Two Years Until Tomorrow

The Adventure

Julia's POV

As I ran faster and faster, my legs grew tired. I looked behind me checking if I had lost the enemies. I ran into something hard like a warm brick with a layer of skin. I should've said someone; standing before me was a huge muscular man. He was very attractive and was about a foot taller than me. He smiled at me and I smiled back. He looked into my eyes and leaned in. We both closed our eyes and our lips touched just before I felt a sharp pain in my lower leg. I oped my eyes and saw him towering above me smiling as I fell to the ground. He bent down and pulled the knife out of my ankle. He smiled sweetly at me and chuckled.

"Game over Princess." He whispered seconds before he threw the knife at my head. He missed, but was already walking away, so he couldn't realize I wasn't dead. I quietly got up and followed him. He stopped by a shallow creek filling his water canister. I squeezed the handle of the bloody knife. He stood up and turned towards me. I quickly hid behind a nearby tree. I heard his footsteps come closer to me and I stayed silent. As he went to peek around the tree I jabbed the knife into his arm. He pulled it out and looked back at me astonished. I was shoved against the tree with his hands on my throat. He put the tip of the knife on my stomach and put a little pressure drawing blood.

"Did you really think I didn't know I missed? I just saved your ass back there. Those guys would have done a lot worse than anything I did. If I wanted to kill you I would've done it by now!" He shouted at me. He released the pressure of his hand on my throat and the knife.

He took a step back and explained,"I know how those guys work. They act like your friends, then attack. It is all a big game for them. They like the chase. For now they think you are dead. I made sure they left before I pretended to kill you. Now I am going to let you go, but you need to know that those guys catch on quick. Eventually they will realize you are still alive and they will come after you again. The only place you are safe i-" He was abruptly cut off by and arrow piercing through his skull. I watched him drop to the ground blood pouring out of his mouth and nose. I started to run as I heard the whistling of another arrow flying through the air. That was the last thing I remembered before everything went black.