Amelia
I quickened my pace, my pulse a relentless drumbeat in my ears. The forest stretched endlessly around me, suddenly too vast, too wild and my thoughts betrayed me with stories of rogue wolves and savage attacks flooding my thoughts.
This wasn't safe. This wasn't just foolish, it was dangerously reckless. And I was alone. Completely, utterly alone. What had I been thinking, running alone at night in unfamiliar territory? Without telling anyone where I was going?
Fear gripped me as I picked up my pace, almost running now, my breath coming in short gasps. Every sound, a twig snapping, leaves rustling sent a jolt of terror through me. I stumbled on uneven ground, my hands shooting out to catch myself before I could fall face-first into the forest floor.
“Stupid, stupid, stupid,” I
