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her imagination to get the better of her?
Eventually she came to the conclusion that her eyes must
have been playing tricks on her and that it was better if she forgot what she
saw entirely. However, rationalizing couldn’t prevent the sinking feeling in
her gut that implied what she had seen was real and somehow it would lead her
to danger. Exhaustion and anxiety crept back in now that the fuzzy feeling of
Brendan being around had now disappeared. Anxiety gripped at her chest,
tightening it and causing her discomfort. The taxi hit a bump in the road,
Madison shifted in her seat trying to get comfortable again. She rested the
side of her head against the cold glass of the car window. Her thoughts hovered
over the image of Brendan’s face, his pale smooth skin, the 9 o’clock shadow
that covered his jaw line and around his pink slim lips, the hypnotizing beauty
of his crystal blue eyes, and how they drew Madison in - undressing her body
and soul. Madison shuddered as a shiver flew down her spine causing her whole
body to tingle from head to toe. She was infatuated with him, he was the most
gorgeous man she had ever seen and probably would ever see in her life time.
She winced and grabbed her chest as the deep aching hole that once contained
her heart threatened to erupt through her rib cage. She inhaled and exhaled
slowly, breathing through the pain and fighting back the tears that threatened
to spill out over her cheeks. The cold window of the taxi felt refreshing on
her forehead and she found comfort in the image of Brendan’s face. Slowly
Madison eyelids fell shut, instantly allowing her body to become light and
float freely into sleep.
Chapter
Four: Nightmares
A stabbing pain filled the soles of her feet; it sent a
shockwave of pain up her legs to her hips which distributed out evenly over her
body. She had tunnel vision and everything around the corners of her vision was
blurry and distorted, only allowing her to see what was directly in front of
her. The air wiped around Madison like a bird of prey – circling her. Slowly, she began to realise she was running.
The pounding of her feet as each foot leap out in front of her, the vast breeze
of air that wiped by either side of her body as she built up speed. The aching
of her calves as her muscles flexed, pushing her faster. She ran into nothing
but darkness. The concrete beneath her feet was damp and simmered under a dim
glow of a street lamp. Two green dumpsters lined a grey brick wall to her left,
newspapers and empty takeaway containers scattered around the large dumpsters.
She was running down an alley. The alley started to narrow and became
increasingly darker as she ran on. The buildings around her were about fifty
feet high and towered over her small frame. She began to feel Closter-phobic,
the building threatened to fall upon her, trapping her in a mass panic. She
picked up the pace and pushed herself faster, ignoring the sharp pain from the
impact of both feet on the solid concrete with each stride. Her heart thumped
hard in her chest, not just because she had pushed her body to move at great
speed, but because she was terrified of something. Some unknown danger that she
wasn’t aware she was running from until now. Madison’s face was pure horror,
tears streaked her flushed cheeks as her eyes scanned the alleyway franticly
for a place to hide or to escape from the unknown danger. The alley was closing
in on her and the blackness that had always been lying there in front of her
had now become threatening. There was no escape, only acceptance of what was to
come. Madison wasn’t ready to accept the inevitable just yet, she wouldn’t go
without a fight – so she kept running. She spun around trying to catch a
glimpse of unknown danger that perused her, but the alleyway was empty. There
was nothing but the darkness which swallowed the alleyway behind her. Even
without the appearance of the danger, Madison knew it was still pursuing her –
just outside
Eventually she came to the conclusion that her eyes must
have been playing tricks on her and that it was better if she forgot what she
saw entirely. However, rationalizing couldn’t prevent the sinking feeling in
her gut that implied what she had seen was real and somehow it would lead her
to danger. Exhaustion and anxiety crept back in now that the fuzzy feeling of
Brendan being around had now disappeared. Anxiety gripped at her chest,
tightening it and causing her discomfort. The taxi hit a bump in the road,
Madison shifted in her seat trying to get comfortable again. She rested the
side of her head against the cold glass of the car window. Her thoughts hovered
over the image of Brendan’s face, his pale smooth skin, the 9 o’clock shadow
that covered his jaw line and around his pink slim lips, the hypnotizing beauty
of his crystal blue eyes, and how they drew Madison in - undressing her body
and soul. Madison shuddered as a shiver flew down her spine causing her whole
body to tingle from head to toe. She was infatuated with him, he was the most
gorgeous man she had ever seen and probably would ever see in her life time.
She winced and grabbed her chest as the deep aching hole that once contained
her heart threatened to erupt through her rib cage. She inhaled and exhaled
slowly, breathing through the pain and fighting back the tears that threatened
to spill out over her cheeks. The cold window of the taxi felt refreshing on
her forehead and she found comfort in the image of Brendan’s face. Slowly
Madison eyelids fell shut, instantly allowing her body to become light and
float freely into sleep.
Chapter
Four: Nightmares
A stabbing pain filled the soles of her feet; it sent a
shockwave of pain up her legs to her hips which distributed out evenly over her
body. She had tunnel vision and everything around the corners of her vision was
blurry and distorted, only allowing her to see what was directly in front of
her. The air wiped around Madison like a bird of prey – circling her. Slowly, she began to realise she was running.
The pounding of her feet as each foot leap out in front of her, the vast breeze
of air that wiped by either side of her body as she built up speed. The aching
of her calves as her muscles flexed, pushing her faster. She ran into nothing
but darkness. The concrete beneath her feet was damp and simmered under a dim
glow of a street lamp. Two green dumpsters lined a grey brick wall to her left,
newspapers and empty takeaway containers scattered around the large dumpsters.
She was running down an alley. The alley started to narrow and became
increasingly darker as she ran on. The buildings around her were about fifty
feet high and towered over her small frame. She began to feel Closter-phobic,
the building threatened to fall upon her, trapping her in a mass panic. She
picked up the pace and pushed herself faster, ignoring the sharp pain from the
impact of both feet on the solid concrete with each stride. Her heart thumped
hard in her chest, not just because she had pushed her body to move at great
speed, but because she was terrified of something. Some unknown danger that she
wasn’t aware she was running from until now. Madison’s face was pure horror,
tears streaked her flushed cheeks as her eyes scanned the alleyway franticly
for a place to hide or to escape from the unknown danger. The alley was closing
in on her and the blackness that had always been lying there in front of her
had now become threatening. There was no escape, only acceptance of what was to
come. Madison wasn’t ready to accept the inevitable just yet, she wouldn’t go
without a fight – so she kept running. She spun around trying to catch a
glimpse of unknown danger that perused her, but the alleyway was empty. There
was nothing but the darkness which swallowed the alleyway behind her. Even
without the appearance of the danger, Madison knew it was still pursuing her –
just outside
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