. Just I am beginning to get really tired and annoyed I come into a large circular room, the ceiling of the structure was barely there, a large hole in the ceiling allowed the bright full moon light to shine in allowing my eyes to adjust to the new lighting.

I walked into the room, it was vast and seemed to be some kind of throne room from many ages ago. However what really stood out is the large flat stone platform, laying there is large heap of something that doesn't seem to be alive which strangely I felt disappointed.

"There you are you little girl." the man's voice came from behind me.

I turned to face the man, I walked backward. The man is holding a large bladed hunting knife. His is screwed into a dangerous yet almost painful sneer. His eyes still glazed slightly but burning with something that made my whole body shake with fear.