Abnormal status

A mild itch spread through each of her lower limbs, gradually increasing to an excruciating scorching sensation. She tried to move her hands to scratch the areas that seemed to be on fire, but her body remained motionless.

The stinging pain worked its way up her thighs, stomach, chest, and arms until it lodged in her heart. The pain became sharper, like a knife slicing through each of her veins and muscles. Despair slowly tightened her throat, and the overflowing cries of anguish got stuck inside.

Her brown eyes darted from side to side, searching for a way out of the appalling murk which had swallowed everything in its path, but strangely, she could still see her tangled blond hair scattered on the muddy ground.

A figure moved in the distance, catching her attention. Straining her eyes, there really seemed to be something lurking in the darkness as if it were stalking its prey.