Cat ran as if her life depended on it.
Faster and faster.
She couldn't seem to catch a breath. Looking at the shadows ahead on the road she saw them moving further away from her.
"Noooo….wait. Wait for me," Her shout didn't grab the attention of the figures moving away from her. One was tall and broad while the other was miniature and rapidly fading away.
She increased her pace. Her legs pumped with her arms close to her sides as she melted with sweat and a painful stitch began developing in her sides. Her legs cramped as her breaths grew shorter and she felt the panic rising in her blood as she tried to catch up to them.
Dammit.
I was trained to do this.
Why can't I catch up?
She stretched out her hand in a final attempt to catch the attention of at least one of the shadows moving ahead of her. But to no avail.
"Wait," She gasped out.
