She found me….Not good.

I dashed into the cave, with Colleen about 10 feet behind. I had gotten a lot stronger over the month or two that I’d been running away, so I could put some serious distance between Colleen and I.

There was a small system of tunnels near the end of this cave, I could easily give Colleen the slip from there.

I ran deeper into the cave as the opening became a speck and all you could hear was the shuddering gasp1ps of breath coming from Coleen and I.

I turned a corner, slid against the wall, drew my knife, and waited.