U.S. Route 11
Georgetown, Virginia
April 10
Run.
All she could think of was that one word.
Run
Maybe that car behind her just wanted to help. No. She knew it was him. She just knew. This wasn't good.
*Our Father Thou Art In Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven. Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread And Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us Lead Us No Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil, For Thine Is The Kingdom and The Power And The Glory, Forever and Ever. Amen. *
It was the only prayer she could think of. She wasn't Catholic but right now she wished she knew her Hail Mary's.
She heard the car speed up. She wasn't going to turn around.
*Maybe he thinks I'm just out for a jog. * She Thought, * No, You Idiot! HE'S GOING TO KILL YOU! RUN FASTER! *
So she did. She ran as fast as she could. She was in track in high school and had won numerous awards but after Beth was born she didn't have the chance to run, except to the store down the street one time when she ran out of diapers but even then she still wasn't as fast as she was in high school. She thought she wouldn't be able to take another step when her three-mile rush kicked in. *Yes! * She thought. *Panther Time! * Panther was her school mascot and one of the fastest cats; whenever she got that rush she called it "Panther Time."
She started running faster and was doing a good job until she heard his tires squeal. She turned around for less then two seconds and her heart nearly stopped. She knew she wasn't going to have a chance if she stayed on this road. She turned abruptly and went straight into the lightly treed forest. She ran anywhere that didn't involve getting hit in the face by a branch or getting caught.
She heard a horrible CRUNCH sound. She stopped and turned around. Relief flooded through her when she realized he had hit the tree she had just avoided. The relief quickly returned to panic when she realized that he was still moving.
She stood watching in horror as she saw him sit up, look around and then try to open the door. * RUN MORGAN, RUN NOW!!!! * Her mind screamed this so loud and furiously that it was painful but she obeyed. She ran.
She turned around when she heard him break glass. He Was Climbing Out The Window! She kept running.
Morgan knew he was chasing her but she also know that she had to keep running. She heard something again. A car. *Oh Sh*t* she thought *He has another car! * She heard it again and realized that it was more than one car. CARS! A road! She had reached a road. She got closer and realized it wasn't just any road. It Was A HIGHWAY! *THANK YOU GOD! * She ran straight into the highway ignoring the honks of passing cars and started crying when someone she recognized immediately pulled up and ordered her into the car.
Georgetown, Virginia
April 10
Run.
All she could think of was that one word.
Run
Maybe that car behind her just wanted to help. No. She knew it was him. She just knew. This wasn't good.
*Our Father Thou Art In Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven. Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread And Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us Lead Us No Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil, For Thine Is The Kingdom and The Power And The Glory, Forever and Ever. Amen. *
It was the only prayer she could think of. She wasn't Catholic but right now she wished she knew her Hail Mary's.
She heard the car speed up. She wasn't going to turn around.
*Maybe he thinks I'm just out for a jog. * She Thought, * No, You Idiot! HE'S GOING TO KILL YOU! RUN FASTER! *
So she did. She ran as fast as she could. She was in track in high school and had won numerous awards but after Beth was born she didn't have the chance to run, except to the store down the street one time when she ran out of diapers but even then she still wasn't as fast as she was in high school. She thought she wouldn't be able to take another step when her three-mile rush kicked in. *Yes! * She thought. *Panther Time! * Panther was her school mascot and one of the fastest cats; whenever she got that rush she called it "Panther Time."
She started running faster and was doing a good job until she heard his tires squeal. She turned around for less then two seconds and her heart nearly stopped. She knew she wasn't going to have a chance if she stayed on this road. She turned abruptly and went straight into the lightly treed forest. She ran anywhere that didn't involve getting hit in the face by a branch or getting caught.
She heard a horrible CRUNCH sound. She stopped and turned around. Relief flooded through her when she realized he had hit the tree she had just avoided. The relief quickly returned to panic when she realized that he was still moving.
She stood watching in horror as she saw him sit up, look around and then try to open the door. * RUN MORGAN, RUN NOW!!!! * Her mind screamed this so loud and furiously that it was painful but she obeyed. She ran.
She turned around when she heard him break glass. He Was Climbing Out The Window! She kept running.
Morgan knew he was chasing her but she also know that she had to keep running. She heard something again. A car. *Oh Sh*t* she thought *He has another car! * She heard it again and realized that it was more than one car. CARS! A road! She had reached a road. She got closer and realized it wasn't just any road. It Was A HIGHWAY! *THANK YOU GOD! * She ran straight into the highway ignoring the honks of passing cars and started crying when someone she recognized immediately pulled up and ordered her into the car.