The Game

by Ana Cristina

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She ran, not knowing where her next step would lead her. Not knowing if this caged breath would be her last.

Her breath was getting labored, her feet began to lag. The fog wrapped its arms around her. She brushed them aside and kept running.

She refused to let fear conquer her. Her demise was waiting around the corner, perhaps behind that tree, but she refused to acknowledge it. She knew to do so would prove her downfall.

In the end it was an exposed root that proved her downfall, both literally and figuratively. The gnarled root snagged her foot and brought her down, her face sinking into the wet bracken.

“Oof!” She exhaled as a shower of leaves fell over her. A spasm of pain ran up her leg, pinning her to the grass.

Oh God, she thought. Not here, not now. She was so close…

Then she heard a footfall and knew she had lost. He stood there with a triumphant grin, black grease paint camouflaging his features, but she recognized him all the same. He ran forward and grasped her wrist -

“Tag! You’re it!”

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Game

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 3 months ago

    I dedicate my fully adult ellipsis to John Perkins, who taught me all about adolescent ellipses.

  2. The Game

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 3 months ago

    Stovo’s pulse level: 140…150…160…180…210…240…260! – 120.
    Summary: that was just mean.

  3. The Game

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very cute. I love the dramatic and serious telling to set up the finish.

  4. The Game

    Mask By The Moon's Buddy Icon Mask By The Moon

    Posted 3 months ago

    xD that was terrible. Girl you’re awful.

  5. The Game

    Laine the Grey's Buddy Icon Laine the Grey

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Hmm, that was positively brilliant; it shows how real even a simple game is.

  6. The Game

    penguincaptain18's Buddy Icon penguincaptain18

    Posted 3 months ago

    O_O that should’ve been entered in the unexpicted twist challenge. I was with Stovohobo there. My pulse just kept getting faster and I feared the worse.
    I love how you incorporated the tree from the picture and the description was great too!

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