Dark Flame [4]

Only the sound of footsteps echoed.

Accompanyed by the rapid, ragged breathes of desperation.

A girl no longer than twelve years old was frantically running for her life.

Her right arm hung limply at her side, dislocated like a broken toy. The pain was excruciating, and a part of her wished she could tear it away. It served no purpose except to bring her torment and such great pain. But the fear of death overshadowed that sensation.

During her frantic flight, one of her shoes slipped off.

Realizing that running with only one shoe would hinder her and slow her down, she kicked it off, discarding it completely, and continued her desperate flight in a straight line.

Unhinged laughter echoed through the corridor, stretching endlessly into the dark void ahead.

Her body shuddered.