"Run faster!" Looking back, I shouted out to the woman behind who was bearing her exhaustion as she tried catching up to me. "Hurry up miss, or they will---"
BAAANG!
As shots were being rained upon us, bullets piercing through the ground and trunks of woods together with the deafening noise alongside been made, the both of us stayed low while continuing to flee hurriedly from the armed people--- or to be exact, from those killers and criminals.
"Come here Miss Wendy!" I tightly grabbed her hand to make sure we won't get separated to each other as we tried escaping out of this dim, freezing woods under this starless night, only the full moon's illumination was giving us a bit of vision as we broke ourselves free somewhere in this mountains full of huge trees lurked with great danger.
"Noooooo--- Grandpaaaa." While I was focused on our way in front of us, she continued with her sobbing despite being terrified of what has happened recently.
"I promised to your grandpa Miss that I will get you out of here. I'll be making sure his sacrifice won't go to waste!" With a strong will, I tried easing her pain while we were desperately running away, but I know it was not near enough comforting her given the likely outcome of her gramps who had decided to hold off the guys that were after us.
On this terrain's bumpy, uneven ground, we continued to struggle in making our way while heavily gasping for air with cold sweats dripping down away from our heads.
"Yes! I can now barely recognize this path. We are now close!" I exclaimed as we reached a certain path towards where we are running through.
"Ouch!"
"Be careful! There are many vines out here."
Our surroundings were lightless from the start in which made it dangerous and hard for us to have a good visual of our path.
There could be snakes, huge, pointed rocks, sharp vines, and harmful bugs we might stumble along the way that may hinder our escape, but despite in trying our best to stay safe, luck was not on our side as we have almost trip down because of anxiously thinking about these obstacles, yet in the process, only the slope was distracting our moving feet.
"Huh?" After a while of running, I looked back once more, noticing that there were no people behind us chasing and while the area around us got oddly quiet. "Alright. I think we lost them"
"En, Thank goodness" After giving a nod, she then let out a sigh, likely for being tense and frightened, her hand that was locked onto mine was trembling a bit.
"Alright. And with this, we'll surely get to---"
*Bonk*
As I was about to begin my little celebration, there was a heavy sound of an object that has seemingly been dropped--- or thrown to the ground nearby.
I quickly turned, and upon seeing it, my whole body froze while looking questionably, closely at the object.
"Gre-- nade?"
BOOOOOOOOOM!
Without having to immediately react fast enough, the both of us have been separately thrown away from each other as multiple explosives blew up from near to far.
"GAAAAAAAHH!" Falling from mid air, I yelled the pain out as soon as I hit the ground.
Scanning myself up, thankfully all my body parts were still intact to each other and my consciousness remained despite the impact, but I could only bare to get a clear look of my surroundings as my vision was fuzzy while I was helplessly lying on the ground.
"What the heck ju--- *cough*-- wait-- *cough*-- Where's miss---" I shake myself up with blood dripping down from my forehead while coughing, and from turning around with dust and smoke covered in the air, I saw my companion who landed behind a tree and was lying safe and sound in the meantime, but unfortunately our situation has gotten worse on the other hand.
"Over there! That's where we saw them!"
"Go! Go! Retrieve the item and finish them!" From a distance, voices were getting louder as it were likely closing in.
"Crap. I think they found us already." From crawling my way away, I mumbled while laying my back on a tree to hid myself as well.
But more importantly, I was given a pouch that had something inside it by Miss Wendy's grandfather not a while ago and it seemed that these guys chasing us were aiming and targeting for this the entire time.
"I wonder what's really inside this thing. Ugh-- never mind that. I'm going to die sooner anyways." Holding the medium-sized pouch on my right hand, I was struggling in catching my breath while wondering about it.
That's right, and with all of those that I had been through, I should probably have been dead by now-- what a miracle.
But I guess this is the end of my lucky days... since that day started... yes... of what happened before... that decision of mine, about a year and half ago.
"Pfft. I haven't got to--- *Pant*--- reach half of my goal yet. What a loser--- *Pant*. Is this maybe, the punishment that God is giving me for being such a troublesome person and disrespectful child?" While heavily panting, I let out a long, tiring exhale at the end. "This is-- not really-- what I wanted to happen. I can't do a thing about this yet-- is this really my fate?"
With tears of frustration starting to flow out from my closed eyes, I then lower my head, accepting the end of my line.
"I don't want to die yet. But I guess... this is... it---"
BAAANG!