Apphia

I'm running as fast as I can. I don't know where I'm going, but I keep running for my life, tears rolling down my cheeks.

 I hear their thundering paws and footsteps behind me, their growls and snarls of excitement piercing through the forest as they enjoy the chase. I run faster. 

I hear a clap of thunder roll through the dark sky, and lightning strikes the ground. I lose my footing and fall to the dirt, landing on my knees and ...