Chapter 4


Rae was running. The things, what were they?, were after her. She could feel their sharp claws pricking her as she ran.
"What do you want???" she screamed, turning her head. She couldn't see a thing, only blackness.
"Blooood…" hissed a voice, "bloooooooooood……"
"No!" she shrieked, "Leave me alone!"
She kept running, but it was like she was on a treadmill, she was going nowhere. She couldn't feel her feet hit the ground. Darkness was surrounding her. The things, whatever they were, were getting closer. It was getting cold, ice cold.
"Help me!" she screamed into the forever blackness, "somebody help me!"
"Rae…" she could hear a voice that brought an air of warmth back to her, "it's ok, it's all going to be okay," it was Anthony!
"Anthony! Anthony, help me!" she called. She was so tired…maybe she should stop, give up…she could feel herself drifting away…
"Rae, don't leave me, please wake up, Rae…" She could hear sadness in his voice, it brought her back down, she wasn't drifting, but those horrible things were coming closer. Suddenly thoughts came into her mind, they had that Anthony flavor to them,
/RAE/PLEASE WAKE UP/CAN'T GO ON WITHOUT/PLEASE WAKE UP/YANA OKAY/SINGING SONGS/RAE'S GOTTA/CARE ABOUT HER SO MUCH/WHAT WOULD I DO/DON'T DIE/WAKE UP RAE/Love you/PLEASE DON'T/
There was fear for her, a fear for Yana too, but in his mind Yana wasn't in as much danger. She was singing from what Anthony's thoughts suggested. There was also this warm feeling, it made her smile despite the creatures closing in on her. Anthony loved her, that was the warm feeling, and he was worried very much about her. Where was he? Where was she?
The last thing she remembered was the car slamming into the tree, and then this. So this isn't real… she thought. Anthony keeps saying, "Wake up, Rae," so I must be unconscious. So what are these things chancing me? She cried out as she realized, I'm running from my own death, that's what those things are! If I can just keep running…
"Rae, wake up, please…"
"Don't worry, Anthony," she said, "I won't give up." And she continued to run, Anthony's voice and thoughts leading her.