Prologue
The girl ran through the wet ally. Her white-stained-brown track shoes squelched on the ground as she ran.
She looked over her shoulder quickly. The man was still chasing after her, and gaining.
She turned back around, her soaked blonde hair flying around and whipping her in the face. The tears ran down her face noiselessly as she skidded to a stop.
A chain link fence blocked her only means of escape.
The girl turned around as she heard the heavy footsteps behind her stop.
"Girl, I say this once more. I'll let you live, if you just give me the stone," the bulking man said.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" she screamed. "Just leave me alone!"
He sighed. "You had your chance. Being as you are the only other one who can hand me the stone, it looks like I have to bring you back with me."
He reached into his coat as she backed against the fence. He pulled out a blue net, wrapped into a bundle.
"P-Please, j-j-just leave me a-a-alone," she whimpered, shivered. As she cried, she felt the rain press harder against her.
"I'm sorry, but I cannot do that."
He took hulking steps forward as he unwrapped the net.
"No, get away!" She put her hands in front of her face, palms out.
She didn't realize what she had done until she opened her eyes.
The man was lying on the ground about twenty feet away from her, unconscious.
She looked at her hands in fear.
"D-Did I do that?" she asked quietly.
She walked over to the man slowly. He stirred for a minute and she screamed then ran from the ally.
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