Chapter Fifty-One – KateI reopen my eyes, I've no idea how long I've been slumped in the mud. I'm wet and freezing, I can barely feel my fingers or toes. But I must keep moving.
He's going to figure out my escape route, I'm sure, and then he'll follow. If he does, he's going to find me and murder me. The only way to make the pain and torment I've endured worthwhile is to survive this and tell my story.
My feet sink, wading through the mud, hindering my escape. It squelches between my toes. I fight its suffocating grasp, withdrawing my heavy legs quickly to pick up speed. Itchy overgrown w**d grass viciously whips at my calves and thighs.
I know he's already coming for me, I feel it in my bones. I won't be weak, I can't be. I'm running faster; my legs resemble jelly shaking through darkn
