The Umbra Of Revenge

Intense running of a feminine figure in the darkness of the forest,as the moon cast it's silverly glow over the trees accompanied by gentle yet cold breeze pushing the leaves around. The hooting of the owls only made things worse by sending more chills down her spine. Despite being barefooted after losing her shoes somewhere in the chaos and having on only a short white dress which provided little to no warmth to her already feverish body, she kept running. All she cared about was surviving. Ignoring everything other thing around her, she ran as fast as her legs could carry she was not going to fall into the grip of those able bodied men with guns. One of the men fired at her thinking it would make her stop but Evelyn did not even look back or slow down. She was quickly running out of breath and hitting the braches just to get by, every step sent a jolt of pain through her feet yet she refused to give up. She kept pushing, running and exhaling. Even after stumbling over small rocks she still refused to fall down. Suddenly she came to a dead end . Evelyn was instantly gripped with fear on the realization that she was standing at the edge of a cliff. With wide eyes and uncontrollable breathing, she turned around only to see the giant figures of her chasers approaching with quick steps. She thought to herself " is this how it ends?, is this how I die after everything?". she had promised to get revenge for her parents and her little sister who were brutally murdered in front of her by her father's friend and business partner. All she could hear and see in her head were flashbacks of her mother's pleading voice, begging her to run and escape without looking back. Was her mother's sacrifice all for nothing? she thought as tears rolled down her eyes. The clouds suddenly cleared up allowing the moon beam down on earth and finally emanating it's light as if it was trying to make a grand introduction . Leaving a very beautiful sight to behold; a young lady with striking and fierce eyes that could clearly be seen despite the night, her beautiful long hair in high ponytail scattered around her neck from the long run. Her beautiful slim figure could clearly be seen, she had bruises all over her face, neck and slender legs, with blood dripping from her palm as her eyes teared up. She turned back around to look at the cliff and there was a gorge . It's flowing current was so strong that it scared her.As the men drew closer, Evelyn was contemplating hard and fast as to whether to jump or to die by the hands of her family's worst enemy. The man she hated the most in this world. It was at this point that she finally felt the exhaustion of running three miles; if she was being completely honest, she was tired...tired of everything, at this point, it was better to just give up, there was no way to get her revenge. She was still summing everything up in her mind when she heard a hoarse and bold voice yell from a little distance "Evelyn!". Slowly lifting up her head she realized it was him, 'Mr Benson', the chief security of the Kim family. He and his eight subordinates had finally closed up on her, all pointing their guns to her. Evelyn showed no fear,she looked straight at him as he said to her "You have no where to go now, you can either quietly come with me or die". She knew that this was no good offer as going either way from where she stood meant death, but she would rather have nature take her life than have that monster kill her the way he did her family. Evelyn looked at the Cliff again and then turned to look at them one last time before yelling " GO TO HELL!" and then ran towards the cliff. Mr Benson did not seem surprised about her decision to jump of a freaking fifty foot long cliff. After all he watched her grow up and knows how rebellious and stubborn she is. He had been ordered to kill her if she resisted so he ordered his men to shoot at Evelyn as she jumped off the cliff. After being hit by one bullet Evelyn yelled out in pain but still jumped off the cliff into the deep sea. They kept shooting even as she was already swallowed by the waters , trying to make sure the she was really dead. Sinking down and deep in the water Evelyn closed her eyes and accepted her fate with so much pain in her heart. She slowly opened her eyes, only to be welcomed by the sterile smell of the room enveloping her as she laid on a bed. Looking around as if trying to pin point where she was but couldn't recognize the place but she knew that it was no hospital because it looks too luxurious to be one. The room had such a warm feel to it and very long curtains extending from a very high ceiling to the beautifully tiled floor. The center piece seemed to be made of gold along with other furnitures in the room. The door looked so big one would wonder if it was made for giants. While being confused and wondering where she was... suddenly the flash back of what happened to her on that fateful night hit her and she immediately began to panic as wild imagination ran through her mind. "Did I not jump off the cliff?" "How on earth did they still manage to get me?" she thought in her head. Despite her body feeling so heavy, she tried to run away but felt a sudden sharp pain in her arms and let out a soft morn , then turned around only to see that a needle was inserted into her veins, no it was infact several needles all over her body and IV drips above with clear liquids flowing steadily into her body. Evelyn was still trying to process everything when suddenly...the door creaked open piercing the silence like a scream. She spun her neck around, heart racing with a mix of curiosity and panic. Her eyes swiftly darted towards the doorway scanning the space for who or what could have opened it. And behold, walking towards her was a young man , eyes locked onto hers , his gaze piercing and intense. He looked so tall and firm, had broad shoulders and a pointed nose,his chiseled features seemed to be carved from granite. His dark hair was messy as if he had been alarmed and hurried to get there urgently. He was indeed handsome. He was dressed in a simple white shirt and dark plain pants but he still managed to make it look elegant His eyes sparked with relief as he looked at her disheveled appearance "you're awake" he said as he got close to her, his deep voice sending shivers down her spine. Evelyn gave him a strange look.