Lost. Alone. Cold.

I stumbled around blindly feeling the hard soil against the soles of my shoes. My muscles ached and my skin was rubbed raw from the running. With every step came another laboured breath...

A foot closer too complete exhaustion. My heart pounded in my chest straining against my sweater that was soiled with sweat and mud. My blonde hair matted and knotted from the intensity of my panic. I was a deshevled wreck.

My heavy eye lids pressed down on my eyes leaving nothing but a squint open. Exhaustion came to me quickly...

I need to rest...

I cleaned my head around scanning for anything on the horizon. But there was nothing. Nothing but blackness and cold.

A lone wolf call jolted me from my torpor. I had to find something. Some shelter.

I managed to settle under a young pine tree it's young branches providing at least some shelter from the winds and cold.

This is gonna be a long night...

A long... Cold... Night...

Despite my exhaustion I couldn't sleep. Derrick's frozen face was etched into my brain.

I felt tears roll down my face.

Then the darkness took me...

My dreams swirled with nightmares and fear.

You monster!!

How could you?!?

Burn in hell!!

You killed my son!!

Innocent people don't run!!

CH CHKT