Persuasion Creative Writing

My face was burning, yet my fingers were icy cold. My palms were clammy and my heart was pounding full of adrenaline. I thought it was going to jump straight out of my chest. Thump, thump, thump. I ran so fast without looking back. I fumbled upon a vintage-looking bench and plopped straight upon it before I fell to the ground. I sat for a moment fighting for breath and wiped my face upon my shirt. I could feel the sweat burning my eyes as droplets sat up top of my eyebrow. A few minutes slowly passed until I finally became aware of my surroundings. I was completely oblivious to where I was, ever heard of the saying, “the middle of the boondocks”. I was surrounded by several trees; Maple, Oak, Elm, Pine, everywhere I turned, in the midst of …show more content…
Everything happened all at once. I saw him begin to lunge at me and I bolted. I ran as fast as I have ever ran before, my legs felt like I’d ran a marathon across the country. I knew they were going to give out sooner or later. I couldn’t look back. I was running so fast, my legs started to tremor and they fumbled over one another; soon I found myself lying in the cold, mildew grass, and leaves, surrounded by rocks and sticks. I was trying to be quiet, but I felt like giving up. My mouth had the taste of metal and blood. The air pained my chest as I slowly inhaled and exhaled. I knew this was going to be it. He walked out from behind a tall willow tree, leaned over my face and grinned. I wept silently as the tears rolled down my icy cold cheeks. All I could ask was, “why me?” He belted out such a wicked laugh and said, “but, darling why not you?” He pulled out a silver and red pocketknife, and held it against my neck. I never had such a fear of knives until now. The blade was excruciatingly sharp. I knew this moment forward was going to be the last of my life. I gulped, looked him in the eyes and said, “Go to