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It’s just a dream. It’s just a dream. I was continuously repeating this mantra in my head. It is just an illusion; I am still in my room sleeping in my bed while hugging my teddy. It is just a nightmare and my mind is playing some kind of trick with me.  But deep down I know it is not a dream I know that I am running away from the monsters into the forest. Well isn’t it weird I am thinking I am running away from monsters while I am heading towards them? Who knows what the forest holds at midnight and what is lurking in the darkness and what monsters are out there waiting for their meal? But they are my least concern at the moment because firstly I have to run away from the deadly creatures who are after me for god knows what reasons. The forest was dangerously quiet. The trees are not that close and not that apart. It was midnight so only the moonlight was helping me see a little bit in the darkness.  It was a full moon looking so beautiful; illuminating the world. If I hadn’t been in the mess in which I am at the moment I would have stopped and admired its beauty but for now, I have to save my ass. I heard the hustle of dry leaves behind me. I ran as fast as I could. I could feel the pulse in my ears. The adrenaline was pushing in. The cool breeze was blowing on my face. If it hadn’t been for the running, I would have shivered. It was at that moment I realized I was running barefoot. The cool soil mixed with grass was touching my feet. and the pebbles were hurting my feet. I was ducking the branches of trees and running. I didn’t know I had such a nice vision. I was almost blind; I couldn’t see without my glasses on, which I don’t have at this moment.  I again heard the shuffle of leaves on my right, looking in that direction was my biggest mistake. As I looked in that direction I stumbled over a branch and rolled on the ground. I think I broke my ankle because the speed I was running would have done that.  Instead of running again I hid behind a thick tree hopping that they will not notice. As I was sitting there hugging my legs to my chest, I saw shining eyes looking in my direction in the dark, hiding behind the bushes. Oh my god, I never thought I will be a meal to the wild animals. I never thought I will die such a death. Suddenly all the eyes snapped on their right and after a second or two, all of them ran away in a different direction as if they have seen something more dangerous than them. And there they were looking at me with their black eyes staring right in my soul. The monsters I was running away from were standing right in front of me. They looked like humans but had pitch-black eyes and a height of up to 6’6. They were dressed in all black with a long leather coat that reached up to their ankles. If they weren’t here to kill me, I would have probably asked for its brand because it was so damn beautiful. But they were here to kill me with daggers in their hands. And asking that was not appropriate in this situation. I mustered my courage and did the most stupid thing. “Who are you? What do u want from me? What have I done?” my voice came out so hoarse. “well little girl you are a runner” who seemed like the leader said. He didn’t even paid attention to my questions which obviously angered me. “I asked something and I want f*****g answers,” I said those words with hatred laced with anger. But as a response got a slap on my face. 3 “Don’t u dare talk to me in that tone, well I will forgive you as you are about to die”? “Goodbye little girl” with that his dagger was coming my way and as an instinct I closed my eyes waiting for it to pierce through my skin. After a millisecond I felt the pain in my heart.  And with that, I woke on my bed with panting breath and clothes drenched in my sweat. I stumbled to the bathroom and saw my face in the mirror; I was disheveled and my face was pale. Thanks god it was actually a dream but it seemed so real as if I was living that moment. I washed my face with cold water and headed back to my room. It was 4 in the morning. It was no use going back to sleep anyways as if I will be able to sleep after that. Taking a bath will be a better option. I grabbed my towel and went for a bath.  Listening to songs while taking bath is the best therapy. It took almost an hour to relax my body and mind and then I got out and changed. Well, I still had a lot of time so I thought completing my assignment which is due next week can be used as a time pass. I was so immersed in my assignment that I forgot what the time was and then I heard my mom calling me downstairs for breakfast. Well, to be true I was hungry as hell so in an instant I was in the kitchen waiting for my breakfast like a hungry dog. “oh my god you scared me” she looked back and saw me standing there with startled expression on her face. “well, how you got up so early usually I have to wake you up a thousand times” a little bit of shock was evident on her face. “well I had a nightmare so I woke up some time ago,” I said nonchalantly. “can I have my breakfast I am starving to death?” “sure.” I grabbed my plate of the beacon with orange juice and sat on the aisle to munch on it. While I ate I admired my mother's beauty. She looked much younger than her age with beautiful and flawless skin. She didn’t even need makeup she looked so perfect with brown eyes and blonde hairs which were cut in a bob. I was not like her not even a little bit. I had blue eyes with light brown curly locks of hair. And my skin complexion was a little tanner than her. Maybe I looked like my father. I have never seen him he died when I was 3 years old and all his pictures were burned when we had a fire in our house when I was 4. I wished I had him here with him or at least I had some of his memories; how he looked like and his personality. With this thought, I completed my breakfast. “mom I am going to get ready” with that I kissed her cheek and went upstairs.  The school was something I never liked I was just counting my days there. It was so boring. Well, I would have never said that if I knew my life will completely take another direction this year.