The Hunter

The accident

I burst out the back kitchen door, wet mascara and tears streaming down my red flushed cheeks. My knees are shaking and my legs and barely keeping me up as I run down the street to my car. The wind breezes through my ripped shirt and teases the bruises. I hear his pounding weight smash through the screen door and chase after me.
"Get back her you bi***!" He demands.
I'm so scared. I'm loosing breath and I can't outrun him. There's no one else for miles except the people watching me run last pointing their phone flashlights at my half nude torso. Laughing and pointing at me. Their like robots. I scurry to my car, and I know it's mine because of the cute baby blue paint under the lamp post. My key ring twirls and dances around my finger tips as I try to catch the key. Got it, I jam the key into the hole missing it the first go but 'slide-twist-click' it goes. I yank the door open when suddenly I'm slammed into my car, shutting the door and catching my hair.
"You tryna leave me? Huh!" He spits in my face. I cringe into a ball as he towers over me.
"Speak you pig! I invite you over, give you love and you tryna leave! Huh?" He yells.
I try to push him off me but he's so heavy. So I try a different approach.
"Babe, your scaring me" I simply reply, sobbing and choking on my voice "babe let me go" I raise my voice. Bad idea.
"You think you have the guts to leave and! Yell at me?" He continues to yell.
Distance sirens catch the wind and immediately Carlos is alert. He drops and runs into the house screaming "fire blue! Fire blue!" It's code for the police. I throw my shaking body into the car seat and lock the doors. I try to put the keys in but I keep shaking so much. Suddenly I hear that 'slide-twist-click' I jerk the car into gear and screech away. I could smell his alcoholic breath linger on me. I didn't drink....did I? I felt my bare skin sticking to the leather seat. Still panting, I'm still so scared. He knows where I live, should I stay at Colin's house, or Jamie's or maybe Alexia, her dad would knock Carlos out cold. The thought of being safe feed my mind. I was so starved and hungry for safety and to be calm. I reach down for my phone and feel the cold case, I bring it up to my face to find it was only my garage remote. I rummage around looking for it frantically, nothing, I can feel my chewed up gum from this morning and my old sunglasses but no phone. I glance down with wide eyes hoping it would make a difference, I spot a glimpse of the rectangular outside and reach for it, gotcha! I pull it up when i feel the steering handle slip, my heart jumps and I alert back to the road. Close one. I click open my phone and type in my password 'Carlos' should really change that. I click open the 'Phone' app and scroll to recently used numbers. I spot Colin's name from the corner of my eye and tap it. Ringing... ringing... ringing...
"Cole pick up!" I cry to no one but myself.
"Hello?" I hear his voice over the static
"Colin? cole!" I cry and I can all of a sudden feel the tears well up and my throat swell with emotion.
"Miki? What's happening?" He asked confused. His voice dry and raspy like when you wake up in the morning.
"Cole I need a place to stay tonight? Please I just need to lay low for tonight" I beg
"Lay low? Miki what's going on?" He asks genuinely worried
"Please, I'll explain when I'm not driving" I answer.
"Miki I have brother over tonight" he simply says, almost disappointed
"Oh" A bullet through my chest, rejection and it's not even that big of a deal, why do I care
"I'm sorry em" he apologises
"No it's okay I'm so sorry for bothering you" I reply

'Ding'

Notification from Carlos: WTF you bi*** wide u blow, p**** ass h**, prob called the            cops you bi***!

I hang up on Colin and swipe away the message.

'Ding"

Alexia tagged you in a video

I glance down at the notification afraid to look at it.

'Ding'

Dominic like a video you were tagged in

My curiosity gets the better of me and I click the tag. Immediately it shows me something that makes my heart sink. It's me. Half naked, black mascara faced, running around like a headless chicken. I quickly shut my phone off.

'Ding"

Lisa shared a video you were tagged in

'Ding'

Julia commented on a post you where tagged in

'Ding'
'Ding'
'Ding'
'Ding'
'Ding'
'Ding'...

"Nooo!" I scream and snatch my phone. Suddenly ahead of my car I spot a large shadow in front of me in the middle of the street. Large gleaming eyes and a muscular build.

"CARLOS?"

The car slams into the 'thing' and everything collapses, the car, my seat, my mind.
I fly out of my seat and through the wind shield.
'Split'
How could I forget my seat belt. You idiot.

I am Swallowed up by darkness.