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Evasion

September 28, 2016 3 Comments

Evasion

By Rio Tomlinson

Don’t stop, I tell myself. I keep running until I reach a cliff on the edge of the forest. I look up, watching the stars come into focus. I hear a snap behind me, and run again. I hear waterfalls coming up, I run faster. I will make it. The rushing waters spray me as I find them. No escape; I jump. The water sucks me in. I slide down monstrous falls.  I awake at the bottom, hands caked with mud. I scramble out of the water, running again. My family wants something to talk about. Okay then. I am Missing.

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  1. Carrick says

    September 28, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    A perfectly well paced little story………..

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  2. Bobby Warner says

    September 28, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    A lot happening in this brief, taut tale. Great job.

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  3. kageha says

    September 29, 2016 at 4:37 am

    An exciting read..

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