As I ran, I could feel their feet following close behind. I knew then that they were catching up on me and wondered what I would do.

All of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in my body and screamed in anguish but suddenly still, I felt free and stronger and ran faster. I had run for a while when it occurred to me that I could no longer hear their footsteps. I, at first thought they may have taken a different direction and would be waiting for me ahead. I felt tired and smelt a stream close by. I ...